Control Function Manager

Student Loans Company

Corporate Control Function Manager at Student Loans Company responsible for risk management and compliance. Ensuring effective control processes and customer safety in student loans operations.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeGlasgow • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £52,658 - £60,293 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure that the core risk management processes within the SLC Risk & Compliance Policy are embedded and operating effectively within the relevant directorate business areas.
Work closely with business risk and control owners to both support and robustly challenge their assessment of control effectiveness and adherence to risk management processes including their management of risk event and audit recommendations.
Use regular control testing to provide 1st line assurance to the Executive Director on the effectiveness of the control environment enabling the Directorate to deliver an outstanding customer experience and a safe academic cycle, while maintaining the integrity of the student loan book.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Understanding and sound knowledge of the core components of risk management, e.g. Risk and Control Assessment; issue management; control testing and monitoring key risk indicators.
Excellent spoken and written communication skills to discuss and report on control testing and risk-related outcomes to various stakeholders and governance fora.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with a variety of grades and areas of expertise, including senior stakeholders, to ensure adherence to risk management and compliance requirements whilst supporting the business to achieve its objectives.
Can consider different options and assess multiple impacts to propose options of forward action and, demonstrating problem-solving skills.
Previous experience working in a risk, compliance or accountancy role, whether that is 1st, 2nd or 3rd line of defence in public or private sector, preferably within a financial services context.

Benefits

Comp & perks

28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
Option to buy/sell annual leave
Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

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Hard Skills & Tools

Risk and Control AssessmentControl TestingMonitoring Key Risk IndicatorsIssue Management

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsRelationship BuildingStakeholder Engagement