Are you ready to take your career to the next level and lead a dynamic team in ensuring the utmost quality and reliability in their defence controls? If you're a seasoned professional with a passion for excellence, innovation, and driving positive change, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

You will work closely with the Global Operations Director on developing and delivering a robust set of controls as part of the first line of defence to ensure that client entity records remain up to date and regular monitoring is completed.

In return our client’s offer the successful candidate the opportunity to work with an award winning and forward thinking law firm with hybrid working and competitive benefits package on offer.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop a strategy to build an effective first line of defence model using technology and expertise
• Set up a Business Assurance team to support the completion of client entity periodic reviews alongside jurisdictional team members
• Take responsibility for the client entity periodic review processes
• Be the business owner of policies and procedures relating to client entity periodic reviews and monitoring
• Manage the technology and reporting framework for client entity periodic reviews
• Develop and manage a system for tracking and managing actions coming out of the client entity periodic review process
• Consider data integrity in core systems as part of the client entity periodic review process and raise any data integrity issues with the relevant team
• Work closely with the business solutions team on data integrity rules
• Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements
• Keep current with latest technologies and regulatory requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Suitable accounting, compliance or governance qualification
• Proven experience within a relevant role at a trust company business, Bank, Auditor (accounting firm) or in an Operational Risk role or equivalent
• Good understanding of regulatory obligations across different jurisdictions

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

• Ability to demonstrate a flexible and pro-active approach to problem solving
• A passion for technology solutions. Knowledge of Viewpoint would be beneficial
• What is essential is the enthusiasm and capacity to learn and develop including taking initiative to learn new skills and create effective solutions for the Governance Services team
• Proactive, have a positive outlook and be well-organised, with good personal management skills and with a proven record of taking ownership of projects and responsibility for ensuring completion
• Good verbal and written communication skills are essential