Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Risk and Control manager to document and maintain process and controls documentation for the financial control team within GCFO. The candidate should have a deep understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements for internal controls over financial reporting (ICOFR) which have been encapsulated within the bank’s financial reporting controls framework (FRCF). The candidate will be responsible for identifying and mitigating risks and enhancing the internal control environment within GCFO. This role requires a deep understanding of financial reporting processes, risk management, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Report to the team lead will oversee the following activities performed by the team:
•    Training & Education: Help first line control owners understand and meet regulatory requirements relating to ICOFR either by helping to deliver existing training materials for ICOFR or by setting up bespoke training for first line control and process managers/owners.
•    Remediation: Help first line control owners to remediate controls that fail design or operating effectiveness testing
•    Control design and implementation - Work with first line control owners to design and implement robust internal controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting. Evaluate existing internal controls and implement improvements to enhance control effectiveness.
•    Control documentation – Work with and assist first line teams to ensure controls are properly documented and maintained.
•    Reporting and Communication: Act as the primary liaison with the Finance Risk & Governance team for the completion of FRCF lifecycle activities on behalf of GCFO. Help Finance Risk and Governance team coordinate and manage control testing activities with first line control owners. Work with the second line Finance Risk & Governance team to help ensure all issues and control deficiencies are logged within the bank’s strategic GRC tooling and the impact on ICOFR is risk assessed.

Strategy
To help GCFO first line teams so they can comply with regulatory requirements prescribed within the UK Corporate Governance Code for internal controls over financial reporting (ICOFR). 

Business
The successful candidate will be working with colleagues across GCFO, Finance Risk & Governance and business stakeholders across the wider bank to successfully implement controls that help GCFO meet ICOFR requirements.

Processes
Within GCFO Financial Control work to:
•    Design and implement robust internal controls to ensure the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting.
•    Evaluate existing internal controls and recommend improvements to enhance control effectiveness.
•    Work with process owners to update process and controls documentation to reflect changes in business process or supporting technology/ systems.
•    Work with process owners to ensure that controls that fail design or operating effectiveness testing are suitably remediated

People & Talent
Help upskill GCFO staff, so they understand ICOFR requirements and best practices. The candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written English) as well as networking and negotiation skills. Maintain a positive attitude with the motivation to work under pressure and deliver on multiple deadlines. 

Risk Management
Help the team lead to ensure that GCFO Financial Control complies with regulatory requirements prescribed within the UK Corporate Governance Code for internal controls over financial reporting by ensuring process and controls documentation is regularly updated and defective controls are remediated. Work with the second line Finance Risk & Governance team to help ensure all issues and control deficiencies are logged within the bank’s strategic GRC tooling and the impact on ICOFR is risk assessed.

Governance
Support the team lead with providing inputs to the Finance Risk & Governance team for governance papers including information to populate supporting dashboards and metrics on all FRCF Lifecycle activities that impact Group Finance.

Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. 
•    Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify and mitigate risks relating to internal controls over financial reporting for Group Finance.

Key stakeholders
•    Group CFO global process owners, process manager and control owners
•    Finance CIO
•    Finance Change
•    Finance Risk & Governance team
•    Group Internal Audit

Qualifications

•    Qualified risk practioner or professional Finance qualification
•    Minimum of 2 years of experience in risk management, internal controls, auditing, or a related field, with a focus on SOX compliance.
•    In-depth knowledge of SOX regulations, internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO), and financial reporting processes.
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and mitigate risks effectively.
•    Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with all levels of the organisation.
•    Proficiency in using risk management and audit software tools.
•    High level of integrity, ethical standards, and attention to detail.

Skills and Experience

•    Business Process Mapping and end-to-end linkage between different teams
•    Data Mining, Interpretation and Dashboarding 
•    Agile Working & Flexibility
•    Eye for detail and with a strong focus on controls and compliance to policies and procedures
•    Ability to form effective relationships with key stakeholders
•    Self-motivated individual and able to drive results. And able to work independently.
•    Strong team player and has the capacity to build good working relationships with cross functional / geographical teams
•    Proven ability to perform under pressure and stress and to adjust plans to meet changing needs and requirements.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.