Compliance & Risk Lead — Governance & Audit

Acis Group Limited; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension contributions up to 10%

Professional training funded

Volunteer day leave

Paycare health benefits

Acis Perkz discounts

Employee recognition scheme

Long service awards

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional membership subscriptions

Death in service benefit

Job summary

Acis Group Limited is looking for a diligent Compliance Officer to promote a culture of compliance across multiple sites. You will monitor contrac­tual and regulatory adherence, conduct audits and assist teams in implementing requirements, while maintaining robust records and facilitating external inspections.

You will interpret legislation and collaborate with regulators, funders and partners, driving continuous improvement in governance, quality and risk management across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience in a compliance, governance, quality assurance, audit or risk management role.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements, funding rules, safeguarding, data protection and compliance frameworks.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, quality reviews or monitoring activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building across all levels of an organisation.
• Experience with external stakeholders including regulators, funding bodies and awarding organisations.
• Ability to interpret legislation, regulations and policies and communicate them clearly.
• Experience investigating issues, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Strong analytical reporting and management information skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to challenge non-compliant practices.
• Experience developing and implementing policies, procedures and controls.
• Proficiency in IT tools including MS Office and databases.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with internal policies, procedures and regulatory standards.
• Conduct audits and compliance reviews across departments to ensure adherence.
• Support teams to understand and implement compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate compliance records and audit trails.
• Review policies and processes to identify improvements and keep them up to date.
• Investigate issues, implement corrective actions and track progress.
• Prepare documentation for external inspections, audits and regulatory reviews.
• Act as a point of contact for compliance queries and provide guidance to operational teams.
• Liaise with awarding organisations, funding bodies and regulators to ensure understanding of requirements.
• Track compliance actions and support managers to meet deadlines.
• Analyze compliance data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Support development and delivery of compliance training and awareness activities.
• Work with operational teams to ensure regulatory and contractual obligations are met.
• Assist the Quality and Compliance Manager with reporting and monitoring activities.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Report writing

Communication

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

Professional qualification in Compliance, Governance, Risk Management, Audit or Quality Assurance

Tools

MS Office

Compliance management systems

Job description

Acis Group Limited is looking for a diligent Compliance Officer to promote a culture of compliance across multiple sites. You will monitor contrac­tual and regulatory adherence, conduct audits and assist teams in implementing requirements, while maintaining robust records and facilitating external inspections.

You will interpret legislation and collaborate with regulators, funders and partners, driving continuous improvement in governance, quality and risk management across the organisation.