Asset & Wealth Management, Business Controls, Analyst, Dublin

Goldman Sachs Group; Dublin; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Ireland is seeking an experienced risk professional to lead our Business Risk and Controls function in the Savings business. You will drive the risk and control framework, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with 2nd/3rd line teams to manage risk appetite.

You will manage a small team, oversee control testing, risk assessments, and incident management, while partnering with global Risk to embed standards across the business.

Qualifications

• In-depth product and regulatory knowledge across retail banking.
• 1-3 years of experience in risk management and control testing, ideally operating in the 1st line.
• In-depth understanding of Operational Risk, within a regulated environment.
• Understanding of EU and Irish retail banking regulations.
• In-depth knowledge of management, regulatory policies and legal requirements.
• Excellent business analytical, good eye for detail.
• Excellent planning or organizational skills.
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence people.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills.
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, changing, start-up environment.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Good technical acumen: ability to understand the wider digital business architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead our Business Risk and Controls efforts, ensuring a robust risk management framework.
• Establish a strong risk cadence across the Savings business and manage risks within appetite.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures and authority levels across cross-functional teams.
• Develop strategies to manage Regulatory and Operational Risk with 2nd/3rd line teams.
• Provide direction to the business leadership to ensure key controls are in place.
• Lead a small team of risk professionals and drive the risk strategy.
• Support monthly control testing to identify gaps in controls for new risks.
• Perform ongoing risk assessments and quantify risks affecting the team and business.
• Work with global Risk teams to embed risk appetite into policies and controls.
• Conduct regular audits of policy and compliance to standards.
• Partner with Delivery and Training to analyse audit data and drive corrective actions.
• Design and deliver risk training materials across teams.
• Complete regular Risk Control Self Assessments for the savings business.
• Provide monthly Risk and Compliance dashboards and reports.
• Collaborate to ensure incident management and business continuity plans are understood.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Control testing

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Degree in Finance or related field

Job description

YOUR IMPACT

Are you passionate about customer services, operations, leadership, and using digital tools to provide solutions to customers? Do you have a background in risk management and controls operating in the 1st line? We’re looking for an experienced risk professional to support our business.

What you’ll do:

• Reporting to the Head of Ireland Business Controls, you will lead our Business Risk and Controls efforts, ensuring a robust business risk management framework incorporating risk and control self-assessment and control assurance, business resilience, business continuity and incident management


• Responsible for establishing a strong risk cadence across all areas of the Savings business, managing our risks within the required business appetite


• Ensures compliance with established policies, procedures and authority levels across multiple cross-functional teams and processes


• Develops strategies to manage Regulatory and Operational Risk, working in collaboration with 2nd and 3rd line teams to identify any risks and managing issues in line with agreed business policies


• Provides direction and support to the business leadership team to ensure key controls are in place to manage Regulatory and Operational Risk


• Leads a small team of risk professionals, driving the risk strategy along with ensuring all required activities are completed in accordance with the business risk framework


• Supports monthly control testing across business procedures, as directed by the leadership team, to identify any gaps in controls of new / emerging risks


• Completes ongoing risk assessments; analysing existing risks along with new and emerging risks and identifying, describing and estimating the risks affecting the team and wider business


• Works closely with global Risk teams to establish and quantify the risk appetite and ensure this is embedded into policies, procedures and controls


• Conducts regular audits of policy and compliance to standards


• Partners with Delivery and Training and Development to collect and analyse data from each audit/monitor activity and assist customer support teams with the development and implementation of appropriate corrective action plans, training tips, and team communication to improve overall quality results


• Designs appropriate and ongoing risk training materials and facilitates training across all the teams


• Completes regular Risk Control Self Assessments for the savings business


• Provides monthly Risk and Compliance dashboard


• Provides monthly report on control testing


• Works with teams, and across the business to ensure the incident management and business continuity plans are well understood

REQUIREMENTS

• In depth product and regulatory knowledge across retail banking


• 1-3 years of experience in risk management and control testing, ideally operating in the 1st line


• In depth understanding of Operational Risk, within a regulated environment


• Understanding of EU and Irish retail banking regulations


• In-depth knowledge of management, regulatory policies and legal requirements


• Degree in Finance or a related field preferred


• Excellent business analytical, good eye for detail


• Excellent planning or organizational skills


• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence people


• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal and written communication skills


• Enjoys working in a fast-paced, changing, start-up environment


• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities


• Good technical acumen: ability to understand the wider digital business architecture

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