Risk Analyst
📍 Location: Work from Home with 20% travel
💰 Salary: £30-40k plus great benefits and bonus
📅 Job Type: Full-time, 6 month Contract to Permanent role

Are you looking to start or grow your career in risk management? If you have a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills, and an interest in working within a growing business, this could be the role for you!

The main responsibilities for the role will be to support team members to help write, collate, and prepare audit and risk reports, so strong IT skills are essential. There is a strong trajectory to a manager role in a few years time within the organisation.

About the Firm
This medium-sized firm is at the heart of ensuring hundreds of customer branches are a safe and reliable way to access banking facilities. As a growing organisation, maintaining a strong risk culture while ensuring compliance with governance and operational frameworks is of huge importance to the board and members.

The Role
As a Risk Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting the Head of Risk and risk assurance team in delivering an effective risk management and controls strategy. You’ll gain hands-on experience in identifying, assessing, and monitoring risks, helping to strengthen risk controls, and ensuring compliance with key business processes.

Key Responsibilities
✅ Assist in identifying and managing key operational, strategic, and emerging risks.
✅ Support the development and implementation of risk management frameworks and internal audit processes.
✅ Conduct testing of the control environment and assist in internal audits.
✅ Help prepare reports and presentations for senior management, the Audit & Risk Committee, and the Board.
✅ Monitor compliance with key business processes, identifying areas for improvement.
✅ Work closely with risk and control owners to develop policies and procedures.
✅ Support the delivery of the Audit Plan in partnership with external audit suppliers.
✅ Assist in maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.

What We’re Looking For
🔹 Some experience or exposure to risk management, compliance, or internal audit (e.g., through work experience, internships, or a junior role).
🔹 Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
🔹 Ability to work independently and take initiative in a fast-paced environment.
🔹 Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
🔹 Confidence in using data and reporting insights in a clear and structured way.
🔹 A curious and proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and develop.

Why Join Us?
🚀 Gain hands-on experience in risk management with a growing and impactful organisation.
📚 Career development opportunities with on and off-site training and mentoring support.
🤝 Work with a collaborative and supportive team.
🌍 Work from home, with expenses paid overnight fieldwork across the whole of the UK, for a great work-life balance.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your risk management career and want to be part of an organisation making a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

📩 Apply Now! Paul Stanbridge Fleet Search + Selection Ltd