Assurance and Governance Manager - Treasury Operations (12 month FTC)

Starling; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based bank is looking for an Assurance and Governance Manager to lead on assurance and governance in Treasury Operations. The successful candidate will oversee regulatory changes, manage risks, and collaborate with various teams to ensure optimal operations. This is a 12-month fixed term contract offering competitive benefits in an inclusive work environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Extra day off for your birthday

Flexible leave purchase/sell options

16 hours paid volunteering

Enhanced pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Generous family-friendly policies

Perkbox membership

Qualifications

• Experience in Treasury Operations and regulatory changes.
• Clear understanding of MiFid, EMIR, and SFTR reporting requirements.
• Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead assurance and governance in Treasury Operations.
• Conduct horizon scanning for regulatory changes.
• Collaborate with project teams and manage operational risks.

Skills

Treasury Operations experience

Regulatory change activity

Risk management

Excellent communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

ACT qualification or similar

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Job description

Hello, we're Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We're a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We're a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

We are seeking a highly and motivated Assurance and Governance Manager to join our Treasury Operations team and lead on assurance and governance. You will be responsible for leading assurance and governance, with responsibility for risk activity, horizon scanning, and regulatory oversight across Treasury Operations.

Please note, this is a 12-month fixed term contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on horizon scanning activities - foresight of regulatory changes impacting Treasury Operations - namely transaction reporting.
• Risk oversight across Treasury Operations.
• Governance of open risk items - work closely with 1st, 2nd and 3rd line.
• Chair Monthly Local issue reviews across Treasury Operations.
• Assist in the development and implementation of treasury strategies to manage risk and optimize cash flow.
• Assisting the accurate processing (within the Bank's control framework) of the transaction lifecycle of deals executed with the market by Treasury and Treasury front office staff.
• Delegate for decision making where necessary for Operations leadership team.
• Governance and organisation of upcoming milestones for Treasury Operations.
• Chair monthly process improvement sessions.
• Ensure Control Framework is fit for purpose.
• Work in collaboration with Project teams, Treasury front office and Risk teams - and all impacted departments.
• Escalation of issues when necessary to the Head of Treasury Operations and Senior management.
• Assist the Head of Treasury Operations feed relevant important updates to the Finance Committee - assist in the production of papers that clearly articulates operational risk and its management within Treasury.
• Feed into the OCiR critical service providers forum, providing an update on Treasury critical services.

Requirements

• Experience or exposure in Treasury Operations, with experience on regulatory change activity and risk management.
• Product knowledge access Interest Rate swaps, Bonds, Repo and FX processing.
• Transaction reporting experience, with clear understanding of MiFid, EMIR and SFTR reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good collaboration skills and experience of system changes/transformation project exposure.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively.
• Preferably ACT qualified (Certificate in Treasury) or similar qualification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day's holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can't accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren't sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

We're on a mission to radically reshape banking - and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we're proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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