About us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 119 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 26,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.

As we move forward, our consumers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The role

The role

This role will develop and maintain the Group’s risk management  framework, ensuring that risks are mitigated in an effective and consistent manner. The role will effectively interact with 2nd Line functions as well as being part of formulating the evolution of Imperial’s control mechanisms and governance processes and will help drive major change initiatives to facilitate the design and implementation of appropriate control mechanisms and governance processes to pragmatically reduce risk.

Furthermore, this role supports the bottom-up risk assessment activities across an allocated area of the Group to support the Group’s wider risk assessment process and acts as a single point of contact towards 1st Line leadership on all Governance, Risk & Internal Control related topics.

**Please note this role can have either Bristol or London as a base location**

Key accountabilities

Risk Assessment

• Support the GRC Risk Manager in the Group wide consolidation of risk assessment outputs across 1^st and 2^nd line areas as input into the final top-down risk assessment process and subsequent external reporting processes.
• Maintain the risk universe and related risk models for allocated 2^nd line areas.

Define Risk Mitigation

• Support 2^nd Line functions in identification of appropriate risk mitigation approaches as a result of bottom-up risk assessments.
• Coordinate and support the definition and communication of risk relevant group policies & standards and develop related content for the Group Controls Matrix (“GCM”) together with the other GRC Business Partners.
• Perform process level risk analysis and related control design and participate in relevant projects and programmes to support the effective embedding of internal control within its deliverables.

Risk Monitoring

• Develop and review Key Risk Indicators (KRI) and Key Control Effectiveness Indicators (KCI) with 2^nd Line risk owners and support the KRI reporting process across 2^nd Line units.
• Work closely together with the Compliance function to understand mitigation effectiveness of operational and compliance risks.
• Support (re)development of risk mitigation activities to improve design effectiveness.
• Review results of assurance activities and assess impact on mitigation effectiveness to obtain a holistic view of mitigation effectiveness and provide transparent reporting in relation to this.

Skills & Experience

Skills & Experience

Essential

• 4+ years’ experience in risk, internal control and/or risk assurance related roles.
• Ability to lead across large, complex, and global corporate network, partnering & delivering effectively with other teams globally.
• Proven commercial acumen through pragmatic approach to the treatment of risk
• English fluent, both spoken and written.

Desirable

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent international qualification
• Professional Certifications in Risk, Control or Audit
• Big 4 or Risk Consulting experience

 

What we offer

Imperial Brands offer a competitive package of salary, bonus scheme, pension and 25 days holiday (with an additional 4 days on top to cover the Christmas period and bank holidays) and hybrid work.

Next steps

Interested applicants should apply with their CV highlighting their suitability for the role.