Business Unit: Fraud & Financial Crime, Group Customer Experience
Salary Range: circa up to £45,000  per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: UK Remote with the option to work in any of our hubs
Contract Type: Permanent
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Our team
The Economic Crime Governance Team lays the foundation of robust regulatory compliance and effective risk management. We ensure VMUK reaps the benefits of working in a culture of responsibility, transparency, and accountability. We help the Economic Crime function produce their best work possible through innovation, vast experience, and frameworks. 
We are looking for an experienced Governance and Reporting Specialist who will be responsible for leading the coordination of Economic Crime (EC) governance forums in the first line of defence helping the bank to effectively manage financial crime risk and protect its customers.
As part of the team, you’ll coordinate and collate a suite of reporting to ensure senior management in Compliance, risk and business functions receive actionable insights on Economic Crime risk and performance. This will involve challenging the leadership team in Economic Crime including Operations Service Delivery Management, Risk Operations and Fraud and Financial Crime Analytics to ensure reporting adds value and accurately presents risks. In addition, you will use your stakeholder management and communication skills to coordinate first line of defence EC governance, taking responsibility for the effective operation of forums.
What you’ll be doing
*Overseeing the preparation of dashboards and MI on EC risk management and performance for board and senior management level reporting.
*Managing content sources, data flows and reporting deadlines for all required reporting, ensuring inputs are submitted on a timely basis.
*Reviewing and challenging commentary provided by Senior Managers in Operations Service Delivery Management, Risk Operations and Fraud and Financial Crime Analytics to ensure the quality of papers.
*Define and maintain appropriate governance and procedural documentation.
*Ensuring an efficient flow of information across the organisation.
*Facilitating the development of new reporting based on evolving stakeholder requirements.
*Working with Risk Partners, monitor the position of the bank against agreed Key Risk and Key Performance Indicators.
*Managing internal information requests from stakeholders including the business and the second line of defence.
*Escalating any control failures highlighted by MI in a timely and effective manner.
*Organising and drafting inputs for standing EC and business risk committees and forums with the audience including the Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Senior Managers with responsibilities in fraud and financial crime.
*Coordinating first line of defence EC forums, ensuring accurate minutes and actions are produced and distributed on a timely basis.
*Managing and reporting progress of actions flowing from governance forums.
We need you to have
*A proven track record of successfully managing and coordinating committees or forums in a corporate governance environment.
*Practical experience of prioritising workload and working to tight deadlines.
*Confidence in raising difficult issues with senior management in a meeting environment.
*Demonstrable experience of producing reports to engage and influence senior management.
*Evident knowledge and understanding of Economic Crime risk and industry trends.
*Expertise in managing deadlines and the ability to challenge effectively.
*Substantial experience in Stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
*Previous experience working a risk focused management environment.
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
*Experience of effective governance practice in a regulated sector.
*Experience in the reporting and visualisation of MI and data.
*Knowledge of data quality and validation.
Red Hot Rewards
*Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part–Time) plus the option to buy more.
*Up to five extra paid well-being days per year. 
*20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt. 
*Market-leading pension.
*Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
*Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness. 
And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
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