Interim Risk & Controls Lead: Embed RCSA in BAU

CFC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

CFC is seeking a Risk and Controls Manager - Interim 6 months in London to partner with the business, moving from control mapping to embedded risk management and ensuring risks and controls are owned and sustained as part of BAU.

You will lead the development and rollout of RCSAs, support risk owners to assess inherent and residual risk, track remediation, and drive governance reporting and the transition to BAU ownership.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in operational risk, controls, assurance or a comparable risk management role within a complex organisation.
• Practical experience of designing, implementing or embedding RCSAs and translating risk and control frameworks into business‑owned processes.
• Proven ability to manage remediation plans, challenge action owners and drive delivery against agreed timelines.
• Strong business‑partnering skills, with the confidence to advise, coach and constructively challenge stakeholders at different levels.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce concise management information and governance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and rollout of Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs) across all in-scope business functions, translating Risk and Control Matrices into practical, business-owned assessments.
• Support risk owners to assess inherent and residual risk, evaluate control effectiveness and define proportionate risk treatment plans.
• Track and coordinate remediation arising from control gaps and RCSA outcomes, challenging action owners, maintaining momentum and escalating overdue or high-risk actions through the appropriate governance forums.
• Act as the primary point of contact for business stakeholders throughout implementation, providing hands‑on support and coaching the First Line on risks, controls, responsibilities and accountabilities.
• Support governance forums through clear management information, action tracking and escalation.

Skills

Operational risk

Controls

RCSA design

Stakeholder management

Governance reporting

Tools

Decision Focus

Job description

CFC is seeking a Risk and Controls Manager - Interim 6 months in London to partner with the business, moving from control mapping to embedded risk management and ensuring risks and controls are owned and sustained as part of BAU.

You will lead the development and rollout of RCSAs, support risk owners to assess inherent and residual risk, track remediation, and drive governance reporting and the transition to BAU ownership.