Controls Business Partner

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Join us at Barclays as a Controls Business Partner within Barclays Europe.
In this role you will assess and make improvements to the integrity and effectiveness of the banks internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the bank's non-financial risk.
As well as being responsible for supporting the business to implement the Barclays Control Framework, the successful candidate will support with the management of key topics such as Issues, Risk Events, risk-related change, and transformation etc, in line with the Standards aligned to the Barclays Control Framework.
To be successful in the role of a Controls Business Partner you should have:
Experience in a risk or control related function and ability to identify and investigate potential weaknesses and issues with internal controls and processes to promote continuous improvement.
Strong knowledge of Operational Risk and Controls including understanding of the adherence to the Barclays Controls Framework and ability to set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.
The ability to develop, a strong understanding of corporate bank products, the client, and the end-to-end journeys associated with them.
Some Other Highly Valued Skills Include
Experience working in product or client-related risk roles, such as Global Transaction Banking and International Corporate Banking
Will have previously worked in an environment that has enabled them to gain a broad understanding of risk and controls.
Will have strong Stakeholder management experience and the ability to influence others positively.
Be a motivated, high-performing individual with proven experience of working at one with other colleagues, to achieve and often beat their objectives and assist others in doing so.
You may be assessed on 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 will be based out of Dublin.
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
Knowledge of business areas, products, processes and platforms to be able to assess risk
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.
Vice President Expectations
To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change.
Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
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If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department's future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes.
They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
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If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard.
The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
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OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction.
They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions.
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Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills 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.
Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
Banking and Financial Services
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