Assurance Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Conduct independent assurance reviews, thematic in-depth analyses, and control testing within the organization, with an emphasis on financial crime.

• Oversee the financial crime scope in the assurance plan and establish priorities in collaboration with the MLRO.

• Manage additional assurance scope as instructed by the Head of Assurance.

• Integrate the combined assurance approach with Compliance, Risk, FinCrime, and Internal Audit functions.

• Establish evidence standards for remediation and confirm the effectiveness of implemented fixes.

• Maintain ownership of the actions tracker and work to minimize the backlog.

• Generate assurance workpapers and reports.

• Act as a representative for the Head of Assurance at ERCO, BRC, and other governance committees as required.

• Enhance testing methodologies, templates, and tools.

• Complete three to four comprehensive assurance reviews within a six-month timeframe.

• Report directly to the Head of Assurance, with an indirect reporting line to the MLRO for financial crime priorities.

• Collaborate with first-line teams, gaining direct exposure to the CRO and Exco.

⛳️ Requirements

• Experience in assurance, audit, or quality control, including control testing.

• Background in financial crime as a reviewer, process owner, consultant, or in a previous assurance capacity.

• Strong understanding of the UK regulatory framework, encompassing POCA, SAR obligations, and FCA/PRA expectations.

• Proven ability to raise and defend difficult findings when necessary.

• Experience in a regulated financial services environment.

• Strong judgment to engage in challenging discussions with first-line teams.

• Coordination capabilities to facilitate a combined assurance model.

• Excellent writing skills with a commitment to producing clear and comprehensible documentation.

• Relevant qualifications such as ICA financial crime, CAMS, or IIA are preferred.

• Experience in model validation, prudential risk, or technological assurance is advantageous.

• Legal eligibility to work in the UK.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first flexibility: Work from any location within the UK.

• Opportunity to work abroad for up to 20 days per year.

• 25 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays and a winter break.

• Share options available.

• Automatic enrollment in the Penfold pension scheme.

• Private medical insurance with Bupa, including coverage for family members.

• Life insurance provided by AIG.

• One-on-one coaching and therapy sessions offered through Oliva.

• Enhanced parental leave with up to six months of full pay after two years of service.

• Access to a Claude subscription and other premium AI tools.

• Assistance in creating a comfortable and productive work-from-home environment.