Externally this role could also be known as Finance Risk and Assurance Business Partner, Finance Risk Manager, Finance Risk and Assurance Specialist, Finance Risk Business Partner
We’re looking for a Finance Risk Specialist to join our Enterprise Risk team, partnering closely with our Finance, Treasury and People teams to monitor and strengthen our control environment, challenge ways of working, and provide confidence at senior leadership level.
This is a high-impact role where you’ll combine risk insight, control testing, and stakeholder influencing to ensure we operate with strong governance and make informed, risk-based decisions.
How you’ll contribute
Partnering closely with teams across Finance, Treasury and People, you’ll:
Risk Partnering
Act as a trusted risk partner, providing oversight, challenge and guidance on governance, risk and controls
Work closely with business functions to proactively shape the control environment as new initiatives are delivered
Build strong relationships to influence better decision-making and to be a trusted advisor on risk and control matters
Control Testing & Assurance
Perform testing of key financial controls in a systematic manner, assessing design adequacy and operational effectiveness, and identifying control gaps and process improvement opportunities
Support the ongoing maintenance of the control environment to protect assets, reduce risk, and assure the accuracy of financial reporting
Contribute to the assurance provided to senior stakeholders, including the CFO and Board Committees
We’re looking for these skills
Experience in financial risk, controls, audit or assurance (ideally within financial services)
A strong understanding of control design and control testing frameworks
Proven ability to partner with stakeholders and provide credible challenge
An accounting background is preferred (part or fully qualified ACA / ACCA) but those with an internal audit background will equally be considered
Solid Excel capability (advanced Excel is a plus)
A proactive mindset — able to identify risks and set out cost-effective mitigation measure
Clear communication skills, with the ability to translate complex matters into practical insight
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At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics or identities. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process.
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PermanentJob Profile Template for Hiring Managers 1.docxSkills Required
- Experience in financial risk, controls, audit or assurance
- Strong understanding of control design and control testing frameworks
- Proven ability to partner with stakeholders
- Accounting background (part or fully qualified ACA / ACCA)
- Solid Excel capability
- Clear communication skills
What We Do
At NewDay, our business is focused on a single, clear and defining purpose: to help people move forward with credit. We provide nearly 4 million customers with responsible access to credit, underpinned by best-in-class customer service and exceptional user experience. Our in-house, highly scalable digital platform alongside our proprietary credit decisioning capability unlocks our competitive advantage. Our broad credit product offering enables instalment finance, BNPL, 0% finance and carded and digital revolving credit. We operate multiple direct-to-consumer products and a range of credit solutions with some of the UK’s most loved brands. Our underwriting capability and experience allow us to responsibly say yes to more UK customers making us a merchant partner of choice. We partner to harness the power of data to drive commerce across the UK, creating value at scale.
