Process Risk and Controls Manager

ZipRecruiter; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Process Risk and Controls Manager to support ESG compliance over a 12-month project. The role involves documenting processes, identifying risks, and ensuring standardization across business units in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal controls and risk assessment.
• Understanding of ESG topics and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability in report writing and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Map ESG core processes and document business unit workflows.
• Assess reporting risks and mitigate control gaps.
• Collaborate with Finance and internal auditors on ESG compliance.

Skills

Understanding of business processes

Internal controls experience

Knowledge of ESG issues

Strong communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Job title: Process Risk and Controls Manager (ESG)

Location: Welwyn Garden City/Hybrid

Duration: 12 months initially

Adecco is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chances of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, beliefs, orientations, identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experiences in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

The role:

This is a project-based role supporting our readiness for new regulation. There will be two core components: working on mapping the end-to-end processes for multiple ESG KPIs and data points. The role will have exposure to many different ESG and Finance areas, such as: Environment, Sustainability, People and Communities teams, Investor Relations, Group Communications, Treasury, and Finance Controls.

Responsibilities:

• Partnering with the business to review and document the end-to-end ESG core processes for capturing, calculating, producing, and reporting ESG-related information (KPIs and other data) across different business units.
• Identifying and assessing reporting risks and likely sources of misstatement for key ESG processes, and the controls in place to mitigate those risks.
• Identifying potential control gaps, discussing them with the business, and agreeing on remedial actions.
• Testing the design and operation of controls, including remediated control gaps, according to the testing methodology and reporting on the results.
• Promoting process and control standardization and efficiency across business units.
• Liaising with internal and external auditors on queries and requests regarding the processes reviewed by the role.
• Working closely with the Finance Change and Technology teams, who will use your work as the basis for improving or automating ESG reporting processes.

Requirements:

• Core understanding of business processes, risks, and controls.
• Practical experience with internal controls, including control design, implementation, and testing.
• Knowledge of ESG issues: key topics, regulatory landscape, standards, etc.
• Knowledge of Reporting and Corporate Governance.
• Strong communication skills, including report writing, presentations, influencing, and relational skills.

Candidates should ideally demonstrate the above in their CV to be considered.

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