Senior Risk & Controls Analyst

ACCA Careers; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance 5x salary

Group income protection

Group critical illness cover

Car discount scheme

Travel allowance

Job summary

ACCA Careers is seeking a Senior Risk & Controls Analyst to own and develop the organisation's risk, controls and GRC framework. You will partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen reporting, enhance governance and enable informed decision-making.

The role offers visibility to leadership, driving improvements across risk, compliance and governance within a growing family-office style environment. This position is primarily remote with Midlands-based travel.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk, controls, governance or related disciplines.
• Experience designing and implementing internal controls.
• Experience administering a GRC platform and supporting risk management frameworks.
• Understanding of COSO or Three Lines Model methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance the Risk and Control Framework, including risk registers and control libraries.
• Manage the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) platform and ensure data integrity.
• Design and strengthen controls to mitigate risk and support business objectives.
• Monitor key risk indicators, control effectiveness and emerging risks; escalate as needed.
• Produce risk reporting and dashboards for senior management and the Board.
• Support regulatory compliance activities and assess impact of regulatory developments.
• Act as liaison between management, audit, compliance and external stakeholders.
• Analyse risk data to identify trends, weaknesses and improvement opportunities.
• Drive remediation through to completion with accountable owners.
• Deliver training to stakeholders to improve risk management adoption.

Skills

Risk management

Internal controls

GRC platforms

Stakeholder engagement

COSO

Three Lines Model

Analytical thinking

Regulatory awareness

Education

IRM or ICA qualification

Regulatory qualifications

Tools

GRC software

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Risk & Controls Analyst to join a growing and ambitious organisation, reporting directly to the Head of Internal Audit & Risk. This role offers significant ownership and visibility, allowing you to shape the risk and control environment whilst driving meaningful business improvement.

Client Details

You will play a pivotal role in developing and enhancing the organisation's Governance, Risk and Compliance framework, partnering with stakeholders across the business to strengthen controls, improve reporting and influence better decision-making.

Our client is an extremely ambitious family office, growing at rapid pace through an exciting number of acquisitions and aggressive growth plans. Operating within a regulated environment, they are committed to maintaining a robust control framework, whilst also maintaining a pace of protected growth and revenue generation due to the constant evolution of the business.

The organisation offers the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, contribute to strategic initiatives and gain exposure to a broad range of risk, compliance and governance activities - with genuine buy in to assurance activities from the family.

Description

• 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.

Profile

• Experience within risk, controls, operational risk, governance or a related discipline within an industry or practice environment
• Experience designing and implementing internal controls
• Previous experience administering a GRC platform and supporting risk management frameworks.
• Understanding of risk and control methodologies such as COSO, Three Lines Model or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to interpret complex information.
• Experience improving processes, controls and reporting environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Professional qualifications such as IRM, ICA or equivalent would be advantageous.
• Experience within a regulated environment, particularly financial services, would be highly advantageous.

Job Offer

• Salary circa £55,000 per annum
• £6,900 annual travel allowance
• Annual discretionary bonus of up to two months' salary
• Primarily remote role with occasional UK travel (candidates will preferably be midlands based as so as to be geographically central)
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance (family cover)
• Life Assurance at 5x salary
• Group Income Protection
• Group Critical Illness Cover
• Car discount scheme
• Significant exposure to senior leadership and the UK board
• Opportunity to take ownership of a critical risk management framework
• Broad and varied role offering excellent development within risk, governance and compliance - working within a constantly evolving organisation
• Clear opportunity to enhance technical and stakeholder management skills