Governance and Reporting Manager

Close Brothers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Close Brothers Retail Team seeks a governance professional to act as the central point of governance expertise for Retail, driving improvements in governance effectiveness and providing insight for strategic decision-making. You will work within the Controls office, partnering with senior stakeholders to challenge, validate inputs and support risk reporting.

The role emphasizes understanding risk management, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements across financial services, with a

Qualifications

• Experience in risk management, governance and control frameworks within financial services.
• Experience producing executive governance reporting and MI for senior committees.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret data and communicate messages clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance reporting and risk packs for Retail governance forums.
• Coordinate inputs from business, risk and compliance stakeholders.
• Support governance forums through agenda planning, minute-taking and action tracking.
• Develop dashboards and MI to improve oversight and decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to enhance governance processes and data quality.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.

Skills

Risk management

Governance

Control frameworks

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Executive governance reporting

Prior governance committee support

Communication skills

Education

Professional Risk/Compliance/Governance qualification

Tools

Reporting tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

Overall Summary

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 Retail Team where you will act as the central point of governance expertise for Retail, influencing senior stakeholders, driving improvements in governance effectiveness and providing insight that supports strategic decision‑making across the Retail business. Working as part of the Controls office our ideal team member will have previous experience in understanding of risk management, governance and control frameworks within financial services with excellent stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

Governance and Reporting:

• Lead the monthly production of governance reporting and risk packs for:
• Retail Risk & Compliance Committee (RRCC)
• Close Brothers Motor Finance (CBMF) Risk Forum
• Close Brothers Premium Finance (CBPF) Risk Forum
• Savings Risk Forum
• Additional governance forums as required
• Ensure reporting is accurate, complete, timely and reflects current risk and control performance.
• Coordinate, challenge and validate inputs from relevant business, risk and compliance stakeholders to ensure reporting accurately reflects the Retail risk profile
• Support the effective operation of Retail governance forums through agenda planning, minute‑taking, action tracking and meeting coordination when needed
• Support the reporting governance of the Retail Quality Assurance Team
• Support the preparation of governance information required for internal audit, regulatory reviews, regulatory requests and external assurance activity

Risk Analysis and Insight:

• Analyse risk data, management information, issues and risk events to identify key themes, emerging risks and trends.
• Develop and enhance reporting dashboards and management information to improve oversight and decision‑making.
• Monitor risk profile changes and eskale significant concerns where appropriate.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to enhance governance processes, reporting effectiveness and data quality.
• Support implementation of changes to governance frameworks, reporting methodologies and control processes.

Risk and Compliance:

• Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.

Developing Our People: as a line manager, you will be responsible for inspiring and motivating your team, as well as developing performance through coaching. You will encourage your team to take responsibility for their own personal development and provide support through regular feedback.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE/ARE:

• Strong understanding of risk management, governance and control frameworks within financial services.
• Demonstrable experience operating governance frameworks within a regulated financial services environment
• Experience producing executive‑level governance reporting and management information.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and communicate key messages clearly.
• Experience supporting risk committees, governance forums or similar oversight bodies.
• Experience presenting governance reporting and risk insight to senior leadership committees
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver to demanding deadlines.

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

• Knowledge of Retail Banking, Motor Finance, Premium Finance or Savings products.
• Understanding of regulatory and conduct risk requirements within UK financial services.
• Experience using reporting and data visualisation tools.
• Professional Risk, Compliance or Governance qualification

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at [e-mail] or request a call back.

About Us

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

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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