Job Description

Elevation Senior Finance are thrilled to be working in partnership with a specialist manufacturing business based in East Yorkshire as they look to recruit a Group Risk and Assurance Manager into their team, initially on a 1–2-year fixed term contract, to complete a transformation project.

This is a hybrid working position that allows for flexibility to work remotely. The successful candidate must have the availability to travel 30-50% of their time, dependent on department, team, and project activities.

Offering a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
• Pro-rata 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
• Free on-site restaurant
• Private Medical
• Senior Staff Bonus (after 6 months)
• Access to share plan

In this role, the Group Risk and Assurance Manager will be responsible for the following:

• Working with external consultants and other process workstreams to strengthen the control framework
• Ensuring that controls are considered from the design phase of the processes in S4/Hana
• Maintain close contact with the other Risk and Assurance Managers and follow their lead
• Keep a gap log between the current and new risk and controls matrices (RACM)
• Guide change management processes related to control assurance
• Effective communication ensuring alignment and coordination across the project into BAU
• Contribute to overall risk management of the project
• Owning the project risk framework, ensuring risk mitigation strategies are in place and providing assurance to stakeholders are key aspects of the role
• Ad-hoc activities to support the Risk and Assurance team 

Key Skills & Requirements needed for this position:

• You will be a strong influencer, being able to work with and influence all levels of the business
• You will have the ability to convey technical issues to a non-technical audience, thinking outside the box
• Internal controls experience, including IT GCC, AEC and financial controls
• Excellent project & programme management experience in delivering global projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and planning skills
• Educated to post graduate level in either finance, internal audit, or risk discipline
• Experience performing similar role in large IT projects, preferably S4/Hana, desirable

If you meet the above requirements and would like to hear more about this position, please apply or get in touch today!

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION
• Management