Viridor Waste Limited
Risk Assurance Manager
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Our Vision
Our Vision is to be the UK’s leading innovator of resource recovery and recycling, transforming waste for a climate-positive future.
Viridor has a redefined purpose, a bold Vision, and an ambitious, market-leading strategy. We are investing in the future, and we need a talented team with exceptional people, who believe in each other, to help us build a world where nothing goes to waste.
We have a new opportunity for a Risk Assurance Manager to join our team, based in Avonmouth, hybrid working 37.5 hours per week.
We encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early if we receive a high number of applications.
Role Overview
The Risk Assurance Manager will lead the design, implementation, and execution of the risk assurance framework, with a specific focus on leveraging AI-driven and technology-enabled platforms. This role ensures that internal controls, compliance frameworks, and risk management practices are robust, automated, and capable of mitigating both traditional and emerging risks.
The role will personally deliver audits from scoping through to final report, undertaking process walkthroughs, control testing, data analysis, evidence review, and stakeholder interviews, rather than operating solely in a review or oversight capacity.
Responsibilities
The Risk Assurance Manager will be accountable for:
- Control Testing: Perform detailed design and operating-effectiveness testing across controls. Conduct stakeholder interviews, site visits, process observation, transaction sampling, and root-cause analysis.
- Audit Documentation: Maintain clear, complete, and standards-compliant working papers that support findings and conclusions.
- Findings and Reporting: Draft practical, evidence-based findings and agree proportionate actions with control owners.
- Remediation Validation: Retest completed actions and independently confirm whether identified issues have been sustainably resolved.
- Platform Ownership: Serve as the primary subject matter expert for the organization’s proposed AI-powered risk assurance and automated compliance tools.
- Data-Driven Insights: Extract, analyse, and interpret complex data anomalies flagged by automated systems to identify systemic risk trends.
- Vendor & Tool Evaluation: Partner with our Transformation team to evaluate, implement, and upgrade third-party risk management software and AI tools.
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Knowledge
Essential
- Governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks.
- Internal audit methodologies and professional standards.
- Risk assessment and assurance techniques.
- Regulatory and compliance requirements.
Desirable
- Energy from Waste sector knowledge.
- Data analytics and audit technology knowledge.
Skills
Essential
- Audit planning, execution, and reporting.
- Stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Effective written and verbal communication.
- Leadership, coaching, and mentoring.
- Data analytics and presentation skills.
- Proven track record of hands-on experience using risk assurance technology, GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) software, or AI-enabled analytics platforms.
Desirable
- Advanced data visualisation and dashboard-building skills.
- Strong project and change management skills.
Experience
Essential
- Proven experience in Internal Audit, Risk Assurance, or related functions.
- Experience leading complex audits and managing multiple assignments.
- Experience presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing or supervising audit teams.
- Experience auditing automated controls, robotic process automation (RPA), or machine learning models.
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Desirable
- Energy from Waste sector experience.
- Experience supporting Audit or Executive Committees.
- Experience applying data analytics within audit reviews.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification or equivalent.
- Professional qualification.
Desirable
- Additional qualifications in Risk Management, Compliance, Technology Audit, or Data Analytics.
- Membership of relevant professional bodies.
How to Apply
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We are a Great Place to Work
There has never been a more exciting time to work at Viridor. Following the acquisition of the business by the global private equity firm, KKR, the core business has been reshaped to focus on our leading UK Energy from Waste portfolio.
What can we offer you?
We invest in our people to reward them for their hard work, and we have a host of company benefits available to you when you join - take a look at our Rewards and Benefits.
Equal Opportunities Employer
As an equal opportunities' employer, Viridor is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.
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