Senior Assurance Manager - Asset Management

Job Description

Meraki Talent are working with a leading asset manager to help them identify a Senior Assurance Manager. The role holder will join a team of risk professionals as part of the global CRO function to further develop and run their 2nd line Assurance Function. The role holder will take responsibility for developing the assurance team and programme of work, partnering with the business to provide value added assurance reviews, playing the role of “critical friend” to further help enhance and improve our internal controlenvironment. Their Assurance Function is evolving, so the role requires being hands on and being part of the journey as they partner with the business and co-ordinate with the rest of 2nd line and Global Internal Audit to help the business manage risk. Some of your duties will include:

• Liaise with business areas and share knowledge to make sure the Assurance Team is up to date with strategy, business initiatives, major projects and areas of high risk. Maintains an open and effective dialogue with all stakeholders, including business andteam members.
• Working collaboratively with the 2nd line Risk Advisory team and the output of Risk Certification Self Assessments (RCSA’s), assess areas and processes of high risk in the business to prepare an annual assurance plan.
• Review Internal Audit and Compliance review plans to achieve maximum assurance coverage and reduce duplication and pressure on the business. Have the plan approved by the Executive Risk Committee.
• Apply an effective communication strategy that keeps both the team and the business updated on our assurance reviews, including continued education to the business in effective risk management.
• Ability to present to the Executive Risk Committee as considered appropriate.
• Input into Group internal control environment meetings and reporting as and when required.
• Play a role in developing the quality of the reports produced, how we rate our assessments and ensuring that input into management dashboards and MI accurately reflects the control environments we provide assurance on.

We are looking for candidates with:

• Asset Management Industry, Financial Services preferable.
• Excellent interpersonal and both written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to fully participate and successfully influence effectively at all levels in the business.
• Must be organised and delivery focused, possessing high levels of resilience and determination, can multi- task, work under pressure and in a complex environment.
• Experience of proactively engaging with senior management, demonstrating an inquiring mind and the courage to follow through to sound conclusions
• Previous assurance or audit experience.
• 1st line risk and controls experience and transferring into a 2nd line role assurance role.
• Experience managing a team; setting and directing the objectives and responsibilities of the team with demonstrable success in driving the team to deliver desired and timely outcomes to those objectives.
• Regular feedback and management of expectations with Manager.

Please forward your CV for more details, thanks.