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Head of Prudential and Financial Risk

One the UK’s leading matched building societies have mandated us exclusively to run the search for a new senior hire to own the financial risk oversight framework and oversee the management of all financial risks across the society. The role will be based in the North of England and report directly to the CRO

Role Description

  • Delivery and continual improvement of a Financial Risk oversight framework
  • Review and challenge of key policy documents, such as Treasury Policy, ICAAP, ILAAP, Recovery and Resolution planning on at least an annual basis or when changes are made
  • Assist with the oversight and challenge of management information utilised in risk reporting
  • Oversight of the definition, approach, review and challenge of the delivery of liquidity and capital stress testing (including reverse stress testing)
  • Review and challenge of key financial models, including assumptions, stresses and scenarios used in those models
  • Review and challenge of Pillar 3 disclosures
  • Oversight of regulatory reporting, e.g. CoRep, LCR
  • Review and challenge of the hedging approaches used by the Society
  • Oversight of the funding plan and all proposed new funding instruments such as Secured Term funding
  • Provide oversight to financial planning to ensure it is aligned to the Society’s risk appetite, e.g. 3-year plan etc
  • Ensuring the Society is appropriately informed of changes to the Prudential Regulatory landscape with regard to publications by the PRA, BoE, BCBS and EBA
  • Participation in projects and prudential programmes relating to financial risk management
  • Provide support to the business on creating an environment where risk and risk culture is fully understood and embedded
  • Support the CRO in the leadership of the Risk function

Role Requirements

  • Senior level experience of Treasury
  • Senior level experience of capital and capital management
  • Second line oversight of Financial risks
  • Solid understanding of balance sheets
  • Delivery and management of Assurance reviews
  • Numerate background/degree/qualifications
  • Skilled in Excel

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Head of Prudential and Financial Risk

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