Controls Assurance Knowledge Capture Lead

Company description:

A rewarding place to work. At Rathbones, We invest in everyone's tomorrow that includes our people. We are always looking for future talent, and we can help you build a rewarding career with clear paths to progression and the opportunity to share in the success of our business.

Job description:

Interim Role: Controls Assurance Knowledge Capture Lead

Location: Liverpool
Contract:6 months
Day Rate:Market rate (dependent on experience)
Function:COO Controls Assurance

Role Overview

We are seeking an experiencedControls Assurance / GRC interimto capture and document critical operational, controls, and assurance knowledge.

This role sits firmly in theFirst Line of Defenceand focuses on how controls and assurance activities operate in practice across data verification, reconciliations, and ISAE 3402 oversight.

The successful candidate will translate deep, experience-based knowledge into clear, sustainable documentation to support operational continuity, audit readiness, and regulatory assurance.

Key Responsibilities

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• Work closely with senior controls leadership to capture undocumented knowledge, judgement calls, and ways of working
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• Conduct interviews and walkthroughs across multiple assurance teams
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• Document: \n
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  • End-to-end processes and operating models
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  • Control objectives, activities, and ownership
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  • ISAE 3402 control narratives and evidence expectations
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  • Roles, responsibilities, and dependencies
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• Ensure documentation reflectsactual first-line operation, not theoretical design
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• Support continuity for future leaders and audit / regulatory interactions
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Required Experience

Essential

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• Strong background inGovernance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)within financial services
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• Experience in theFirst Line of Defence
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• Hands-on exposure tocontrols frameworks and assurance activities
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• Direct experience working withISAE 3402 / SOC 1environments
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• Proven ability to document complex operational processes
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• Excellent stakeholder engagement and interviewing skills
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Desirable

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• Wealth management, asset management, or custody experience
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• Familiarity with: \n
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  • AML / Client Due Diligence processes
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  • Reconciliations and custody operating models
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  • Data quality or operational controls
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Key Attributes

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• Pragmatic and detail-oriented
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• Comfortable working with legacy processes and institutional knowledge
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• Able to translate senior-level judgement into practical documentation
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• Credible engaging with senior managers and auditors
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• Strong written communication skills
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What This Role Is Not

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• Not internal audit
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• Not second line compliance
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• Not a policy-only or transformation role
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This is ahands-on first-line controls and assurance documentation engagement.

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