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Head of Risk Management

Employer
IDEX Consulting Ltd
Location
Bristol, South West England, United Kingdom
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
Dec 3, 2020

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Job Role
Risk Manager
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

A leading wealth management and investment firm, who have grown both organically and via acquisition and currently has circa 140 directly employed staff and 178 self-employed IFAs.


The Role
As an important member of the group operations team, you will report directly to the COO and build close working relationship with Senior Leaders within the business to support their risk management activities.
You will be responsible for ensuring that significant emerging customer, financial, regulatory, operational and reputational risks are identified at an early stage and for advising senior management, including the board, on appropriate risk mitigation. The role will build risk and control awareness by helping Senior Managers embed robust risk management across all areas of the business.
This role will provide hands-on development of risk models, policies and processes, assurance that controls are operating effectively and provide appropriate analysis/advice to support effective decision making within risk appetite.

  • Supporting the group and businesses to define appropriate risk appetite and tolerances
  • Reviewing, enhancing and embedding the group's risk management framework
  • Proactively provide risk management advice, identifying emerging risks and advising the board and senior management on appropriate risk management options
  • Support the Chair of the Risk Committee to ensure the smooth running of the forum in line with its terms of reference and define/maintain appropriate MI to ensure effective risk oversight
  • Risk reporting tailored to the relevant audience to address the most significant risks to the business; ensuring business heads understand the risks that might affect their departments; agreeing mitigating controls and escalating other risks
  • Conducting assurance reviews of current or emerging high risk and high-profile activities. This includes not only providing risk advice but also reviewing the existing control environment within business areas
  • Helping Managers at all levels across the organisation ensure that risk management is embedded at an operational level within the business and that staff at all levels are aware of and manage risk as a core part of their responsibilities
  • Providing early risk management advice to the board and Senior Managers on new or unusual activities (e.g. major acquisitions, expansion into new markets)

Key skills

  • Demonstratable "hands on" risk advisory experience in the regulated financial services industry
  • Technical knowledge of market risk, regulation guidelines
  • Formal risk management qualifications are desirable
  • Strategic and commercial awareness; ability to understand broader business issues
  • Excellent quantitative and analytical skills, with the ability to apply these skills across a variety of business processes
  • Ability to manage complex projects and observe project deadlines
  • Occasional travel to meetings and between sites will be required


If this is something you would like to discuss, call me or email me for more information.

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