Remote Senior Risk & Controls Leader

ACCA Careers; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 5x salary

Group income protection

Group critical illness cover

Car discount scheme

Travel allowance

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking a Senior Risk & Controls Analyst to own and develop the organisation's risk, controls and GRC framework. You will partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen reporting, enhance governance and enable informed decision-making.

The role offers visibility to leadership, driving improvements across risk, compliance and governance within a growing family-office style environment. This position is primarily remote with Midlands-based travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, controls, governance or related disciplines.
• Experience designing and implementing internal controls.
• Experience administering a GRC platform and supporting risk management frameworks.
• Understanding of COSO or Three Lines Model methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance the Risk and Control Framework, including risk registers and control libraries.
• Manage the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform and ensure data integrity.
• Design and strengthen controls to mitigate risk and support business objectives.
• Monitor key risk indicators, control effectiveness and emerging risks; escalate as needed.
• Produce risk reporting and dashboards for senior management and the Board.
• Support regulatory compliance activities and assess impact of regulatory developments.
• Act as liaison between management, audit, compliance and external stakeholders.
• Analyse risk data to identify trends, weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
• Drive remediation through to completion with accountable owners.
• Deliver training to stakeholders to improve risk management adoption.

Skills

Risk management

Internal controls

GRC platforms

Stakeholder engagement

COSO

Three Lines Model

Analytical thinking

Regulatory awareness

Education

IRM or ICA qualification

Regulatory qualifications

Tools

GRC software

Job description

ACCA Careers is seeking a Senior Risk & Controls Analyst to own and develop the organisation's risk, controls and GRC framework. You will partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen reporting, enhance governance and enable informed decision-making.

The role offers visibility to leadership, driving improvements across risk, compliance and governance within a growing family-office style environment. This position is primarily remote with Midlands-based travel.