Risk & Controls Manager

Join us as a Controls Manager

• If you can demonstrate good knowledge of a risk management and controls environment, then this could be the ideal role for you
• You’ll apply effective risk management and decision-making capability to support the assessment of potential impacts of risk across the business.
• You’ll gain exposure across the function and benefit from a varied breadth of work, working closely with stakeholders to help manage risk effectively for the bank

What you'll do

You’ll support the delivery and embedding of risk frameworks and policy requirements, helping translate these into practical actions and outcomes across the business.

You’ll contribute to the identification and assessment of material risks, supporting their evaluation against agreed risk appetites and assisting in determining appropriate actions.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders, you’ll support the development and execution of remediation actions where risks are outside appetite, helping drive timely and sustainable resolution. You’ll also contribute to promoting a proactive and forward-looking risk management culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the implementation, ongoing improvement, and alignment of risk frameworks, policies, standards, and conduct risk expectations
• Identify, assess, document, and monitor risks and controls within the business, including evaluating risk exposures and control effectiveness
• Support remediation activities and the resolution of risk issues, ensuring actions are practical, clearly owned, tracked, and delivered to completion
• Produce, interpret, and support the delivery of risk MI and reporting, providing clear, actionable insights and working with stakeholders to track and close actions
• Support governance forums and processes, enabling informed and effective decision‑making and ensuring adherence to policy and regulatory requirements
• Work with stakeholders to promote consistent risk awareness, embed operational risk principles, and encourage good risk practices across the business
• Contribute to the prioritisation, coordination, and execution of risk‑related activities and workstreams, ensuring alignment with risk management frameworks

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll need the ability to think through problems and support the identification of practical solutions, ensuring improved client and business outcomes while maintaining appropriate controls.

You’ll bring a good understanding of risk management and control environments, and how these apply in a business context, along with experience supporting risk-related activities or initiatives.

The role requires experience in supporting risk assessments, control activities, and risk reporting processes, combined with strong analytical and problem‑solving skills and a clear focus on delivery. It calls for clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to present information in a simple, structured, and accessible way. The individual must be able to plan and prioritise their workload effectively to meet agreed timelines, work collaboratively across teams to support shared objectives, and demonstrate sound judgement, including knowing when issues or risks should be escalated appropriately.

On top of this, you’ll bring:

• Operational and business experience with a track record of supporting delivery
• General knowledge of how regulatory, political, reputational, and environmental risks impact financial services
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to support resolution of complex issues and contribute to practical, workable outcomes

Hours

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