Risk Manager

Job TitleRisk Manager
LocationAsda House
Employment TypeFull time
Contract TypePermanent
Hours Per Week37.5
Salary

Competitive salary plus benefits

CategoryAudit
Closing Date26 February 2025

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone’s input. 

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant. 

We have turnover of £20bn+ per year. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have around 141,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.  

“Find your role”

The Enterprise Risk Manager is responsible for leading the Enterprise Risk Program.  This role, reporting to a Senior Internal Audit Manager, will coordinate the overall Enterprise Risk Management Framework for ASDA, including owning policies, standards, procedures, and reporting. The Enterprise Risk Manager is also responsible for aggregating risk data for submission to management and various Committees.

What you’ll do?

• This strategic role will involve further development of the Enterprise Risk Management Framework, including taking into account relevant industry best practice to help Asda manage its risks and take calculated opportunities.
• You will work to deliver and continuously improve the existing Enterprise Risk Management Programme.   This will include managing the quarterly enterprise risk assessment process by engaging with functional senior management teams to update risk registers.
• You will be a key point of contact for business stakeholders and be responsible for managing these relationships.
• You will support the Internal Audit Leadership team in preparing papers for key meetings such as Executive Committee and Audit Committee and deliver meaningful reporting.
• You will help to promote a strong risk culture of integrity, transparency, accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement by educating and training colleagues on risk management.
• You will work with the Internal Audit team to champion risk management and be responsible for ensuring risk deliverables are of a high quality.

“Let's find out about you”  

• You will be an audit or risk professional with a track record of creating value through risk management activity.
• You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• You will be able to deliver messages with impact, both in terms of written reporting and verbal presentations.
• You will be comfortable managing your own workload to ensure timely delivery of projects.
• You will be able to demonstrate good attention to detail and an analytical mindset.
• You will be able to demonstrate agility and will be comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment.
• You will be great at working in teams, collaborating with others and building relationships with stakeholders.
• You will be curious and interested to learn and develop.
• Retail sector experience would be advantageous but not a pre-requisite.
• Relevant qualification is required (e.g. accountancy, audit or risk professional).

“Everything you’ll love”

• Minimum 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for your self and switch off
• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year
• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us 
• Discount off your shopping at Asda and George - with extra discounts running throughout the year – really makes a difference, saving the colleagues an average of £700 a year 
• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business
• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours 

We would require at least 3 days working from Asda House, Leeds for this role.

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Work Where it Works

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works.  This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective.  It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team. 

You will also get an excellent benefits package including; -

•    Discretionary company bonus

•    £5,700 company car or car allowance
•    Company pension up to 7% matched
•    10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves