Business Risk and Controls Lead - London, United Kingdom - M&G plc.

Description

At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clients and identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities . To help us achieve our vision we're looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliver results and keep it simple.

We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.

The Role: Business Risk & Control Lead (Senior Experienced Colleague)

Business Risk & Control Specialist's support the First Line Business Areas with non-financial risk management and risk reporting in line with the relevant Policies, Frameworks and Standards. They act as first point of contact for the Business, Risk, Compliance and Audit teams in relation to risk and control matters for their respective Business Area or the Business Unit. This role will be working within the M&G Global Distribution, Product and Marketing Controls team, but also entail broader support at the broader MGG entity level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Identification and management of risks and mitigating actions/controls with the RCSA Owner (typically Head of the Business Area or Business Unit). On-going maintenance of RCSAs, associated Risk Appetite and reporting to committees/management forum.
• Organize and oversee Key Control Assessments ("KCAs") testing in support of RCSAs through maintenance of Risk & Control Matrices; and liaise with other assurance reviews (e.g. led by Audit).
• Support Identification and management of conflicts of interest and mitigating actions/controls with the Conflict Owner. Maintain the relevant Conflicts of Interest Register in MetricStream and support deep dive activity on key areas of conflict/controls.
• Support and monitor risk and control environment, e.g. MI across risk types, KRIs, RAS and STIP metric monitoring.
• Identify and manage emerging risks proactively for their relevant Business Area, e.g. via trend analysis, Project/Change impact analysis, etc.
• Perform or support with thematic reviews/Deep dives as required.
• Work with the Risk Events Management Team to manage risk events where required.
• Support the Business with the identification of business self-identified issues and actions. Record and manage issues and actions on MetricStream/Internal Risk systems.
• Monitor, track and support the Business with timely closure of issues and actions.
• Support Head Business Risk Partners and heads of Businesses to prepare papers/MI for Key Management Meetings and Committees.
• Support the First Line with the maintenance and roll out of their risk and control framework. Provide relevant subject matter expertise to the First Line when required
• Lead and/or provide risk management support, advice and guidance for risk remediation activity, training needs and implementation/embedding of Second Line Risk Frameworks.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills Required:
Desired candidate must have significant experience in Financial Services/Asset management, ideally within first/second line risk and control roles;

Essential;

• Excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Reporting experience - working skills with excel/PowerPoint/Power BI for an executive audience.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines - under pressure from varied stakeholders.
• Forward thinking and driven.
• An open/effective communication style.
• Excellent planning and organizing skills.
• Stakeholder Management

Desirable but not essential;

• Relevant qualification or experience in Asset Management Product Distribution and Marketing knowledge
• Operational Risk Systems such as MetricStream
• Asset Management Product and Operational knowledge

We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.