Senior Risk & Controls Analyst - Proactive Framework Lead

Randstad NV; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Financial & Professional is seeking a Risk & Control Analyst to join their team in Central London. You will transition the business from a compliance-led approach to a proactive internal control framework, working hands-on across design, testing, and remediation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field, plus a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and about 5 years in internal controls or risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• 5 years hands-on experience in internal controls, risk management, or assurance (internal/external).

Responsibilities

• Framework Deployment & Operationalisation: roll out the new Control Framework across finance and key operational risk areas.
• Perform control assessments, walkthroughs, testing, and self-assessments to verify design and effectiveness.
• Identify control gaps, conduct root cause analyses, propose solutions, and track remediation actions to completion.
• Act as a trusted advisor to control owners, assisting with training, change management, and building risk awareness.
• Prepare reporting packs, dashboards, and analyses to give management real-time visibility into risk trends.
• Assist in resolving audit findings with practical action plans.

Skills

Power BI

SAP/S4HANA

Analytics tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Risk platforms

Job description

Randstad Financial & Professional is seeking a Risk & Control Analyst to join their team in Central London. You will transition the business from a compliance-led approach to a proactive internal control framework, working hands-on across design, testing, and remediation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Finance or related field, plus a professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and about 5 years in internal controls or risk.