Risk Management Assurance Advisor

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Risk Management Assurance Advisor

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Job Title: Risk Management & Assurance Advisor

Position Overview

The Risk Management & Assurance Advisor is responsible for leading financial risk management activities across the organisation, ensuring full alignment with statutory, legal, and contractual obligations. This role involves gathering and analysing data to identify potential risks, assessing their impact on current practices, and proposing effective mitigation. The position plays a critical role in strengthening the control and assurance framework, supporting policy compliance, and providing financial assurance over transactions with the Client in accordance with contract terms and conditions.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Lead and implement the organisation’s risk management processes within the IFMS compliance framework.
• Identify, analyse, and evaluate risks related to statutory, legal, and contractual requirements.
• Develop and recommend risk mitigation strategies and compliance protocols.
• Conduct periodic reviews and assessments to ensure the effectiveness of risk controls and compliance measures.

Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement

• Advise senior management on significant risks impacting operations and strategic objectives.
• Support Project Team in understanding relevant risk exposures and guide them in implementing appropriate control measures.

Control & Assurance Framework

• Review, strengthen, and maintain the organisation’s internal control and assurance framework.
• Provide financial assurance on transactions with the Client in accordance with contract terms.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial governance and expand assurance scope areas.

Audit Coordination

• Conduct policy and compliance audits, liaising with internal and external auditors as required.
• Ensure audit requirements are met with robust documentation and timely responses.
• Support the implementation of corrective actions resulting from audit findings.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare management reports including risk registers, assurance summaries, and compliance assessments.
• Produce clear and concise accounts notes and insights to support senior-level decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; professional certification preferred.

• +8 years finance experience, ideally in financial risk management, assurance, or compliance roles

• Strong understanding of contractual frameworks, internal controls, and audit processes.

• Experience working in remote site environments or large upstream projects is beneficial.

• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills