Risk Control Specialist - Corporate & Investment Banking

Our product is all about collaboration and innovation. So are our people. We’re a small team, but we’ve got a big vision: to build a brand-new infrastructure for operational risk management. It’s not easy. We’re redefining the way some of the world’s biggest financial services companies and banks work with data. There are a lot of challenges – but a lot of opportunities to think and act creatively, too.

Backed by banks (JP Morgan, Citi, Barclays, Lloyds, BNP) and ratings agencies, Acin helps banks objectively manage their risk control landscape. Based on a network of peers, Acin’s data protocols connect a bank’s risk control data across their firm and industry leading to greater cost savings, and creating huge efficiency savings across the bank both in front and back-office operations.

The role:

The Risk Control Specialist – Corporate & Investment Banking role within the Data Operations team is fundamental to our customers extracting maximum value from Acin. The role provides customers with clarity and insight on Acin’s Networked data, with a focus on one or more areas of a sales & trading business (e.g., credit, rates, FX, equities, commodities, prime services).

The Data Operations team is responsible for delivering the data that drives the Acin Platform. The team connects customer risk and control data to the Acin Network, which customers interact with via the Platform and during meetings with the team’s subject matter experts. The team defines and maintains Acin’s consensus-based risk and control inventories, defines and applies Acin’s data connectivity protocols, maintains the business rules used to build Network consensus and ensures all Acin data is of the highest quality.

Responsibilities

• Be a Data Operations subject matter expert for customers’ risk and control data queries for your business area(s)
• Connect customer data to the Acin network via Acin’s data matching protocols and tooling
• Lead customer meetings and present their data connection results, dealing with challenges from customers as they arise
• Ensure consistent application of Acin’s technical standards to core risk and control content and beyond
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Acin’s business rules which form the basis for the Network
• Monitor, review and enhance Acin’s corporate function risk and control inventories to maintain Network consensus

Requirements

• At least 5+ years’ experience across one or more corporate functions in a risk and control role (e.g. Business Risk & Control Officer, Supervisor)
• Able to demonstrate a strong knowledge of sales & trading related risks and controls in one or more areas
• Experience in facing off to internal audit, external audit and ideally regulators – and understanding of areas of regulatory scrutiny targeting governance and controls (e.g. SMCR)
• You can work in a fast pace FinTech environment – you're a self-starter with a down-to-earth approach and a high level of pragmatism and proactivity
• You have strong organisational skills, with impeccable attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple projects with varying and time-pressured deliverables
• You enjoy being part of the Acin team – we're looking for someone who is flexible, supportive, collaborative and will contribute positively to our strong team dynamic and culture from day one
• You have solid MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• You have concise written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work both collaboratively and with minimal oversight to deliver your responsibilities and solve problems

Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, dynamic fintech that is creating huge momentum in the market. Alongside a friendly, dynamic, and inclusive culture, we offer…

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Share options – we like to offer our employees a stake in our success
• A company pension to help save for your future
• Enhanced Private Health Insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance, including access to their Smart Health services such as unlimited access to an online GP as well as a range of other health and wellbeing experts
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policies
• Perkbox - a discount platform and wellbeing resource centre.
• Employee Assistance Program – access to free counselling sessions and support through Perkbox.
• Cycle to work scheme
• A laptop and home office equipment – whatever you need to do your best work
• Hybrid working options. We currently we have offices in Farnborough and Central London.
• Regular company events and socials – we call these events InterfAcin
• A strong team culture where successes are celebrated together. Our core company values are get up and go, keep going, and always further.

Acin is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, sex, colour, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.