Risk & Control Analyst Full Time NEW

Randstad Finance

Are you an ambitious Risk, Controls, or Assurance professional looking to make a visible impact within a leading multinational organisation?

Our client is seeking a high-caliber Risk & Control Analyst to join their expert team in Central London, you will play a hands-on role in transitioning the business from a traditional compliance-led approach to a proactive, performance-enabling internal control framework.

Key Responsibilities

• Framework Deployment & Operationalisation, Support the rollout and embedding of the organisation’s new Control Framework across finance and key operational risk areas.
• Perform control assessments, walkthroughs, testing, and self-assessments to verify control design, operational effectiveness, and process reliability.
• Identify control gaps, conduct root cause analyses, propose pragmatic solutions, and track remediation actions through to completion.
• Act as a trusted advisor to control owners across a matrix structure, assisting with training, change management, and building a proactive risk awareness culture.
• Prepare robust reporting packs, dashboards, and control weakness impact analyses using digital tools to give management real-time visibility into risk trends.
• Assurance & Audit Support, assist in resolving internal and external audit findings by developing practical, value-adding action plans aligned with business priorities.

Required Experience & Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related discipline. A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• 5years of hands-on experience in internal controls, risk management, or assurance (internal/external), ideally combining practice and in-house roles in complex or project-driven environments.
• Prior experience in Big 4 business assurance or risk consulting is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial/operational control environments, governance codes (e.g., UK Provision 29 or SOX), and control reperformance (financial and non-financial).
• Tech-savvy with experience using analytics and reporting tools (such as Power BI, SAP/S4HANA, or dedicated risk platforms).
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable narratives.
• Sector Knowledge: Exposure to construction, engineering, or infrastructure environments is advantageous but not essential.

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Randstad Financial & Professional encourage applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Randstad Financial & Professional acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003