Risk and Controls Lead

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Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom;

Reporting To: Head of Assurance and Risk

Description

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5/week

Location: Birmingham, Leeds or London

WFH policy: Employees are required to attend the office 2 days/week

Flexible working: Variety of flexible work patterns subject to line manager discretion e.g. Compressed 9-day fortnight.

Reports to: Head of Assurance and Risk

Deadline

Note:

We reserve the right to close the advert before the advertised deadline if there are a high volume of applications.

In this role you will partner with Senior Leaders to execute and oversee a robust risk and control framework that helps identify and prioritise risks, and review effectiveness of significant internal controls across the business.

• Supporting the Head of Assurance and Risk in documenting, updating and facilitating discussion around Principal and Strategic Risks for the Executive and the Board.
• Support development and embedding effective controls, leveraging data and analytics to address identified risks and ensure alignment with business risk appetite.
• Guide risk and control owners on best practices.
• Lead training on risk management, mitigation, and control design.
• Working across the business to ensure that teams’ operational risk registers are kept up to date, consistent, challenge first‑line managers on risk identification and assessment and in aggregate that duplication and gaps are managed appropriately.
• Work with the business to identify nascent principal, strategic and operational risks.
• Design, implement and review significant internal controls (financial and operational) as a second line of defence.

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA/IIA qualified or equivalent with prior risk management and internal controls experience.
• Experienced in assessing business risk and evaluating adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems, driving improvement and creating stronger business relationships, including RCSA processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written); able to engage senior stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and maintain objectivity and impartiality.
• Experience of achieving results through effective communication, influence, building and maintaining trust and developing effective relationships at all levels.
• Ability to prepare comprehensive, clear, concise reports, and ability to communicate effectively.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. Key benefits that may be available depending on the role include:

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on‑call GP service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• Employee resource groups

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) exists to help decarbonise the generation of electricity and make it more affordable for the future. Our work is central to the delivery of the Government’s objective to achieve Net Zero target by 2050.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing

Services for Renewable Energy