270 Risk Analyst jobs in the United Kingdom

Our client in the wealth management sector is looking to onboard a Risk Analyst (12m FTC) to join their Risk & Compliance team.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery and continuous enhancement of the Group Risk Framework, playing a key role in embedding robust risk management practices across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the design, delivery, and improvement of the Group’s risk assessment processes
• Contribute to the development of Risk Appetite Statements and Key Risk Indicators
• Assist in planning, executing, and monitoring Risk and Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs)
• Produce high-quality risk MI and reporting for senior management, Boards, and Committees
• Conduct root cause analyses, trend reviews, and deep dives to support senior stakeholders
• Support the ICARA process, including stress testing and analysis
• Use tools such as Power BI (and SQL where relevant) to design, maintain, and streamline risk reporting
• Promote data literacy, provide training on analytical tools, and help embed the Risk Management Tool across the business

Ideal Candidate:

• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks, RCSAs, and incident management
• Commercial awareness and ability to link risk to business impacts
• Experience with Operational or Enterprise Risk, ideally in financial services or investment management
• Strong technical skills: Power BI and Excel proficiency essential; SQL experience desirable
• Analytical thinker with experience in both qualitative and quantitative analysis
• Skilled at presenting data and insights clearly to stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to influence and engage across the business
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver in a fast-paced environment

Contract Details:

• Duration: 12 Months
• Location: London

Location: London (Hybrid)

Company: Albany Beck

Employment type: Permanent

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a consultancy firm that partners with some of the most forward-thinking organisations in financial services and beyond. We specialise in delivering high-impact, flexible solutions through a combination of deep industry expertise and dynamic talent. Our culture is built on innovation, collaboration, and integrity -values we expect every team member to uphold.

Role Overview:

We are seeking Junior Data / Risk Analysts to join us while we partner with our financial services client’s First Line Risk Team. This is an exciting opportunity for candidates with some exposure to data or risk, including school leavers, to join a fast-paced environment similar to a trading floor. The successful candidates will work closely with senior stakeholders, analysing trends in market data and providing actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyse market and risk data to identify trends and anomalies
• Support reporting using Excel and Power BI
• Prepare and deliver presentations to senior stakeholders
• Proactively raise observations, questions, and ideas to improve processes
• Maintain a strong attention to detail while working in a dynamic, high-pressure environment

Candidate Requirements:

• Some experience in data analysis, risk, or a related field; school leaver applications considered
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Power BI is a plus
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proactive, confident, and able to voice ideas in a team setting
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to pick out trends in complex data
• Comfortable interacting with senior stakeholders

Risk Analyst

Responsibilities of the Risk Analyst:

-Develop and implement a robust risk management framework to identify and monitor risk

-Maintain the risk management framework and ensure the firm maintains a strong risk culture

-Drive improvements to processes that will reduce the risks that the business faces

-Assist with Risk & Control Self Assessments and reporting around controls and the controls assurance programme

Background of the Risk Analyst:

-Experience working within Financial Services in a risk based role

-Experience in either a first or second line risk role

-Knowledge of risk management methodologies, frameworks and best practices

Contract Opportunity – Business Risk & Control Analyst – Customer Protection & Market Practices (CPaMP)

Belfast (Hybrid)

£475 per day (Umbrella)

⏳ 6-month initial contract

We are seeking an experienced Business Risk & Control Analyst to join the Central Benchmarks & Auctions First Line of Defense Risk Team of a leading investment

Contract Risk Analyst (ERM & Assurance NON IT).

Are you an experienced Risk Analyst with recent experience in risk and assurance—not IT—who can quickly embed into a dynamic team and drive forward best practice in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)? We're looking for someone with a strong focus on business process risk and assurance, ideally with experience in social housing or regulated environments such as finance or local government.

Please note: This role is not suitable for candidates from an IT, cyber, or technical risk background.

Title: Contract Risk Analyst.

Hybrid: 3 days in Central London, 2 days remote.

Contract: 3 months initially.

Start ASAP.

Rate: £31 per hour (Inside IR35).

The Opportunity You’ll be part of the Enterprise Risk Management team, reporting into the Head of Risk and Assurance. This role is about more than ticking boxes—it’s about embedding effective, organisation-wide risk practices that support operational resilience and informed decision-making. You'll work across multiple business areas, ensuring strategic, operational and financial risks are identified, assessed, and effectively mitigated. No IT or cyber risk background is needed—we're looking for business-centric risk professionals who understand assurance, compliance, and frameworks like ISO 31000 and ERM inside out.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and deliver enterprise-wide risk assessments focused on strategic, operational, and financial risks.
• Apply the ERM framework to embed consistent, organisation-wide risk standards.
• Ensure alignment with ISO 31000 and best practice risk governance.
• Develop and implement assurance plans and mitigation strategies.
• Support risk owners in managing and updating risk registers.
• Collaborate with business leads to enhance risk culture and understanding.
• Produce insightful, data-led risk reports and dashboards for senior leadership.
• Monitor key risk indicators (KRIs) and regulatory compliance.
• Contribute to internal audit coordination and follow-up where needed.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Recent experience in risk and assurance roles (preferably within social housing, financial services, local government or similar regulated settings).
• Solid understanding of business risk management and assurance frameworks.
• Experience applying ERM principles in a practical business context.
• Confident communicator, experienced at engaging with senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills using Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable :

• Knowledge of ISO 31000 standards.
• Professional qualifications such as:
• Institute of Risk Management (IRM).
• CIMA (with Risk Management specialism).
• Exposure to risk assurance in finance functions is beneficial.

