Junior Risk & Control Analyst - Drive Process Excellence

WPP Media; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 28 000 - 42 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health Insurance from day 1

Additional Vacation Days

Wellbeing platforms

Group discounts

Resumo da oferta

WPP in Portugal is seeking a Risk & Control professional to join the Business Transformation team in Lisbon. You will design, maintain, and monitor the Risk & Control framework across processes, partnering with multiple departments to strengthen controls and drive improvements.

This hands-on role requires sharp analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate insights into practical process changes.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Finance, Business Administration, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 1 year of professional experience in Risk & Control, compliance, business operations, process management, or finance controls.
• Proficiency in Portuguese and English.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel; experience with SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, or similar tools is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Support the design, development, and maintenance of the organisation's Risk & Control framework across different business processes and functions.
• Identify key operational risks and support the definition of appropriate controls and mitigation measures.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Control Matrix, ensuring that controls, ownership, frequency, evidence requirements, and expected outcomes are clearly defined.
• Coordinate and monitor the execution of recurring controls, ensuring that required evidence is collected, documented, and maintained.
• Review control results and identify exceptions, recurring issues, control weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
• Track identified exceptions and improvement actions, working with process owners to ensure appropriate follow-up and resolution.
• Analyse operational processes to identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and areas where processes can be simplified, strengthened, or better documented.
• Develop and maintain clear process documentation, procedures, control descriptions, guidelines, and supporting materials.
• Maintain structured and accessible repositories for Risk & Control documentation, evidence, action plans, and management information.
• Work closely with departments and business units to understand their processes, challenges, and risks, promoting ownership and awareness of controls within the business.
• Prepare clear Risk & Control reports, dashboards, summaries, and management updates, highlighting key findings, exceptions, trends, and outstanding actions.
• Support the development of relevant Risk & Control indicators and metrics to improve visibility over control performance and emerging risks.
• Contribute to Business Transformation and continuous improvement initiatives by translating Risk & Control insights into practical improvements to processes and ways of working.

Conhecimentos

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Risk management

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Management/Finance/Business Administration

Ferramentas

Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

SharePoint

Descrição da oferta de emprego

WPP in Portugal is seeking a Risk & Control professional to join the Business Transformation team in Lisbon. You will design, maintain, and monitor the Risk & Control framework across processes, partnering with multiple departments to strengthen controls and drive improvements.

This hands-on role requires sharp analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to translate insights into practical process changes.