Control Testing Senior Analyst

Salary is up to £50,000 + annual bonus & benefits

Location - Edinburgh or Glasgow

Permanent

Office Attendance - Our roles are hybrid but would require you to be in the office 1 day a week for this position.

Closing Date - 25th April at 5pm.

A bank with a little more heart

We're looking for a Control Testing Senior Analyst to join our Controls 1st Line Risk Function at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and ambitious individual to drive a robust risk and control environment across our Banking Products.

You'll play a pivotal role in setting a high standard of Risk and Control Management, with plenty opportunity to develop within the role, as well as exposure to broader opportunities. You'll be working closely with our assurance and oversight colleagues and have the opportunity to engage with a wide range of stakeholders across the entire business.

If successful, your internal job title will be Quality Assurance Senior Analyst Banking.

What you'll be doing

• Delivering 1st Line control testing framework by conducting independent design appropriateness and effectiveness assessments.
• Identifying areas of risk and improvements.
• Helping resolve issues arising from assurance and oversight and referring serious or contentious issues to the accountable owner.
• Ensuring the organisation is not exposed to undue risks by using risk management systems to achieve specific goals within a designated area of the business.
• Providing specialist advice on the design and build of controls to efficiently mitigate risk.
• Contributing to stakeholder engagement through identifying stakeholders, finding out their needs/issues/concerns and reacting to these by arranging meetings and drafting supporting materials to promote understanding and commitment.

We need you to have:

• Experience working with Risk Management Frameworks.
• Experience in conducting control design appropriateness and effectiveness testing.
• Strong experience of keeping track of risk parameters and identifying any deviations.
• Good influencing skills - helping senior colleagues manage internal client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.
• Good attention to detail, producing accurate and high-quality control testing results.
• Confident communicator with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.

And if you have any of these, even better

• Knowledge or experience of US SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) control testing.
• Experience in writing and producing reports for Risk and Control results into committees.
• Ability to prioritise your own workflow

We don't expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it's worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What's in it for you?

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service 365 days a year.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to 2K). As an added perk, we'll give you a second card to share with someone else.
• Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8-week paid paternity leave.
• A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
• Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as your Earn share schemes.

Everyone's welcome

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We're committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.