ERM Senior Risk Control Analyst - IT

AXA UK; Birmingham, Bristol, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Bournemouth, Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Birmingham seeks a professional with a risk and controls background to implement IT operational risk frameworks. The ideal candidate will have experience in completing IT audits and managing senior stakeholders. Offering competitive salary up to £52,500, flexible working arrangements, and comprehensive benefits including private health cover and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private health cover

28 days annual leave

Gym benefits

Qualifications

• Demonstrable success in implementing IT operational risk frameworks in Financial Services.
• Experience of completing IT audits - essential.
• Technical knowledge of operational risk regulatory regimes.

Responsibilities

• Lead activities encompassing IT internal control frameworks.
• Own operational risk tasks from the 2nd line perspective.
• Build risk and control management competencies.

Skills

Implementing IT operational risk frameworks

Managing senior stakeholders

Attention to detail

Integrity in handling sensitive information

Education

CISA, CIA or equivalent qualification

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Job description

Description

Do you have a risk and controls background? If you have experience in completing IT audits, with a testing expertise, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll be responsible for implementing IT internal control framework (IFC) instructions.

You’ll run monthly stakeholder meetings, providing challenge and support to 1st line IT colleagues, as well as third party providers. You’ll facilitate and monitor the 2nd line risk and control environment for different AXA UK business units. To ensure a robust risk and control environment, you’ll provide a 2nd line view, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to document, question, monitor, report and escalate risk and control issues.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead activities encompassing IT internal control frameworks (IFC) and internal control (IC) from a 2nd line perspective.
• Own operational risk tasks from 2nd line perspective.
• Build risk and control management competencies in areas responsible for deploying and maintaining risk and control management frameworks.
• Create risk and control management competencies for new joiners and existing employees.
• Report status of work completed, highlighting any issues.
• Nurture good relationships with 1st line colleagues.
• Engage with other risk and control management function colleagues.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

What you’ll bring:

• Demonstrable success in implementing IT operational risk and internal control frameworks within Financial Services – essential.
• Existing or working towards a risk professional qualification such as Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Institute of Risk Management (IRM) relevant qualification or Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) Risk Management relevant qualifications – essential.
• Experience of completing IT audits – with either older solutions or new technologies such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) – essential.
• Technical knowledge of operational risk regulatory regime and reporting analysis techniques.
• Demonstrable success in managing senior stakeholders and delivering quality outputs to time.
• Ability to work to defined standard, practices and timescales.
• Attention to detail.
• Integrity – able to handle sensitive situations and information.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £52,500 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private health cover
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

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Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.