Group Financial Risk Manager
Location: Flexible on location in the UK with visits to our head office in Wimbledon as and when required.
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent
As part of our ongoing growth within the Risk & Compliance team, we’re pleased to announce an excellent opportunity for a Group Financial Risk Manager to join us. In this role, they will lead the implementation and continuous enhancement of the Group’s Financial Risk Management framework, ensuring the effective identification, assessment, mitigation, governance, and reporting of financial risks across the organisation.
They will also play a key role in supporting our enterprise-wide approach to financial risk management—including Solvency requirements—ensuring the Group’s solvency, liquidity, and capital risk exposures are well understood, well managed, and aligned to our strategic ambitions.
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Key Responsibilities:
Manage the execution and continuous improvement of the Group’s Financial Risk Management framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards.
Oversee processes for identifying, assessing, and prioritising financial risks, including credit, liquidity, market, and capital adequacy risks.
Ensure robust governance structures for financial risk management, including regular engagement with key risk owners and senior stakeholders.
Lead the preparation of financial risk reports and dashboards for DGLG and the Board, highlighting emerging risks and mitigation strategies. This also includes support on Solvency reporting (SFCR, RSR, ORSA for UK and EU).
Refine and maintain policies, methodologies, and tools for financial risk measurement and monitoring.
Perform stress testing and scenario analysis to evaluate the impact of adverse conditions on financial resilience.
Support regulatory submissions and maintain effective relationships with external auditors and regulators on financial risk matters.
Drive initiatives to enhance risk analytics, reporting quality, and automation of financial risk processes.
Working in partnership with Finance to support Solvency II risk requirements (SFCR, RSR, ORSA) including the risk contribution to the ORSA, recovery planning, stress and scenario testing, and capital optimisation
Skills and experience required:
Strong understanding of financial risk principles, including credit, liquidity, and market risk.
Experience in implementing risk frameworks within a regulated environment ideally within general insurance sector, (including the implementation and delivery of Solvency requirements).
Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in risk modelling and stress testing.
Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior levels.
Ability to translate complex financial risk insights into clear, concise reporting for senior leadership and Board committees.
Proven track record of enhancing risk processes, including automation and improvements to reporting quality.
Strong judgement and decision‑making skills, with the ability to balance regulatory expectations, business priorities, and financial resilience.
We offer lots of great benefits! Some of which include:
Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus
25 days annual leave plus bank/public holidays, as well as an annual option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave
Training opportunities as well as clearly defined career progression
Health cash plan – employer funded cover to enable you to claim money back on essential healthcare costs, including dental, optical, physiotherapy and many more. Cover also includes unlimited access to a 24/7 virtual GP service
Attractive company pension scheme
Life assurance – employer funded cover of 4x basic salary
Dedicated online benefit portal offering access to saving and lending facilities, financial wellbeing and support services:
Salary Finance – access to savings and borrowing through payroll
Car Leasing – access to a carbon neutral salary sacrifice car leasing scheme, with an all-inclusive monthly cost covering all charge, taxes, insurance, repairs and maintenance on a range of brand-new vehicles
Travel Loans – interest free loans to help spread the cost of annual travel tickets
Cycle to Work – tax efficient bike and cycling equipment worth up to £1,000
Health & Wellbeing – discounted gym membership, online virtual workout sessions, online culinary classes
OnHand – Giving you the opportunity to be an Eco & Social volunteer via a handy app. Volunteer individually or in groups to get involved in Youth Mentoring, Food Poverty, Homelessness & Elderly help.
Employee Assistance Programme – specialist advice and support on issues such as finance, relationships, illness and family issues
Free Domestic & General protection plan – one free plan each year with access to discounted rates of up to 50% on additional plans, including referrals for family and friends
Employee discounts – with a range of discounts for 100s of online and high street retailers
Domestic & General are an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.
Please note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes criminal record checks.
At Domestic & General, we are proud of our 100-year legacy and excited about our future growth plans. We are expanding our horizons, entering new markets and territories internationally and we need your expertise to help us on the journey.
