Financing and Credit Trading Europe – Business Control Unit Officer

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Financing and Credit Trading Europe – Business Control Unit Officer

London

Vice President

You will join the Global Financing & Credit Trading (GFCT) Business Control Unit (BCU), which is a global function of the 1st Line of Defense (1

LoD) responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring the non-financial risk framework (NFR). The team interfaces with the Trading & Financing 1

LOD desks, Business Management and other 1

LOD Central Functions as well as the 2nd and 3rd Line of Defense, Divisional Control Office (DCO) Functions and to the Regulators in relation to 1

LOD non-financial risks.

GFCT sit within Fixed Income & Currencies (FIC). GFCT combines the flow, structured and distressed businesses to provide clients with a full range of credit expertise.

A healthy, engaged and well-supported workforce are better equipped to do their best work and, more importantly, enjoy their lives inside and outside the workplace. That’s why we are committed to providing an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre.

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4
  
  Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year

• Oversight and enhancement of the control framework for the GFCT European business. Support and guide 1
  
  LOD in implementation and adherence to controls
• Manage a portfolio of projects and ad-hoc initiatives for the regional and global GFCT business, regulatory programs, and other internal initiatives
• Analysing controls to identify and understand 1
  
  LOD control gaps, opportunities for process efficiencies and automation and to develop and execute plans to remediate accordingly
• Assess changes in the market environment or the business perimeter and their impact on control frameworks/requirements; contribute to the risk & control self assessment
• Develop and manage relationships with range of stakeholders from senior representatives in the Front Office, coordinating across 1
  
  LOD trading and sales business lines, business management, Compliance, Operations and infrastructure functions
• Management/development of 1 onshore staff as well as oversight/development of offshore team

• Previous investment banking experience, preferably with experience in operations, control, legal, regulatory or business support roles
• Understanding of the broader investment banking regulatory environment and market environment
• Ability to work with a team and wide ranging stakeholders to achieve risk and commercially appropriate outcomes
• Strong organisation and project management skills and ability to co-ordinate and drive change across multiple stakeholders and effectively liaise with all supporting functions
• Strong analytical and communication skills to review and synthesise technical content to senior level management. Ability to simplify complex problems; strong ability to present findings and implementation plans at senior management meetings
• Confident to question the status quo business practice/ existing control framework

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g. screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

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