Controls Governance Manager

I'm supporting a well-established financial services organisation looking for a Controls Governance Manager to help enhance their internal control environment and support the growth of a new Controls Centre of Excellence. This role leads core controls monitoring and testing while managing a small team.

The Role

• Lead the annual controls testing plan and oversight of central and SME-led testing
• Track, report and support remediation of control issues
• Maintain and improve control libraries, standards and attestation processes
• Produce clear governance MI, insights and exception reporting
• Support continuous improvement, including digital/automation initiatives
• Line manage and develop a team of 3 analysts

What They're Looking For

• Strong financial services background
• Experience in internal controls, compliance or risk governance
• Good data analysis and reporting skills
• Confident with GRC tools (eg, MetricStream)
• Strong stakeholder communication and problem-solving mindset

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.