Risk and Control Specialists

**Job Description**:

- Customer and Third Party Risk Intelligence is a fast growing business focused on helping the financial and business communities identify the risk associated with their business relationships, including customers, suppliers, partners and other third parties.
- We have built a number of services (such as Refinitiv Due Diligence, Screening Resolution Service, WC 1 and World-Check Sanctions) for the global financial community to manage its regulatory and legal obligations, manage risk and combat financial crime. This is a very rare opportunity to join a business that is being built specifically to fulfill a known requirement of the regulated community, with whom we are already engaged, ensuring the Services conform to their needs.
- Job Overview:

- Customer and Third Party Risk Intelligence operates around 300 controls across its business as part of its Control Framework across the HR, Quality Control, Business Continuity, IT and Security and Access Control. Each control is in place to ensure an important process is completed. These controls must operate effectively, not only to ensure that we will achieve ISAE 3000 or SOC attestations without any major observations but also to meet customer commitments.
- This role of Risk and Control Specialist is crucial to ensuring that Customer and Third Party Risk Intelligence effectively operates its controls as they are designed to operate. This role is responsible for planning and testing controls, reviewing results and collaborating with business and technology control owners - making recommendations to close any gaps identified.
- Day-to-day Responsibilities:

- To schedule and perform detailed planning for Monthly, Quarterly and half yearly audits
- To prepare and execute test programmes and manage the performance of assignments
- To prepare work papers and audit reports to support findings/conclusions and make recommendations for improvement where necessary
- Discuss findings / observations with stakeholders
- To follow-up on actions arising from audit assignments as required, and assist with the preparation of status reports
- To conduct training and awareness sessions with control owners / operators and Customer and Third Party Risk Intelligence staff on how to operate controls effectively
- To ensure the audit information repository is maintained and updated in a timely manner
- To contribute to the development of the Controls Framework and process through continuous personal and professional development
- Act as SME for Customer and Third Party Risk Intelligence related issues, work closely with Operations and Enablement to ensure processes are compliant with Risk and Control principles
- Work closely with external auditors during ISAE 3000 / SOC attestation or audits**Required Skills**:

- 2 plus years experience in one of the following; Auditing / Compliance / Risk & Governance / Quality Control / Quality Assurance;
- Experience in working independently and with management teams;
- Strong analytical, written/verbal communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills;
- Ability to analyze, compare and interpret facts and figures;
- Persistence - able to ask questions, to challenge responses if needed and ask for further detail. Not always to accept the first answer given;
- Process and detail oriented;
- Demonstrated ability to take initiative and drive projects to completion;
- Ability to adapt to change and multi-task in a dynamic environment;
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment;
- Desired Skills:

- 1+ year experience in / Anti Money Laundering / Financial Crime;
- No formal audit qualifications are required (though these would be considered a benefit);
- Educated to Bachelor degree level or equivalent;
- Ability to travel (up to 25%).
- At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise - and our purpose. You’ll be part of an organisation of over 25,000 people, spanning 70 countries. We recognise the individual perspectives each of our colleagues brings, and our diverse workforce is one of our greatest strengths. In supporting collaboration and creativity and encouraging new ideas across a diverse and inclusive workforce, we can improve how we are driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.
- LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support from healthcare and retirement planning to paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.
- We are an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any