Conduct & Control Analyst

CLOSE BROTHERS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK merchant banking group is seeking a Conduct & Control Analyst to support risk management within their Savings business unit. The role involves helping management with risk decisions, ensuring compliance, and maintaining a strong control culture. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and experience in producing management information. This role also offers a hybrid working model to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Private medical

Discounted health checks

Stakeholder pension contribution

Gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Purchase additional holiday

Qualifications

• Experience producing quality management information (MI).
• Ability to challenge behaviours and drive process improvements.
• Experience in risk management, particularly in operational or financial services contexts.

Responsibilities

• Support business owners in adhering to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Assist with the design and implementation of controls within operating processes.
• Perform risk and control assessments, identifying key risks and controls.
• Maintain documentation and audit trails for assessments and decisions.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Ability to plan and organise

Education

Risk or compliance qualifications or certificates

Job description

The Vacancy

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join Close Brothers’ Chief Controls Office and make a real impact within our Savings business unit. As a Conduct & Control Analyst, you’ll support the Savings team to manage risks and controls effectively, embedding the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), and ensuring compliance with bank standards, policies, and regulations.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career in a collaborative, high‑performing environment, where your work will contribute to good outcomes for our customers and the ongoing success of our business.

In this role, you’ll help management make risk‑aware decisions, ensure transparent reporting, and support a strong risk and control culture. You’ll work with colleagues to evidence compliance, assist with regulatory initiatives, and drive ongoing improvements in our control environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support business owners in adhering to the Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), group policies, and standards, maintaining evidence of compliance.
• Assist with the design, implementation, and testing of controls within operating processes, including automated controls.
• Perform risk and control assessments (RCAs), identifying key risks, controls, and control gaps.
• Maintain documentation and audit trails for assessments and decisions.
• Support the raising and quality assurance of risk events and issues, escalating where appropriate.
• Interpret management information (MI) and report risks to governance meetings.
• Collaborate with risk and assurance colleagues to support integrated testing and reviews.
• Contribute to the production of committee and forum packs, and take minutes at risk meetings.
• Support the delivery of regulatory initiatives and the implementation of regulatory changes.
• Develop a strong understanding of business products to ensure compliance and good customer outcomes.
• Assist with training and capability building on process mapping and control assessment methodologies.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

• Experience producing quality management information (MI).
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Attention to detail and a structured approach to work.
• Ability to plan and organise your own workload.
• Ability to handle difficult conversations and provide constructive feedback.
• Analytical skills to critically assess information and produce logical outcomes.
• Ability to challenge behaviours and drive process improvements.

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU HAVE/ARE:

• Experience in risk management, particularly in operational or financial services contexts.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and risk management frameworks.
• Any risk or compliance qualifications or certificates.

ABOUT US

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long‑term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at [e-mail] or request a call back.

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers: https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits: https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment: Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion … Close Brothers Group

The Company

At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.

We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long‑term savings and investments.

We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face‑to‑face services to enable strong, long‑term relationships with our clients.

Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.

Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.

We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities. As an early adopter of hybrid working we are open to discussing all types of flexible working options, helping you to balance your work and home life.

The Benefits

Private medical
Discounted health checks
Stakeholder pension contribution
Gym discounts
Cycle to work scheme
Gym discounts
Purchase additional holiday