Risk & Controls Executive
Hybrid | Occasional travel to our Cardiff Office | Permanent | Salary up to £36,000 per annum
Ready to build your career in Risk and make a real impact?
We’re looking for a Risk & Controls Executive to join our friendly 2nd Line Risk team. You’ll play a key role in helping the business understand and manage risk—making sure the right controls are in place to protect our customers, clients, and colleagues.
You’ll work closely with our Head of Risk and Senior Risk Manager, supporting and improving our Enterprise Risk Management Framework, and working with teams across the business to challenge, guide, and support how risk is managed day to day.
What you’ll get stuck into
1. Helping shape and improve how we manage risk across the business
2. Reviewing risk assessments and controls, asking the right questions and suggesting improvements
3. Testing controls and working with teams to fix things where needed
4. Creating clear, easy‑to‑understand reports that highlight key risks and trends
5. Building great relationships across the business while keeping an independent Risk perspective
6. Supporting audits, governance forums, and regulatory requirements
7. Sharing ideas to improve systems, processes, and ways of working
8. Supporting incident and event management, including data breaches when required
Requirements
You’re someone who:
9. Is friendly, approachable, and enjoys working with people
10. Feels comfortable challenging things—but in a constructive way
11. Is organised, detail‑focused, and proactive
12. Enjoys working as part of a team but is happy to use your own initiative
You’ll have experience in:
13. Risk, compliance, audit, or a similar controls‑focused role
Benefits
Why join us?
You’ll be part of a close‑knit, supportive team that really cares about doing Risk well—and doing it together. We’ll support your development, give you exposure across the business, and encourage you to grow and stretch your skills as your career progresses.
As well as this we offer industry leading benefits...
14. 30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays (From Day 1)
15. Defined Pension Contribution Scheme (Employer matched up to 6%). Plus, option to contribute via Salary Exchange (alternatively known as Salary Sacrifice)
16. Employee Discount Scheme, access to discounts and offers across 100s of leading retailers. Plus, cashback on purchases
17. Company Paid Private Medical Insurance (benefit in kind)
18. Group Life Assurance
19. Group Income Protection
20. Discretionary Annual Pay Review
21. Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
22. Loyal Service Scheme - rewarding your commitment with financial recognition, additional holidays, and matched pension contributions of up to 10% at key service milestones.
23. Free Flu Vaccinations, Eye Tests and employer contribution towards glasses
24. Recognition Scheme
25. Free Mortgage Advice and Support
26. Wisdom Wellbeing, your go to for wellbeing resources and solutions to include an Employee Assistance Program
27. Everest Funeral Concierge
28. Free Bereavement and Probate Advice and Support
29. Access to a GP 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year through GP24
30. Paid eye tests and employer contribution towards spectacles specifically for VDU use.
31. Enhanced parental leave
You can also select other benefits, we cover the upfront cost and make monthly deductions from your pay, interest free!
32. Technology Buying Scheme
33. Discounted Gym Memberships
34. Taste Card / Coffee Club Membership
35. Charitable Payroll Giving
36. Cycle to work Scheme (Salary Sacrifice)