Assurance Systems & Insights Manager (GRC & Data Analytics Manager) in London

I'm helping my client, a FTSE 100 commercial (non-financial services) business recruit an Assurance Systems & Insights Manager (a GRC & Data Analytics Manager), on an exclusive basis. Given the size and nature of the business, this role can be based nearly anywhere in the UK (remotely), with minimal mandatory travel (c. one a month) to the UK HQ. The client has said "this is a newly created role, and one of the most influential and interesting & progressive roles we recruit across the whole business this year".

About the Role:

Dual‐reporting to the two Directors of the Internal Audit and Internal Controls Leadership Team (IA&ICLT), this role will play a key role in strengthening a global organisation's assurance, risk, and control environment. This role sits at the intersection of internal audit, internal controls, and risk, with a strong focus on assurance systems, data quality, and insight generation. You will be responsible for optimising the organisation's assurance platform, improving the structure and reliability of assurance data, and delivering meaningful insights to senior stakeholders. The role will also support future improvements to assurance systems, including potential upgrades or platform transitions, ensuring high‐quality data, strong user adoption, and continuity throughout change. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys combining systems ownership, data analysis, and governance in a collaborative, group‐level role.

Responsibilities:

• Assurance Systems Management
  • Act as the primary functional owner for the organisation's assurance / GRC system
  • Manage system configuration, workflows, templates, access controls, and user groups
  • Monitor system performance and resolve functional issues
  • Develop and maintain user guides, process documentation, and training materials
  • Ensure system design aligns with audit, risk, and assurance requirements
• Assurance Data, Insights & Reporting
  • Maintain a single, reliable source of truth for audit, controls, and action tracking data
  • Clean, structure, and standardise datasets to ensure accuracy and completeness
  • Analyse assurance data to identify trends, themes, and areas of heightened risk
  • Produce dashboards, thematic analysis, and insight packs for senior leadership and committees
  • Support integrated and combined assurance reporting through consistent data structures
• Integrated Assurance & Control Assessments
  • Consolidate data across audit, risk, and second‐line activities to enable group‐wide assurance mapping
  • Coordinate and manage control self‐assessment processes
  • Support gap analysis, maturity assessments, and assurance planning
  • Analyse root causes and recurring control issues to identify systemic themes
• Future System Development
  • Prepare data and documentation for potential system upgrades or platform changes
  • Act as a key business representative during system enhancements or migrations
  • Support user readiness, data integrity, and continuity during change

Qualifications:

This would be an ideal role from an advisory / data analytics / consulting background, likely trained in a Big 4 / Top 10; or someone who has relevant commercial industry experience; or a mix of the two.

Required Skills:

• Experience working with GRC or assurance systems
• Background in internal audit, internal controls, risk, or assurance
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear insights
• Advanced Excel and data manipulation capability
• Understanding of audit processes, findings, testing, and action tracking
• Ability to document processes clearly and support system users
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting GRC system implementations or improvements
• Exposure to assurance analytics or continuous monitoring
• Dashboarding or reporting tool experience (e.g. Power BI)
• Experience working in complex, multi‐entity or international environments
• Familiarity with combined assurance or assurance mapping approaches
• Knowledge of risk or control frameworks

This is one of the most exciting and progressive roles we will recruit this year. If you are interested in a brand‐new role like this, please do apply.