IT Governance Analyst
Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
About Us
At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we're part of a global banking group with a simple mission: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that help customers make responsible financial decisions. We partner with leading UK retailers and brands to support their customers finance purchases responsibly.
The Role
We're looking for an organised and analytical IT Governance Analyst to help strengthen the governance and oversight of our IT applications and assets. Working closely with IT teams and stakeholders across the business, you'll support governance activities, maintain accurate records and reporting, and help ensure our IT estate remains compliant with Group standards and regulatory requirements. You'll also play a key role in identifying opportunities to improve governance processes and reduce operational risk.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the governance and oversight of IT applications and assets, ensuring compliance with Group governance standards and local procedures.
- Maintain accurate inventories, governance documentation and lifecycle records, identifying gaps and following up on outstanding actions.
- Produce dashboards, management information and reporting to provide visibility of governance activity and emerging risks.
- Work with IT Owners to ensure governance requirements, documentation and lifecycle activities are completed accurately and on time.
- Support the identification, monitoring and escalation of governance risks, control gaps and non-compliance issues.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of IT governance processes, including supporting cloud governance and sustainable IT initiatives.
Skills & Attributes
- Experience within IT governance, risk, controls, audit, compliance, application management or a similar discipline.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain high levels of accuracy.
- Excellent analytical skills with experience interpreting data and producing meaningful reports and management information.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to provide guidance and constructive challenge.
- Good understanding of IT governance, application lifecycle management, risk management or control frameworks.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, with a proactive approach to continuous improvement.
What's in it for you
As a Top Employer UK, we offer a supportive, inclusive environment and a flexible benefits package that you can tailor to your lifestyle. Highlights include:
- Competitive salary and comprehensive package, contributory pension, and health cash plan.
- Opportunity to buy/sell holiday, giving you even more control over your work-life balance.
- Flexible benefits including private medical insurance and lifestyle discounts.
- A culture that values collaboration, development and wellbeing.
Could this be you?
Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for people who live by our values, who are Positive, Brave and Own It.
Don't let confidence hold you back. You don't need to meet every requirement—if you have around 75% of the skills and the right attitude, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now to join a team that makes a real impact.
Learn more about careers with us: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers
Your Application Journey
- Call with our Talent Acquisition team.
- Informal chat with the Hiring Manager.
- Competency-based interview.
We aim to complete the process within 3–4 weeks, depending on availability. If you're not shortlisted, we'll still let you know the outcome. Please note that this role may close early once we have enough suitable applicants, so apply soon.
Equal Opportunities
We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace and ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, disability, gender, identity, race, religion, sexual orientation or background.
