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

The Head of Audit at a Global Bank is seeking an accountancy qualified Internal Audit Lead to join their London team.

This is an ideal position if you have 2 plus years Internal Audit Lead experience in a small – mid sized banking or asset management environment and some people managerial experience or Risk Assurance / Internal Audit experience from a Consultancy or Big 4 at the manager level.

You will work closely with the Head of Audit and small team of 4 and enjoy an open and honest dialogue with engaged high level stakeholders in an established banking brand.

Audits will cover all areas of the firm, therefore broad audit fieldwork experience across back, middle and front office operations is ideal. However, key area of risk for the bank are: Treasury, Financial Crime, Institutional lending and Trade Finance. Preference will be given to those with knowledge of these product areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic planning and execution of audits
• Direct management of two staff members and external resources on a day-to-day basis
• Acting as a deputy for the Head of Audit when required

What You Offer:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Internal Audit or Risk Assurance
• Team lead and / or management experience
• Background in Banking or Investment Management
• Professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, or ACCA
• Bachelor’s degree
• Full UK Visa (Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is unavailable)

Internal mobility is actively encouraged and opportunities within the business will present themselves for upwards career progression.

Group work from home arrangements are: 1 day per week at home and 4 days in the London office.

MUST HAVE:

• 2 years minimum Internal Audit or Risk Assurance.
• Team Management and Audit lead experience.
• Banking or Investment Management experience.
• ACA, IIA or ACCA.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Full UK Visa (the firm are unable to sponsor visas).

Apply for more information or an informal conversation.

The Head of Audit at a Global Bank is seeking an experienced Audit Manager / No2 to join their London team.

This is an ideal position if you currently have Internal Audit experience in a managerial / leadership role in a Banking environment (Risk Assurance experience from a practice firm at the upper manager level also considered).

You will work closely with the Head of Audit and small team of 4 and enjoy an open and honest dialogue with enged high level stakeholders in an established banking brand. A key risk for the group is Financial Crime, preference will be given to candidates with audit experience in this area. Other key risks are Institutional Banking and Credit.

Internal mobility is actively encouraged and opportunities within the business will present themselves for upwards career progression.

Group work from home arrangements are: 1 day per week at home and 4 days in the London office.

MUST HAVE:

• 5 years minimum Internal Audit or Risk Assurance.
• Team Management and Audit lead experience.
• Banking experience.ACA, IIA or ACCA preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Full UK Visa (the firm are unable to sponsor visas).

Apply for more information or an informal conversation.

The Head of Audit at a Global Bank is seeking an enthusiastic and bright recent or part qualified accountant (CA / ACA / ACCA / CIMA) to join their London team.

This is an ideal position if you are a qualified Senior Associate from an Audit or Risk Assurance team in a large practice or global corporate firm looking for a more strategically important role within an investment bank.

You will work closely with the Head of Audit and enjoy an open and honest dialogue with engaged high level stakeholders in an established banking brand. Working both independently and with like minded team members you will review interesting product lines from: Treasury, Corporate Credit, FX trading, and Private Banking to Risk and Compliance operations, within the London offices (and remotely on global Audits).

Internal mobility is actively encouraged and opportunities within the business will present themselves for upwards career progression.

Group work from home arrangements are: 1 day per week at home and 4 days in the London office.

MUST HAVE:

• 1-5 years Internal Audit or Risk Assurance experience (External Audit also considered)
• Financial Services (preferred) OR non FS experience from a practice or large global firm
• ACA or ACCA preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Full UK Visa

Apply to Paul Stanbridge at Fleet Search and Selection Ltd for more information or an informal conversation.

Smaller Capital Markets firm based in London have a rare opportunity for an Audit VP to join the team.

This global financial services firm offering prime services and a broad range of client products: Vanilla and exotic Capital Markets, Asset Management, Prop trading, Algo trading, ECM, DCM, Corporate Banking, seek a well presented professional with good critical thinking skills and experience in technical Capital Markets Audit.

