Risk Analyst Remote
Job description
Risk Analyst - Financial Services
Salary circa £40k pa (DOE)
Hybrid-remote
This role will involve 2-3 days working from a Succession office hub and the rest from home. Some travel to other locations will be required on occasion.
We are Succession Wealth, from “start-up” in 2009, we are now one of the leading independent financial planning and wealth management business’ in the UK and are a part of the Aviva Group. We have over 600 employees and 170 Wealth Planners who provide wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and corporate clients across the UK via our network of offices.
Due to our continued growth Succession now have a fantastic opportunity within our Risk and Compliance Team for a Risk Analyst.
The role
Working closely with the Risk Director, the primary focus of this role is to maintain and develop the Group’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework, and by providing challenge and support to the use of the ERMF and associated tools across the Group.
Key responsibilities include
- Administration of the risk event process and oversee the management of risk events to resolution by the business, supporting root cause analysis and monitoring action plans to completion.
- Act as the administrator of any tool used to record and track risk events.
- Provide support to business teams in the use of the 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:
- Two or more years of experience of risk within Financial Services.
- A good understanding of risk management frameworks and tools.
- A very good knowledge and experience in managing the deployment of risk systems, preferably Resolver.
- Ability to build relationships at all levels of the business and client focused when dealing with a range of people.
- Ability to analyse data, problem solve and make decisions confidently.
- An understanding of process, risk and control management and how it can be applied to deliver outcomes for clients, the business and regulators.
- A high level of integrity, professional standards and ethics.
- Excellent MS Office skills, including proficient use of Excel.
What you can expect from us…
Excellent benefits including: 25 days annual leave increasing with service plus flexible and agile working opportunities to allow for a great work-life balance. Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay. Enrolment into our generous Group Pension and Life Assurance schemes, with death in service of 8x salary. Study days, help with funding for relevant examinations and a generous contribution assisting with the purchase of equipment to support home working for agile workers. For a full list see below
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 a pay review annually 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
· Charity Days
· Company Events
· Christmas Closure (at director’s discretion)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £40,000.00 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
