IT Operational Risk and Control Manager

☞ Lookers plc

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Update day: 11-06-2024

Location: Altrincham North West

Category: IT - Software

Industry: Automotive Staffing Recruiting Financial Services

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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, Lookers plc

Group IT, Manchester

Ref: req9382

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 depending on experience

We have an exciting new opportunity for an IT Operational Risk & Control Manger to join Group IT in Manchester.

This Is a Key Role For The IT Department
  • Overseeing the application of operational risk policies, technology, tools and governance processes to create lasting solutions for minimizing technology risk exposure, inadequate controls, and emerging risks.
  • Independently assessing risks and driving actions to address the root causes that persistently lead to technology risk by challenging both historical and proposed practices.
  • Liaising and working with the Group Risk function, aligning with their processes and reporting and contributing to the Corporate Risk Register, Key Risk Measures etc.
  • Being the driving force behind IT Operational Risk and Control within the IT Department.
Responsibilities
  • Ensuring risk and audit items are logged, tracked, and managed accordingly
  • Undertaking risk assessments with business SMEs, which involves identifying, analysing, describing and scoring the IT risks affecting the business
  • Escalating risk issues to the relevant stakeholders and governance forums as appropriate
  • Creating a suite of performance reports relevant to stakeholders and providing regular updates
  • Creation and maintenance of risk, audit and control management policies, processes, and procedural documentation in line with corporate standards
  • Identify process and control weaknesses and make recommendations for control improvements that will materially improve the risk and control framework
  • Maintaining CSI and implementing improvement features to enhance the maturity of the risk function
  • Coordinate and facilitate external audit responses through close collaboration with the Internal IT Auditor, being the main point of contact for the IT department
  • Ensure risk and controls are aligned to Group standards
  • Implementation of internal audit checks to provide assurance in IT processes and identify potential improvement opportunities
  • Conduct internal departmental audits on procedural and process compliance
Skills & Experience
  • Experience in working in a Risk Management / Analysis role
  • Experience of implementing Risk Management, Audit, and Control policies and processes
  • Knowledge and understanding of ISO27001, NIST CSF is essential.
  • Influential relationship management skills with stakeholders and colleagues in pursuit of delivering a well utilised robust Risk Management process
  • The ability to influence other colleagues, teams and department heads to effectively embed Risk Management processes
  • Strong analytical skills, able to make sense of complex sets of data, analyse and report on for different audiences
  • Flexible approach to work with a focus on delivery to deadlines and high standards
  • Collaborative working with corporate Risk and Audit teams
  • Strong Excel skills and experience of dealing with complex formulae
Some travel to other Lookers Group sites and 3rd party suppliers may be necessary so the ability to drive and work outside of normal hours is essential.

Why us...?

Lookers are proud to be one of the top three motor vehicle retailers in the UK, representing 32 vehicle manufacturers, selling and servicing a huge range of cars at over 150 franchised dealerships across hundreds of locations throughout the UK & Ireland. We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer an industry leading benefits package. This includes competitive basic salaries, enhanced holidays that increase with service, eligibility to join one of our car schemes, critical illness cover after 2 years, enhanced paid maternity leave for women and for some roles a company car and additional earning potential through commission or bonus.

We strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels with our annual Lookers Excellence Awards. So? What are you waiting for?

Lookers are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential.

If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role and responsibilities, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check.

Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.
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Deadline: 26-07-2024

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