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# Internal Control Implementation Lead

- **Company:** Energy & Utility Skills
- **Location:** Solihull, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £143,000.0 - £182,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, GPT
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2870548490-2

## About the Role

You will be a credible and collaborative internal control or risk professional with the ability to turn governance requirements into practical business solutions.

You'll bring:

 * Experience implementing internal controls, risk management, or governance frameworks
 * Strong process improvement and operational assurance experience
 * Ability to influence and build relationships with senior leaders and operational teams
 * Experience with evidence-based reporting, monitoring, and action tracking
 * Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

Desirable:

 * Relevant professional qualification (e.g. audit, risk, governance)
 * Experience within energy, utilities, or membership organisations
 * Familiarity with CRM systems and AI tools (e.g. Copilot, ChatGPT)

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Internal Control Implementation Lead to strengthen and embed our internal control framework across the Group and its subsidiary operations.

Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will lead the implementation of a proportionate, risk-aligned internal control environment that supports effective governance, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience.

This role is critical in translating our risk management framework into practical, consistent operational delivery across the organisation., * Lead the rollout of the Group's internal control improvement programme and risk management framework

 * Develop clear policies, procedures, templates, and guidance to strengthen control documentation and consistency
 * Partner with operational teams to implement practical and sustainable process improvements
 * Establish robust approaches to operational assurance, control testing, and evidence gathering
 * Coordinate and monitor actions arising from audits, internal reviews, and governance activities
 * Support internal control and risk reporting for senior leadership, committees, and boards
 * Promote a pragmatic, risk-based approach to governance and assurance across the business


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