Enterprise Risk And Assurance Analyst

Join LGPS Central at a pivotal moment, where investment meets long term impact.

Based in Wolverhampton, the successful candidate will work closely with the Enterprise Risk Manager and Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer (CLCRO) to ensure the effective management of the firm's enterprise risk frameworks.

• Operate and support the firm's enterprise risk management framework, including maintaining risk registers, monitoring controls, and preparing reports.
• Assist in the design, development, and embedding of risk policies, procedures, and assurance frameworks across the business.
• Identify, assess, and quantify operational and enterprise risk scenarios, escalating issues where appropriate.
• Provide clear, pragmatic, and business-focused risk advice with appropriate guidance from the Enterprise Risk Manager.
• Produce accurate and timely risk reports, analysis, and presentations for senior stakeholders, including the senior leadership team and risk and audit committee.
• Support the operation of the firm's assurance frameworks, including contributing evidence and input for internal and external audits and regulatory reporting where required.
• Collaborate with colleagues across functions to promote a strong risk culture and ensure risk management is embedded in decision-making.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with auditors, assurance providers, system suppliers, and other external stakeholders.
• Communicate technical and complex risk matters in a clear, concise, and relevant way for different audiences.
• Keep abreast of industry developments, regulatory expectations, and best practice to support continuous improvement of the risk function.
• Actively participate in professional development, ensuring knowledge of accounting, finance, investments, pensions, and risk management remains current.

LGPS Central (LGPSC) Ltd is the FCA regulated asset manager for fourteen local authority pension funds across the Midlands. LGPSC is jointly owned on an equal shares basis by those Partner Fund, and it is responsible for managing £100bn+ of their assets. It is one of six Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) asset pools in the UK.

LGPS Central's Partner Funds are:

• Cheshire Pension Fund
• Derbyshire Pension Fund
• Leicestershire Pension Fund
• Nottinghamshire Pension Fund
• Shropshire Pension Fund
• Staffordshire Pension Fund
• West Midlands Pension Fund
• Worcestershire Pension Fund
• Gloucestershire Pension Fund
• Hampshire Pension Fund
• Suffolk County Council
• Wiltshire Pension Fund
• Norfolk Pension Fund
• Oxfordshire Pension Fund

The Company is committed to responsible investment and has made responsible investment a core part of the investment process in every asset class.

LGPS Central offers a friendly and diverse, hybrid working environment with a range of employee benefits. The Company moved to new premises at i9, Wolverhampton Interchange in January 2022, close to local transport links.

Our objective is to be a leading investment management company working with and for our Partner Funds. With a focus on value for money and performance we want to aspire to be one of the best because this is how we will deliver the superior investment returns and low costs for our Partner Funds

• Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills, able to develop pragmatic solutions to complex problems.
• Able to communicate complex and technical risk matters in a way that is clear, relevant, and understandable to different audiences.
• Good report-writing and presentation skills, with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Organised and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines under time pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels.
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and sound judgement.
• Understanding of risk governance frameworks in asset management and how to implement them.
• Knowledge of the three lines of defence model and how it applies in practice.
• Ability to identify, assess, and quantify operational and enterprise risks.
• Active commitment to continuous professional development, with an up-to-date understanding of accounting, finance, investments, and…