Senior Associate - Risk & Compliance - BFSI

- Minimum of a Bachelor's/Master's degree

- 6+ years of work experience

- Background in Banking, risk management and / or internal audit; Audit, Risk or Compliance professional designation preferred

- Motivated and dynamic, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and respond to urgent requests

- Ability to work closely with team members and collaborate with colleagues globally

- Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Qlikview and Tableau

- Confident and comfortable with reporting tools and databases, able to quickly to learn new systems

- Strong organisational and time management skills, with a structured, organised approach to work

- Good written and verbal communication skills

- Able to interact in a professional manner at all levels in the organisation.

- Prior experience in Audit, Business Management or Risk/Control roles within a Markets business

- Work or academic experience in a major onshore hub / country

- Robust track record in dealing with a diverse and international group of stakeholders

- Good communication, negotiation / influencing and presentation skills.Please describe the role that the candidate will be undertaking within the team) Assist Front Office Business Managers/Control Officers in the maintenance and control of items into Helios, the Group's Operational Risk management tool (Risk Assessments, Issue and Actions, Incident/losses, Internal Control Monitoring Plans).

- BCC - Collation of data: preparation of common packs; continuous improvement of inbound data through negotiation with data providers as well as outbound pack quality.

- In collaboration with the Risk, Control and Support functions NFR coordinate a Front to Back ICMP for BCCs

- Production of weekly/monthly Issue and Actions report. Ensuring that actions plans have been remediated and items are closed in timely manner.

- Conduct Pack production.

- Assist in developing and implementing best practice and Global Standards across Markets

- Assurance Testing - Execute agreed Book of Work & testing scripted programme on behalf of the business to ensure key risks are identified and associated gaps are reduced

- Team Admin. Management of Holiday booker, central comms management, share point administration.

- Work closely with the system owners (Operational Risk and Audit teams) to highlight any functionality or performance issues.

- Other specific projects or tasks related to these topics as directed by management.

- Typical Targets and Measures

- Publishing accurate ad-hoc reports/meeting packs/updates

- Ensure delivery of projects by the team as per the pre-defined timelines and proactively manage work priorities

- Ability to drive change with global asset class NFR's, COO's & business managers

Customers / Stakeholders:

- MSS NFR Community, Regional and Asset Class COOs and associated Business Managers, Operational Risk Team.

Leadership & Teamwork:

- Responsible for ensuring seamless communication and teamwork between Control resources in Onshore locations and counterpart resources in Bangalore

- Builds strong relationships with counterpart resources in Onshore locations

Operational Effectiveness & Control:

- Lead the continuing development, implementation and improvement of the processes, structures, capabilities, capacity and infrastructure needed to deliver Control Function responsibilities

- Establish and maintain a robust and efficient control environment across the MSS Control Office together with early identification and effective resolution or escalation of issues that arise

- Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of management information, analysis and reporting framework that supports and informs timely and effective business management and decision making at all levels

- Proactively identify, mitigate control gaps and drive process improvement initiatives