Operational Risk Manager

Audit - Assurance - Controls

£(phone number removed) Basic Salary +

Annual bonus - discretionary, generally paid to all staff at a rate of 10%
Holidays - 30 days plus bank holidays
Pension - Generous employer pension contributions of 15%
Death in Service - 4 x salary

Swansea based (Flexibility for 1 day a week from home, and flex for school runs/work-life balance etc)

Unify has partnered with a growing Financial Services business who are looking for a full time Operational Risk Manager to join its Risk & Compliance team.

****No Financial Services experience required - Full training will be provided****

The purpose of the role is to support the Director of Risk & Compliance to ensure the business has an effective framework in place to manage all operational risks, including cyber, data protection, operational resilience & business continuity, change management, and third party & outsourcing risk, to ensure any potential issues or concerns are identified and addressed at an early stage.

This is a new role within the team and is an excellent opportunity to help manage the operational risks of the business through the continued execution and embedding of the Risk Management Framework.

Responsibilities will include:

* Supporting the Director of Risk & Compliance in the day-to-day management of operational risk to include key risk management activities such as operational risk event reporting and project risk assessments.

* Monitoring and reporting of key risk indicators in line with the Risk Appetite Framework

* Implementation and oversight of the Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process for all areas of the Society.

* Involvement in the process of embedding the operational risk framework throughout the business including contributing to the risk and control culture of the firm through training, knowledge sharing and increased awareness on the importance of risk management.

* Preparation of detailed reports on Risk and delivering relevant reports to relevant management committees.

* Performing regulatory horizon scanning to ensure all operational regulatory changes are captured and assessed on a timely basis.

* Help manage the Operational Resilience Framework within the business and facilitate the ongoing plan of scenario testing, including the capture & monitoring of vulnerabilities identified and associated remediation plans.

* Help to fully embed and monitor the Third Party & Outsourcing Risk Policy and process to ensure the risks from third parties are understood and managed.

* Provide guidance to the business in the area of Data Protection and ensure appropriate processes are in place to mitigate and monitor data risk.

* Provide support and second line oversight of key business change projects, ensuring the businesses Change Management Framework is fully adhered to and all risks are identified and managed.

* Influence and monitor progress of action plans to improve the risk and control environment arising from risk events, risk issues, controls testing, internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.

* Help implement a Risk Management System.

Qualifications/Experience

* Strong academic background ideally to degree level

* Experience of working within an operational risk role OR Audit / Assurance / Compliance

* Organised, able to work unsupervised, prioritise own workload and resolve queries

* Self-starter with a hands-on approach, impressive work ethic, energy and commitment to delivering results.

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

* Ability to build effective working relationships at all levels

* Knowledge of the key legal and regulatory framework relating to risk in the financial services sector is desirable (not essential - Full training will be provided).

Please apply by submitting a copy of your latest CV for immediate review by our Talent Manager.

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