Job Description

Responsibilities: Drive and lead the central control assurance team to support assurance activities within Operations. Provide expertise in designing and delivering key controls. Given the size of Operations this role will need to co-ordinate with a set of risk managers/champions in each of the individual functions in order to complete these activitiesGeneral, strategic, and culture

• Supporting 1LOD on risk matters impacting the strategic objectives of the business.
• Provide independent review and challenge on performance of internal control environment.
• Ability to provide expert guidance in conducting assessments, identify areas of improvement, and provide recommendation for remediation.
• Promoting Risk Culture in 1LOD, including provision of risk education/training in conjunction with 2LOD

Control Assurance

• Perform Design Effectiveness Assessment (DEA) of end-to-end processes and related key controls.
• Produce and/or review control artefacts (e.g. risk and control matrices, process narratives)
• Design and deliver workshops/trainings which are focused in enhancing risk and controls understanding across 1LoD
• Identify opportunities to enhance the control environment either through automation or stopping non-value add activities
• Partner with 1LoD in developing remediation plan for any design gaps/ control deficiencies and support in assessing impact of any control deficiency
• Ensure control issues are logged into central GRC tool (e.g. MetricStream)
• Support in the annual scoping and risk assessment exercise
• Support external audit around control assurance efforts
• Collaborate with 2LoD and 3LoD on key initiatives and/or any ongoing assurance efforts
• Contribute in designing controls, Supporting and providing guidance on controls, and providing control framework feedback.

Qualifications:

• Degree or equivalent and / or relevant professional qualification.

• Knowledge of internal control design assessments including documenting processes and identifying potential risk or control gaps.

• Ability to adapt to change and multi-task in a dynamic environment.

• Ability to understand complex issues outside their experience and expertise and facilitate resolution across multiple functions/managing across boundaries is essential

• Experience of managing and reviewing Associate team members

• Demonstrate ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion.

• Capable of working independently with little guidance.

• University (equivalent) degree and CA/ACCA (equivalent).

• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to interact with peers and management globally.

• Strong command of Office applications.

Preferred:

• Experience working in financial organization in Risk related roles

• Familiarity with GRC tools (ORMC, MetricStream, SAP GRC)

• Experience in/working knowledge of IT Automated Controls

• Experience of CCM

Experience level:

• 10+ years audit, risk and controls assessment experience preferably with US listed companies (i.e. SOX audits), or in control design and assurance activities in Financial insititutions.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyonexe2x80x99s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.Please take a moment to read this carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what itxe2x80x99s used for, and how itxe2x80x99s obtained, .If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

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