Controls Assurance & Business Partner

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Controls Assurance & Business Partner to enhance their Finance functions. This role offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively within a global team, ensuring the effectiveness of internal controls and compliance with regulatory standards. You will engage in risk mitigation, lead assessments, and influence decision-making across the bank. If you are passionate about finance and possess strong analytical skills, this position will provide the platform to elevate your career in a dynamic and supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial control and regulatory processes.
• Knowledge of SOX and BCBS 239 regulations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an efficient control environment through assessments.
• Develop test plans to identify weaknesses in controls.
• Communicate findings to improve control efficiency.

Skills

Financial Control

SOX Compliance

BCBS 239 Knowledge

Risk Management

Strategic Thinking

Digital Skills

Technical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Professional Certification (e.g., CPA, CFA)

Job description

Barclays Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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As a Controls Assurance & Business Partner at Barclays, you will experience a suite of Finance disciplines across the full life cycle of Entities and Finance Transaction Cycles, including financial and regulatory reporting, Treasury, Product Control, Valuations, and Planning & Stress Testing. You will be part of a supportive, collaborative global team, working with internal and external stakeholders.

This role offers a breadth of experience to enhance your career. The ideal candidate will have experience in Financial Control, subject knowledge of Finance or Finance processes, SOX, BCBS 239, and other regulatory aspects impacting the Control Environment of the Finance function.

You may be assessed on key skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology skills, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Purpose of the role

To partner with the bank, providing independent assurance on control processes and advising on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework.

Accountabilities

1. Collaborate across the bank to maintain a robust and efficient control environment through ad-hoc assessments and testing of internal controls, aligned with control policies and standards.
2. Develop detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives to mitigate risks, prioritised by severity to prevent disruptions, losses, or reputational damage.
3. Communicate key findings to relevant stakeholders and business units to improve control efficiency and implement corrective actions, working with control professionals to ensure consistent testing methodologies.
4. Create a knowledge centre documenting control assessments, testing procedures, findings, and training materials for colleagues.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

1. Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and collaborate with other functions.
2. Lead a team performing complex tasks, set objectives, coach, and appraise performance.
3. Demonstrate leadership behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others.
4. For individual contributors, guide team members, identify new directions, and collaborate across functions.
5. Consult on complex issues, support risk mitigation, and develop policies/procedures.
6. Manage risk, strengthen controls, and ensure coordination across areas.
7. Engage in complex data analysis, communicate complex information effectively, and influence stakeholders.

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate Barclays Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset: Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

Additional details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Banking and Financial Services