Whippany, USA
5 days ago
IHC Risk and Controls

Join us as an Intermediate Holding Company Risk and Control AVP at Barclays, where you will assess the integrity and effectiveness of our internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the banks operational, financial, and reputational risk. This is an amazing opportunity to highlight your knowledge and experience in Risk and Control.

To be successful as a IHC Risk and Control AVP, you should have experience with:
•    Good understanding and knowledgeable on aspects of Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), Operational Risk Framework (ORF) and Barclays Control Framework (BCF).
•    Experience working in or within a Control type role / team with the ability to demonstrate a risk management mindset
•    Ability to collaborate and share best practice at all levels.
•    Organized with the ability to prioritize and work contending priorities, delivering to tight deadlines and multiple demands.
•    Individually successful and able to influence & deliver in a matrix organization

 Some other highly valued skills may include:
•    Effective written and oral communication skills.
•    Experienced in dealing with multiple stakeholders in different business functions who have different objectives e.g. Barclays Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Fraud, Legal.
•    Good Excel and PowerPoint skills including experience in managing large quantities of data, pivots, formulas,
•    Working knowledge of operational risk & control processes and practices, including experience in their application across functions.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Whippany, NJ


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.  

Accountabilities
· 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.


Assistant Vice President Expectations
· 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.
· Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
· Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
· Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
· Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
· Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.


All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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