Risk & Internal Control Analyst

Part of the Ratiodata Group, Accesa is a leading technology company headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, with offices in Oradea and Munich. Over the past 17 years, the company has been establishing itself as an employer of choice for IT professionals who are passionate about problem-solving through technology and want to have a measurable impact through their work.

A trusted partner for major brands in Retail, Consumer Goods, Manufacturing, and Automotive, Accesa helps businesses embrace flexibility, adaptability, and evolution within their digital journey, through a large spectrum of tailored IT services, leveraging mainstream, niche, as well as legacy technologies.

Its sister-company RaRo delivers complex digital evolution solutions for highly regulated industries like Insurance and Banking and, together, the two companies cover the complete digital evolution journey of their customers, from hardware to software and managed services solutions.

With more than 700 IT professionals in its 13+ Competence Areas, the two sister-companies join forces to build a distinctive people-first culture that enables their people to thrive, their clients’ business to evolve and end users to succeed.

Your team

The Risk & Internal Control Analyst role is part of the Risk Management function, responsible for developing the risk strategy of the company and designing and implementing risk processes aimed to support the organization in achieving its strategic and business objectives. You will work closely together with other control functions, such as Compliance or Information Security, and other stakeholders across the organisation, enhancing the team’s maturity and contribution to the business.  

Your role

You will provide risk guidance & support to the entire organisation to ensure everyone is fully equipped for identifying and addressing risks and issues.

Objective:

• Provide support in running the Risk Management and Internal Control processes company-wide
• Provide support to operational management in monitoring, reviewing and updating the risks and internal controls specific to their processes and activities
• Perform internal controls sample-testing to provide assurance to management regarding the effectiveness of the Internal Control System of the organization

Requirements:

Risk Management

• Organize and support the regular risk workshops with operational/senior management
• Undertake the maintenance of the Risk & Control Register
• Report key risk and control indicators of teams/business units
• Oversee the operational risk incident management process to guarantee that timeliness, integrity, and quality control are maintained
• Ensure appropriate review of the financial impact of operational incidents and root cause and business impact analysis
• Work together with other organizational lines of defense (i.e. Compliance, Information Security, Internal Audit, etc.).
• Stay abreast of current industry standards
• Develop and maintain technical knowledge of systems and data to ensure optimal use of technology.

Internal Control

• Assist in the implementation of the Internal Control Framework into day to day processes and activities to support improved assurance
• Work with operational management to calibrate internal control standards and consistency across the business
• Plan and perform 2nd line internal controls testing in the company to drive consistency in the application of the first line internal controls across all functions e.g. consistency of approach in defining internal controls and consistency of approach in the operation and documentation of outcomes
• Identify control deficiencies and work closely with key process owners to support the remediation of control deficiencies
• Prepare and provide training, workshops and other targeted activities to maintain a high and consistent standard of internal controls awareness and application
• Collate and prepare reporting to management on the status and quality of the Internal Control System of the company.

• Professional Qualification and experience in the following fields: financial services, accounting, quality assurance, internal/external audit
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong client focus, combined with analytical and problem-solving skills
• Effective relationship management skills
• Quick learner, creative and innovative thinker

Enjoy our holistic benefits program that covers the four pillars that we believe come together to support our wellbeing, covering social, physical, emotional wellbeing, as well as work-life fusion.

• Physical: premium medical package for both our colleagues and their children, dental coverage up to a yearly amount, eyeglasses reimbursement every two years, voucher for sport equipment expenses, in-house personal trainer
• Emotional: individual therapy sessions with a certified psychotherapist, webinars on self-development topics
• Social: virtual activities, sports challenges, special occasions get-togethers
• Work-life fusion: yearly increase in days off, flexible working schedule, birthday, holiday and loyalty gifts for major milestones, work from home bonuses