Controls Assurance & Business Partner

Barclays Business Banking; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial institution as a Controls Assurance & Business Partner, where you'll enhance your career through diverse finance disciplines. This role emphasizes collaboration and communication with stakeholders while ensuring robust control processes and compliance with regulations. Ideal candidates will possess a professional finance certification and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Financial Control and Finance processes.
• Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Familiarity with regulatory aspects affecting finance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to maintain a robust control environment.
• Develop test plans to identify weaknesses in controls.
• Communicate findings and standardize testing methodologies.

Skills

Financial Control

Problem Solving

Risk Management

Change Management

Business Acumen

Strategic Thinking

Communication

Education

Professional finance or treasury certification (e.g., ACA, CIMA)

Job description

Join us for the Controls Assurance & Business Partner role at Barclays Business Banking

As a Controls Assurance & Business Partner at Barclays, you will gain experience across various Finance disciplines throughout the full lifecycle of Entities and Finance Transaction Cycles. This includes financial and regulatory reporting, Treasury, Product Control, Valuations, and Planning & Stress Testing. You will work within a supportive, collaborative global team, engaging with internal and external stakeholders.

This role offers a broad range of experiences to enhance your career. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Financial Control, Finance processes, SOX, BCBS 239, and other regulatory aspects affecting the Control Environment of Finance.

Qualifications required include a professional finance or treasury certification (e.g., ACA, CIMA). Strong communication skills are essential for working with diverse stakeholders, along with excellent problem-solving abilities.

You may be evaluated on key skills such as risk management, controls, change management, business acumen, strategic thinking, and familiarity with digital and technological tools, in addition to technical finance skills.

Purpose of the role

To partner with the bank in providing independent assurance of control processes and advising on improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the internal controls framework.

Accountabilities

• Collaborate across the bank to maintain a robust control environment through assessments and testing aligned with control policies and standards.
• Develop detailed test plans to identify weaknesses in controls and support initiatives to mitigate risks, prioritizing issues that could disrupt operations or impact reputation.
• Communicate findings to stakeholders and collaborate with control professionals to resolve issues and standardize testing methodologies.
• Create a knowledge center documenting control assessments, testing results, and training materials for colleagues.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• Influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and collaborate with various functions.
• Lead a team or guide project teams, setting objectives and coaching staff, or lead collaborative assignments as an individual contributor.
• Provide advice on complex issues, support risk mitigation, and develop policies supporting governance.
• Manage risks and controls, engage in complex data analysis, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' Values—Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship—and demonstrate the Barclays Mindset—Empower, Challenge, and Drive.