Our client is looking for a Senior Consultant to support the delivery of a First Line GRC Maturity Assessment in the Financial Services sector. The role will help evaluate the maturity and effectiveness of first line governance, risk, and control practices within a regulated banking environment, focusing on operational and enterprise risk management, while also assessing technology-enabled controls, automation, SAP control environments, and emerging AI-related risk considerations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the execution of a First Line GRC Maturity Assessment across business units.
• Assist in assessing operational risk management practices, internal controls, and first line risk ownership.
• Help evaluate alignment with the enterprise risk management framework.
• Assess the effectiveness of technology-enabled controls, automated processes, and digital risk management practices.
• Review SAP control environments and supporting risk and control technologies.
• Evaluate the use of automation, data analytics, and continuous monitoring capabilities within the control environment.
• Assess emerging AI governance and technology risk management practices where relevant.
• Identify gaps and contribute to actionable recommendations to improve first line risk practices.
• Prepare clear findings and support reporting for management and risk committees.
• Engage with business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to validate information and findings.
• Contribute to project planning, tracking, and delivery activities.

Key Skills & Experience

• Operational risk management and/or internal audit experience within Financial Services or banking.
• Exposure to enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks.
• Experience assessing governance, risk, and control environments, including risk assessments, controls reviews, audits, or maturity assessments.
• Understanding of technology risk, automated controls, and technology-enabled risk management practices.
• Experience with SAP environments, SAP controls, SAP GRC, or SAP-related risk and control frameworks.
• Exposure to automation technologies, controls automation, workflow technologies, or process improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of AI governance, AI risk management, or emerging technology risk considerations would be advantageous.
• Understanding of banking and Financial Services risk and regulatory environments.
• Experience supporting risk or GRC assessments is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to assess risks across both business and technology environments.

Contract Profile

• Senior Consultant-level contract role requiring proactive contribution and delivery support.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with senior stakeholders.
• Capability to engage effectively with business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience operating in complex, regulated environments and delivering high-quality outputs within challenging timelines.