Description

Assistant Risk and Assurance Analyst

Central London (Hybrid Working)

£37-40K + Bonus

My client is within the media industry and are looking for a Risk and Assurance Analyst to join the team.

The Risk and Assurance Analyst will, alongside another Risk and Assurance Analyst, be responsible for assisting the development of a robust risk management framework as well as delivering the annual audit plan to provide assurance over the financial and operational control environment at the company. They will also seek to add value through promoting an effective risk and control environment by supporting the business with other ad hoc projects, such as investigations and advisory services.

The Risk and Assurance Analyst will need to work closely with the rest of the business to perform their role and there will be external contact with companies auditors, bankers, suppliers and other relevant professionals.

Duties

• Aid the development and implementation of risk management processes across the business, maintaining the corporate risk register and supporting departments to identify and manage their own individual risks using departmental risk registers.
• Have meaningful inputs into the annual internal audit plan and support its delivery on budget and to the agreed timelines.
• Assess the organization’s ongoing management of risk by evaluating the quality of the risk management policy, processes and systems of internal control. Assist management with the improvement of the control environment by designing and supporting the delivery of improved controls, ensuring these controls are adhered to across all relevant systems and processes and provided assurance via regular internal controls testing.
• Work constructively with other assurance providers, such as company external auditors.

Requirements:

• 2+ years’ experience in an operations role where key risks require consideration, mitigation and management on a regular basis.
• Experience of process analysis to identify opportunities for improvements
• Ability to coordinate multiple workflows and internal resources to ensure work is delivered to agreed timelines.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with at all levels across the business, particularly senior managers.
• A high level of computer literacy, including Microsoft Excel and Word and the ability to use these applications to produce high quality and clear documents.
• Good presentation skills.