Operational Risk & Controls Consultant

HFG; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Job summary

HFG, a leading insurer, is seeking an Operational Risk & Controls consultant for a 12-month day-rate contract in the City of London. This role sits in a high‑impact risk team and requires hands-on experience across controls, governance and assurance.

You will develop control frameworks, design controls, run assurance and testing, and support continuous improvement of risk management processes in a regulated financial services setting.

Qualifications

• Strong internal controls, process improvement and assurance experience.
• Practical understanding of operational risk frameworks and governance.
• Experience designing, documenting, testing and assessing controls.

Responsibilities

• Operational Control framework development
• Control design
• Assurance & Testing
• Entity risk & control governance
• Framework enhancement & continuous improvement

Skills

Internal Controls

Internal Audit

Risk Advisory

SOX

Control Frameworks

Documentation & Testing

Governance, Risk & Compliance

Insurance / FS familiarity

Job description

Operational Risk & Controls consultant

12 month - Day rate contract

This leading insurance company is looking for someone to join this well regarded team.

You will ideally have a combination of strong internal controls, process improvement, and assurance experience with a practical understanding of operational risk frameworks and governance.

Key responsibilities:

• Operational Control framework development
• Control design
• Assurance & Testing
• Entity risk & control governance
• Framework enhancement & continuous improvement

Skills & experience ideally required:

• Experience in Internal Controls, Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, SOX, ICS, or Governance, Risk & Compliance functions.
• Strong experience designing, documenting, testing, and assessing controls.
• Experience developing Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs) and control frameworks
• Experience working within insurance, reinsurance, financial services, or other regulated environments.
• Familiarity with SOX, COSO, ICOFR, or similar control frameworks.

Hybrid working policy available