Head of Risk

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Job Title: Head of Risk

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000

Location: Slough

Job Description:

Our client, a well established blue chip company are seeking an experienced Risk Manager, responsible for implementing and maintaining a risk management framework. You will ensure compliance, regulations and internal policies and procedures are adhered to.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and maintain risk management strategies, policies, and procedures, to identify, monitor and report the risks to which the company is or might be exposed
• Develop, implement and maintain the risk management frameworks in conjunction with local regulatory requirements, Group requirements and best practice
• Monitor key risk indicators and performance metrics to proactively identify emerging risks, whilst escalating and reporting any deviations from established risk thresholds
• Pro-active maintenance of the Company risk register by carrying out comprehensive risk assessments, identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities across the business
• Implement and manage an annual risk-based risk monitoring program. Co-ordination of the completion of quarterly risk controls within the prescribed deadlines. Formulation and follow up of action plan with various department for any deficiencies identified during the controls testing process
• Test the adequacy and effectiveness of first level controls performed by the business, identify areas of improvements and propose corrective actions, where necessary
• Maintain an up-to-date business continuity plan and co-ordinate BCP testing activity at least twice per year

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in Risk Management
• Organised, with the ability to prioritise effectively
• A Multi tasker

Please only apply if you match the above criteria.

S4 is acting as an agency for this role.

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