Senior Risk and Controls Analyst

Our Craft

Edrington’s vision is to give more by crafting exceptional ultra-premium spirit brands. The Macallan is our central focus, supported by Highland Park and The Glenrothes in the single malt category. Our portfolio is completed with Brugal rum from the Dominican Republic, Wyoming Whiskey in the American Whiskey category and Valdespino sherry from Jerez in Spain. Edrington also has a strategic partnership with No.3 London Dry Gin.

Our principal shareholder is a charitable trust, so we were built to make a world of difference. Discover a place where values define our culture. The home of exceptional brands, where people and teams thrive. 

Our Blend of Benefits

• Salary: £50,000-£62,000
• 37 days holiday, plus 4 Giving More volunteer days
• Save for retirement and invest in your future - pension contributions (employee up to 8.75%, employer up to 14%)
• Share in our success with up to 10% Share Reward scheme (subject to eligibility)
• Private medical insurance that covers the cost of private healthcare and includes round the clock access to GP services and menopause health line
• 24/7 support for you and your loved ones to counselling, life coaching and information on financial, mental, and physical wellbeing
• Experience our exceptional brands with a generous annual product allowance, plus at least 20% discount in our staff shop 
• Embrace work-life harmony with hybrid working, 26 weeks’ paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and up to five paid carers leave days a year

Embrace Excellence

Assurance & Risk sits within the Group Finance Function, and our goal is to support and challenge the business to ensure group-wide effective and optimised risk management, internal controls and assurance processes in place.Working independently, this position is responsible for supporting the Senior Risk & Controls Manager in shaping, developing & driving the right culture towards efficient and effective risk management, maintaining and monitoring the controls framework and ensuring compliance with group policies.The role assists in the group-wide risk assessment and governs risk management requirements across the group’s business units / functions to identify key risks and mitigation actions necessary.

Make an Impact

This role is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the Group’s Risk & Control Management processes, including:

• Supporting Edrington’s Risk Management framework across the group using the A&R application to maintain local and group wide risks, driving the annual risk assessment process.
• Support the global KY3P due diligence and compliance screening processes, including ongoing monitoring, refinement for agility, systems management, and global training.
• Helping to identify continuous improvement of controls, including control automation, development, implementation and promoting ongoing use of data analytics, both within the A&R function and across the business.
• Deliver training for the annual control owner self-assessment program (CSA), monitor progress, and support stakeholders to ensure timely completion.
• Monitor and challenge the internal controls framework and the effectiveness levels. Following the CSA, ensure any control failures are promptly identified, managed, and remediated.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual control change packs and support in communications.
• Independently perform sample‑based testing of internal controls in line with agreed methodology requirements to provide assurance over the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls.
• Supporting the A&R team with ad hoc projects/duties as requested driven by continuous improvement, audit and self-assessment findings, legal, policy and framework developments

Your Talent and Skills

• CA / CIMA / ACCA Qualified
• Knowledge and exposure to enterprise risk management, including internal and external risk management, risk register and risk frameworks
• Knowledge of business processes, including finance, procurement, manufacturing and understanding of IT General Controls
• Controls and risk management advocate
• Exposure to risk and controls / control principles (e.g. segregation of duties, sensitive data management and data access principles). 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Strong business partnering experience and able to build relationships and influence across all levels of the organisation

We’ve put together some criteria that we think is important for this role, but don’t worry if your experience and expertise isn’t an exact match. If you feel that you can add value to our role and to Edrington more broadly, we would welcome your application and be eager to learn more about you.

A Place For Everyone

We’re proud of our inclusive culture – where unique experiences, ideas and perspectives are celebrated. We want everyone to feel respected and empowered to contribute to our success.

Get involved. From colleague networks like Balance, Pride and Kick-Start to inclusion allies and DE&I champions, we encourage our people to be curious, get involved and help us make change happen.