Interim Controls and Assurance Compliance Manager

Company: Taylor Root
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Location: London
Job Description:

A leading international organisation is seeking a Compliance Controls & Assurance Manager to join its Group Ethics & Integrity function. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a background in internal audit, compliance, risk, assurance or internal controls who enjoys assessing control effectiveness, identifying gaps and driving remediation across a complex global business.

Working within a high-profile governance and ethics team, you’ll play a key role in evaluating the design and effectiveness of controls relating to business ethics and integrity risks, while supporting wider assurance and governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver risk-based testing of ethics, compliance and integrity controls across international operations
  • Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls through evidence reviews, walkthroughs and stakeholder interviews
  • Evaluate documentation against control objectives and evidence requirements
  • Document testing methodology, findings, conclusions and recommendations
  • Identify control weaknesses, root causes and opportunities for improvement
  • Track remediation activities and support management in strengthening control environments
  • Partner with stakeholders across Compliance, Legal, HR, Finance, Procurement and Internal Audit
  • Contribute to assurance reporting and controls framework enhancements
  • Support wider ethics, governance and integrity projects as required

About You

  • Degree qualified or professionally qualified (Audit, Risk, Compliance, Accounting or similar)
  • 5+ years’ experience within Internal Audit, External Audit, Compliance, Risk, Assurance or Internal Controls
  • Experience assessing control design and operating effectiveness
  • Strong understanding of governance, risk and controls frameworks
  • Confident reviewing evidence and producing assurance reports and findings
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across senior business functions
  • Experience working within a large international organisation
  • Highly analytical, organised and detail-oriented
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Exposure to ethics and integrity risk areas such as:

  • Anti-Bribery & Corruption
  • Sanctions Compliance
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Third-Party Risk Management
  • Anti-Money Laundering
  • Human Rights & Modern Slavery

Additional European language skills (Spanish, German, French or Dutch) would be advantageous but are not essential.

This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised business in a role offering significant visibility, exposure to senior stakeholders and involvement in a mature and evolving ethics and compliance programme.

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Posted: October 26th, 2026