Risk Manager – Peterborough recruitment
The main focus of this role will be to provide assurance to the Board on the adequacy and effectiveness of the Group’s governance, risk management and control environment in the context of the Group’ s strategy. The successful candidate will maintain strong relationships with Group Legal, Contracts Management, Internal Audit and Group Compliance.
Responsibilities will include :
- Leading the development of risk management processes in Business Units and support functions, including the Group’s risk management software
- Effective management of the Group’s commercial insurances
- Management of the Group’s Incident Management Processes, including Board and Business Unit Management Information
- Leading the development of the Group’s fraud prevention capability and defective controls reporting
- Leading various assurance projects and review as they arise (e.g. maintenance of the Group’s Governance Framework)
- Delivery of Quarterly Risk Assurance reports to Board, Audit Committee and Executives
- Supporting business managers in embedding assurance processes and ensuring their consistency with Group requirements
- Promoting a culture of risk and controls awareness across the Group
- Handling, investigation and where appropriate, reporting of claims/ notifications of potential claims in relation to the Professional indemnity policy
- Development and communication of fraud policies in conjunction with compliance
Skills Required :
- An operational risk, business assurance or internal audit background within the financial services industry is essential (general insurance, life and pensions or retail banking is preferred)
- An understanding of fraud risk would be highly advantageous
- Strong communication skills are essential
- Good reporting skills
If you are interested in this role please contact Simon Bradbury - sb@barclaysimpson.com or call 0207 936 2601
December 3, 2008
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