Barclays
Investment Banking Cross Border Controls
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Job Description
Purpose of the role
To assess the integrity and effectiveness of the bank’s internal control framework to support the mitigation of risk and protection of the bank’s operational, financial, and reputational risk.
Accountabilities
- Knowledge of business areas, products, processes, and platforms: To be able to assess risk.
- Collaboration: With various stakeholders across the bank and business units to improve overall control effectiveness through detailed documentation of control assessments, procedures, and findings.
- Identification and investigation: Of potential weaknesses and issues within internal controls to promote continuous improvement and risk mitigation aligned to the bank’s control framework, prioritised by its severity to disrupt bank operations.
- Development of reports: To communicate key findings from risk assessment including control weaknesses and recommendations to control owners, senior management, and other stakeholders.
- Execution of reviews: To determine the effectiveness of the bank's internal controls framework aligned to established and evolving policies, regulation, and best practice.
- Implementation of adherence: To the Barclays Controls Framework and set appropriate methodology of assessing controls against the Controls Framework.
Assistant Vice President Expectations
- Advise and influence decision making: Contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
- Collaborate: Closely with other functions/ business divisions.
- Lead a team: Performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes.
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Leadership Responsibilities
- LEAD behaviours:
- L – Listen and be authentic
- E – Energise and inspire
- A – Align across the enterprise
- D – Develop others
Individual Contributor Responsibilities
- Lead collaborative assignments: And guide team members through structured assignments.
- Identify the need: For the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments.
- Identify new directions: For assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross-functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
- Consult on complex issues: Providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
- Identify ways to mitigate risk: And developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
- Take ownership: For managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
- Perform work: That is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
- Collaborate with other areas of work: For business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
- Engage in complex analysis: Of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc.) to solve problems creatively and effectively.
- Communicate complex information: 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
- Influence or convince stakeholders: To achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.
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As an AVP within the Investment Banking Cross Border Controls team, you will play a critical role in supporting the effective governance and oversight of cross-border activities across the business. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will help ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies, translating complex legal and policy guidance.
Essential Skills
To be successful as an AVP in Investment Banking and Cross Border Controls, you must have the following essential skills:
- Advanced knowledge of cross-border policies, regulatory requirements, and governance frameworks.
- Ability to interpret complex legal and regulatory guidance and translate requirements into practical business controls.
- Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, including preparing for governance forums, managing agendas and packs, documenting minutes, and tracking actions.
- Ample prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands, assess the urgency of requests, and demonstrate a proactive approach to delivery and stakeholder support.
Highly Valued Skills
- Excellent organisational skills with a good attention to detail and control-focused mindset.
- Ample problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to assess risks and deliver practical solutions.
Assessment
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
Location
This role is based in London.
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