OVERALL SUMMARY At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life. Join the Close Brothers Compliance Monitoring team where you will lead a team responsible for developing and executing a programme of compliance monitoring and assurance activities across the deposit taking, lending and corporate functions for Close Brothers. Working as part of the Compliance Monitoring team, our ideal team member will have previous experience in Risk Governance and Risk Management with excellent communication skills. RESPONSIBILITIES Define and periodically review the strategy for Compliance Monitoring and Assurance, maintaining its alignment with evolving regulatory requirements and industry norms Define and periodically review the Compliance Monitoring methodology and ways of working, enabling an agile and lean approach to the delivery of reviews Develop a risk-based monitoring and assurance plan with a strong focus on regulation and customer outcomes Lead the team’s delivery of the agreed plan, with accountability for timely and quality reviews, delivered to budget Establish and utilise processes to identify topical events, business changes and regulatory developments that may impact the compliance monitoring programme, enabling proportionate responses to unexpected developments Build excellent stakeholder relationships Lead, manage and develop the team, in line with the Group’s culture. Set the tone within the team by encouraging an inclusive culture and role modelling the company values and expected behaviours Developing Our People: as a line manager, you will be responsible for inspiring and motivating your team, as well as developing performance through coaching. You will encourage your team to take responsibility for their own personal development and provide support through regular feedback. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF: You have demonstrable expertise in Risk Governance and Risk Management including risk identification, controls design and controls testing You have considerable experience of monitoring activities within a variety of financial institutions You have demonstrable understanding of existing regulatory expectations in areas such as third-party management/outsourcing, conduct rules, complaints handling, collections and arrears management and treatment of vulnerable customers You have excellent relationship building skills You are credible in Executive level discussions You hold a professional qualification in compliance, law, accounting, risk management or auditing. IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU: Have strong knowledge and hands on experience of using data analytics tools and interpreting results We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at or request a call back. ABOUT US At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working. Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. At Close Brothers we provide financial support and advice to small businesses and individuals in the UK. Our purpose is to help the people and businesses of Britain thrive over the long term. To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers To find out more about life at Close Brothers:https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers374017299-899295541 To find out more about our benefits:https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group LI-TG1 LI-Hybrid