Senior Risk Analyst (5246)

IM LLP; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our philosophy is 'we're legal and financial experts that care' - something you'll find in the way we work with our clients and how we support our teams. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We'll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

Your Role

Irwin Mitchell is dedicated to developing an enterprise risk management (ERM) framework to provide insights and drive actions across the firm. This framework helps stakeholders identify, assess, and mitigate risks, protecting value and uncovering opportunities for value creation.

As a Senior Risk Analyst, you will work with the Head of Risk, Resilience, and Internal Audit to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, conducting risk assessments, and developing risk management strategies. Key tasks include analysing risk data, preparing reports, and collaborating with various departments to implement risk controls. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication of complex risk concepts are essential.

The role involves working with all areas of Irwin Mitchell, including those regulated by the SRA and FCA.

What You'll Be Doing

• Support the ongoing development, management and embedding of IM's Enterprise Risk Management Framework
• Lead risk forum activity, discussions and actions to better identify, assess and mitigate risk
• Maintain the suite of risk register and provide insight and analysis of key risks and risk aggregation
• Build relationships with risk leaders to drive appropriate risk mitigation activity
• Undertake risk and control assessment and support risk evaluation exercises
• Prepare insightful risk reporting for key governance committees and regular management information
• Support the Resilience team in risk management providing insight to develop the business continuity and resilience framework
• Support the Internal Audit team to build an accurate and complete risk and control profile that can be used to perform assurance activity

About You

• Strong experience and technical understanding in Enterprise Risk Management and support the rollout of ERM frameworks
• Collaborative personality that leads change and brings people together
• Gravitas to manage and influence a wide range of stakeholders across the IM
• Experience in leading risk stakeholder meetings to understand key risks and risk management practices
• Stakeholder management skills and the ability to communicate and influence senior management in the organisation
• Management of the risk event
• Has an appropriate qualification in Risk Management
• Practical experience of ERM
• Previous experience of working in a legal/professional services environment is desirable
• Logical and clear thinker
• Professional manner

Our Benefits - What We Can Offer You

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can 'buy' up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre-employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.