Senior Risk and Compliance Officer

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Cardiff
Salary
Competitive
Posted
31 Jul 2017
Closes
28 Aug 2017
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Acorn Accountancy and Finance is recruiting on behalf of a prestigious Cardiff client, who are seeking a suitably experienced individual to work within their Compliance and Risk department.

This is an excellent opportunity for a career oriented individual to join a well respected organisation which offers scope for advancement and personal development.

The purpose of the role is to support the Assurance Manager in providing second line of defence oversight and carrying out the full end-to-end risk-based risk assurance and compliance monitoring reviews across a range of areas delivering the Annual Assurance Plan.

Also to ensure that business units have appropriate measures in place for the management of risk and meet compliance, regulatory, and code of practice requirements relevant to their activities.

Reporting to the Assurance Manager, you will carry out governance and risk assurance monitoring and oversight activities across the business, including Information Systems.

This is a technical role, and requires the post-holder to analyse issues in a methodical and structured way. You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, be well organised and display good attention to detail.

The successful candidate will be educated to Degree level (2.1) and have the following:

- Experience in an internal audit or risk-related role, ideally already studying towards a relevant professional qualification (ideally CISA).
- Knowledge and understanding of different IT platforms.
- Familiarity with the Financial Services sector would be desirable.

This is an interesting and diverse role and will suit a motivated and ambitious individual, as an opportunity for personal development and career progression.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to continue with their professional development. Financial support and study leave may be available.

Acorn Recruitment acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment