Risk & Control Analyst

Randstad Financial & Professional; Greater London; Vor Ort; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Randstad Financial & Professional in Central London is recruiting a Risk & Control Analyst to help move the business from a compliance-led approach to a proactive internal control framework.

You will deploy control frameworks, perform assessments, and partner with control owners to embed effective governance across finance and operations.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related discipline.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in internal controls, risk management, or assurance.
• Big 4 experience in assurance or risk consulting preferred.
• Strong knowledge of governance codes and control reperformance.

Aufgaben

• Deploy and operationalise the new Control Framework across finance and key risk areas.
• Conduct control assessments, walkthroughs, testing, and self-assessments to verify design and effectiveness.
• Identify gaps, perform root cause analyses, and track remediation to completion.
• Advise control owners and support training and change management.
• Prepare reporting packs, dashboards, and analyses on risk trends for management.
• Support internal and external audits with actionable remediation plans.

Kenntnisse

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Change management

Risk assessment

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business

Professional accounting qualification desirable (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

SAP/S4HANA

Jobbeschreibung

Are you an ambitious Risk, Controls, or Assurance professional looking to make a visible impact within a leading multinational organisation?

Our client is seeking a high-caliber Risk & Control Analyst to join their expert team in Central London, you will play a hands-on role in transitioning the business from a traditional compliance-led approach to a proactive, performance-enabling internal control framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Deployment & Operationalisation, Support the rollout and embedding of the organisation's new Control Framework across finance and key operational risk areas.
• Perform control assessments, walkthroughs, testing, and self-assessments to verify control design, operational effectiveness, and process reliability.
• Identify control gaps, conduct root cause analyses, propose pragmatic solutions, and track remediation actions through to completion.
• Act as a trusted advisor to control owners across a matrix structure, assisting with training, change management, and building a proactive risk awareness culture.
• Prepare robust reporting packs, dashboards, and control weakness impact analyses using digital tools to give management real-time visibility into risk trends.
• Assurance & Audit Support, assist in resolving internal and external audit findings by developing practical, value-adding action plans aligned with business priorities.

Required Experience & Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or a related discipline. A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• 5years of hands-on experience in internal controls, risk management, or assurance (internal/external), ideally combining practice and in-house roles in complex or project-driven environments.
• Prior experience in Big 4 business assurance or risk consulting is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial/operational control environments, governance codes (e.g., UK Provision 29 or SOX), and control reperformance (financial and non-financial).
• Tech-savvy with experience using analytics and reporting tools (such as Power BI, SAP/S4HANA, or dedicated risk platforms).
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable narratives.
• Sector Knowledge: Exposure to construction, engineering, or infrastructure environments is advantageous but not essential.