Risk and Control Specialist- FTC until 31/12/2025

Are you passionate about risk management and looking to make a significant impact on our organisation’s risk culture?

If so, then this role could be for you as you’ll be able to use that curiosity and passion to build an effective risk culture through providing risk and control expertise to the Commercial Division.

We are seeking a technical expert in Risk Management to operate within the first line of defence, specifically focusing on our Commercial Division. This role is crucial in building risk management capability, in collaboration with a project team who are delivering a risk management system for the whole organisation.

About the Role:

As our next Risk & Control specialist you will be responsible for performing control testing activities and will support, guide and develop business areas on risk and control-related matters and improvements. Other role responsibilities include:

• Building Risk Management Capability: Through the delivery of change, you will lead out process improvement aligned to the key deliverables of the Governance, Risk and Control Project.
• Perform Independent Control Testing: You will Evaluate the effectiveness of our control environment through systematic and independent testing.
• Build, produce and deliver training: Collaborating with the Project team to build risk management capability across the Commercial Division, through effective training material.

About You:

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Expertise in Risk Areas: You should have experience and expertise in working within a Conduct Risk function, within a Financial Services environment. Experience in Operational Risk would be desired.
• Independent Control Testing: You should be capable of performing controls testing independently, including tests of design, implementation, and operating effectiveness. Experience in other Lines (e.g., Third Line or Second Line) or within a previous First Line role is valuable.
• Understanding of Risk Management: A good understanding of risk management concepts and control measures within a financial services environment is essential.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Experience working with stakeholders, including up to Senior Manager level, is important for effective collaboration and communication.
• Flexibility and Multitasking: Ability to be flexible and manage multiple pieces of work concurrently, ensuring timely and effective completion of tasks.

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility. We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.

Development. We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

About our Benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays.

Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%

Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up to 11% into your YBS pension.

Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts

Ready to apply?

If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.

Want more information?

If you have any questions about this role, please contact Rosie Brierley on rzbrierley@ybs.co.uk