Job Description

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Alderley Park or Edinburgh

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 3rd August 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Governance & Controls Analyst to join the Business Control Function at Royal London. You will work with the first line executive and management teams across functions to deliver the first line controls testing plan. You will work with the Governance and Controls Managers, playing an important role in assessing the effectiveness of control design and performance, identify weaknesses, driving improvements and reporting results.

About the role:

As a key member of our Governance and Controls team, your primary focus will be on testing controls across the UK Business. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring our risk and control management framework remains robust and effective.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and document control testing procedures for both design and operational effectiveness, aligned with our established methodology
• Engage with risk and control owners to evaluate the practical operation of controls
• Identify and document findings, assessing them against Group RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessment) standards
• Gather and maintain appropriate evidence to support your conclusions
• Compile results into clear, actionable reports for local management, agreeing findings and remedial actions where necessary
• Record all testing procedures, outcomes, and findings within our risk management system
• Support risk and control owners in updating the system following the conclusion of control testing.

Additional Opportunities (Subject to Business Needs):

Depending on business requirements, the role may also offer opportunities to contribute to broader risk and control activities across the organisation:

• Undertake agreed assignments, including reviewing risks and controls registers and gathering supporting evidence for control operation
• Maintain and enhance functional processes for risk and control management, such as risk acceptance, event reporting, and escalation procedures
• Provide support for functional risk committees, including contributing to discussions on risk and control activities, collation of papers, minute-taking, and action log maintenance
• Assist management in reporting and investigating risk events in line with the Risk Event & Escalation process
• Support Governance and Controls Managers in arranging and facilitating workshops, conducting walkthrough tests of controls, and reporting outcomes to local management with agreed actions.

About you:

• Experience of using risk management systems such as Archer
• Understanding of the risk framework and procedures
• Experience in controls testing is preferred but not essential if you have strong exposure to risk and control management
• Data visualisation skills such a Power BI, are preferred
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Good knowledge of relevant FCA/PRA regulations and applicable rules
• Excellent analytical ability
• Strong business report writing and presentation skills
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Agents, Power BI and other digital tools to drive efficiency and insight is desirable

If you think you would be a great fit for our team at Royal London but don’t meet all the requirements of the role, please get in touch as your application will still be considered.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve.

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits

Inclusion, diversity and belonging

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.