Governance & Risk Reporting Lead

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

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