Prudential Risk Manager

We’re on a mission to make money work for everyone.

We’re waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card, our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well as personal and business bank accounts, we offer joint accounts , accounts for 16-17 year olds , a free kids account and credit cards in the UK, with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save , invest and combine their pensions with us.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature, combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service, we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

We’re not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo ❤️

London or Remote (UK) | £64,000 - £80,000 + Incentive Awards tied to your performance + Benefits

Our Prudential Risk team⭐

Our Prudential Risk team is expanding, and we are searching for a Manager to join our 2nd Line Prudential Risk Oversight team. You will be part of the broader 2LoD Risk and Compliance department here at Monzo.

This represents a fantastic chance to contribute to a scaling bank with high aspirations. By joining the Prudential Risk Oversight team, you will champion our value to "grow Monzo safely." Your focus will involve collaborating with 1st Line Financial Risk to provide expert second-line oversight of their key prudential regulatory deliverables including the ICAAP, Recovery Plan and Resolution Planning. The role will also interpret and assess the impact of regulatory change and support the review and development of financial models used for financial forecasting, capital planning, and stress testing.

Ideally you will have had experiences producing or reviewing regulatory submissions, the role will support the Senior Manager overseeing the ICAAP, Recovery Plan and across all RAF barriers, with a key focus on the financial risk barriers. You will work alongside the first line to provide in-flight review and challenge and complete independent assurance reviews on discrete areas of focus. Part of the role will involve reviewing stress testing outputs from Anaplan for the ICAAP, Recovery Planning and Valuation In Resolution, it would be beneficial to have experience analysing large data sets in excel/g-sheets.

A successful applicant will bring hands-on experience of interpreting and challenging capital prudential regulations and have the ability to develop and build strong working relationships with colleagues across the three lines of defence.

You’ll play a key role by…

• Supporting the oversight of key regulatory deliverable and enhancement plans in line with Monzo’s approach, regulatory expectations and industry best practices.

• Identification and interpretation of regulatory rules, providing oversight and challenge and ensuring these are applied correctly.

• Support the production of reports and options on Monzo’s financial position and controls framework for key risk committees and the Board, making recommendations for ensuring controls are effective and prudential regulatory compliance.

• Work alongside the Group Risk team to ensure Monzo’s Group Financial Risk Framework and Financial Projections Framework are adhered to, and that suitable controls and policies are in place.

• Review financial models used for financial forecasting, capital planning and stress testing (including the ICAAP and Recovery Plan), owned by the 1st Line of Defence, within G-Sheets and Anaplan, including running sensitivity analysis and forming insights, observations and recommendations.

• Conduct discrete pieces of assurance to support the strengthening of risk and controls in Monzo.

• Develop strong relationships with colleagues to support the embedding of prudential risk management activity.

We’d love to hear from you if…

• You have relevant prudential experience gained within a bank, a consultancy, or a regulatory body.

• You have a genuine desire to learn and grow , and you are excited about building enhanced 2LoD oversight within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Have in-depth knowledge/experience of the relevant regulatory requirements, specifically in relation to capital, recovery planning and resolution, and the ability to interpret what that means for the relatively unique circumstances of our bank.

• Have advanced Excel/ G-sheet skills and experience of building or reviewing financial models to support financial forecasting or capital planning, preferably relevant to a retail bank.

• Are interested in analysing data , performing analysis and understanding the impact on our bank to form risk insights.

• You are a good relationship builder who can develop productive working connections with 1LoD stakeholders across all levels of the business, whilst maintaining the ability to provide robust, informed challenge and review to ensure our safe growth.

• Strong written and verbal communication style.

We are looking for someone who has a strong foundation in several of these areas, with plenty of room and support to learn and develop the rest within the role.

Not ticking every box? That’s totally okay! Studies show that women and people of colour might hesitate to apply unless they meet every single requirement. At Monzo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse and welcoming team. If you’re passionate about this role and keen to learn and grow with us, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t have everything that's listed just yet. Drop us your application, we’d love to hear from you!

The interview process:

Our interview process usually involves up to four main stages via Google Hangouts:

• An initial call with our recruiter

• A call with the hiring manager for the role

• A role-specific interview

• A behavioural interview
What’s in it for you…

Source: Jobicy (https://jobicy.com/jobs/156696-prudential-risk-manager)