Managing Director, Head of Finance Risk

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OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION

The UK Finance Division is a support function that manages MUSE and MUFG Bank London Branch’s financial health through reporting, planning, regulatory compliance, and control to support sound decision-making and stability.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Provide independent risk oversight within Finance, strengthen financial controls & assurance, enable compliance Regulatory Requirements, lead risk culture and awareness across Finance and

act as Finance’s link to the Second and Third Lines

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Act as the first point of challenge on risks arising from Finance processes, decisions, reporting, modelling, and systems—ensuring risks are identified early and managed before they become issues.

Strengthen Financial Controls & Assurance

Ensure that Finance owns a strong and effective set of internal controls across:

• financial reporting

• Product control

• data governance and data quality

• reconciliation and ledger processes

• regulatory reporting

• capital and liquidity processes

• financial systems and models

• third party risk

• accounts payable

The role ensures control weaknesses are spotted, remediated, and prevented from recurring.

Support CFO, Finance leadership and Finance Directors by:

• translating risk policies into practical action

• advising on new products, processes, programmes, or system changes

• ensuring Finance decisions consider risk early (“risk in change”)

Make sure Finance meets its obligations under:

• internal enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks

• operational risk standards

• SOX standards

• regulatory reporting expectations

• audit findings and remediation

• data governance

• tax governance

• third party risk

Drive consistent risk thinking and behaviours across the Finance function, helping teams understand:

• what good risk management looks like

• how to document risks and controls

• how to escalate issues appropriately

The role coordinates Finance’s engagement with:

• the executive controls office

• central risk teams

• compliance

• internal audit

• external audit

• ensuring Finance is aligned, ready for reviews, and consistently represented.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Strong Finance Background (8-15+ years) OR experience in Risk, Control and Assurance (5-10+ years)

• Experience in working in Corporate & Investing banking

• Demonstrated success leading teams at a strategic level

• Experience implementing or overseeing

• Risk management frameworks

• Governance and control frameworks

• Issue management and remediation plans

• Change risk assessment for new systems or processes

• Experience working with Senior Stakeholders

• Leadership experience

Preferred:

• Internal or external audit experience, or close interaction with either.

• Exposure to regulatory interactions

• Data management / data governance experience

• Finance transformation

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

Essential

• Finance and regulatory reporting control frameworks

• Risk, Issue and Event Management

• Control Testing

• Risk and Control Self-Assessment

• Information and Data Governance Principles

• Risk Governance and Escalation

• Audit and Assurance

Education / Qualifications:

Essential

• Educated to degree level

Preferred:

• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or similar

• Risk Management qualification

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills

• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability

• A proactive, motivated approach.

• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly

• Strong decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement

• A creative and innovative approach to work

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent managerial/leadership experience

• The ability to lead a high perf