Risk Control Analyst Silsden 2024

Our impact isn't just about profit. It's about the change we make to the environment and communities in the UK. We create exciting new products that empower our members to be a part of this change.

At Ecology mortgages are different, being a specialist mortgage provider for properties and projects that have a positive environmental or social impact. We welcome the unique and the unusual and we put people and the planet above profit. We use savings to make that positive environmental impact.

Our 2030 Strategy has an ambitious approach setting us up to succeed and thrive in the future. As a mission-led, ethical lending organisation, we take our responsibility very seriously, for current and future generations. We will deploy our resources to drive urgent change. We will empower our colleagues, members and wider society to create a better, more sustainable future for all. We need to make change happen.

We have an unrelenting focus on impact, but we're dedicated to providing the best service to our members. To help us do this we need the best team in place. Will you help us on this journey?

What impact I can make?

We want you to delve in to review, investigate and provide analysis, as we are looking to appoint a Risk Control Analyst. This role covers a range of risk, compliance, and control testing activities within the Society’s second line of defence designed to identify and mitigate operational risk.

As a key member of the risk team you will provide, data led technical analysis, on the organisation’s risk management approach.

What will you do?

• Review key control testing outcomes undertaken by first line of defence risk teams to identify trends and emerging risks.
• Provide data to provide oversight and challenge to risk management activities, including incident recording and management, exception reporting and risk & control registers.
• Support the first line in developing high quality risk and control registers
• Conduct regular and ad-hoc risk investigation and analysis to raise risk and controls awareness, to ensure that root causes are identified, encouraging risk owners to put mitigations in place to avoid reoccurrence.
• Present risk reporting and schedule meetings with the operational teams on risk status; monthly collating/investigation/ recording of incidents and follow-up checks on completion of mitigating actions.
• Produce risk analysis, insight and reporting around key business risk areas to support effective business partnering and oversight.
• Monitor completion of audit treatment actions ensuring timely updates to relevant owners to ensure close out of actions within risk appetite.
• Use testing outputs and analysis to support and inform management of Risk & Compliance 3rd Party changes.

About you

You will have a strong academic record with a keen interest in data analytics and are able to demonstrate a genuine interest in pursuing a career in risk management. We need an analytical person who is an effective communicator and can interact with colleagues at all levels and be able to embrace change.

Experience you will bring:

• Can demonstrate the ability to understand and summarise complex information.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to convert data into valuable insights.
• Ability to solve problems quickly.
• Have high levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Bring an understanding of the building society model (desirable)

We'd love to hear from you if you have the desire to join a small ambitious team with an energy and rewarding sense of achievement. We'd love to share more about our ambitious plans.

What we ask from you is skills and experience to join us in working to the best of your ability in an environment offering development and growth.

Joining our success

At Ecology we don’t have shareholders, we have members and a clear vision for a fair society that respects the environment. We care about both people and planet and that includes our colleagues. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Fairness We’re committed to paying our people fairly for the role they undertake and are an accredited Living Wage employer

Hybrid working Our colleagues enjoy the benefits of working from home and collaborating in our newly refurbished eco-office so on average we’re currently working 2 days in the office and 3 days from home, depending upon both colleague preference, team and Member needs.

Develop and grow The success of the Society is enabled by our successful people and we’ll support your development and growth in your role and your career.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community, where you can belong and succeed as your whole self. We value diversity, in terms of gender, race, age, faith, disability, sexual orientation but also personality and thinking style; the uniqueness you’ll bring to us we see as a real source of strength.

About our benefits

We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, after a qualifying period you’ll be able to purchase up to an additional 5 days leave
• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards your future, that’s why we’ll contribute 8% into your pension.
• Performance Related Pay. After a qualifying period you’ll be included in our performance related pay scheme.
• Wellbeing. Positive health and wellbeing enables you to thrive as an individual. When you join us you’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Programme with a range of health benefits and support to suit your lifestyle.
• Life Insurance. When you join us we will provide death-in-service life insurance of 4 x your basic salary.
• Go Green. Colleagues have the opportunity through salary exchange to participate in our cycle to work scheme and/or our Electric Vehicle scheme – which includes free onsite EV charging.
• Community days We encourage our colleagues to take 3 days paid leave to support community and environmental initiatives aligned to our mission.

If you would like to help drive our success, are curious to find out more and be part of our success, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit a CV and covering letter with your application and we'll be in touch. If there is anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you be your best self, let us know.