Senior Controls Analyst in London

We are looking for a Senior Controls Analyst to join our Internal Controls Team, part of the wider Risk Management function, on a 12‑month fixed‑term maternity cover contract. This is a high impact role offering exposure across the business, where you’ll play a key role in strengthening and embedding TMK’s risk and control framework, with a particular focus on financial controls and J‑SOX assurance activity. Reporting to the Head of Internal Controls, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit and the wider business, acting as a trusted advisor and ambassador for effective risk management. The role combines hands‑on delivery with the opportunity to influence, educate and support change across the organisation, including direct engagement with external audit.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the onboarding of business areas into TMK’s internal controls framework, including process mapping, control identification and the design and testing of financial and operational controls.
• Supporting quarterly control testing and review cycles, including detailed evidence review and challenge, ensuring high quality outputs suitable for external audit reliance.
• Identifying control weaknesses, recommending improvements and tracking actions through to completion.
• Maintaining and enhancing TMK’s risk and controls register, acting as an administrator of AuditBoard as the central GRC tool.
• Supporting Risk & Control Self Assessments (RCSA) and contributing to wider Risk Management initiatives.
• Working closely with Enterprise Risk Management on incident root cause analysis and control remediation.
• Supporting J‑SOX control testing activity, including planning, walkthroughs, testing and coordination with external auditors.
• Contributing to TM Group and global controls self‑assessment exercises.
• Supporting change initiatives and, where applicable, post‑acquisition integration activity.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong experience designing, implementing and/or testing financial controls, preferably aligned to J‑SOX, SOX or equivalent external audit frameworks, within an insurance or financial services environment.
• Experience supporting external audit, including responding to queries and providing high‑quality control evidence.
• Strong understanding of regulatory expectations and risk management frameworks.
• Familiarity with the Lloyd’s and London insurance market.
• Proven experience administering and working hands‑on with a GRC system.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage across all levels of the business.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Analytical, inquisitive and commercially minded, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.

Why join TMK?

At TMK, we combine the strength of a global insurer with the agility of a specialist underwriting business. You’ll join a collaborative, inclusive culture underpinned by our values of Excellence, Empowerment, Inclusion, Innovation, Integrity and Teamwork. This role offers genuine breadth, visibility and the opportunity to influence how risk and controls operate across a complex international business.

The successful candidate will be welcomed into the TMK family to help us further our purpose of enabling our clients to fulfil their ambitions whilst benefiting society and our people. We are committed to ensuring a safe, open, inclusive and empowering environment in which all of our people can thrive. All employees have the opportunity to join one or a number of inclusion network groups or take part in CSR and charitable activities. TMK is signed up to the Disability Confident Employer Scheme and we also accommodate flexible working, subject to the TMK flexible working policy.

As an underwriting firm with over 140 years’ experience of protecting clients from changing risks we put our confidence in the ability and talent of our people. We aim to be a ‘Good Company’ and this means being a great and inclusive company to do business with and being a great place to work. Our culture is founded on our core values of empowerment, inclusion, excellence, integrity, teamwork and innovation. We seek to recruit the best talent by endeavouring to reach diverse talent pools, offering dynamic working arrangements and investing in development.

To make your experience as comfortable as possible, please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional assistance during your application process. At Tokio Marine Kiln we are here to support you, please be reassured that we will do all that we can to ensure that your specific needs are met.

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