KYA Governance Oversight Manager

Job Description

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• interactive investor the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the department

The KYA Governance Team plays a pivotal role in ensuring we maintain a robust Know Your Asset (KYA) framework and meet our regulatory obligations across the Asset business.

About the role

Career Level 4

We are recruiting a KYA Governance Oversight Manager (Career Level 4) to support the Head of KYA Governance and the wider Governance Team in strengthening and embedding KYA oversight across the business.

This is a key role in ensuring our outsourced KYA activity (delivered by Grant Thornton) meets Aberdeen standards TPRO requirements and regulatory expectations. Your work will directly enhance the quality consistency and transparency of governance across the KYA lifecycle including thirdparty assurance MI oversight and structured governance forums. Responsibilities reflect the oversight components documented in our outsourcing governance materials.

Key responsibilities:

Governance & Oversight Support

• Support the Head of KYA Governance in maintaining and developing the KYA governance framework across the Asset business.

• Contribute to the preparation operation and documentation of governance forums (Executive Oversight Joint Service Reviews and Operational Oversight).

• Assist the team with reviewing interpreting and challenging MI KPIs and SLA performance from the thirdparty provider ensuring effective escalation and followthrough.

ThirdParty Provider Testing & Assurance

• Support the Head of KYA Governance in performing testing and assurance over Grant Thorntons outsourced KYA activities including sample checking thematic reviews and quality assurance.

• Review accuracy completeness and timeliness of KYA outputs against TPRO Standards DD Minimum Standards and contractual controls.

• Identify risks servicedelivery failures or control gaps and support the tracking of remediation plans through governance forums.

Risk Controls & Policy Alignment

• Assist in ensuring the outsourced service aligns with Aberdeens risk framework including documentation oversight controls and ongoing monitoring expectations.

• Review processes and controls to ensure compliance with TPRM/TPRO requirements particularly those referencing assetlevel due diligence recordkeeping and review cycles.

• Support readiness for internal audit AFC MTO testing and regulatory review by maintaining robust audit trails and documentation.

CrossTeam Collaboration

• Work closely with the wider KYA Governance Team contributing to workstreams escalation packs assurance reviews and policy mapping.

• Engage stakeholders across Investments AFC Risk Legal and KYA SMEs to support a consistent and wellgoverned KYA operating model.

About the candidate

• Experience in governance assurance oversight AFC/KYC/KYA processes or outsourced service oversight within financial services.

• Familiarity with assurance testing samplebased QA and controleffectiveness assessments.

• Understanding of TPRO TPRM or outsourcing frameworks.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

• Confident in stakeholder engagement and constructive challenge.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills particularly in governance reporting.

Our benefits

Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.

When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16% employer pension contribution a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work if you have the talent and commitment to join our team wed like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen weve adopted a blended working approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles their teams our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive our actions is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements for example because you are neurodivergent or have a physical sensory cognitive mental visible or invisible disability please let us know and well be happy to help.

Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds experience cognitive and neurodiversity age gender gender identity sexual orientation disability religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.