Business Assurance and Risk Officer

Job Title: Business Assurance & Risk Officer

Overall Purpose of Job

To carry out business assurance activities across the business, providing support to the Assurance and Risk Specialist and deputising for them where required.

• Permanent position £ 30,089 p.a.
• Mon-Fri
• 30 days annual leave
• Health Scheme
• Pension
• Training and development

 Main Responsibilities

• Manage the Internal Audit programme, working with the Internal Auditors, managers and any other stakeholders to ensure an effective, efficient process
• Managing the monitoring and progress of all Internal Audit recommendations, ensuring pro-active identification of risks and / or issues and working with managers to complete all actions within the timescales required
• Ensure existing compliance processes and methodologies are robust, relevant and accurate
• Lead and manage the Core Control audit plan, ensuring they are appropriate to the operating environment of the business
• Carry out Core Control Compliance Audits across the business to monitor compliance and recommend areas for improvement
• Managing the internal assurance programme for the organisation, ensuring compliance / assurance testing of identified areas of the business and monitoring any actions as a result
• Have an overall awareness of risk management and audit within the sector and help with research into best practice
• Develop systems for the collection of data to feed into appropriate risk analysis
• When required, deputise in the absence of Risk, Assurance & Compliance Specialist and undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Business Assurance & Risk team

Knowledge, Skill & Experience Required

• Awareness of Audit and Risk principles and theories
• Awareness of the importance of risk management and internal audit
• Ability to learn management systems protocol
• Commitment to undertake training and development within the role
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to handle personal and sensitive data in a confidential manner
• Ability to problem solve situations and looking at outcome focuses solutions
• Good verbal and written interpersonal/communication skills
• Ability to work as part of, and contribute to the development of, the team
• Good organisational skills in order to manage own workloads, prioritise accordingly undertake project management and monitoring
• Ability to work in an efficient way whilst always looking for ways to improve and develop working practises
• To be receptive to and support new and innovative ideas

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2024