Finance and Payments Risk Manager

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Cardiff
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
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SKILLS

Risk Management Financial Risk Operational Risk Internal Controls Stakeholder Management Analytical Skills Communication Skills Regulatory Compliance

FULL DESCRIPTION

Finance and Payments Risk Manager

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring a Finance and Payments Risk Manager for a hybrid role in Cardiff. This is a full-time position requiring risk oversight across Finance and Customer Payments.

About the Job

We are looking for an experienced Risk Manager to provide risk oversight, challenge and support across Finance and Customer Payments, ensuring risk management responsibilities are met in line with EUI’s risk management framework. This role will focus on embedding effective, practical finance, payments and control assurance practices, working closely with Finance, Payments, and Operations teams. Reporting to the Senior Risk Business Partner, you will provide a mixture of direct support and independent challenge across Finance and Customer Payments activities.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Support the implementation and embedding of EUI's risk framework, standards and Group Internal Controls across Finance and Customer Payments.
  • Act as a trusted risk partner to Finance and Payments leadership teams.
  • Support the identification, assessment and documentation of finance, payments, enterprise and conduct risks.
  • Provide oversight of key financial and payments controls.
  • Oversee risk and control self-assessments.
  • Monitor control effectiveness and support remediation.
  • Develop and review key risk indicator (KRI) reporting.
  • Provide high-quality risk reporting to governance forums.
  • Build strong working relationships with Finance, Payments and wider stakeholders.
  • Attend risk working groups and forums.

Essential Skills and Experience

  • Strong understanding of operational and financial risk management.
  • Demonstrable experience working within Finance, Payments or Financial Operations risk environments.
  • Detailed understanding of internal control frameworks.
  • Proven ability to provide effective risk oversight and challenge.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Good analytical skills.

Desirable Skills and Experience

  • Relevant risk, audit or governance qualification (e.g. IRM).
  • Experience supporting control assurance, SOX-style testing, or internal control reviews.
  • Understanding of customer payments and finance risk.
  • Experience working within a regulated financial services environment.

Benefits and Culture

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], we offer 33 days holiday, share schemes, flexible working, and a diverse, inclusive culture. We are a Disability Confident Leader. For more details, visit the full benefits brochure.

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