Financial and Strategy Risk Manager
Location: Bradford or London
Salary:
'>Closing Date: Monday 16 December 2024
Financial and Strategy Risk Senior Manager
Location: Bradford or London
We are happy for you to be based in Bradford or London ,but please note that occasional travel will be required to our other offices.
Working Pattern: Our working style is hybrid, but we recognise the importance of collaborative working with our colleagues often 1 day per week in one of our offices
Benefits: Discretionary annual bonus, 25 days holiday up to 30 days (depending on service), pension scheme with matched company contributions up to 10%, 2 paid days to 'give back', enhanced maternity pay (once successfully passing probation), 4 weeks paid paternity, LinkedIn Learning for all, Snoop Premium, Private Medical Insurance
Don't hesitate to apply for a role even if you don't meet all the criteria; your unique strengths and eagerness to learn can be just as valuable.
You and Your Team:
As a Financial and Strategy Risk Manager, you will be reporting to the Head of Prudential Risk. Responsible for providing second line review, challenge, and support of the Group's financial reporting, strategy, and financial plan.
A subject matter expert in your area, you will support the wider Risk team with compliance knowledge as well as ensuring that the first line implement and comply with regulatory and statutory requirements and meets the Group's strategic goals.
In your day-to-day role, as a Financial and Strategy Risk Senior Manager you will:
* Provide second line challenge of key financial reports and regulatory documentation, including full year, half year and quarterly updates.
* Perform assurance activity to ensure that effective internal controls cover all financial reports.
* Review the accuracy and timely execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes. Including journal entries, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
* Support the Group's policies in respect of financial and strategic risk matters to ensure compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements and good market practice.
* Ensure that the Group meets current and future regulatory and statutory rules and legislation.
* Support exercises to stress test the business models using a range of scenarios, including major regulatory deliverables such as the ICAAP and Recovery Plan.
* Support the setting of risk appetite statements, measures and thresholds.
* Support the ongoing development of the risk management framework.
* Provide appropriate technical and professional expertise in respect of financial and strategic risk management.
What will make you stand out?
* Strong accounting and/or auditing background.
* Experience of working in a regulated environment
* Highly numerate and attention to detail
* Good knowledge of the markets and products in which the Group operates in. Combined with commercial acumen
* Ability to direct, persuade, and influence others
* Excellent communication and presentation skills that enable complex themes and concepts to be understood by people who may have limited subject matter expertise
* Good time management skills
* Accounting or Treasury qualification is preferred but is not essential
The interview process:
* Up to 30minute telephone call with a member of the Talent Acquisition team
* Up to 1 hour competency-based interview with the hiring manager
* Final interview with hiring team
'>Our average process takes up to 4 weeks but we will always work around your availability. You will have the chance to speak to our recruitment team throughout the process.
As this role involves working within a regulated environment any offer will be subject to satisfactory background checks including criminal record check, credit check, fraud check and employment references.
Your working life: If you prefer to work part-time, we'll make this happen whenever we can - whether this is to help you meet other commitments or strike a great work-life balance. A fear of losing your current working flexibility shouldn't hinder you from applying for new opportunities, which is why we aim to match your existing flexible working arrangements where possible.
Why work for us?
We're Vanquis Banking Group plc, an FTSE All Share company and a leading specialist bank, established in 1880. We lend responsibly, providing tailored products and services to 1.75 million UK customers through Vanquis, Moneybarn, and Snoop. Our purpose is simple: to deliver caring banking so our customers can make the most of life's opportunities.
At Vanquis Banking Group we believe in looking after our colleagues, so we do our best to create a rewarding, engaging, and supportive work environment across our various divisions.
We let our colleagues know we appreciate their hard work by offering competitive salaries, benefits, and a Group wide recognition scheme. All colleagues are eligible to join a pension scheme, and, after six months' service, you can join our 'Buy as you Earn' schemes.
We offer a range of training and development opportunities to help each of our colleagues maximise their potential, whatever their role. From your first day working with us, we'll help you settle into your new role and are happy to talk to you about your career aspirations.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Here at Vanquis Banking Group, we embrace everyone's unique strengths and identities to be themselves at work. Regardless of how you identify yourself, your sexual orientation, martial or civil partner status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national background, faith, disability, or age - your experiences and background help enrich our teams, and most importantly help support our customers in the best way possible. At the end of the day, it's our people that help us to fulfil the reason why we're here in the first place: to help put people on a path to a better everyday life.
If there's anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it's a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we're available to help. You can contact us at Talent.Acquisition@vanquis.com #J-18808-Ljbffr