Commodities Control Governance & Oversight Team Lead | Belfast, UK

Citi; Belfast; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader for their Commodities Controls Governance & Oversight team in Belfast. This role demands an ambitious self-starter with a strong background in financial services, particularly within commodities. You will be pivotal in identifying risks and ensuring robust control governance while collaborating with global teams. The ideal candidate will thrive in a high-pressure environment, demonstrate analytical prowess, and possess exceptional communication skills. Join a forward-thinking organization that values transparency, innovation, and personal growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial markets or business support is essential.
• Strong communication skills for senior audiences are required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure governance for existing controls and recommend improvements.
• Lead corrective actions to prevent recurrence of issues.

Skills

Financial services experience

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Research and analysis

Self-starter

Collaboration skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Access

PowerPoint

Job description

Commodities Control Governance & Oversight Team Lead

Role / Team Overview

Commodities Controls Governance & Oversight team seats within the wider Commodities Business Execution, Control and Data Team. The team primarily focuses on executing Business Managed Controls and ensuring adequate and timely control governance.

The role is seeking an ambitious, experienced and enthusiastic self-starter with a keen interest in the Commodities business to lead the Commodities Controls Governance & Oversight team in Belfast.

The successful candidate will be required to assist the team in identifying and assessing the risks the Business faces and ensuring that adequate controls are in place to mitigate them. They will require an ability to communicate the nature and the performance of Controls which the team are responsible for, often to Senior forums, will be necessary. An ability to work effectively across regions will be required.

The role will require liaison with global teams, including Sales, Trading, Compliance, Operations and Technology to gather required information for the execution of the controls.

We have a strong focus on transparency, innovation and a culture of respect and personal growth for everyone that works for us

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure adequate governance is in place for existing controls and be able to recommend and implement improved governance
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of detailed and accurate control procedure documentation
• Lead Corrective actions deliverables to ensure implementation are robust enough to prevent reoccurrence of issues
• Assist with gathering evidence for internal audit requests as needed as well as being able to conduct IA walkthroughs of key controls
• Close collaboration with the Global Business Execution team and cross-functional teams as well as Sales, Trading, Product Control, Operations, Technology and Compliance as required to meet business needs and goals
• Assist with compiling Management presentation slides

Experience/Skills:

• Financial services experience required
• Experience of communicating to senior audiences and forums
• Analytical and detail-orientated combined with ability to work in high-pressure, time-sensitive environment
• Proven experience in independently handling appropriate escalation
• Must be a self-starter, flexible, innovative, and adaptive
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently, ability to navigate a complex organization
• Ability to conduct research/analysis and organize findings including trends
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and ongoing tasks

Qualifications:

• Relevant experience in financial markets business or business support
• Experience with Commodities preferred ( other Markets Products will also be an advantage)
• Demonstrated expertise of Microsoft Office product suite; basic macro coding experience and proficiency in Microsoft Access and PowerPoint preferred
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.
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