Risk and Controls Analyst

twenty84; England; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial institution is seeking a Senior Controls Analyst on a 12-month FTC to enhance its Capital Markets business. This role offers hands-on opportunities in operational risk and control design, with varied tasks such as reviewing automated controls and identifying process improvements. Ideal candidates will have 3–5+ years of relevant experience, exposure to traded products, and expertise in control assurance. The position supports a collaborative environment and offers a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Ideally 3–5+ years' experience in Operational Risk, Risk & Controls, Technology Risk, or 1st/2nd line controls experience.
• Exposure to at least one traded product: Fixed Income, Equities, FX, Commodities, Derivatives etc.
• Strong experience in control assurance, control testing, control design, and/or RCSA frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Providing specialist guidance on operational risk, technology risk, control design, and risk indicators.
• Identifying control gaps, weaknesses, and opportunities to automate preventative controls.
• Reviewing automation and AI-enabled controls to determine what can/should be automated.
• Supporting event management, business change, and end-to-end control reviews.

Skills

Operational Risk

Risk & Controls

Control Assurance

Control Testing

Control Design

Job description

Senior Controls Analyst – Capital Markets (12-Month FTC)

£65,000–£70,000 | London | Hybrid |

A global financial institution is hiring a Senior Controls Analyst on a 12-month maternity-cover FTC to support its Capital Markets business. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys hands‑on risk and controls work, exposure to traded products, and delivering high‑impact change.

The role

You’ll sit within the Controls Function, working closely with Financial Markets teams. The work is varied and genuinely interesting, from supporting new product launches to reviewing automated controls, assessing AI‑driven control effectiveness, and identifying where processes can be strengthened, simplified or automated, and reviewing risk metrics. You’ll also contribute to strategic and tactical initiatives across multiple locations.

What you’ll be involved in

• Providing specialist guidance on operational risk, technology risk, control design, and risk indicators
• Identifying control gaps, weaknesses, and opportunities to automate preventative controls
• Reviewing automation and AI‑enabled controls to determine what can / should be automated
• Supporting event management, business change, and end‑to‑end control reviews

What we’re looking for

• Ideally 3–5+ years’ experience in Operational Risk, Risk & Controls, Technology Risk, or 1st / 2nd line controls experience (all welcome)
• Exposure to at least one traded product : Fixed Income, Equities, FX, Commodities, Derivatives etc
• Strong experience in control assurance, control testing, control design, and / or RCSA frameworks
• Experience with AI / Co‑Pilot tools (desirable, not essential)

Why this role?

• High visibility across Capital Markets
• Exposure to new products, automation initiatives and AI‑driven controls
• A genuinely varied portfolio of work, no two weeks look the same
• A supportive, collaborative culture where your expertise will directly shape how the business manages risk

If you have a background in operational risk or 1st line controls and want to step into a Capital Markets environment with interesting project work, apply here.