Finance Risk and Controls Manager

Bupa; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurer in the UK seeks a Finance Risk & Controls Manager for a hybrid role. The position involves ensuring compliance with financial policies, partnering with stakeholders on risk management, and enhancing internal controls. Candidates must be qualified accountants with a strong understanding of risk frameworks. Attractive benefits package included.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing with service

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Various online discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance or accounting roles.
• Proven record of delivering Risk Management & Internal Control Frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Finance and Risk Management Policies.
• Partner with finance leaders to manage risks effectively.
• Lead departmental risk reviews with stakeholders.

Skills

Qualified Accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Insurance background

Stakeholder management skills

Risk Management knowledge

MS Office skills

Education

Degree level education

Tools

Governance, Risk & Compliance tools

Job description

Job Description:

Hybrid working with up to 4 days per week working from home

Salford Quays, Manchester or Angel Court, London

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary range: £60K - £80K dependent upon experience

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

A bit about us…

We’re a leading health insurer and healthcare provider, with care homes, health centres, dental practices and a hospital. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. We reinvest profits into providing more and better healthcare for the benefit of current and future customers. Your input will support Bupa to deliver on our purpose, helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.

About the area you’ll be working in…

The Finance Risk & Controls Manager plays a key part in driving forward and enhancing Bupa’s Risk, Controls and Finance Governance Frameworks and assessment activities, whilst ensuring ongoing compliance with standards and guidance established by 2nd and 3rd line teams. As part of the first line (1LoD) Business unit Controls Function, you’ll partner with Business Unit/Functions Finance Directors and Finance leads; supporting risk and control reviews and driving a risk aware and engaged culture.

What you'll be doing…

• Contribute as a member of the 1LoD BU Controls Function, together with your stakeholders, to ensure compliance with relevant Bupa Enterprise and Local Finance and Risk Management Policies, supporting annual assessment processes across MU/BU Finance teams.
• Partnering with finance leaders in the identification, assessment and management of risks and development of controls from origination to accounting record, including guidance on changes to existing/new controls.
• Lead departmental risk reviews with 1st line MU/BU finance stakeholders to assess risks and ensure appropriate action is taken to mitigate or accept risks.
• Equipping finance management in understanding and monitoring the business risk profile, the status of control environment and in the management of issues and incidents.
• Monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) and Continuous Controls Monitoring for Finance relevant enterprise policies.
• Providing guidance and support for risk management initiatives, training, policy reviews and the use and deployment of risk systems and processes to facilitate risk management activities.
• Prepare papers and participate in Financial Control, Risk & Assurance Committee (FCRAC) and Assurance Risk and Compliance Committee.
• Support finance stakeholders to ensure policy and process documentation and the Governance Risk & Compliance system (SAI360) is up to date.
• Prepare gap analysis and develop remediation logs for areas of non-compliance or deficiencies in the control environment, and support stakeholders in developing appropriate actions to address issues.
• Build effective working partnerships with Group, 2nd and 3rd line teams.

Who we’re looking for?

• Qualified Accountant 5 years (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Degree level education.
• Insurance background and Governance, Risk & Compliance tools desired.
• Proactive stakeholder management skills and the ability to build positive relationships and challenge the current position / status quo.
• Excellent knowledge of Risk Management & Internal Control Frameworks with a proven record of delivery.
• Financial and other risk analysis and problem-solving abilities.
• A ‘can-do’ attitude with the ability to summarise and communicate complex technical issues.
• High level of integrity and trusted and respected by peers, colleagues.
• Forward thinking and solution focused.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills with the ability to manage own workload.
• Self-motivated and driven with an energy and passion for driving outcomes through good risk and control management.
• MS Office skills.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That’s why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We’ll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: [e-mail]

End Date: August 24, 2025

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