Internal Audit & Risk Manager (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Asos

  • London
  • Contract
  • Full-time
  • 2 days ago
Company DescriptionWe're ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.We exist to give our customers the confidence to be whoever they want to be, and that goes for our people too. At ASOS, you're free to be your true self without judgement, and channel your creativity into a platform used by millions.But how are we showing up? We're proud members of Inclusive Companies, are Disability Confident Committed and have signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and we placed 8th in the Inclusive Top 50 Companies Employer list.Everyone needs some help showing up as their best self. Let our Talent team know if you need any adjustments throughout the process in whatever way works best for you.Job DescriptionThis exciting FTC opportunity will see the successful candidate delivering both internal audit and risk management (including business continuity) activities here at ASOS and playing a key role within the Internal Audit & Risk team. Our approach is continually evolving and improving, so we will also be looking for you to identify where we can be more effective and efficient, share your ideas and take ownership for putting them in place. Delivering all of this within a dynamic, fast paced, ambitious and maturing company can be challenging but fun, and there is plenty of opportunity to make your mark.After insourcing our internal audit activities and delivering a risk management transformation project in the last few years, we are playing a key and growing part in supporting ASOS' success as its control environment matures. We need someone who can act as a team' ambassador with the business as we continue to embed and build our profile and bring our value proposition to life for our stakeholders.The Details
  • Helping the Group to manage its risks through identifying, planning, performing, and reporting on internal audit and advisory work, agreeing pragmatic and value add control improvements with management. Taking responsibility for designing and delivering your own portfolio of work.
  • Tracking control improvement actions with management and advising your stakeholders on remediation, to drive positive change and on time action closure. Providing advice and challenge on relevant areas of governance good practice including risk management, controls, and data.
  • Supporting the embedding, delivery and maturity of our Risk Management and Business Continuity Frameworks, working closely with functional risk champions and your management stakeholders.
  • Supporting functions and your Risk Champions with regular risk reviews, agreeing and tracking actions, horizon scanning, risk assurance activities and updating our principal risks.
  • Helping to develop updated business impact analyses, updating crisis management and business continuity plans, and delivering education, training and exercises, as well as supporting with crisis response (as required).
  • Striving to continually improve, adopt and embed new tools, techniques, and methodologies in alignment with our team culture. Also helping to set and continually update our annual internal audit Plan and Risk Management Standard and refine our internal processes.
  • Identifying opportunities for using data analytics, automation and technology within our team and for ASOS, when delivering internal audits and risk management and business continuity activities.
  • Building strong functional relationships and managing communications with your stakeholders. Working collaboratively with the business to drive ASOS' internal controls, assurance and risk and control culture maturity agendas whilst maintaining independence.
  • Drafting Audit Committee and Management Committee reporting. Designing and preparing other assurance reporting and team documentation.
  • Splitting your time between internal audit and risk management related activities (approximately 60%/40%).
  • Supporting our culture by championing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategies.
We believe being together in person helps us move faster, connect more deeply, and achieve more as a team. That's why our approach to working together includes spending at least 3 days a week in the office. It's a rhythm that speeds up decision-making, helps ASOSers learn from each other more quickly, and builds the kind of culture where people can grow, create, and succeed.QualificationsWe are looking with someone who has a relevant qualification (e.g., CCAB, IRM, other data/ESG related) and/or significant post-qualification experience in a risk and control focused business area. This could be internal audit, enterprise risk management, controls assurance, data, ESG, compliance or another relevant industry or practice-based role.About You
  • Strong, diverse technical background which could include experience with assuring, implementing or operating financial (including SOx)/operational/compliance/ESG/other control frameworks, operational auditing, IT governance or process transformation /improvement.
  • Strong risk and controls awareness, experience of complex and less mature operating environments and analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills with the willingness to work with the business to understand commercial perspectives when defining fit for purpose governance and controls. Someone who wants to make a difference and is excited about getting stuck in and adding value.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills with the ability to lead thinking on risk management, governance, compliance, and internal control best practice in an e-commerce/retail environment.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to tailor their approach to deliver clear, powerful, and succinct messages to audiences at differing levels.
  • Self-motivation and the ability to work pro-actively alone as well as part of team. The ability to multi-task, deal with competing priorities, and someone with the flexibility and agility to deal with the ambiguity that comes from working within a less mature, fast paced and ever-changing business and risk landscape.
  • (An advantage but not essential) Excellent data analysis skills (e.g., Excel, Python) and data visualisation skills (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) and experience applying these in real world settings.
Additional InformationBeneFITS'
  • Employee discount (hello ASOS discount!)
  • ASOS Develops (personal development opportunities across the business)
  • Employee sample sales
  • Access to a huge range of LinkedIn learning materials
  • 25 days paid annual leave + an extra celebration day for a special moment
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Private medical care scheme
  • Flexible benefits allowance - which you can choose to take as extra cash, or use towards other benefits
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