Strategy, Planning and Operations Executive, M&G
International savings and investments company
Job no longer available
International savings and investments company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly.
Role
Who you are
- Understanding of M&G’s governance, risk and financial processes and policies would be helpful. If not experience of managing budgets and risk processes in a similar organisation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Relationship building skills and/or experience of working with a broad range of stakeholders
- A positive proactive attitude and ability to foster links between teams
- Able to work both individually and in a collegiate and collaborative manner. Team player and the ability to work as part of an extremely fast paced team
- Proficient in the MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) familiar with working in Microsoft Teams
- Strong attention to detail and highly organised with the ability to manage multiple projects
- Flexible approach, with the ability to respond to changing needs
- A proactive and "no surprises" approach in communicating issues
What the job involves
- Support the development of a new planning operation and help establish the processes, governance and controls to underpin the smooth operation of the department with a key focus on risk and budgeting
- Support the Strategy, Planning and Operations Manager to establish, maintain and evolve an effective planning function that supports the delivery of the collective corporate affairs strategy
- Support the establishment and ongoing delivery of an efficient infrastructure for the function helping to drive operational excellence across the team to deliver and sustain high performance
- Risk and Compliance – support the function in meeting applicable risk and compliance frameworks, policies and/or standards
- Assessment of control effectiveness/gaps and remediation of controls that are in-effective and deployment of mitigation strategies where controls need to be enhanced
- Appropriate calibration, measurement and reporting of control status - escalating matters as appropriate and liaising with Risk and Compliance functions as appropriate
- Providing check and challenge through engagement with stakeholders and ensuring business confidence in risk assurance processes
- Establish and facilitate a new Risk and Control monthly forum, underpinned by a dashboard that includes key risk and performance indicators
- Recording and tracking analysis near-misses/breaches - root cause analysis, identification and remediation of core trends / themes
- Support the conclusion of any open audit issues by working to build an action plan
- Budgets and finance – day to day running of department’s budget and acting as a key point of contact with finance, financial planning and reporting ensuring all spend is within agreed parameters
- Any other duties as directed by the Strategy, Planning and Operations Manager
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Established through a merger with Prudential's UK and Europe operation in 2017, M&G has emerged as a leading savings and investment company. Combining five prominent brands under one umbrella - M&G Real Estate, M&G Investments, Pru, M&G Wealth, and Infracaptial - the company boasts a robust global financial services operation.
M&G's commitment to enhancing its platform's offerings is evident through substantial investments in service and support infrastructure. Innovations such as deep back-office integration, cloud-based customer relationship management tools, and e-signature software underscore the company's dedication to providing top-notch solutions.
Catering to a diverse clientele ranging from individuals to major enterprises, M&G continues to expand its international presence. The company's strategic focus on diversifying its thematic range and leveraging advancements in AI and Big Data reflects its proactive approach to capitalizing on emerging opportunities. Through new hires and a forward-thinking mindset, M&G is poised to maintain its position as a key player in the ever-evolving landscape of savings and investment.
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Company benefits
- 8% non-contributory pension plus up to 5% matching
- Life Assurance & Death in Service
- Support, feedback and development programmes to help you reach your full potential
- Flexible culture and ways of working
- Focus on health & wellbeing
- 30 days holiday as standard (excluding bank holidays), with the ability to purchase an additional 5 days
- Time off when you need it includes carer's leave, faith leave, grandparent leave and career breaks
- New parents receive up to 26 weeks of full pay while on leave
- 4-week back-to-work transition for new parents: work 80% of your contractual hours, be paid for 100%
- New parents can take family leave in flexible blocks within the first year of birth/adaoption
Company values
- Care : We act with care – treating customers, clients and colleagues with the same level of respect we would expect for ourselves. And we invest with care, making choices for the long term
- Integrity: We empower our people at M&G to do the right thing, honouring our commitments to others and acting with conviction. Our business is built on trust and we don’t take that lightly
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
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Founders
Andrea Rossi
(CEO, not founder)Co-Founder & Director at REsustain. Former CEO of AXA, and was an FC Girondins de Bordeaux Board Member.
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