Risk Manager, Operational

Link Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in the financial services sector seeks a Risk Manager for its operations team in the UK. The successful candidate will collaborate with various stakeholders to build an effective Operational Risk Framework, focusing on risk mitigation and process analysis. This hybrid role offers numerous opportunities for professional growth alongside a supportive and innovative team.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus additional wellbeing and volunteer days

Health, wellbeing, and lifestyle rewards tailored to support you

Pension scheme

Medical insurance

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Good understanding of process analysis, risk mitigation and control design.
• In-depth knowledge of processes, share registry and share dealing.
• Ability to think and work independently and autonomously.
• Strong client-focused attitude with an exceptional customer service ethic.

Responsibilities

• Analyse procedures and process flows to identify key controls and risk implications.
• Maintain a matrix of Control Self Assessments with input from operational teams.
• Work alongside operational teams to ensure that risk is built into operational changes.
• Develop and maintain an Operational Risk Framework.
• Review audit actions, errors, risk events and complaints.
• Assist with the management of third-party suppliers and vendors.

Skills

Demonstrable experience within a financial services environment

Risk or compliance oversight experience

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office

Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships

Practical thinking and data analysis

Job description

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Overview:
The Risk Manager, Operational, is a 1st line Operational Risk role, reporting to the Head of CASS & Operational Risk. You’ll focus on building and embedding an effective Operational Risk Framework across the MUFG Corporate Markets business, which includes share registration and employee share plans.
You’ll need a strong understanding of both operational processes and risk management within financial services as the role forms a key part of the wider MUFG Corporate Markets risk oversight framework, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders across MUFG Pension & Market Services.
Ideally, you’ll be based on a hybrid basis from our stunning city centre office in Leeds, which is a short walk from the train station and on major bus route, including the Park & Ride route.
You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in MUFG Pension & Market Services. You’ll be joining a network of experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple teams and countries. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that.

Benefits:
26 days annual leave, plus a wellbeing day, a volunteer day, bank holidays and the opportunity to buy up to 5 days’ extra each year
Health, wellbeing and lifestyle rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family. Everything from: Employee Assistance Programme; Discounts on retail and socialising; Travel and technology; cycle2work scheme; A host of gym and fitness subscriptions; Car Salary Sacrifice scheme
Appreciate programme: Employee recognition programme
Company Pension Scheme
Medical insurance
Life Assurance
Paid Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Leave, Shared Parental Leave

What you need:
As with any role, we want to find the right person and we want to make sure you know it’s the right role for you too. You will need:
• Demonstrable experience within a financial services environment, with an ability to collaborate across multiple teams
• Risk or compliance oversight experience, with a good understanding of process analysis, risk mitigation and control design from an operations, risk or audit perspective
• An ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including peers and senior leadership
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to listen and articulate information effectively
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of processes, share registry and share dealing
• An ability to think and work independently and autonomously
• The confidence to challenge at all levels of the business whilst influencing outcomes
• A strong client focussed attitude with an exceptional customer service ethic
• An exceptional ability to apply practical thinking and use data to solve business problems
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and Word

Day to Day, you will:
• Analyse procedures and process flows in order to identify key controls and ensure that updates consider risk implications
• Maintain a matrix of Control Self Assessments with input from the operational teams, developing Quality Assurance and Quality Control checks with prescribed frequencies
• Work alongside operation teams to ensure that risk is built into operational change, including projects, product launches and client onboarding/offboarding
• Develop and maintain an Operational Risk Framework that supports the control of processes across operational teams and embeds the communication of a risk culture
• Review audit actions, errors, risk events and complaints and feed these back into the Risk Framework so that opportunities for process improvement are identified
• Assist with 2nd line reviews and internal and external audits as required, coordinating the completion of actions and reporting on outstanding actions
• Assist with the management of 3rd party suppliers and vendors in line with MUFG Pension & Market Services policies and set up of a vendor risk framework
• Assist with the production of reports for onward reporting to various oversight committees and forums

The above list of key accountabilities is not an exhaustive list and may change from time-to-time based on business needs.