Controls Advisory Lead

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Description

The Controls Advisory Lead will be responsible for developing and supporting policy and controls governance processes, standards, methodologies and supporting the business implementation of Experian's most critical controls through advice, oversight, and quality assurance. You will have input into the definition of control objectives, and both design, implementation and oversight of control activities.

• Support the development and maintenance of governance processes for controls with a focus on controls objective definition, control design and implementation, and associated oversight and QA processes.
• Operationalise and execute governance and support 1LOD and other 2LOD functions in adherence to control frameworks and governance.
• Lead development of training requirements for all things controls and where required working with our Training teams to prioritise course creation and delivery.
• Implement and execute quality assurance processes for controls to validate that documented control objective and activities comply with defined governance processes and are appropriately recorded in Archer GRC.
• Lead the development of requirements, prioritisation and testing of GRC (our central repository) changes to support the controls organisation.

• Degree or equivalent
• 6+ years experience in a risk management, controls or audit role.
• 2+ years of experience working in transformational projects or a global organisation.

• Tier-1/2 consulting experience and / or work in a technology or similar company is a plus
• Experience of control design and testing, internal audit, risk management, information security, finance or operational management roles. Risk transformation and controls implementation experience would be beneficial.
• Beneficial: continuous improvement, programme execution and change management
• Good understanding of best practice risk and control frameworks. Ideally undertaken previous risk and control review/audit & improvement project. Experience of RSA ARCHER beneficial but not essential.
• Self-motivated team player with an entrepreneurial yet pragmatic mindset and get-things-done mentality
• Ability to work within a global team, across multiple time zones, with different regions and many workstreams
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to formulate insights around complex business problems with senior audiences
• Strong personal initiative and good judgment; desire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to adapt quickly and work independently
• Desire to continuously learn and develop skills
• Ability to assimilate information and synthesise a way forward quickly; takes an evidence-based approach
• Gravitas, comfortable expressing views in front of senior executives
• Team oriented and highly collaborative approach
• Able to work across a variety of topics and learn new areas

• Reliable and diligent personality with eagerness to contribute to the success of the team
• Excellent communicator, experienced in managing own performance and contributing to team spirit