Head of Assurance

RJA-Consulting; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

RJA-Consulting in Warrington offers a senior role in Second Line Assurance. You will design assurance frameworks and engage with various stakeholders while ensuring control weaknesses are fixed. Your expertise in Assurance and Compliance will be pivotal for influencing at the Board level.

This role promises ownership and visibility, allowing you to implement best practices in governance and control environments.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Assurance, Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, or Financial Crime.
• Strong working knowledge of financial crime risk including AML and fraud.
• Proven track record designing and implementing assurance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of an enterprise-wide Second Line Assurance Framework.
• Deliver thematic reviews and deep-dive assurance assessments.
• Engage closely with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, and Technology.

Skills

Assurance experience

Internal Audit

Risk Management

Financial Crime Knowledge

Effective Communication

Education

Professional qualification in Audit, Risk, or Compliance

Job description

This is a rare chance to take genuine ownership of a Second Line Assurance function at a senior level within a high-profile, regulated consumer business. You'll be shaping frameworks, influencing at Board level, and playing a direct role in protecting the organisation's licence to operate.

If you're a credible, technically strong assurance professional who thrives on both strategic thinking and operational delivery, this is a role with real substance.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll lead the design and ongoing enhancement of an enterprise-wide Second Line Assurance Framework, owning a risk-based assurance plan that spans regulatory compliance, financial crime, operational controls, and conduct risk.

Day to day, you'll be delivering thematic reviews and deep-dive assurance assessments, producing sharp, commercially focused reporting for Executive and Board Committees, and providing independent challenge to senior stakeholders across the business.

You'll also oversee issue tracking and remediation, ensuring control weaknesses don't just get identified — they get fixed.

Stakeholder engagement is central to the role. You'll work closely with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations, Technology, and Executive leadership, acting as a trusted advisor and driving a genuine culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in Assurance, Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, or Financial Crime within a regulated environment
• Strong working knowledge of financial crime risk — AML, fraud, sanctions, customer risk controls
• Proven track record designing and implementing assurance or oversight frameworks
• Experience assessing control effectiveness and delivering risk-based assurance reviewsThe credibility and communication skills to influence at Executive and Board level
• Sound judgement, high integrity, and the ability to balance strategic vision with operational delivery

Experience within the gambling sector or a professional qualification in Audit, Risk, or Compliance is a plus, as is familiarity with data analytics or technology-enabled assurance techniques.

Why This Role?

This is a senior, high-visibility position where your work will genuinely matter. You'll have the scope to build and mature a function, bring in best practice, and leave a clear mark on the organisation's governance and control environment.