Role Title: Risk Assurance Manager
Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 DOE
Location: Multiple UK office locations available; hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in office)
Role Overview:
Plan and lead Internal Financial Control (IFC) testing (including regulatory and accounting standards such as Solvency II and IFRS) across an agreed scope of financial reporting processes. This includes IT General Controls (ITGCs) that are in scope of financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 DOE
Location: Multiple UK office locations available; hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in office)
Role Overview:
Plan and lead Internal Financial Control (IFC) testing (including regulatory and accounting standards such as Solvency II and IFRS) across an agreed scope of financial reporting processes. This includes IT General Controls (ITGCs) that are in scope of financial reporting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintain the annual assurance plan for financial reporting controls, including ITGCs, ensuring coverage of key financial reporting risks, emerging issues, and regulatory expectations.
- Work closely with Finance, Risk, IT, and Compliance stakeholders to challenge control design and operating effectiveness, and to support continuous improvement of the control framework.
- Provide subject-matter expertise on financial controls, including escalation of material weaknesses, identification of thematic trends, and control gaps.
- Coordinate and oversee external assurance activities where required, ensuring alignment of scope, minimising duplication, and supporting effective delivery.
- Lead continuous improvement of assurance methodologies, documentation standards, and quality assurance processes.
- Build strong relationships with process owners to ensure timely completion of testing, clear communication of issues, and effective tracking of remediation actions.
- Act as a role model for a strong risk culture, promoting clear standards and constructive challenge.
- Line manage a small team (typically 3–4 direct reports), subject to candidate preference.
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