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About the Role
This role assists the Head of Finance Governance, Risk & Controls in Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA) activities, ensuring robust RCSA implementation and reporting across Finance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate RCSA completion and refresh for Finance teams, including workshops, documentation, and action agreements.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships across Finance and with key stakeholders to ensure RCSA outputs reflect the true risk profile.
- Compile, analyze, and report RCSA results and risk insights to management and governance forums.
- Support Finance leadership in using RCSA outputs for decision-making, control enhancement, and remediation tracking.
- Act as a subject matter expert on RCSA methodologies, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement.
- Oversee Risk Event Reporting within GRC/MetricStream, monitoring remediation plans and linking learnings to RCSA.
- Support GWL EUC Standard compliance across Finance functions, overseeing EUC asset use and assessments.
- Develop and enhance controls and processes, implementing best practices and aligning procedures with RCSA outcomes.
Requirements
- Deep expertise and hands-on experience in RCSA (design, facilitation, documentation, reporting) is essential.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of business needs.
- Willing and capable of making independent decisions and exercising sound judgment.
- Strong communication skills, with clear written and verbal articulation tailored for all management levels.
- Ability to adapt messages to the audience for easy understanding.
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships across the Finance function with integrity.
- Strong interpersonal/networking skills with the ability to maintain diverse stakeholder relationships.
- Ability to flex style and delivery based on individual and/or audience.
- Sound problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Self-motivated, well-organized, pragmatic, and able to perform tasks independently.
- Interested and inquisitive individual committed to professional and personal development.
Skills
- RCSA
- Risk Management
- Reporting
- Workshop Facilitation
- Documentation
- Stakeholder Management
- GRC/MetricStream
- EUC Standard Compliance
- Process Improvement
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving
- Attention to Detail
Location
- United Kingdom
Work Type
- Maternity Cover
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Certified accountant or actuary (ideal)
- Risk or Compliance-related qualifications (advantageous)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous pension scheme
- Bonus scheme
- Income protection
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Regular personal and professional development
- Training
- Flexible working arrangements
About the Company
- Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies.
- Operates as a modern, agile, and welcoming organisation.
- Part of Great-West Lifeco, operating in the UK since 1903.
- Has hundreds of respected and supported employees.
- Is transforming to create a more customer-focused business.
- Offers expertise on financial and tax planning, home finance, annuities, and collective fund solutions.
Equal Opportunity
- Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment.
- Proud of progress in DEI, and it continues to be a significant focus.
- Believes in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures.
- Happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, including part time, for any roles.