Graduate Risk Analyst (Financial Services) Remote
Job description
Graduate Risk Analyst – Financial Services
Location flexible - Hybrid, part home based and part office based from one of our many UK locations.
Fully remote available for the right candidate.
Salary £28k - £35k (DOE)
Now is a fantastic time to join Succession as we enter an exciting new phase of growth which will see our business flourish even further, so if you are a driven and ambitious Graduate looking for a company where you can build a long-term career then this is an opportunity not to be missed.
Succession Wealth is one of the leading, independent financial planning and wealth management business’ in the UK and is now also part of the Aviva group.
We have a UK-wide network of Wealth Advisors and support teams providing independent financial planning services to individuals and corporate clients across the UK.
Excellent benefits, including 25 days annual leave increasing with service, an excellent group pension scheme, Company Maternity and Paternity Pay, Death in service benefit, study Days for relevant examinations, Cycle2Work Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Death in Service and Corporate Gym Discounts. For full list see below.
The Role...
Are you a naturally inquisitive problem solver? Do you have a desire to find more effective ways to do things? If you can combine this with an aptitude for critically analysing information and building professional relationships, this is the role for you. It offers broad experience and will lay the foundations for a career that could take you in any number of directions.
Working closely with the Risk Director and using our fantastic risk management tools the work we do in Risk is all about helping colleagues from all areas of the business make the right decisions for our clients.
Key responsibilities include;
- Being a key Risk contact for the risk event process and overseeing risk events to resolution by the business, supporting root cause analysis and monitoring action plans to completion.
- Provide support to business teams in making the most of our Risk system, Resolver, and other tools, working with the Risk & Control Analyst to develop and maintain the functionality within the tool.
- Assist with the maintenance of risk registers across all business areas and assist the business in identifying and assessing risks helping them to design strategies to mitigate these risks.
- Review and validate that risk management processes are being adhered to by the business and escalating any non-adherence as appropriate.
You...
- We are looking for someone with excellent analytical skills and the ability to work well in a fast paced, agile environment. Our ideal candidate would have:
- A recent degree (all disciplines will be considered but if this relates to a business-related subject even better).
- A genuine desire to have a career within financial services and understanding global trends and changing regulations.
- A love of learning, proactively seeking to develop your knowledge and skills.
- A strong ability to think laterally and spot issues before they manifest.
- Excellent communication skills: the ability to build relationships at all levels of the business.
Plus…
- The ability to analyse data, problem solve and make decisions confidently.
- A high level of integrity, professional standards and ethics.
- Excellent MS Office skills, including proficient use of Excel.
Career Progression
As a growing business we have amazing opportunities for career progression, and we’ll give you all the support you need to reach your career goals including sponsorship for relevant exams and study leave. You will also receive annual pay reviews with performance linked pay increases.
Full list of benefits:
· 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and increasing with service to a total of 36 days.
· Agile and family friendly working arrangements to allow for a great work-life balance.
· Company sick pay
· Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
· Automatic pension enrolment with a generous employer contribution
· Assistance with the purchase of equipment to support home working.
· Group Life Assurance Scheme: 8 x salary
· Up to 40% discount on Aviva Insurance & Investment products
· Access to the Benefit Hub; discounts on days out, shopping and insurance
· Eye care vouchers.
· Voluntary Private Medical Insurance.
· Support with cost of professional exams /study days
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Remote
Reference ID: Risk Analyst
