Assurance Specialist

The vacancy

Are you driven by ensuring compliance and managing risks effectively? Bromford is looking for an assurance specialist to join our growing assurance team.

In this role, you'll conduct assurance reviews across various non-financial disciplines, ensuring we meet regulatory, legislative, and internal standards.

Working closely with the assurance manager, you'll deliver an annual assurance plan covering areas like regulatory submissions, health and safety, and HR. You'll analyse data ensuring the accuracy and completeness of regulatory submissions, identify risks, and provide actionable insights to enhance compliance and optimise processes. The role will require substantial engagement with the wider business to build knowledge and confidence in our assurance activity.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to all aspects of our business while contributing to our mission: investing in homes and relationships so people can thrive.

The role is permanent and full time. You can be based from either of our main offices in Tewkesbury or Wolverhampton with regular home working available. A basic DBS and a full UK driving licence.

You will have:

• Proven experience in audit, assurance, or a related role (essential); within a regulated industry (desirable).
• Ability to interpret and quantify compliance to regulatory requirements (desirable)
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills (essential).
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills (essential).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (essential); knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, and others (desirable).
• Motivated to learn, grow, and make an impact in a dynamic team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Experience in fast-paced environments, particularly with regulatory deadlines.
• Knowledge of health and safety auditing and landlord compliance (desirable).
• Background in social housing, construction, manufacturing, or utilities sectors (desirable).
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

The closing date is Monday 5th May with interviews taking place on the 13th and 14th of May.

If you're ready to make an impact and thrive in a purpose-driven organisation, apply today.

If sufficient interest is expressed for this role, we reserve the right to close the vacancy sooner. Therefore, an early application is recommended.

About us

We are a housing association- one that owns and provides over 47,000 homes for people who can't access market housing; has individual relationships with more than 112,000 customers; has a strong balance sheet and plans to build 11,000 homes by 2032. All of this is only possible because of our 1,900 dedicated colleagues.

We take a simple view that nothing is more important to any individual or a family than their home. It's a matter of social justice that everyone should have a home that is safe, secure, and affordable. We exist to provide such homes. With the right home, people can achieve great things, not only for themselves but for wider society too.

We provide quality, affordable homes. But we care about the people who live in them too. We want each of them to be able to achieve their goals. This will be different for each customer. Put simply, we want people to thrive.

Diversity Statement
We are committed to recruiting, developing and retaining colleagues who are representative of the diverse communities we work with. This commitment is embedded in our DNA, and we are striving to build an inclusive workplace culture where all colleagues feel valued and respected, and individuality is celebrated. We are a proud "Disability Confident" (Level 2) and Menopause Friendly employer and have signed the Armed Forces covenant to support those who serve.

We encourage people from all sections of our community to apply for jobs with us. Particularly, we welcome those who have been historically underrepresented in areas of our workforce including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, women, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Great Place To Work Certified
Bromford have once again been certified as a Great Place To Work (Nov 24 - Nov 25). The 2024 Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey highlighted that our employees believe we have an amazing company culture and that 91% of our employees were made to feel welcome when they joined us. We are also proud to have been named as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Women for two years running (2023 and 2024) demonstrating that all colleagues, regardless of gender, can thrive at Bromford.

Benefits

Flexible benefits

Learning and development

Private medical cover

Work-life balance

Pay and financial wellbeing

Health and wellbeing