Avp Assurance

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

- Relevant academic qualifications (bachelor’s degree in commerce or equivalent qualification in other streams)
- Knowledge of process re-engineering e.g. LEAN / DMAIC / Value Mapping would be beneficial, but is not essential.
- Knowledge of the Functional and Operational risks
- Knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques
- Knowledge of Project Management and Change Management, proven through a relevant professional qualification e.g. Prince2, Project Management Institution would be beneficial, but is not essential.
- Knowledge of Corporate Banking and Cards Business (Credit Cards as well as Debit Cards)

**Purpose of the role**

To partner with the bank, to provide independent insurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Liaise with stakeholders across the three Lines of Defence to ensure efforts are aligned and complementary.
- Review activities undertaken by management to remediate control gaps and provide an opinion as to whether the risk has been fully mitigated and whether the implemented controls are sustainable.
- Identify and leverage appropriate data sources and data analytical techniques to deliver targeted testing.
- Extend the support towards implementation of the Functions Controls Assurance strategy to drive global consistency and improvements in risk awareness and risk management capability by developing a close and trusted relationship with key stakeholders, wherever required.
- Maintain an independent perspective, challenging as required and setting out quantified control options and risk decision recommendations.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

This role requires maintaining proactive relationship with a selection of BI/BUK/BX and COO-Functions stakeholders. Key stakeholders include but not limited to Business stakeholders (Process and control owners), SOX teams, Barclays Internal Audit, External Auditor, and Group Finance etc.

Decision-making and Problem Solving
- The role holder will have a degree of independent thinking and decision-making authority, and ability to influence upwards.
- Ability to work simultaneously on multiple activities and track actions and drive delivery
- Ability to identify trends and themes from problems and issues and make decisions and logical conclusions from analysing facts

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Person Specification
- Awareness of Risk and Control.
- Understanding of control testing.
- Proactively identifies risks, issues and dependencies and can perform analysis on value at risk and mitigation options across a project.
- Analytical approach and proven ability to manage issues through to resolution.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively across a global team.
- Ability to successfully multitask and complete assignments with varying lead times.
- Self-starter & works independently.

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

- Knowledge of Controls and Analytical approach to problem solving

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.