Spencer Rose
Risk & Control Specialist (hands-on control testing)
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Risk & Control Specialist (hands-on control testing)
London, Docklands (hybrid)
Up to £700 per day - inside IR35
On behalf of a Leading financial services client, I am seeking an experienced Risk & Control specialist to strengthen first-line operational risk oversight and help embed a robust, proactive risk culture across the organisation. This role sits within the Business Risk & Control function and partners closely with 1LOD teams to enhance risk management, improve control environments, and drive high standards of assurance. The role requires applicants to hold recent hands-on testing of internal controls.
The organisation is pleased to offer the role on a hybrid basis with 2 days per week in their Canary Wharf office, therefore you must be within a reasonable commute of London.
Responsibilities:
- Provide subject-matter expertise to help business owners identify, assess, and mitigate operational risks.
- Deliver cross-functional oversight to ensure consistent, high-quality control standards across first-line teams.
- Perform controls assurance testing, support remediation activity, and help establish a well-documented and effective control environment.
- Promote risk-aware behaviours and contribute to building a risk-intelligent culture.
- Support incident and issue management, ensuring timely reporting, root-cause analysis, and sustainable remediation.
- Contribute to the development and execution of risk assessment and testing methodologies (including RCSA).
- Partner with stakeholders across risk, compliance, audit, legal, and business units to strengthen governance and enhance risk practices.
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- Proven experience in risk assessment, controls assurance testing (essential), control remediation or validation, gained in 1LOD, external audit, or 2LOD/3LOD environments.
- Ability to assess, design, and enhance control environments while influencing risk-aware behaviours across business units.
- Experience of RCSA framework.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to risk mitigation.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to delivering best-in-class risk and control outcomes.
- Experience within financial services or other highly regulated industries is preferred, including exposure to third-party risk.
- Confidence to challenge constructively, break down barriers, and drive continuous improvement.
- Professional certifications in Risk Management, Internal Audit, Compliance, or Project Management (beneficial but not essential).
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