Senior Group Control Assurance Lead - Multi‑Entity

Payhawk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Work-from-anywhere days

Office exchange policy

Health membership

On-site days

Commuting allowance

Job summary

Payhawk in London seeks a senior second-line controls assurance specialist to lead independent testing across two electronic money entities and the full regulatory framework. You will own end-to-end control testing for regulatory compliance, financial crime, outsourcing, and governance, reporting to the Risk Committee and the Boards, with scope to shape the programme and drive remediation.

This role requires strong data fluency, executive presence, and the ability to challenge control owners

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance monitoring or assurance within a regulated framework.
• Second-line or third-line testing across multiple risk domains.
• Strong knowledge of FCA expectations for the compliance function.
• Ability to drive remediation to closure and run programmes across entities.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the Board-approved control assurance and monitoring plan for both entities.
• Design and run risk-based control testing across the risk register.
• Test operational resilience, ICT controls and governance across entities.
• Test regulatory reporting controls and data accuracy for returns.
• Lead remediation and stakeholder engagement to achieve closure.
• Provide credible challenge with written findings and owner accountability.

Skills

Test strategy design

Data analysis

Independent thinking

Board communication

Education

BA/BS in Finance, Risk or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

Payhawk in London seeks a senior second-line controls assurance specialist to lead independent testing across two electronic money entities and the full regulatory framework. You will own end-to-end control testing for regulatory compliance, financial crime, outsourcing, and governance, reporting to the Risk Committee and the Boards, with scope to shape the programme and drive remediation.

This role requires strong data fluency, executive presence, and the ability to challenge control owners