Qualified Accountant or equivalent preferred (front office / sales experience with controls audit or risk also considered).

You must have a stable career history and be interested in a long term career opportunity within an interesting and supportive firm.

UK passport holder only.

This is an ideal role for a 1 – 3 year post qualified Accountant or similar Audit, Risk or Compliance qualified professional.

*If you are in the UK with UK experience my client can sponsor your VISA*

Work from Home and up to 10% (rising to 30% post COVID) travel.

If you have Financial Services experience developed from working directly within a bank, building society, insurance, asset management, payments or other financial services firm, or are in a consultancy arm of a Big4 firm working on financial services clients, AND have professional experience in a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd line of defence discipline, ie:

Internal Control
Inspection
Internal Audit
Risk Assurance or RCSA
Compliance
Prudential Risk
Financial Conduct
Financial Control
Financial Assurance in professional services

please apply below.

You will have the opportunity to develop your career and experience with the Risk Assurance and Internal Audit consulting team of a large professional services accounting firm. Working with teams of like-minded and similar level professionals, you will deliver deep-dive risk and control reviews within regulated financial services.

You will receive:

– Expense account

– Bonus

– Salary c£35-55k

You must be an excellent communicator as client interaction and advisory skills will be used daily.

Must have:

– A degree and/or professional qualification (ACA ACCA CFA)

– Experience in Financial Services

– Professional experience from one of the above disciplines

– Good communication skills

Apply with your CV or contact Paul Stanbridge for more information or an informal conversation

This is a senior level SME role. You must have 15 plus years experience in relevant areas including a senior position managing Treasury and Liquidity Risk Management or risk / internal audit of the same from a large accountancy firm or banking group.

Apply to Paul Stanbridge

This is a senior level SME role. You must have 15 plus years experience in relevant areas including a senior valuations or valuations internal audit role from a large accountancy firm or banking group.

Apply to Paul Stanbridge

Strategic controls for high-risk operations of Global Financial Services Firm

If you are a newly qualified accountant (or equivalent) from a leading practice or consulting firm with experience in either Risk Management, Assurance, Internal Audit, Controls or Accounting for large corporate client accounts, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join a global brand with very strong career prospects.

As part of a team of like-minded professionals, you will be responsible for reviewing designated higher risk operations across front, middle and back office functions, report your findings and develop recommendations on mitigating controls weaknesses with your stakeholders. You will gain senior-level exposure across the firm, working alongside highly experienced professionals in a collaborative team environment. You will be given in house training and benefit from sponsored ongoing professional development.

You do not need prior financial services but it is advantageous.

To apply you must have:

• Large corporate firm / client experience
• Audit, Internal Audit, Accounting, Controls or Risk experience
• Good academic record
• Fully qualified ACCA, ACA, CA, CFA etc
• A full UK Visa

Apply to Paul Stanbridge with your CV to be considered for the role.

Strategic controls for high-risk operations of Global Financial Services Firm

If you are a newly qualified accountant (or equivalent) from a leading practice or consulting firm with experience in either Risk Management, Assurance, Internal Audit, Controls or Accounting for large corporate client accounts, we have an excellent opportunity for you to join a global brand with very strong career prospects.

As part of a team of like-minded professionals, you will be responsible for reviewing designated higher risk operations across front, middle and back office functions, report your findings and develop recommendations on mitigating controls weaknesses with your stakeholders. You will gain senior-level exposure across the firm, working alongside highly experienced professionals in a collaborative team environment. You will be given in house training and benefit from sponsored ongoing professional development.

You do not need prior financial services but it is advantageous.

To apply you must have:

• Large corporate firm / client experience
• Audit, Internal Audit, Accounting, Controls or Risk experience
• Good academic record
• Fully qualified ACCA, ACA, CA, CFA etc
• A full UK Visa

Apply to Paul Stanbridge with your CV to be considered for the role.