Risk & Assurance Analyst – Audit & Governance (Hybrid)

Brodies; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Brodies LLP, a prominent UK law firm, seeks a Risk & Assurance Assistant in Audit & Assurance Services. The role supports risk, incident management, and governance activities across offices with hybrid working.

The successful candidate will help maintain risk registers, enable resilience planning, and coordinate responses to due diligence inquiries. Based in Scotland with travel to offices as required, the role emphasizes continuous improvement, accuracy, and collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, compliance, audit, assurance, incident management or governance roles.
• Interest or knowledge in risk management, resilience frameworks or incident handling.
• Familiarity with ISO 22301/27001/9001 is desirable.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support risk and assurance activities across the firm.
• Maintain risk registers and control information with stakeholders.
• Assist incident and breach management and record-keeping.
• Support business continuity, resilience planning and testing.
• Track actions from audits and risk reviews and ensure remediation.

Skills

Risk, governance & assurance

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Team collaboration

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Education

Relevant qualifications (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Brodies LLP, a prominent UK law firm, seeks a Risk & Assurance Assistant in Audit & Assurance Services. The role supports risk, incident management, and governance activities across offices with hybrid working.

The successful candidate will help maintain risk registers, enable resilience planning, and coordinate responses to due diligence inquiries. Based in Scotland with travel to offices as required, the role emphasizes continuous improvement, accuracy, and collaboration with stakeholders.