Controls Effectiveness Specialist

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement.

We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long‑term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Retail business supports customers throughout their lives, to help them save, plan, protect and enjoy retirement.

We’re a leading provider of retirement and protection solutions. We aim to support our c.12.8 million policyholders and workplace members throughout their lifelong financial journeys.

We focus on helping the customers of today and tomorrow achieve better long‑term outcomes. We either talk with them directly or work with intermediaries and employers to meet their needs. We use the latest technology to connect with them quickly, efficiently and wherever possible in highly personalised ways.

We’re looking for a Controls Effectiveness Specialist to support the delivery of our control effectiveness programme across the Retail business. You’ll carry out control reviews and testing, providing an objective assessment of whether key controls are operating as intended

Working collaboratively with stakeholders across Retail, you’ll gather and evaluate evidence, identify potential weaknesses and support practical improvements that strengthen the control environment and help deliver positive customer outcomes

• Delivering control effectiveness reviews in line with agreed methodologies, standards and review plans
• Undertaking walkthroughs, sampling, validation, testing and reperformance activities
• Reviewing control design and operating evidence to assess whether controls are performing as intended
• Identifying potential control weaknesses, gaps and failures requiring further investigation
• Preparing clear working papers, testing documentation and evidence‑based findings
• Monitoring and validating remediation activity arising from control reviews
• Identifying opportunities to improve review quality, efficiency and overall value
• Collaborating with stakeholders to obtain evidence, facilitate reviews and provide constructive challenge

• A good understanding of risk and control frameworks
• Experience…