Risk, Compliance & Controls Analyst

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

The Risk, Compliance & Controls Analyst shall help to manage compliance and assurance for supporting the Global Risk & Compliance Senior Manager by ensuring that:

• Risk Assessment: Assist in identifying, assessing, and prioritising risks across the organisation. Conduct risk assessments to evaluate the likelihood and potential impact of risks on business operations and objectives.
• Compliance Monitoring: Monitor regulatory developments and changes in laws, regulations, and industry standards. Assess the organisation's compliance with applicable regulations, standards, and internal policies.
• Issue Identification: Identify and document control deficiencies, compliance gaps, and areas for improvement. Collaborate with stakeholders to develop actionable recommendations and corrective action plans to address identified issues.
• Remediation Tracking: Track the implementation of management action plans to address control deficiencies and compliance gaps. Monitor the status of remediation efforts and ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
• Reporting: Prepare regular reports for management and stakeholders on the status of risk, compliance, and control activities.
• Policy and Procedure Development: Assist in the development and maintenance of risk management, compliance, and control-related policies, procedures, and guidelines. Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices in alignment with the Global Governance Lead.
• Training and Awareness: Assist with the development of materials to provide training on risk and compliance areas.
• Vendor Risk Management Support: Assist in assessing and managing risks associated with third-party vendors and service providers. Ensure key stakeholders are informed of results and concerns.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for enhancing risk management, compliance, and control processes. Recommend and implement improvements to strengthen the organisation's risk and control environment.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills, and the ability to communicate compliance and risk related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. Substantial relevant experience in control management for governance, compliance, IT audits, IS assurance and risk management programmes. Relevant industry certification preferred (e.g. ISO27001/27005/CoBIT/ITIL). Understanding of regulatory requirements, including cross-industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, Data Protection Act) and industry-specific regulations. Experience of compliance and control frameworks. Knowledge of common information security management frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, ITIL, COBIT as well as those from NIST, including 800-53 and Cybersecurity Framework. Excellent stakeholder management skills. High level of personal integrity, as well as the ability to professionally handle confidential matters and show an appropriate level of judgment and maturity. Knowledge of OneTrust risk management toolset or similar preferred.

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success. We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a competitive salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

• Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
• Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
• A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more.

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us. If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.