Financial Operations Control Manager

Overview

As Financial Operations Control Manager, you will oversee payment regulations, scheme governance, and operational risk within a leading financial services organisation. You will act as a subject matter expert to embed regulatory obligations and drive improvements across the control environment. You will work with Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Operations to ensure resilience, governance, and robust reporting to senior leadership. Your role supports continuous improvement and regulatory compliance in a complex payments landscape. This is a growth-enabled position in a trusted firm offering hybrid working and strong development opportunities.

Pay / Benefits

• annual bonus
• hybrid working
• generous pension scheme
• excellent holiday allowance
• career development opportunities

Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance the control framework across Financial Operations and payments activities
• Monitor payment scheme requirements and regulatory developments for ongoing compliance
• Conduct regulatory horizon scanning and gap analysis for emerging requirements
• Provide challenge, oversight and assurance across operational risks and controls
• Support operational resilience, business continuity and governance activities
• Manage control testing, risk assessments, incident reporting and remediation plans
• Produce high-quality reporting and management information for senior stakeholders
• Build relationships across Finance, Risk, Compliance and Operations to embed best practice and regulatory standards

Key requirements

• Extensive experience in payments, financial operations, operational risk, regulatory compliance or controls environments
• Strong knowledge of payment regulations, scheme rules and risk management practices
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical controls and governance frameworks
• Experience in risk management, control testing, assurance and regulatory reporting
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior colleagues
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, ability to work independently in a regulated environment

• stakeholder management
• influencing and challenging senior colleagues
• analytical thinking
• payment regulations
• payment scheme rules
• risk management practices

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