Strategic Risk & Controls Analyst

Randstad UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad UK in Central London seeks a proactive Risk & Control Analyst to drive an internal control framework that shifts the business from a compliance-led approach to performance-enabled controls across finance and operations.

The role requires hands-on control assessments, root-cause analyses, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable risk narratives for management. Strong governance knowledge and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or related discipline.
• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in internal controls, risk management, or assurance (internal/external).
• Experience in Big 4 business assurance or risk consulting is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial/operational control environments and governance codes.
• Tech-savvy with analytics and reporting tools (Power BI, SAP/S4HANA).
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Framework Deployment & Operationalisation: rollout and embedding of the new Control Framework across finance and key operational risk areas.
• Perform control assessments, walkthroughs, testing, and self-assessments to verify control design and effectiveness.
• Identify control gaps, conduct root cause analyses, and track remediation actions through to completion.
• Act as a trusted advisor to control owners, assisting with training, change management, and building risk awareness.
• Prepare robust reporting packs, dashboards, and control weakness analyses for real-time risk visibility.
• Assurance & Audit Support: assist in resolving audit findings with practical action plans.

Skills

Internal controls

Risk management

Assurance

Audit

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business or related

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SAP/S4HANA

Job description

Randstad UK in Central London seeks a proactive Risk & Control Analyst to drive an internal control framework that shifts the business from a compliance-led approach to performance-enabled controls across finance and operations.

The role requires hands-on control assessments, root-cause analyses, and the ability to translate complex data into actionable risk narratives for management. Strong governance knowledge and stakeholder management are essential.