Manager, Controls and Issues Advisory

Mastercard; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital payment firm is looking for a Manager, Controls and Issues Advisory to ensure compliance with regulations and identify control weaknesses. The role involves managing the Controls Library, conducting effectiveness assessments, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have risk and controls management experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment. This position is based in Harrogate, United Kingdom.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and controls management, preferably in financial services.
• Ability to manage the Controls Library and assess control effectiveness.
• Experience in collaborating with stakeholders across multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and identify gaps in existing controls.
• Support implementation of control and issue management policies.
• Manage and maintain the Controls Library.

Skills

Understanding of internal controls frameworks

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Experience in Risk and Controls Self Assessment

Ability to prioritize workload

Strong reporting and presentation skills

Education

Background in Technology, Operations, or Financial Services

Job description

Our Purpose

Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.

Title and Summary

Manager, Controls and Issues Advisory Overview

The Manager, Controls and Issues Advisory within the Controls Office ensures Vocalink Limited’s operations are compliant with policies, procedures and regulations, while also identifying and addressing any control weakness or issues. This involves assessing and supporting the implementation of controls, monitoring their effectiveness and providing recommendations for improvement.

The team is dedicated to ensuring that Vocalink’s services remains robust, secure, and seamless for 60+million citizens every day – in numbers, that is 11 billion transactions every year with a value of over £6 trillion.

We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled risk and controls practitioner to manage the continuous improvement of controls robustness and to support the delivery of actions that are required to remediate identified issues.

The Vocalink Manager, Controls and Issues Advisory, reports to the Director, Controls & Issues Advisory at Vocalink Limited.

Responsibilities

• Analyse existing controls, identify gaps and provide control and issue advice to 1LOD functions in line with Vocalink Limited’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework
• Support the implementation of applicable procedures to enable effective 1LOD adoption of Vocalink’s control and Issue management policies and processes
• Manage and maintain the Controls Library (L1-L3)
• Review and approve new controls or changes to existing controls in line with agreed processes
• Complete control effectiveness assessments
• Investigate and resolve control deficiencies and provide issues triage and submission validation
• Recommend and implement improvements to the control environment
• Promote collaborative working relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the organisational hierarchy (function, entity and group).
• Present and engage effectively with colleagues across Vocalink and Mastercard

Knowledge Skills and Experience

• Understanding of internal controls frameworks
• Experience of working in or advising functions such as Technology and Operations on controls and issues management
• Experience of managing or participating in the Risk and Controls Self Assessment (RCSA) process ideally in a banking, financial services, IT or payments context.
• Experience of working with any of the following disciplines, not necessarily in a financial services environment: Technology (e.g. Hardware and Software engineering), Operations (e.g. incident, change and problem management), Information Security (e.g SOC, vulnerability mgmt. etc), or Operational Resilience (e.g. Third-party management, scenario analysis etc)
• Experience of working in 1st or 2nd line risk teams or within 3rd line Internal Audit functions within a financial services environment
• Experience of applying operational risk frameworks and understanding of risk assessment methodologies
• Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders of all levels (both written and oral)
• Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills
• Ability to remain calm and focused when working under pressure
• Ability to prioritise workload to suit business needs

Corporate Security Responsibility

• Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices;
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed;
• Report any suspected information security violation or breach, and
• Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.