Summary: The Controls Implementation Specialist - Front Office role at a leading investment bank in Belfast focuses on implementing controls within the Markets preventative booking control framework. The position requires a seasoned professional with expertise in traded products and Front Office trading controls. The role involves collaboration across various functions and ensuring compliance with regulatory commitments. This position is classified as inside IR35 and requires on-site presence 2 to 3 days a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Investigate and analyse data and process flows to understand the availability, meaning and suitability of data to be used in trade booking controls
• Define business requirements for proposed controls to meet regulatory commitments and business objectives
• Collaborate effectively with Sales/Trading, Technology, Operations and other functions
• Conduct testing to ensure that delivered functionality meets business requirements
• Plan and execute seamless go-live of new controls
• Partner with Business to produce communications and guidance around controls go-live for relevant stakeholder groups, including preparation of guides and providing walkthroughs
• Work within target timeframes in order to meet deliverable and task deadlines
• Contribute to project management activities governing controls implementation
• Partner with 1LOD businesses to ensure compliance with relevant Firm policies/standards, also external regulatory expectations and industry standards where relevant
• Work with Audit and other Control groups to investigate control failures and drive forward control enhancement initiatives
• Embed new controls into Manager Control Assessments
• Ensure that relevant control documentation is kept up to date, and booking practices are considered as businesses introduce new products or changes.

Key Skills:

• Relevant industry experience preferred in Markets or in-business management, operational risk, middle office, technology, product control or other relevant control function
• Strong working knowledge and subject matter expertise in Markets traded products and related control principles
• Practical understanding of front to back order management and trade booking flows, specifically around trade booking and/or order submission
• Strong change management experience
• Experience in working on controls related technology change
• Effective negotiation and relationship skills, comfortable in responding to and managing challenging stakeholders
• Excellent communication skills up to senior level
• A proactive and "no surprises" approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent reviews
• Proven track record in collaboration across different businesses, regions and/or support functions
• Global mindset, with regional and global product understanding
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills - ability to think dynamically but with a Risk and Controls mindset at the forefront
• Advanced Excel and strong database analysis/management skills
• Strong Word and PowerPoint skills

Salary (Rate): 630

City: Belfast

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: Hybrid

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Seniority Level: Undetermined

Industry: Other