Controls Partner - Europe

Overview

Job Description Purpose of the role: To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk.
• Collaboration with various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
• Identification and investigation of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank's control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
• Development of reports to communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
• Execution of reviews to determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
• Implementation of adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function; set objectives, coach employees, appraise performance, and determine reward outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external, to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information; influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Leadership Behaviours

• L - Listen and be authentic
• E - Energise and inspire
• A - Align across the enterprise
• D - Develop others

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful as an EU Control Business Partner, you should have experience with:

• Co ordination of the remediation of Issues.
• Identification of control gaps.
• Governance and MI reporting.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Ample interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively.
• Line of Defense experience, within a large financial institution or similar organisation.
• Leading, driving, and executing internal control discipline and operational excellence.
• Excellent application skills (MS Applications).

Location & Compensation

Location: Dublin. Minimum Salary: €56,000. This position is eligible for an incentive award.