Job Summary

The Second Line Assurance (2LA) function within CFCR provides independent, effective, insightful and risk-based assurance across relevant non-financial risk-types. Our vision is ONE approach, ONE plan, ONE mindset: a digital, commercial, and risk-based function that focuses on key risks that impact our clients, business and regulators; Insights that improve client experience and risk management; a talent bank recruiting, growing and delivering even stronger talent.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Assurance Reviews, communicate outcomes to stakeholders, and support them in developing mitigating actions.
• Collaborate with and support the Head of Assurance, directly contributing to the development of the 2LA Annual Plan.
• Engage with stakeholders and continuously monitor business functions assigned by the Head of Assurance, focusing on CFCC and Operational Risk matters.
• Lead quality review execution and ensure timely delivery of the Plan.
• Support the Head of Assurance in demonstrating knowledge and capability to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and communication of the 2LA Methodology.
• Proactively identify and communicate emerging risks for periodic risk-based reviews.
• Execute review tasks, identify potential issues, and ensure formal evaluation
• Develop risk-based assurance reviews for consistency and efficiency.
• Manage 2LA reviews, ensuring quality, consistency, and timeliness.
• Complete documentation and track issues in the Assurance system.
• Promote cooperation with auditors, regulators, peers, and the industry.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent required
• Auditing, Compliance, Assurance, Risk Management background required.
• Previous audit or assurance with minimum of 8-10 years (or relevant operational risks, compliance, or risk management reviews/testing). 
• Advanced knowledge of US compliance regulations. 
• Good understanding of CCIB banking (Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking). 
• Experience performing walkthroughs, risk assessments of the internal control environment, testing controls and performing substantive testing. 
• Strong analytical skills and controls assessment, confidence in interrogating data and in managing stakeholders. 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills – ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Takes responsibility, ownership and accountability for own tasks and work output.
• Demonstrate a risk-based approach to focus on key risks and sound judgements on matters that can be dealt with independently versus matters that require escalation.

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.