Controls Assurance Analyst (with VBA / SQL / Phyton skills)

As one of the world’s leading asset managers, Invesco is dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world.

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Your team

The EMEA Controls Assurance team is responsible for oversight of Front Office Control Management and Risk mitigation processes within Invesco’s EMEA based investment centres. We provide Investment Teams with insightful analysis on their business risk profile and control effectiveness to support their decision-making capabilities.  We are a key partner to the Investment Teams to enable them to adhere to their regulatory and organisational requirements.

Your role

We’re searching for an Analyst for our team in Dublin. You will be involved in delivering Controls Assurance process to all EMEA Investment Teams.  You will be responsible for ensuring risk exposure is accurately assessed and the controls to mitigate these risks are effectively designed and operating efficiently.  This is a key requirement to ensure the Front Office business has implemented effective risk management processes and is adhering to all necessary regulatory and organisational obligations.

You will also be involved in:

• Working within the Controls Assurance Team to understand and assess the inherent risks faced as a business and the control processes in place to manage these risks. 

• Undertake detailed analysis of business processes and interrogation of the underlying trading and investment data to understand the control operation and efficiency.

• Provide data for reporting into the Investment Business detailing any observations made through the review of control processes. Utilise data analysis to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of controls.

• Provide information into the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) process by informing management of the completeness of the control environment.  Assist with the update and maintenance of the RCSAs.

We are looking for individuals with an excellent digital literacy, including coding skills (e.g. VBA, Python, SQL), and a good understanding of the investment environment, ability to understand process and manipulate data is key.    

You will be able to demonstrate how you optimally operate in a team-oriented and collaborative environment, how you can empower yourself, manage your time effectively and work under pressure. You will need to be proficient in English, both written and spoken.

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you! We want all of our candidates to shine during the application and selection process, so if you need any adjustments to be made, please send an e-mail to [email protected]. Please include your name, the job you are interested in, and the type of adjustment you need (for example; breaks during your interview, remote interviews, additional time for assessments or other required adjustments)

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We partner with charitable organisations globally to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Our people are encouraged to support the charities they feel most passionate about.  We are also committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific responsible investment product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience. 

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Regulatory:
This position may fall in-scope of one or multiple regimes/directives.