Risk Officer

Computershare; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a proactive individual to join their risk and compliance team in Bristol. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage with various functions, enhancing your skills in risk management and compliance. You'll be responsible for maintaining the risk control framework, preparing reports, and conducting training sessions. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and support, this position allows you to grow within a welcoming community. If you're eager to learn and take on new challenges in a flexible work environment, this role could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Flexible work

Health and wellbeing rewards

Share purchase plan

Recognition awards

Team get-togethers

Qualifications

• Solid experience in risk management, compliance, and business continuity.
• Excellent writing and communication skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the risk control framework.
• Prepare regulatory risk reports and manage business continuity plans.

Skills

Risk Management

Compliance

Business Continuity

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Tools

ACE group risk management tool

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Bristol, UK (Hybrid)

In this position, you'll be based in the Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of your working week. Find out more about our flexible work culture at computershare.com/flex.

We give you a world of potential

You'll find a workplace where trust and mutual understanding are highly valued, and you'll see that we're committed to doing what is best for employees, clients, business partners, shareholders, and our community.

The team you will be joining is highly collaborative, with everyone working closely together and supporting one another. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across a broad range of responsibilities, allowing you to build hands-on experience across all aspects of risk, compliance and business continuity. You will have regular interaction and engagement with senior management.

A role you will love

This role offers great exposure and interactions with various functions within the business, allowing you to continuously learn and grow within your role. You will be on hand to help support and guide both internal and external stakeholders on all Risk and Compliance matters.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

1. Maintaining and continuously improving the already solid risk control framework in place.
2. Promoting effective risk management to mitigate potential risks.
3. Providing strong challenge and oversight for the first-line activities.
4. Assisting employees in the use of the ACE group risk management tool.
5. Preparation of regular and ad-hoc regulatory risk reports.
6. Management of the business continuity framework (review of business continuity management plans, conduct business continuity testing etc.).
7. Develop and implement compliance policies and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
8. Conduct training sessions for employees on compliance-related topics.
9. Supporting document preparations for Board of Directors, Audit, Risk & Compliance Committees and the Executive Board Risk meetings for the entity and the Group holding company.

What will you bring to the role

This role requires someone who is eager to learn and not afraid of taking on new challenges. To succeed, you must be a self-driven and engaging personality.

Other key requirements for the role:

1. Previous solid experience in risk management, compliance and business continuity.
2. Excellent writing and communication skills as well as attention to detail.
3. Strong interpersonal skills and collaborative team player.
4. Self-driven, result oriented and proactive problem solver.
5. Adaptable and resilient.

Rewards designed for you

Flexible work to help you find the best balance between work and lifestyle.

Health and wellbeing rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.

Invest in our business by setting aside salary to purchase shares in our company, and you'll receive a company contribution as well.

Extra rewards ranging from recognition awards and team get-togethers to helping you invest in your future.

And more. Ours is a welcoming and close-knit community, with experienced colleagues ready to help you grow. Our careers hub will help you find out more about our rewards and life at Computershare, visit computershare.com/careershub.

ABOUT US

A company to be proud of

We're a global leader in financial administration with over 12,000 employees across more than 22 different countries. At Computershare, it's more than just a job; our open and inclusive culture means that we will help you to grow, to move forward and make the most of our world of opportunities.

A diverse and inclusive place to work

At Computershare we value diversity and welcome applications from everyone, believing that an equal and inclusive culture is key to excellent results. One of the greatest advantages for our organisation is the talent and diversity of our people and we strive to ensure all our employees have an equal opportunity to contribute their ideas, bring their personality to their work and showcase their skills. For support with accommodations or adjustments during our recruitment process please visit computershare.com/access for further information.