Full-Time
Financial Reporting Risk Relationship Manager
NatWest Group
10,001+ employees
Diversified banking group delivering financial services
No salary listed
Edinburgh, UK
Hybrid
At least two days per week in the office; remaining time may be worked from home.
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- Be a qualified accountant with ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent qualification.
- Have experience working in a controls or risk management advisory role.
- Have experience managing and delivering controls or risk management reporting.
- Have analytical skills and the ability to review and challenge quantitative and qualitative matters.
- Have the ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders to resolve issues.
- Have knowledge of SOX 404 and SAO.
- Have experience working in the financial services sector.
- Be able to work on your own initiative.
- Have strong communication skills and the ability to articulate issues clearly and succinctly.
- Be able to influence and negotiate across all areas and at senior levels.
- Have a proven ability to build and maintain relationships across a wide range of stakeholders.
- Help develop the Financial Reporting Risk SOX 404, regulatory, and SAO governance frameworks and strategy for the bank.
- Scope and document governance frameworks.
- Provide quality assurance over control testing.
- Assess issues and liaise with internal and external auditors.
- Work with colleagues and experts across the team.
- Provide oversight, review, and challenge to ensure adherence to the frameworks.
- Support the SAO certification process, including collating and reviewing certificates.
- Prepare and provide regular consolidated reporting to Financial Reporting Risk forums and other senior bodies.
- Develop and maintain Financial Reporting processes, mechanisms, and systems.
- Work closely with management to identify synergies in reporting within the team and ensure consistency and accuracy of reporting between SOX 404, regulatory, SAO, and Finance operational risk.
- Provide secretariat support for relevant Financial Reporting committees and forums.
NatWest Group is a financial services group that helps customers with everyday money needs and long-term planning, including buying a home, investing, growing a business, and pursuing a more sustainable future. Its products come from a range of banking and financial services across multiple businesses, delivered through digital and traditional channels. The company works by understanding what matters to customers—their priorities, goals, and challenges—and then offering services and expertise to help them navigate change and make progress. It differentiates itself by combining a broad set of financial offerings with an emphasis on an inclusive culture, flexible working, and a technology-driven approach to anticipate and respond quickly to customer needs. The goal is to be simpler, more integrated, and more capable of delivering impact for customers, so both customers and NatWest Group can succeed together.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
1968
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- 31 July 2026 pretax profit rose 20% to £4.3 billion, beating forecasts.
- NatWest lifted 2026 income guidance to about £17.9 billion after strong Q1 momentum.
- 30 June 2026 completed Evelyn Partners acquisition expands assets under administration to £131 billion.
What critics are saying
- 30 June 2026 Evelyn Partners goodwill added £1.7 billion, raising impairment risk.
- FCA Consumer Duty and T+1 settlement reforms demand costly system changes through 2027.
- If UK lending margins compress after rate cuts, NatWest's 2028 return target slips.
What makes NatWest Group unique
- 31 July 2026 H1 returns hit 19.7%, topping large UK-bank peer benchmarks.
- 30 June 2026 Evelyn Partners doubled NatWest's wealth platform and lifted fee income exposure.
- May 2026 FCA AI live testing showcases NatWest's operational automation under regulatory supervision.
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