Risk and Compliance Generalist - 12-month FTC

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Job description

The role requires the ability to successfully manage multiple projects in varying Finance disciplines, while being flexible and open towards new ideas and change.

You will:

Drive a diligent risk management approach to financial and operational risk areas. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Embedding risk management into the finance function, ensuring adequate systems of internal controls (segregation of duties, reconciliations, checks and ensuring appropriate policies are in place and monitored and global policies are adhered to.)
• Managing internal Risk Audits and updating the risk review platform
• Ensuring that the Risk team/internal audit recommendations are being actioned in a timely manner
• Monitoring the London internal audit activities (eg. framework compliance)
• Planning and Conducting internal audits of policy and compliance to standards, including liaison with internal and external auditors
• Continual risk assessment, analysing risks as well as identifying, documenting and estimating the risks affecting the business
• Managing the Finance Business Continuity plans
• Risk reporting to a variety of stakeholders to convey the level of risk undertaken and their accountability for individual risks
• Corporate governance involving external risk reporting to multi-channel stakeholders

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University educated plus Accounting and/or legal experience
• Knowledge of UK GAAP, local taxes and statutory requirements
• Knowledge of European Data Protection Legislation (GDPR) Is highly desirable
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience of working within a Professional services firm desirable
• Excellent English skills (verbal and written communication) and Excel proficient