Controls Testing Manager, Framework policy AVP

  • Job Reference: R-00249420-OTHLOC-IND-5FCHE051
  • Date Posted: 24 January 2025
  • Employer: NatWest Group
  • Website: https://jobs.natwestgroup.com/
  • Location: Chennai
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: Accounting, Banking & Financial Services
  • Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

Join us as a Controls Testing Manager, Risk & Control Framework Policy

 

  • You’ll support and be responsible for the delivery of the regular testing of key controls and files, and the completion of targeted control reviews for a franchise or function 

  • Working closely with relevant business areas and other business controls teams, you’ll make sure that findings from reviews are escalated, and robust action plans are agreed and driven forward with key stakeholders 

  • This is a vital role in which you’ll gain significant exposure and deliver the timely completion of all appropriate risk issues, drive appropriate action plans to mitigate operational risks, and drive clear improvements and enhancements to the testing approac

  • We're offering this role at associate vice president level

 

What you'll do 

 

As a Controls Testing Manager, you’ll lead, manage, coach, and develop your team and deliver the accurate development, maintenance, and completion of key controls testing of complex controls, targeted control reviews, or file testing. You’ll then produce high quality reports in the agreed formats and escalate key concerns quickly. 

 

We’ll look to you to lead the definition and execution of first line of defence tests and reviews in accordance with agreed procedures based on business requirements. You’ll also maintain a full audit trail and records to support review conclusions, stored in accordance with our records management policy. In addition, you’ll ensure adherence to enterprise-wide risk management framework (EWRMF) requirements, while aligning with the group policies. 

 

As well as this, you’ll: 

 

  • Lead the identification of weaknesses and gaps in existing credit, operational, and regulatory processes, policies, and procedures, which may result in losses to the organisation 

  • Take action to make sure that areas of concern are addressed at the earliest opportunity and lead the business in developing action plans for controls improvement, both systemic and local, identifying weaknesses and gaps in the existing controls framework 

  • Ensure that testing activity in the business has minimal impact on the teams involved, and that proposals for change improve and streamline controls where possible and eliminate unnecessary processes 

  • Establish and maintain risk standards mappings to controls and risk issues and events as per EWMRF guidance 

  • Execute control testing for the respective business areas, support Sox attestations, QA’s, quarterly application review and third party reviews 

  • Initiate and support the thematic exploration, deep dives, read across and oversight of the risk profile linked to control and conduct failures and operational events 

 

The skills you'll need 

 

To succeed in this role, you’ll need experience of working in a banking or wealth management environment, with an understanding of financial products, and knowledge and experience of risk mitigation. 

 

We’re also looking for: 

 

  • Excellent accuracy and attention to detail 

  • The ability to meet demanding deadlines 

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

  • The ability to work well as a team and on your own initiative 

  • A track record of working in continuous improvement environments 

  • Experience of key control checking and report writing