Risk & Controls Manager for Growth‑Focused Advisory

Saxton Leigh; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Saxton Leigh is seeking a Risk & Controls Manager to join a boutique investment advisory client in the United Kingdom. You will own and enhance the organisation's risk and control framework, manage the GRC platform, and design controls that mitigate risk and support business objectives.

You will monitor risk indicators, produce dashboards for senior stakeholders, support regulatory developments, and drive remediation with accountability across management, audit and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, controls, operational risk, governance or related discipline within hosting, regulatory consulting or financial services.
• Experience designing and implementing internal controls.
• Experience administering a GRC platform and supporting risk management frameworks.
• Understanding of COSO, Three Lines Model or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience improving processes, controls and reporting environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously enhance the organisation's Risk and Control Framework, including risk registers, control libraries and risk self-assessments.
• Manage and improve the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform, ensuring data integrity, effective workflows and user engagement.
• Design and strengthen controls that effectively mitigate risk and support business objectives.
• Monitor key risk indicators, control effectiveness and emerging risks, escalating concerns where appropriate.
• Produce insightful risk reporting and dashboards for senior management, committees and Board-level stakeholders.
• Support regulatory compliance activities and assess the impact of emerging regulatory developments.
• Act as a key liaison between management, audit, compliance and external stakeholders.
• Analyse risk and operational data to identify trends, control weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
• Drive remediation activities through to completion, ensuring accountability and timely resolution of issues.
• Deliver training and guidance to stakeholders to increase adoption and understanding of risk management practices.

Job description

Saxton Leigh is seeking a Risk & Controls Manager to join a boutique investment advisory client in the United Kingdom. You will own and enhance the organisation's risk and control framework, manage the GRC platform, and design controls that mitigate risk and support business objectives.

You will monitor risk indicators, produce dashboards for senior stakeholders, support regulatory developments, and drive remediation with accountability across management, audit and compliance.