Risk & Controls Specialist

Position: Risk & Controls Specialist
Location: Warwick
Contract: 6 months (with potential to extend)
Rate: 450 per day via umbrella
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days on-site per week)

About the Role: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Risk & Controls Specialist to join our team. This role offers a unique opportunity to work within a leading energy infrastructure company, providing financial risk and control support, driving risk management initiatives, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver financial scoping activities for Gas Transmission & Metering.
• Facilitate risk-based discussions to help the business identify, assess, record, and manage financial, operational, and compliance risks and controls.
• Lead change initiatives within the Risk and Controls team and the wider Finance function.
• Perform detailed controls testing and process reviews.
• Conduct regular risk assessments and support horizon scanning.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and support the remediation of control weaknesses or deficiencies.
• Provide guidance and oversight to the business on risks, controls, and processes.
• Interface with external auditors to ensure audit requirements are met and actions are implemented.
• Regularly update the Finance leadership team with value-adding management information.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Strong understanding of finance processes, risks, and financial controls.
• Experience in accounting, financial scoping, and auditing.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management and internal risk and control frameworks.
• Compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in business systems and analytical tools (Visio, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Understanding of SAP and other financial systems.
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to manage own workload effectively.
• US SOx experience (principles align with UK SOx).
• Ability to critically assess and map business processes, risks, and controls.
• Experience with Process Flow Commentaries, Risk and Control Matrices (RACM), and test scripts.
• Membership of a professional body (e.g., CISA, IIA-QiCA, CIMA, ACCA, ICM, CPIM, or CPM) is essential, though adequate experience and knowledge may be acceptable.

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only successful candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may retain your details for any future suitable vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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