Controls Manager

Benefact Group

Controls Manager responsible for providing expertise in control design and operation, focusing on compliance with Corporate Governance Code requirements. Joining Benefact Group to enhance their control environment.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeGloucester • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide subject‑matter expertise and coaching to support first‑line control-owners in identifying, documenting, assessing, and assuring Key and Material Controls, including identifying gaps and defining mitigation plans.
Maintain and enhance the Control Library, ensuring control design adequacy, operational effectiveness, and robust first‑line assurance activity.
Ensure all control documentation meets internal policy standards, is audit‑ready, and produce clear reporting and progress updates for senior management.
Align project control expectations with business Risk Registers and integrate Key Controls work into the annual RCSA process for smooth transition into BAU.
Actively contribute to the project working group, preparing updates and collaborating with stakeholders to progress assigned activities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Solid experience and understanding of control design and operation, preferably in an insurance / financial services environment
Experience of control documentation and testing
Good coaching approach that allows for effective consulting and advising of first-line control owners on definition, documentation, assessment and testing of key controls
Good attention to detail with strong analytical skills, and ability to analyse data to form judgements and conclusions through reporting
Good experience in the development of tools using M365 applications, especially Excel or SharePoint data

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary - let's discuss it
Hybrid working
Group Personal Pension - up to 12% employer contribution
Generous annual bonus scheme: on-target bonus between 7.5% and 30%
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a holiday buy and sell scheme
An array of health and wellbeing benefits, including private healthcare, income protection and life assurance
£200 annual personal grant to a charity of your choice
Encouraged to take at least one volunteering day per year
Employee Assistance Programme
Full study support to gain professional qualifications
Access to virtual GP
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

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Hard Skills & Tools

control designcontrol operationcontrol documentationcontrol testinganalytical skillsdata analysisreporting

Soft Skills

coachingconsultingadvisingattention to detail