Senior Manager - Enterprise Risk and Assurance

Re-turn; Clondalkin; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Company Pension Contribution

Health Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Subsidised Canteen

Leap Card Subsidy

Job summary

Re-turn is seeking a Senior Manager – Enterprise Risk & Assurance to lead the enterprise risk, controls and assurance function within Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme. The role provides independent oversight to Executive Management, the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and the Board, ensuring risks are identified, assessed and managed.

You will build and maintain risk, control and assurance frameworks, lead risk assessments, monitor KRIs, report on significant issues and support governance with

Qualifications

• Significant experience in enterprise risk management, assurance, governance, internal audit or internal controls.
• Experience developing and implementing enterprise risk and assurance frameworks.
• Experience assessing and testing controls in complex operational environments.
• Experience engaging with Executive teams, Boards or Audit & Risk Committees.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Maintain corporate and operational risk registers.
• Facilitate enterprise-wide risk assessments and periodic risk reviews.
• Challenge risk assessments, action plans and residual risk ratings.
• Support development and review of the Risk Appetite Statement.
• Identify emerging risks and strategic threats that may impact organisational objectives.
• Promote consistent and effective risk management practices across the organisation.
• Develop and maintain the Internal Controls Framework and Controls Register.
• Establish and deliver a risk-based assurance and control testing programme.
• Independently assess the design and operating effectiveness of key financial, operational and compliance controls.
• Monitor remediation of control deficiencies and validate action completion.
• Maintain an integrated assurance approach across risk, compliance, management review activities and external assurance providers.
• Identify assurance gaps and opportunities to strengthen organisational resilience.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team on risk, governance and control matters.
• Support senior management in understanding the implications of risk on strategic and operational decisions.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

Governance

Internal controls

Stakeholder management

Audit & assurance

Tools

COSO

ISO 31000

Job description

We are hiring a Senior Manager - Enterprise Risk & Assurance to support the Finance function of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme. The role will lead the organisation's enterprise risk, controls and assurance function, providing independent oversight, challenge and insight to Executive Management, the Finance, Audit & Risk Committee and the Board. The role is responsible for maintaining the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, Internal Controls Framework and Assurance Programme, ensuring that organisational risks are identified, assessed, monitored and appropriately managed.

Operating as a second-line function, the role promotes effective risk management and control practices across the organisation while preserving management accountability for business performance, risk ownership, control operation and remediation activities. The role supports informed decision‑making by combining risk expertise with a strong understanding of the organisation's strategy, operating model and business objectives.

What You’ll Achieve:

The Senior Manager – Enterprise Risk & Assurance provides independent oversight of risk management and control effectiveness across the organisation.

The Senior Manager – Enterprise Risk & Assurance is accountable for:

• Maintaining risk, control and assurance frameworks.
• Providing independent challenge and oversight.
• Assessing the effectiveness of key controls.
• Monitoring risk exposure and emerging risks including credit risk.
• Reporting significant risk and control issues.
• Coordinating assurance activities and advising governance bodies.

What you’ll do:

• Lead and continuously improve the Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Maintain corporate and operational risk registers.
• Facilitate enterprise-wide risk assessments and periodic risk reviews.
• Challenge risk assessments, action plans and residual risk ratings.
• Support development and review of the Risk Appetite Statement.
• Identify emerging risks and strategic threats that may impact organisational objectives.
• Promote consistent and effective risk management practices across the organisation.

Controls & Assurance

• Develop and maintain the Internal Controls Framework and Controls Register.
• Establish and deliver a risk-based assurance and control testing programme.
• Independently assess the design and operating effectiveness of key financial, operational and compliance controls.
• Monitor remediation of control deficiencies and validate action completion.
• Maintain an integrated assurance approach across risk, compliance, management review activities and external assurance providers.
• Identify assurance gaps and opportunities to strengthen organisational resilience.

Governance & Executive Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team on risk, governance and control matters.
• Support senior management in understanding the implications of risk on strategic and operational decisions.
• Provide constructive challenge to risk owners and business leaders.
• Present risk insights, assurance findings and emerging issues to the Executive Team, Audit & Risk Committee and Board.
• Escalate material risks, control weaknesses and governance concerns when required.
• Support major organisational initiatives through independent risk and governance advice.

Business Understanding & Commercial Insight

• Develop a detailed understanding of the organisation's strategy, operating model, financial drivers and regulatory obligations.
• Build strong relationships with leaders across Finance, Operations and Corporate Functions.
• Understand end-to-end business processes and associated risks.
• Translate risk and control concepts into practical and commercially relevant recommendations.
• Balance effective challenge with an understanding of operational realities and organisational priorities.

Operational Risk, Incident & Fraud Oversight

• Maintain incident and fraud reporting frameworks.
• Support root cause analysis of significant incidents and control failures.
• Monitor implementation of corrective actions.
• Oversight of credit risk
• Contribute to business continuity and operational resilience activities.
• Identify trends and lessons learned to strengthen organisational control environments.
• Prepare high-quality risk and assurance reporting for management and governance forums.
• Develop and monitor Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).
• Provide meaningful analysis of risk and control trends.
• Support the development of a strong risk-aware culture.
• Deliver risk and controls guidance, training and awareness initiatives across the organisation.

Who Are you?

Experience

• Significant experience in enterprise risk management, assurance, governance, internal audit or internal controls.
• Experience developing and implementing enterprise risk and assurance frameworks.
• Experience assessing and testing controls in complex operational environments.
• Experience engaging with Executive teams, Boards or Audit & Risk Committees.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks and governance practices (ISO31000 and/or COSO desirable).
• Knowledge of internal controls, assurance methodologies and risk reporting.
• Ability to analyse complex business issues and assess associated risks.
• Strong report writing, analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Ability to build credibility and influence at Executive level.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Confident in providing independent challenge and objective advice.
• Ability to work collaboratively across business functions and governance forums.

Personal Attributes

• High integrity and professional judgement.
• Independent and objective mindset.
• Commercial awareness and business understanding.
• Pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and organisational effectiveness.

About our benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits packaging which includes:

• Hybrid working: we operate a hybrid working arrangement with 2 days home working permitted per week (1 to be a Friday)
• Flexible working: 37 hour week with core times Monday to Thursday 08:45 to 15:45 & Friday 08:45 to 12:45
• Company Pension Contribution of 5%, increasing with service
• Company Health Insurance Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Income Protection
• Life assurance
• Subsidised Canteen
• Leap Card Subsidy

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates.