Risk & Controls Manager

Job Role: Risk & Controls Manager

Job Location: Glasgow, UK

Experience: Mid-Senior Level

Work Type: Hybrid / Open for full-time & Contract

About Company:

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,700+ and has 55 offices in 20 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative-action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Description

• Lead key risk processes across product control evaluation control functions within finance including RCSA, business continuity information security and compliance activities.
• Own and high impact initiatives, leveraging deep finance expertise
• Oversee team members preparation of risk reports and deliver actionable insights to senior stakeholders within finance across the firm
• Supervisor reporting of risk incidents within an ISG product control evaluation control and perform thematic analysis to identify trains and recommend solutions
• Issue resolution and action planning within the firm risk inventory with a focus on ISG product control and evaluation control processes and controls
• Maintain risk policies, procedures and information security protocols
• Champion the firms values in foster culture of accountability.

Must Have:

Financial services experience and strong analytical skills and ability to distal complex issues into clear insight

Initiative, independence and strong time management and excellent communication and stakeholder engagement ability.