Role: Assurance Analyst
Location: We have multiple office locations around the UK where the role can be based, including: Peterborough, Manchester, Chesterfield, Sunderland, Tunbridge Wells, and Sevenoaks.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Assurance Team as an Assurance Analyst. The Team is the Group's independent 2nd line assurance function with a remit to undertake compliance, control, and risk-based assurance activities across all areas of the business. This role is pivotal to the Team's success as it takes day-to-day responsibility for supporting and delivering across many aspects of our annual risk assurance plan. You'll work closely with other members of the team, including Risk Assurance Managers who will lead on review activity.
Key responsibilities include:
* Maintaining and executing against assigned areas of the annual risk assurance plan, providing progress updates and outcomes of completed testing.
* Reporting results and proposed actions back to operational management to agree on actions for any areas where controls and processes could be improved.
* Maintaining effective relationships with stakeholders to follow up on actions, supporting timely completion and escalating effectively when necessary.
* Supporting with reporting by providing insight on risk metrics and risk assurance activities.
* Inputting into the scope areas for the annual risk assurance plan.
* Maintaining assurance records, including updating the Risk Management System with reports and action tracking evidence.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge:
Must have:
* Appropriate qualifications (ICA / IRM / IIA) or willingness to work towards.
* Previous experience of testing approaches.
* Strong maths skills.
* Analytic and problem-solving skills.
* Planning skills.
* Communicating and influencing skills.
* Continuous improvement mindset.
Desirable:
* Additional qualifications or experience in the areas of:
o IT audit / assurance.
o Data and information governance.
o Risk management.
* Knowledge of audit / assurance and risk management frameworks.
* Understanding of the insurance industry.
* FCA regulatory requirements.
* Experience of working closely with senior management.
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