Risk Assurance & Controls Testing Officer - Chief Risk Office

Bloomberg L.P.; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial information company in London is seeking a Risk Assurance & Controls Testing Officer. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance controls testing and assurance standards. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in Compliance or Risk Management and strong analytical skills. The role is based on site, offering a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion programs

Pro bono program opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Compliance, Audit, and/or Risk Management.
• Understanding of regulatory and operational risk management.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Risk colleagues and Legal, Compliance, and Audit partners.
• Support stakeholders throughout the assurance lifecycle.
• Present results directly to senior management.

Skills

Experience in Compliance

Risk Management expertise

Strong communication skills

Collaboration skills

Job description

Risk Assurance & Controls Testing Officer - Chief Risk Office

Location

London

Business Area

Legal, Compliance, and Risk

Ref #

10047631

Description & Requirements

The energy of a newsroom, the pace of a trading floor, the buzz of a recent tech breakthrough; we work hard, and we work fast - while keeping up the quality and accuracy we're known for. It's what keeps us inventing and reinventing, all the time. Our culture is wide open, just like our spaces. We bring out the best in each other through teamwork. Through our countless volunteer projects, we also help network with the communities around us, too. You can do outstanding work here. Work you couldn't do anywhere else. It's up to you to make it happen.

Our Team

Bloomberg’s Risk, Legal, & Compliance Departments play a critical role in supporting our businesses and operations around the world. We move quickly and thoughtfully to help address a variety of complex issues that come with being the world’s leading financial news and information company. Our team is made up of talented and hardworking professionals who think creatively and work collaboratively in an open environment to deliver results, drive innovation, and solve difficult problems. We also recognize the value of diversity and inclusion and the importance of giving back to our communities, as evidenced by our award‑winning pro bono program.

The Global Risk and Compliance Shared Services (RCSS) team provides coverage of Bloomberg's regulated entities and products, including support for Bloomberg's non‑regulated products and services. We work to address regulatory issues, ensure compliance with current and developing rules and regulations, and correspond with regulators. We are currently enhancing our Risk Assurance and Testing Oversight (RATO) team and seeking an experienced professional to work with our Global Head of RATO.

What's The Role?

As a Risk Assurance and Controls Testing Officer on our RATO team, you will collaborate with Risk colleagues and key Legal, Compliance, Audit, and Business partners to deliver a comprehensive controls testing program. The role includes enhancing standards around risk assurance and controls testing activities, as well as annual planning, development of testing scopes, testing of controls, and reporting of testing results. Responsibilities also include managing and tracking issues identified. You and the RATO team will be responsible for centralizing, enhancing, and globalizing these disciplines in a manner that builds on the work done by current Risk Management subject matter experts in each country and region.

We'll Trust You To:

• Support the Global Head RCSS, the global Chief Compliance Officer, the global Chief Risk Officer, and Bloomberg’s business by:
• Acting as a global thought‑leader and team player on risk assurance
• Enhancing standards and risk management best practices around assurance and controls testing, including through tools, automation, and artificial intelligence
• Coordinating or conducting relevant controls testing on a risk‑focused basis
• Managing stakeholders throughout the assurance lifecycle
• Presenting directly to senior management on results
• Managing ad hoc assignments as directed by the Global Head of RATO

You’ll Need To Have:

• 10+ years of experience in Compliance, Audit, and/or Risk Management within regulated financial institutions or technology companies
• Expertise in risk assurance, controls testing, and associated control remediation
• Understanding of regulatory and operational risk management, internal controls, and root cause analysis
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment, build and maintain networks, and coordinate with multiple partners
• Self‑motivated and effective under pressure
• Ability to design practical, risk‑focused programs aligned with business and control partner needs
• Strong collaboration skills to drive organizational change and influence across levels

We’d Love To See:

• Strong background in data governance, management, and quality
• Understanding of central functions and corporate services, such as supply chain management
• Knowledge of financial markets and products, including electronic trading platforms and related operations
• Proven track record in information security, technology risk, and operational resilience
• Hands‑on work automating control testing regimes using advanced analytics and artificial intelligence
• Expertise in designing and implementing key control indicators
• Proficiency with QSEN or comparable dashboards for monitoring risk and controls

Does this sound like you?

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