Capital One – UK Hiring for Finance Risk Senior Associate Job at Nottingham, England Full Time

Finance Risk Senior Associate

About this role

We have a new opportunity for a Finance Risk Associate or Senior Associate.

This role has a broad remit and would suit someone with a Financial audit or Finance background who is looking to develop more of a risk focused career or would like to deepen their knowledge in this area.

You’ll partner with colleagues across the UK and US businesses to ensure UK Finance risk and compliance activities are completed to a high standard. You will ensure our Risk Stewards are engaged in all risk management activities and become a department expert in our core risk management processes and systems. In addition, you will support the implementation of new risk management projects as they arise.

What you’ll do

• Work with, and support, the risk management team lead to deliver all risk and compliance activities required across the department

• Attend the UK Finance risk management governance forum and support senior management in understanding key risks, issues and projects

• Work closely with owners and performers of our critical processes and other processes to understand the risks, recommend control improvements, and support their ongoing management

• Act as primary Business Continuity contact for UK Finance and support plan managers in updating and developing their plans

• Be the UK Finance point of contact on events and issues and manage reporting to process owners and senior management

• Support UK Finance teams in successfully completing control testing to a high standard and within acceptable timeframes

• Update the risk management system of record and carry out horizon scanning to ensure emerging risks are documented in department wide Top Risk register

• Lead on a range of BAU activities required as part of the UK and US businesses

What we’re looking for

• An accounting qualification

• A passion and appetite for best practice and great risk management

• Curiosity to enable you to ask questions and understand the how and why

• Great communication skills and enjoy working collaboratively

• Some experience of liaising effectively and influencing colleagues of all levels

• Ability to work autonomously

• Great organisational skills

We’d also love it if you had

• Experience of performing risk assessments and/or developing controls

• Basic Project Management experience

Where and how you’ll work

This is a permanent position and can be based in either our Nottingham or London offices. We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working model – one that creates the opportunity to work in your own way, but also provides great spaces for in-person collaboration.

Our core in-the-office days are Tuesday to Thursday, but they aren’t mandatory – you’ll be led by your team, the type of work you do and of course your preferences. Many of our team have flexible working patterns so we’re open to discuss flexible working arrangements with you.

You can read more about the full announcement from our Founder and CEO Rich Fairbank here: Update on CapitalOne.com

We are committed to creating a level playing field and seek to create teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve. We’d love to hear from you if you identify with a typically under-represented group in our industry and are particularly keen to hear from women and ethnic minority candidates.

What’s in it for you

• Bring us all this – and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation

• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)

• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave

• Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms. In London, you can heighten your mood with a run on our rooftop running track or an espresso at the Workshop Coffee café

What you should know about how we recruit

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters, Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in, to name a few:

• REACH – Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation, retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies

• OutFront – to provide LGBTQ+ support for all associates

• Mind Your Mind – signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all

• Women in Tech – promoting an inclusive environment in tech

• EmpowHER – network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders, particularly for female talent in our industry

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

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