AVP - Project Arthur Controls Testing

To partner with the bank, to provide independent insurance on control processes and advise on improvements to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of the bank’s internal controls framework at Barclays.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration across the bank to maintain a satisfactory, robust, and efficient control environment through the execution of ad-hoc assessments and testing on the design and operational effectiveness of the internal controls, aligned to control policies and standards.

• Development of detailed test plans and procedures to identify weaknesses in internal controls and other initiatives aligned to the bank’s control framework to mitigate any potential risks and issues, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations, potential losses, and reputational impact.

• Communication of key findings and observations to the relevant stakeholders and business units to improve overall control efficiency and provide corrective actions to senior managers.

• Collaboration with other control professionals to resolve complex issues and ensure consistent testing methodologies across the bank.

• Development of a knowledge centre containing detailed documentation of control assessments, testing on design and operational effectiveness of procedures, findings, and the distribution of material on internal controls to train and upskill colleagues within the bank.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in control testing.

• Experience in Risk, Audit, Internal Controls.

• Understanding of the control environment and experience of controls testing in any of the Principal Risk discipline.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Knowledge of Power BI.