Head of Risk and Compliance - Leeds, United Kingdom - Walker Morris LLP

Walker Morris LLP

Verified Company

Leeds, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The role:

You'll be responsible for writing and leading the delivery of the firms Risk & Compliance strategies, so you'll need to be an expert in business continuity, internal audit and risk management.

You'll also have regular input into the firm's strategy and you'llactively contribute to leading the firm along our growth plans.

This is a varied role which will also include supplier take on and management.

The key responsibilities are to:

Coordinate, maintain and support the evolution of the firm's Risk & Compliance frameworks. Working closely with stakeholders to ensure organisational policies (antibribery, modern slavery, GDPR etc) are executed effectively.
Line management of a small risk & compliance team.
Lead the development and embedding of the firm's business continuity strategy.
Actively review business processes and procedures with a focus on quality, continuous improvement and the delivery of excellent client service.
Maintain the firms Lexcel accreditation working closely with internal and external stakeholders to achieve this. Ensuring maintenance of our Lexcel manual to drive consistency across the firm.
Develop frameworks for internal audit which measure compliance with our internal standards, identifying gaps and recommended improvements where necessary.
Review and develop the firms incident management practice.
Negotiate and agree supplier contracts and oversee the firm's supplier management process.
Develop effective methods of embedding best practice, keeping stakeholders up to date with changes and embedding a peer review practice.
Liase with key internal and external stakeholders (regulators, advisors, vendors, partners etc) as required.

What you'll need:

Strong commercial awareness with the ability to demonstrate a strategic approach to risk management and a willingness to challenge the status quo and be able to effect change.
Strong analytical skills combined with the ability to communicate complex information in a simplified manner.
Excellent organisational skills.
High degree of selfmotivation and a selfstarting approach.
Great written and presentation skills, with the ability to vary the approach to suit the target audience, which will range from the firm's Managing Partner and Board, through to individual staff members.
Strong IT skills.

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