Risk Investigator

Job Title: Risk Investigator

Start: ASAP

Location: London (Hybrid working)

Pay rate: £210 to £250 per day PAYE – depending on experience – equivalent to £54,000 to £65,000 per annum

Expected duration: 9 months contract – with a possibility of extending

Our client is a global tech platform. they are looking for a smart, passionate candidate to join our client’s global tax team. This a program comprised of analysts, tax professionals and software engineers that are responsible for providing end-to-end global indirect tax calculation solutions (sales and use taxes, value-added taxes, good and services taxes, and other consumption taxes) to the business and thousands of external retailers selling on their marketplaces, as well as other e-commerce platforms.

The individual in this role will part of the Controllership team and be participating on global and cross-functional risk and control projects within Product Classification space. In this role, the candidate will join a relatively new team and thus be able to innovate and define risk management and control metrics from scratch.

Key job responsibilities

• Support the creation and management of internal control and business policies and procedures
• Set-up risk management, controls rationalization & optimization processes
• Define and set-up risk metrics, partnering with team members and Business Intelligence team
• Make risk transparent and report risk assessment to leadership on a regular cadence, using data and applying own judgment for making recommendations
• Perform deep-dive analysis for risk identification and assessments
• Evaluate current business processes and identify process improvements and opportunities to gain efficiencies
• Establish trustful relationships with Compliance, Advisory and Planning and set up checkpoints to assess qualitative risk
• Understand business goals, system platforms and processes, and recommend new approaches and procedures
• Coach and mentor junior members of the team

Key requirements

• 2 to 3 years of experience in Risk Management, Internal Controls, Auditing, or relevant line of business and/or legal or regulatory experience
• Bachelor/Master in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, Mathematics or other advanced degree in fields with analytical focus
• Thorough understanding of policies and best practices of risk management
• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders in complex and rapid changing work environments
• Experience analysing business, finance, and operational processes, articulating and implementing recommended improvements
• Proficient in obtaining, organising, and analysing data to make and drive fact-based decisions
• Proficient in the use of Excel, Word, and other Microsoft tools
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent in English, verbal and written
• Basic SQL and/or data querying skills