Buckinghamshire Building Society
Sean Miles currently serves as the Head of Risk & Compliance at Buckinghamshire Building Society, a position held since July 2023. Prior to this role, Sean was the Head of Operational Risk at Shawbrook Bank from June 2022 to June 2023. Sean also held the position of Head of Risk at Pay.UK from April 2019 to December 2019, and served as Head of Risk, Technology & Operations at Santander UK from September 2011 to March 2019, where responsibilities included implementing the risk and control compliance plan. Earlier in the career, Sean worked as a Senior Operational Risk Manager at Barclaycard and as an Internal Audit Manager at both Tibbett & Britten and Barclays, beginning with experience as an Audit Manager at Andersen. Sean's academic credentials include a FCA in Accounting from ICAEW and an MA in Physics from the University of Oxford.
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Buckinghamshire Building Society
Overview Buckinghamshire Building Society is an award winning, mutually owned independent building society founded over 100 years ago. Our head office and branch is based in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire. We offer a range of uncomplicated savings accounts and provide specialist mortgage products for members through our intermediaries. Mutuality Mutuality is a word you hear a lot in relation to building societies. It means that we are owned by our Members – you, our customer, and not by external shareholders. Our vision is to help people to save for the future and buy their own home and make a positive contribution to the local community. As the only independent building society in Buckinghamshire, we regularly support local community initiatives through donations or staff volunteering. Our members also vote annually for a charity to receive a donation from our foundation. Our philosophy of "doing the right thing" means that our members are at the heart of everything we do. Lending for real lives Our dedicated mortgage department operates 100% via mortgage intermediaries throughout England and Wales. We aim to help customers with complex incomes, diverse circumstances or credit issues to purchase or remortgage their home Our manual underwriting process means we can take the time to look at each case, listen to the story and assess the personal circumstances of borrowers. Our underwriting team have the expertise and authority to lend up to £500k without the need for a risk or credit committee. Buckinghamshire Building Society is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registration No 206022.