Assurance Analyst

The Role

The Assurance Analyst will assist in implementing the assurance program for monitoring, testing and reporting on the control framework supporting the business risk and compliance obligations at an enterprise level, leveraging any first line assurance activities and providing objective challenge on the robustness of the controls.

Responsibilities
• Support the effective implementation of the enterprise-wide compliance management framework, risk management framework and broader risk and governance policies across the business, through a systematic and thorough assurance program.
• Undertake key control testing and reporting on design and operating effectiveness of the control framework.
• Support the business to identify key controls and implement testing plans to identify control gaps and weakness.
• Support the Head of Assurance to provide other assurance activities, including quality assurance over Line 1 Control Self-Assessment testing and annual attestations.
• Undertake risk-based deep dives on high-risk areas to assess the strength of the control framework.
• Develop relationships with staff and risk coordinators to influence and foster a compliance culture.
• Engage with and foster internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure effective engagement with risk and governance strategy, appetite and tolerances.

Experience
• A range of experience in conducting assessments over risk and compliance activities.

Desirable
• Understanding of financial services industry or government entities
• Ability to work autonomously to deliver assignments and initiatives on time, to high level of quality
• Experience in compliance and/or risk frameworks
• Experience in assurance functions such as internal audit, or first or second line assurance function
• Experience in controls assurance testing or auditing
 
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