UK Risk Manager (2nd Line)

Assurant; Crewe; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Risk Manager in Crewe to support the Enterprise Risk Management Framework. The role involves conducting risk assessments, managing risk reporting, and ensuring compliance with regulations while fostering a risk-aware culture.

Benefits

Performance Bonus Scheme

Flexible Working opportunities

Laptop and company mobile phone

Range of benefits; Financial, Wellbeing, Social

Internal Wellbeing Programme

Learning and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Financial Services/insurance risk management.
• Strong communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular risk assessments across the business.
• Manage risk reporting and documentation.
• Support the Risk Management Framework and training.

Skills

Risk Management

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Risk Manager, UK

Crewe, Cheshire; hybrid remote/in-office, Flexible opportunities available

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Risk Director, UK you will support the development, embedding, management and reporting on Assurant’s Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

You Will

• Conduct and manage a program of regular risks assessments with all areas of the business;
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative stress and scenario testing for main risks to Assurant’s strategic goals
• Oversee, challenge and document Risk Issues and Events, working with the business to ensure appropriate resolution;
• Organisation of the UK Management Risk Committee;
• Support the production of the annual Own Risk and Solvency Assessments required under regulation.
• Support the Risk Position input to regulatory returns, including the Solvency and Financial Condition Reports (SFCRS), statutory returns and Regular Supervisory Reports (RSRs).
• Support the execution and seek improvements of risk management tools and methodologies, ensuring that they support our needs and are practical in application
• Ensure the accuracy of information within the Risk Register and the Issues and Event log, ensuring they remain current and appropriate to Assurant’s risk environment and marketplace, through regular risk exposure monitoring;
• Assisting and supporting the Risk team in the setting and monitoring of Risk Appetite, tolerances and limits;
• Supporting risk reporting delivery to Assurant committees and external bodies, by providing executive summary reports on the status of the risks and controls, data analysis, benchmarking research, statistical and exception reporting;
• Embed and further refine awareness of risk within Assurant’s culture, including providing awareness briefs and ensuring relevant training is prepared and provided to the business;
• Ensuring that the documentation for the Risk Framework is maintained, reviewed and recommending improvements as appropriate.
• Co-operate with other governance functions within Assurant (Compliance, Internal Audit, Risk and Control Owners within the areas) to provide a coordinated approach to managing risk within the organisation
  
  
  

You Have

• Risk Management experience within Financial Services / insurance. Experience delivering risk management and corporate governance systems and processes
• An understanding of business, financial and operational risks
• Experience implementing and maintaining enterprise risk management and control frameworks within a complex environment
• Knowledge of regulations and standards of risk management in Financial Services
• Experience managing senior stakeholders (internal and external)
• Experience identifying, managing and reporting complex risk matters
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
  
  
  

Our Benefits

• Performance Bonus Scheme
• Flexible Working opportunities
• Laptop and company mobile phone
• Range of benefits; Financial, Wellbeing, Social
• Internal Wellbeing Programme
• Learning and Development opportunities
  
  
  

About Assurant

Assurant, Inc. is a global leader in business services for the connected world. Our lifestyle and housing solutions help leading brands grow revenue, manage risk and provide a great experience for their customers. We support, connect and service over 300 million consumers worldwide, helping people get more value from their connected devices, vehicles and homes. Assurant is a proud member of the Fortune 500, with decades of experience in the industries we serve.

At Assurant, diversity helps us inspire creativity in the global marketplace, and we are believers in the strategic value of inclusion and how it improves performance, creates growth opportunities, better aligns us to our clients, and enhances employee engagement.

Our Values

Common Sense, Common Decency, Uncommon Thinking and Uncommon Results guide our every action at Assurant. These values inspire our commitment to be a responsible corporate citizen.

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