Senior Risk & Control Specialist

The Senior Risk & Control Specialist within the Business Control Team would be responsible for supporting and delivering excellent customer experiences by applying expertise to design, develop and implement best practise risk and control management across the team. The successful candidate will join an exciting, motivated, and high performing team who really make a difference to Making our Customers Happier about Money.

What you'll be doing
Supporting the business to maintain compliance with Risk & Policy Frameworks including Risk Profiling, Control Effectiveness, Key Indicators, periodic business scorecard and other submissions including the provision of appropriate and timely analysis and reporting to enable senior management accountability for the risk profile.
Responsible for managing competing priorities and interests, operationalising the effective management of risk within CO and will make appropriate recommendations to support front line teams by investigating queries or anomalies to reach a satisfactory conclusion.
Supporting and co-ordinating actions to identify, manage and mitigate any control weaknesses effectively that could impact on the risk profile of the Business Unit
Working collaboratively with the CO teams, supporting the proactive development and implementation of risk procedures and routines to ensure that operational control weaknesses inherent in existing processes are identified, evaluated, and managed in all areas of operations.
Working closely with the wider central Controls Office functions to ensure consistent promotion to adopt the consistent approach to risk management practices.
Supporting the Business Control Risk & Control Manager in the management of stakeholder relationships across CO, and with our partners in COO, 2nd Line Risk and 3rd Line Audit.

Financial Services (FS) risk or audit professional with previous experience in a related role at similar level.
Demonstrable success in building effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders at function or divisional level.
Proven business acumen with strong knowledge of Financial Services and the FS risk profiling.
Effective facilitation and influencing skills.

It's a bonus if you have but not essential
Good knowledge of the regulatory environment facing the FS sector
Recognised risk or audit qualification(s) (eg, Institute of Risk Management).

We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.

Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team (see below)

Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.

Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more
Up to five extra paid well-being days per year
20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
Market-leading pension
Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.