Moorhouse Consulting
Internal Controls Specialist

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Overview What are we looking for? Moorhouse has been engaged by a Global Insurer to identify an experienced Internal Controls Specialist to provide short-term support on a global internal controls initiative. This is a specialist role for an individual with extensive experience in designing, reviewing, optimising and implementing internal control frameworks within complex organisations. The successful candidate will support the refinement and standardisation of operational and claims controls, helping to align local practices to the client Group's global internal control methodology and standards. We are seeking practitioners who can quickly assess existing frameworks, challenge current approaches, and deliver pragmatic improvements within a fast-paced environment. If you are an experienced Internal Controls specialist with a track record of reviewing, improving and standardising control frameworks within complex organisations, we would be keen to hear from you.
Responsibilities The successful candidate will support the Global Internal Controls initiative through:
- Review of existing operational and claims control frameworks
- Assessment of current controls against Group methodology and standards
- Alignment of controls to the client's Group Internal Controls framework
- Rewriting and rationalisation of key controls to improve clarity, consistency and effectiveness
- Support for the implementation of Group control taxonomy and control standards
- Identification of opportunities to simplify, strengthen and standardise control environments across the organisation
- Production of high-quality control documentation and supporting governance materials.
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Essential skills Essential Experience:
- Extensive experience in Internal Controls, Risk & Controls, Governance, or Operational Risk roles
- Proven track record reviewing and enhancing internal control frameworks within large, complex organisations
- Strong understanding of control design, control effectiveness and control optimisation
- Experience assessing operational and business process controls across multiple functions
- Ability to document, rewrite and rationalise control frameworks, ensuring consistency and clarity
- Experience implementing control standards, taxonomies and governance methodologies
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage effectively with first-line and second-line teams
- Excellent written communication and documentation skills
Highly Desirable:
- Experience within insurance, financial services or other highly regulated sectors
- Previous experience supporting global control transformation or internal control enhancement programmes
- Knowledge of operational risk management frameworks
- Experience working within multinational environments with diverse stakeholder groups
- Experience working with claims, operations or customer service control environments


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Candidate Profile: Recent experience delivering hands-on internal controls engagements is essential. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:
- Deep technical expertise in internal controls and governance frameworks
- The ability to rapidly assess and improve control environments
- Experience aligning local control frameworks to enterprise-wide or Group methodologies
- Strong analytical skills and a pragmatic approach to control optimisation
- Confidence operating autonomously with limited onboarding time
This role is best suited to an individual who combines strong technical internal controls expertise with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and deliver tangible outputs within a short timeframe.
What do I need before I apply Engagement Details:
- Contract Type: Associate Contractor
- Rate: Daily rate up to £500 per day
- Duration: Approximately 1 month
- Start Date: ASAP
- Location: Flexible / Hybrid (subject to client requirements)
Interview Process: Candidates must be available to participate in:
- An initial interview with Moorhouse
- A subsequent interview with the client
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