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Risk Partnering- driving activity across the business to understand and maintain the risk and control profile. Ensuring current and emerging risks are understood, including supporting the articulation and scoring of risks, and that mitigating actions are in place and driven to completion.Strong understanding of Risk & Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and risk management frameworks.

Delivery of audits across a number of key risk areas, including assessing the design and operation of key controls to provide assurance on the effectiveness of the control environment and delivering of audit reports. Developed and maintained strong stakeholder relationships, landing of key messages and influencing senior stakeholders to agree relevant findings and develop actions to improve the businesses control framework.

Planning, managing and delivering external and internal audits including day to day management of audits throughout the audit lifecycle and of the audit team to ensure delivery to time, budget and in line with quality standards.Built strong client relationships by liaising with client management throughout the audits, explaining technical issues and making recommendations where appropriate for process improvements. Led numerous external audits, developing a detailed knowledge of financial accounting and risk and control.Responsible for writing audit reports for submission to clients and to Audit Committees.