Risk & Controls Manager (Finance & HR) 12 month FTC

About Our Client

Our client is a top-tier retail giant, boasting an employee base of over 450,000 individuals. With a multitude of stores across the globe, they have a strong presence in the retail sector.

• Coordinate risk and control activities within the Finance and HR departments.
• Developing end-to-end Controls Framework for new processes and new people systems
• Ownership and responsibility to update and continuously improve Risk and Control Matricies (RACMs)
• Creating Control KPIs to monitor the control environment for the end-to-end processes
• Business Partnering with Global Process Owners, Process Team and Service Leads on changes to process that impact the Controls Framework
• Business Partnering with Internal and External Audit
• Review, monitoring and management of second line of defense assurance activities including Key People Control self-assessment, Risk Management, IT Risk and Controls, Legal compliance, Fraud, Investigations and Security
• Review, support and deployment of design and operational effectiveness testing of key and non-key controls
• Support with documentation and preparation of Governance and Audit Committee reports on control design and effectiveness

The Successful Applicant

A successful Risk & Controls Manager (Finance & HR) FTC should have:

• A degree in Finance, Accounting, Risk Management or similar.
• Strong working knowledge of Controls, Compliance and IT and Audit in an HR environment
• Reviewing and re-engineering procedures, formulating policy, process, controls and compliance ensuring risk mitigation
• Providing technical guidance and deliver training to end users
• Data interrogation to identify issues, errors and fraud
• Perform and lead investigations where required and facilitate/ implement key actions
• Expert knowledge of good practice payroll and related HR processes in a large, complex organisation
• Internal controls documentation, implementation and improvement
• IT Auditing and Sox Framework

• A competitive salary ranging between £65,00 and £75,000.
• A vibrant and progressive work culture.
• Opportunities for career progression within the retail industry.
• The chance to make a significant impact on the company's risk management strategy.

If you are passionate about risk management and want to contribute to the success of a leading retail company, we invite you to apply for this exciting role in Welwyn Garden City.