Head Of Risk

About the role

Group Risk and Audit is guided by the following Purpose:

Keeping Tesco safe for sustained success by influencing the business to improve governance, risk management and internal controls.

Our Vision is: to be valued co-pilots enabling the business to navigate current & emerging risks to deliver Tesco’s strategy. We are champions of DEI&B, passionate about our development to benefit our careers and maximise value to Tesco.We are recognised as proactive and innovative through leveraging the latest tech & data

As Head of Risk, you will be responsible for strengthening the Risk Management function including developing and embedding the risk management methodology and strategy. You will collaborate with key stakeholders, and in particular the leadership team you partner, to provide timely risk information that will support management’s decision making and encourage broader risk considerations.

You will be responsible for

• Leading the design and implementation of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework across the business.
• Developing and delivering a risk change programme of work which will allow continual improvement and add significant value to the business on risk management.
• Build and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders to promote, embed and develop risk management.
• Work with internal control functions and GRALT to develop and implement a risk road map for the Group.
• Work collaboratively with external parties to understand the implications of the evolving discipline of enterprise risk management, in particular risk trends, risk appetite frameworks, risk indicators.
• Producing accurate and timely information to key stakeholders such as Executive and Audit Committee and Board Reporting around risk.
• Leading a highly motivated and high-performance team of Risk experts.
• Monitoring the Risk Management team budget effectively, always being cost conscious.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need

Technical

• CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified Accountant or other suitable Risk/Audit qualification.
• Significant Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) / Internal Audit experience (>7 years).
• Proven functional leadership/management (including Line Management) experience.
• Proven innovation and change experience.
• Understanding of governance and compliance requirements, and related processes in large and complex organisations.
• Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills.

What we want to see in you:

• Personal drive and initiative, with the ability to work under pressure at a fast pace running concurrent projects.
• Project and change management skills with personal organisation and planning skills.
• Accuracy and thoroughness with an eye for detail and quality.
• Strong influencing skills with the ability to build stakeholder relationships.
• A strong desire to learn.
• A desire and willingness to build strong professional networks within and outside the company.

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is ‘Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day’. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We’re proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we’re committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We’re a big business and we can offer a range of diverse full-time & part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a more blended pattern - combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. If you are applying internally, please speak to the Hiring Manager about how this can work for you - Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

What’s in it for you

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we give our wonderful colleagues bags of benefits. Including wellbeing services, an award-winning pension scheme and much, much more, our colleague reward package keeps on giving. And helps make every day a little better for you and your family. These include but are not limited to:

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
• Private medical insurance
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want

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