Compliance Assurance Specialist AVP

Compliance Assurance Specialist - AVP

Location: London / Glasgow

Length: 6 months

PAYE only 

Overall purpose of the role 

Are you an experienced assurance professional with a passion for mitigating risk and driving proactive risk management? We're seeking a dynamic individual to join our Consumer Protection, Wholesale Conduct and Regulatory Compliance (CWR) Compliance Assurance (CA) Team as an AVP on a 6 month temp contract. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy complex analysis, and excel at stakeholder management, this role is for you!

As AVP Compliance Assurance, you'll play a crucial role in delivering high-quality assurance activities, identifying risk, and evaluating control deficiencies. You will be instrumental in ensuring adherence to Customer Protection, Wholesale Conduct, Regulatory Compliance, Data Privacy, and Issuance Standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of Compliance Risk management and oversight within our organization.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Contribute to the development and refresh of the Compliance Assurance Annual Plan.

• Deliver risk-based assurance activity to validate the effectiveness of controls and processes.

• Identify potential risks associated with non-compliance or control weaknesses.

• Communicate Compliance Assurance reports and issues effectively.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across the three lines of defense.

• Utilize Data Analytics to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of assurance work.

Key Skills: 

●   Proven experience in assurance testing and evaluating test results.

• Strong stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to perform complex analysis of data.

• A background in assessing processes and controls.

• Experience in risk and controls testing.

• An understanding of how different areas coordinate and contribute to organizational objectives.

• Experience in working on assignments as part of a wider team.

• Data Analytics experience is a bonus.

About Barclays 

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group. 

Values 

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measure and reward the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it. 

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals. 

Hybrid working

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home.  We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Your Benefits 

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.