a leading london based consumer focussed business is currently recruiting for a risk assurance manager to join their newly formed risk and assurance function my client has an envious brand name and has continued to grow in a highly competitive market the business has adapted to the changing environment and has diversified into new markets to adapt to changing consumer needs the risk assurance manager is a newly created role and reports directly to the head of risk management key responsibilities include ensuring the business has a robust control environment appropriate to the business size and standing in the market perform commercially focussed reviews of the control environment providing value adding recommendations to management to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of operational controls work alongside the head of risk management to produce and maintain an ongoing risk register assist in producing a robust business continuity plan build and develop working relationships with key stakeholders both internal and external across the organisation in order to promote risk and assurance as a valueadding function this position is highly autonomous and will suit a candidate who likes to work in a fast paced and ever changing environment you must be adaptable and prepared to work autonomously on some occasions key requirements for this position include qualified accountant acaacca or equivalent solid financial audit background ideally from one of the big 4 previous internal auditrisk management experience in an international environment inquisitive and a keen eye for detail excellent interpersonal skills commercially astute please get in touch to discuss further goodman masson is acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy goodman masson is an equal opportunities employer