Join a team where your insight will directly strengthen risk culture and assurance across the business. Send your CV to

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Dentons is seeking Risk Analyst for our growing new business intake team across the Europe region. We look for reliable, organized candidates with strong analytical skills and attention to detail, who enjoy engaging in teamwork, working in a dynamic international environment, and getting exposure to major business transactions. Our Risk Analysts play a crucial role in conflicts of interest as well as compliance checks, management of risk, and overall support the firm in applying the standards of risk-based culture.

Key responsibilities:

• Running checks of varying levels of complexity and across diverse sectors, practices, and geographies, in accordance with and application of appropriate Legal Profession Rules/Codes of Conduct to consider commercial, contractual, confidential information, legal or other forms of possible conflict of interest for each new business intake request including but not limited to AML ongoing monitoring, reputational risk consideration and sanctions analysis.
• • Conducting an anti-money laundering refresh of due diligence for existing clients.

• • Coordinating with Dentons regions to obtain conflict clearances across Dentons worldwide.

• • Managing complexity protection of confidential information issues, overseeing information barriers, and maintaining document security processes.

• • Reviewing engagement letters, outside counsel terms, and other engagement terms/contracts.

• • Assisting the team and risk management in various tasks and projects, such as client terms review, technology upgrades, team training, and policy drafting.
• Collaborating with partners, business support teams, and Risk teams firmwide to ensure the prompt resolution of commercial and legal conflict issues identified from conflict searches.

Requirements

Experience, skills & knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree, legal education is preferred

• Prior experience analyzing and resolving conflicts of interest and managing confidential information issues acquired in an international law firm is required
• Experience working with Intapp Open system is advantageous
• Excellent analytical skills, with ability to quickly identify and meticulously analyse complex issues and provide practical solutions

• Effective communication skills, dealing confidently, competently, and diplomatically with internal clients worldwide, persuasively communicating the Risk position in writing as well as by telephone and providing clear and unambiguous instructions

• Ability to comprehend the commercial concerns arising from the underlying advice provided by a global law firm
• Methodical and organised approach to work and strong prioritisation skills, with ability to work efficiently under pressure, prioritise and deliver work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines
• Ability to make decisions and remain calm while under pressure, particularly when dealing with challenging situations
• Strong commitment to excellent internal client/customer facing service, being professional in outlook and attitude and serve as an ambassador for Risk Europe
• Ability to work as part of an international multicultural environment

Dentons is seeking Risk Analyst for our growing new business intake team across the Europe region. We look for reliable, organized candidates with strong analytical skills and attention to detail, who enjoy engaging in teamwork, working in a dynamic international environment, and getting exposure to major business transactions. Our Risk Analysts play a crucial role in conflicts of interest as well as compliance checks, management of risk, and overall support the firm in applying the standards of risk-based culture.

The role is based in London, however, remote working from anywhere in the United Kingdom is available most of the time.

Key responsibilities:

• Running conflicts checks varying levels of complexity and across a range of sectors, practices, and geographies, including preliminary identification of sanctions issues
• Liaising with partners, business support teams and Risk teams firmwide to facilitate the prompt resolution of commercial and legal conflict issues identified from conflict searches
• Conducting anti-money laundering refresh of due diligence for existing clients
• Reaching out to other Dentons regions to obtain conflict clearances across Dentons worldwide
• Handling complexity protection of confidential information issues, managing information barriers and document security processes
• Reviewing engagement letters, outside counsel terms and other engagement terms/contracts
• Supporting the team and risk management on various tasks and projects, such as client terms review, technology upgrades, team training, policy drafting etc.

Requirements

Experience, skills & knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree, legal education is preferred

• Prior experience analyzing and resolving conflicts of interest and managing confidential information issues acquired in an international law firm is required
• Experience working with Intapp Open system is advantageous
• Excellent analytical skills, with ability to quickly identify and meticulously analyse complex issues and provide practical solutions

• Effective communication skills, dealing confidently, competently, and diplomatically with internal clients worldwide, persuasively communicating the Risk position in writing as well as by telephone and providing clear and unambiguous instructions

• Ability to comprehend the commercial concerns arising from the underlying advice provided by a global law firm

Methodical and organised approach to work and strong prioritisation skills, with ability to work efficiently under pressure, prioritise and deliver work to a consistently high standard and to deadlines

• Ability to make decisions and remain calm while under pressure, particularly when dealing with challenging situations
• Strong commitment to excellent internal client/customer facing service, being professional in outlook and attitude and serve as an ambassador for Risk Europe
• Ability to work as part of an international multicultural environment

• Lead the development and enhancement of risk reporting across all key risk areas.
• Play a leading role in development of models critical to business operation.
• Perform 2nd line oversight to business functions, supporting them in understanding risk.
• Support risk appetite setting, monitoring and reporting
• Assist with Regulatory submissions, audits and Board/Committee reporting

• Monitor credit risk performance of the portfolio including arrears, provisions and portfolio trends.
• Maintain and develop credit risk policies across the lending lifecycle, including underwriting, portfolio management and collections.
• Provide 2nd line oversight of credit decisioning.
• Support risk appetite setting, monitoring and reporting.
• Review proposed product changes and credit strategies from a policy and risk perspective.
• Assist with Regulatory submissions, audits and Board/Committee reporting.

• Experience in a role similar to both or either Role 1 or 2 within financial services.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to present data clearly and meaningfully.
• Proficiency in SAS, SQL, or Python for data manipulation, analysis and modelling. (More aligned to role 1 but also welcome for role 2) 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively engage and manage stakeholders at all levels.