Assurance & Testing Manager

• Assurance & Testing Manager for 2LOD ERM team
• Capital Markets Banking client, London

About Our Client

Capital Markets Investment Bank, hiring an Assurance & Testing Manager.
London
Hybrid working.

Job Description

Supporting the lead of Assurance & Testing by delivering an independent control testing programme and maintaining control inventory.

Making good use of a broad range of information including operational risk data to understand the risk profile of each area and ensure the adequacy and quality of control inventory representation.

Facilitating workshops with control owners and obtaining necessary information proportionate to each control.

Clearly documenting the control testing, agreeing with control owners, and reflecting on systems accordingly.

Following up on findings and identified gaps with control owners, e.g., recording remedial actions and designing new controls.

Contributing to improving the assurance & testing programme, e.g., control attributes, methodology, reporting, planning, system.

Maintaining records e.g., system data, documents, reports, plans.

Providing information, QA review, and analysis upon request.

Actively sharing information and providing constructive challenges and inputs for both the A&T team and the ERM department.

The Successful Applicant

The Assurance & Testing Manager will need the following experience:

Degree level (or equivalent) - mandatory.

3-5 years experience across Risk management including Controls testing and Assurance.

Degree level with a technical background such as accounting or past experience in Audit/Big 4 - useful.

Experience in undertaking independent control testing or assessing controls across departments in capital markets (good knowledge of financial products, accounting and IT).

Strong investigative and analytical skills (e.g., enquiry, scanning, analysis, interviewing, testing), preferably with strong data analysis skills. Awareness of regulatory expectations in relation to control testing & assurance programmes (including UK SOX regime).

Strong written, presentation & communication skills. Being able to clearly articulate key messages in a concise form and provide effective flow charts and presentations. Attention to detail.

What's on Offer

This is an excellent role as part of a successful ERM team for a highly regarded capital markets firm, based in London.

The role will provide the opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects.

Salary £70,000-£80,000.

Discretionary bonus.

Company benefits and pension.