Risk and Assurance Officer - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Companies House

Companies House
Companies House
Verified Company
Cardiff, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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- £31,349 - £36,928-
Job grade:
  • Higher Executive Officer
  • D
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
    Business area:
  • Corporate Governance
    Type of role:
  • Governance
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime, Parttime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 1Contents
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  • Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZAbout the job

Job summary:

This is an exciting time to join Companies House.

Our new strategy and legislative changes we plan to implement over the next few years will underpin an organisation wide transformation programme.

This programme is already underway, ensuring that we're fit for the future.


We are working closely with other government departments to develop policy and legislation to continue to make sure that the UK is the best place in the world to start and grow a business, while at the same time strengthening the UK's ability to combat economic crime.

Our Risk and Assurance officer has a key role in driving our risk culture in a high performing organisation.

You will be responsible for coordinating the management of risks and opportunities (including identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting) throughout Companies House.

You'll

  • Engage and work closely with variety of stakeholders across our organisation to embed and improve our culture of risk management.
  • Play a key role in raising staff awareness about risk management.
  • Be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining relevant policies, procedures and initiatives.
  • Be working closely with Internal Audit (GIAA) ensuring management actions are being monitored, and the relevant trackers are kept up to date.
  • Play a key role in commissioning and coordinating the returns to support the annual governance statement.
  • Work closely with our Counter Fraud lead and our Business Continuity function.


Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work.

We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 Days Annual Leave, 8 Bank Holidays and 1 Privilege Day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate averaging 27%.


We are currently working 1 day a week in the office and this role would be based in the Cardiff Office.


Job description:

As a Risk and Assurance Officer, you will be responsible for:

  • Actively supporting the management of risks and opportunities (including identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting) throughout Companies House.
  • Coordination of risk reviews at the top strategic/organisational level working closely with our Executive Directors and senior stakeholders.
  • Actively embedding our Risk Management Framework and improving the maturity of risk management throughout our organisation by raising staff awareness through training and education.
  • Chairing and cochairing our Risk and Opportunity Group meetings, to share best practice procedures relating to corporate governance and business continuity. Membership of this group consists of Risk Champions from across our organisation.
  • Providing support to the Head of Risk and Assurance in compilation of annual Control and Assurance Record (CAR).
  • Monitoring and reporting our compliance against internal/external standards for risk and assurance (such as government functional standards).
  • Accurate and timely provision of papers and briefings for internal Boards include the Executive Boards; Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee (ARAC) and Main Board.
  • Working closely with the Internal Audit (GIAA) to monitor and track outstanding management actions ensuring they are considered against the organisation's risks
  • Representing us on cross government corporate governance and assurance groups.
  • Assisting the preparation of the annual governance statement and documenting the associated evidence.
  • Providing support and guidance to the organisation for new policies and initiatives (such as, coordination of environmental risks.)

Person specification:

We are looking for a motivated and confident Risk and Assurance Officer with

  • An ability to motivate people to engage with risk management
  • Solid understanding and working knowledge of corporate risk and assurance.
  • Knowledge of risk management principles (you may have this from relevant work experience and/or an appropriate risk or audit qualification).
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, to effectively collaborate across diverse business areas with a varied range of stakeholders.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills appropriate to the audience.
  • An organised approach to tasks to ensure risk review meetings and reports are planned and delivered on a timely manner.
  • A love for learnin
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