Governance & Reporting Manager

Randstad Cpe London; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Cpe London in Birmingham is seeking a Governance & Reporting Manager to lead Fraud Risk Assessments across a major infrastructure programme. You will drive FRA governance and assurance, applying Government Functional Standards to mitigate fraud, bribery and corruption risks across substantial programme spend.

The role offers hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days remote) and permanent, full-time employment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Fraud Risk Assessment within large infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks and risk reporting.
• Ability to communicate complex risk issues to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage detailed, thematic, and enterprise-level Fraud Risk Assessments.
• Maintain and develop the FRA and assurance programme.
• Ensure compliance with Government Functional Standard 013.
• Produce fraud risk reporting for senior management and committees.
• Develop fraud risk models, metrics and the Counter Fraud Strategy.
• Collaborate with risk leads across a complex supply chain to identify emerging risks.
• Develop fraud-related policies and controls.

Skills

Fraud Risk Assessments

Governance

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Governance & Reporting Manager

Do you have hands-on experience managing complex Fraud Risk Assessments across major infrastructure or construction programmes? Can you lead FRA governance and assurance, with strong knowledge of Government Functional Standards?

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £47,255 - £55,596
Working Pattern: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote
Contract: Permanent, full-time

This is an opportunity for you to play a key role in protecting one of the UK's largest and most high-profile infrastructure programmes. Working across a complex rail programme and extensive supply chain, you'll take ownership of a large-scale Fraud Risk Assessment (FRA) and assurance programme, helping identify, assess and mitigate fraud, bribery and corruption risks across significant areas of programme spend. With the risk assessment programme already recognised with a Gold Star award, this is an established and high-profile function that is continuing to develop across areas including major railway systems and bridge assets. The role will give you exposure to senior stakeholders across the programme and supply chain, with your work directly supporting governance, assurance and the protection of significant public investment.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing detailed, thematic and enterprise-level Fraud Risk Assessments.
• Maintaining and developing the wider FRA and assurance programme.
• Ensuring compliance with Government Functional Standard 013.
• Producing fraud risk reporting for senior management and committees.
• Developing fraud risk models, metrics and the Counter Fraud Strategy.
• Working with risk leads across a complex supply chain to identify and manage emerging risks.
• Developing fraud-related policies and controls.

About You

You’ll have substantial experience in Fraud Risk Assessment, fraud assurance or fraud risk management, ideally within construction, infrastructure, rail or another complex supply chain environment.

Strong knowledge of Government Functional Standard 013, corporate governance, risk management and fraud legislation is highly relevant, alongside the ability to communicate complex risk issues to senior stakeholders.

Government Counter Fraud Profession membership or experience working to its Fraud Risk Assessment standards would be advantageous.