Assurance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
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Warwick
West Midlands RegionUnited Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 09 Sep 2021
- Closes
- 21 Sep 2021
- Job Title
- Business Partner
- Category
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
About the role
We have a new exciting opportunity within our growing Assurance team at Wolseley UK as an Assurance Business Partner. This role will play an integral part in supporting the delivery of effective compliance programs to help the business manage key risks associated with legal and regulatory obligations.
The successful candidate will be a trusted business partner and ambassador for doing the right thing and assisting with the group's risk management and internal control activities, collaborating with colleagues at all levels.
This role would suit someone stepping out of practice or newly qualified in accountancy ideally with a few years' experience within Assurance /Audit/compliance role looking for their next challenge!
You will responsible for:
* Support the development and continuous improvement of an effective assurance framework to manage key legal and regulatory risks, including Data Protection, Competition Law, Anti–Bribery & Corruption, Modern Slavery and Anti–Money Laundering
* Advise the business on key legal, regulatory compliance risks and business controls
* Monitor changes to legal and regulatory requirements and other external governance standards to ensure the Group is prepared for change
* Facilitate the maintenance of the Group's risk registers, by helping risk owners across the business units and functions to actively identify, assess and capture key risks and risk management activities, reflecting changes resulting from business initiatives and the external environment
* Coordinate the annual internal controls testing and reporting, including a review of key controls with senior control owners across the business
* Respond to regulatory issues and whistleblowing investigations, with the ability to gather, analyse, and evaluate facts and prepare and present concise reports
About you
* Experience in a audit, risk management, or compliance role
* Studying for a professional qualification in accountancy, internal audit or risk management, (e.g. ACA/ACCA/IIA/IRM); or already qualified
* Knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g. COSO)
* Knowledge of legal and regulatory risks and compliance requirements is advantageous (e.g. Data Protection, Competition Law, Anti–Bribery & Corruption, Modern Slavery and Anti–Money Laundering).
* Strong analytical skills, able to quickly identify and present key issues concisely
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of developing good working relationships and collaborating at all levels of the business
* Committed to developing and embedding best practice, innovation and continuous improvement
About your development and benefits
We aim to unlock your potential and equip you with all the skills required to move to the next stage in your career with us, whilst earning a full salary. This all starts with your induction where you get to know us and our business and continues with relevant training and development.
Our people get benefits including:
* Pension plan
* Bonus
* Private Medical Insurance – employee
* Holiday – 23 days increasing to 25 after 2 years' service
* Life Assurance
* Staff discounts on hundreds of retailers
* Cycle to work scheme
* Car salary sacrifice scheme
* Wellbeing support
About us
Wolseley UK is the country's largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers.
We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you'll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You'll also enjoy extensive training and an award–winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world's largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you'll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities
We have a new exciting opportunity within our growing Assurance team at Wolseley UK as an Assurance Business Partner. This role will play an integral part in supporting the delivery of effective compliance programs to help the business manage key risks associated with legal and regulatory obligations.
The successful candidate will be a trusted business partner and ambassador for doing the right thing and assisting with the group's risk management and internal control activities, collaborating with colleagues at all levels.
This role would suit someone stepping out of practice or newly qualified in accountancy ideally with a few years' experience within Assurance /Audit/compliance role looking for their next challenge!
You will responsible for:
* Support the development and continuous improvement of an effective assurance framework to manage key legal and regulatory risks, including Data Protection, Competition Law, Anti–Bribery & Corruption, Modern Slavery and Anti–Money Laundering
* Advise the business on key legal, regulatory compliance risks and business controls
* Monitor changes to legal and regulatory requirements and other external governance standards to ensure the Group is prepared for change
* Facilitate the maintenance of the Group's risk registers, by helping risk owners across the business units and functions to actively identify, assess and capture key risks and risk management activities, reflecting changes resulting from business initiatives and the external environment
* Coordinate the annual internal controls testing and reporting, including a review of key controls with senior control owners across the business
* Respond to regulatory issues and whistleblowing investigations, with the ability to gather, analyse, and evaluate facts and prepare and present concise reports
About you
* Experience in a audit, risk management, or compliance role
* Studying for a professional qualification in accountancy, internal audit or risk management, (e.g. ACA/ACCA/IIA/IRM); or already qualified
* Knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g. COSO)
* Knowledge of legal and regulatory risks and compliance requirements is advantageous (e.g. Data Protection, Competition Law, Anti–Bribery & Corruption, Modern Slavery and Anti–Money Laundering).
* Strong analytical skills, able to quickly identify and present key issues concisely
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of developing good working relationships and collaborating at all levels of the business
* Committed to developing and embedding best practice, innovation and continuous improvement
About your development and benefits
We aim to unlock your potential and equip you with all the skills required to move to the next stage in your career with us, whilst earning a full salary. This all starts with your induction where you get to know us and our business and continues with relevant training and development.
Our people get benefits including:
* Pension plan
* Bonus
* Private Medical Insurance – employee
* Holiday – 23 days increasing to 25 after 2 years' service
* Life Assurance
* Staff discounts on hundreds of retailers
* Cycle to work scheme
* Car salary sacrifice scheme
* Wellbeing support
About us
Wolseley UK is the country's largest plumbing, heating and cooling trade specialist merchant and we aim to be the first choice specialist merchant for trade customers.
We supply 180,000 different products to over 100,000 customers every year. Join us and you'll be part of a team that gets the right products to customers at the right price, in the right place, and at the right time. You'll also enjoy extensive training and an award–winning pension and great rewards package. And, as part of the world's largest specialist distributer of plumbing and heating products, you'll have access to a wide variety of career opportunities
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