Risk & Assurance Manager

BT Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK is seeking a skilled risk and assurance professional to enhance their risk management strategies and oversee audit actions. The role requires experience in risk management across multi-site operations, with strong communication skills to influence senior management. Benefits include a competitive pension scheme, annual bonus, employee discounts, and 25 days annual leave increasing with service.

Benefits

Annual On target bonus

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

Discounts on broadband packages

50% off mobile plans

Healthcare Cash Plan options

25 days annual leave

Volunteering days

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in risk and assurance roles within multi-site operations.
• Capable of driving a positive risk management culture.
• Experience leading assurance audits in complex operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk reviews and ensure mitigating actions are in place.
• Monitor audit actions and escalate issues to leadership.
• Provide reports for the risk and assurance dashboard.

Skills

Risk management experience

Thought leadership

Data analysis

Strong communication

Network of relationships

Experience with data analytics tools

Tools

Power BI

Job description

What you’ll be doing

• Conduct regular risk reviews ensuring robust and adequate mitigating actions
• Monitor the status of all P&FS owned audit actions and take appropriate steps to ensure that any weaknesses or failings are escalated in a timely manner to the P&FS Leadership Team (LT)
• Risk management oversight of outsourced third parties across operations, projects, technology systems etc.
• Conduct regular key control dip tests to ensure P&FS controls are operating effectively
• Provide reports and information to meet LT requirements including the quarterly risk and assurance dashboard and quarterly Global Business Servies (GBS) risk review slides
• Ensure that all P&FS owned processes and procedures are documented in a consistent manner in conjunction with the document control standard
• Supporting the governance activities of key P&FS investment committees
• Manage and support ISO matters impacting P&FS
• Act as a focal point with the Group Internal Audit for audit-related matters
• Manage and monitor agreed actions from risk reviews, audits and controls assessments

You'll have the following skills and experience

• Worked in a risk and assurance role within a multi-site operation
• Provided thought leadership around risk management, helping to drive and embed a positive risk management culture
• Sound experience in developing and implementing risk management strategies
• Proven experience of leading 1st line assurance audits within complex operations
• A dynamic and inspirational person, capable of communicating with and influencing senior level management
• Developed a network of strong working relationships you can call on to assist with your role
• You will be able to analyse data quickly and efficiently, paying attention to detail
• Data analytics and automation tools, such as Power BI, to support reporting and process efficiency

Benefits

• Annual On target bonus 10% (personal and company multipliers)
• BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Direct share scheme
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• Option to join the Healthcare Cash Plan or other benefits such as dental insurance, gym memberships etc.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’