About

• Job Description
• This role sits at the heart of AJ Bell’s Risk Team, supporting the delivery of an effective enterprise risk management framework. You will work closely with the Enterprise Risk Manager and take the lead on a wide range of business as usual risk activities. These include organising risk workshops and forums, reviewing risk events, preparing reports, maintaining the Group’s risk system, and providing guidance and challenge to first line Risk and Control Owners.
• You will also help coordinate key risk processes such as the Risk and Control Self Assessment (RCSA), Control Effectiveness Review (CER) and ICARA. This role offers broad exposure across the business and the chance to grow your skills in a maturing risk function, making it an excellent step for someone looking to progress their career in enterprise risk management.
• What will you be doing?

You will support the Enterprise Risk Manager and help deliver the Group’s enterprise risk framework through responsibilities such as

• Coordinating with stakeholders, organising meetings, preparing packs and supporting day to day risk activities.
• Helping to build a strong risk culture by reviewing risk events, challenging actions where needed and engaging with first line teams.
• Supporting key risk processes including RCSA and CER, ensuring risks and controls are reviewed, scores are appropriate and providing independent feedback.
• Planning and running risk forums and workshops, including ICARA scenario sessions, and deputising for the Enterprise Risk Manager when required.
• Providing guidance and challenge to Risk and Control Owners on control design, effectiveness and risk scoring.
• Preparing committee papers, reports and MI, analysing risk data, identifying themes and making recommendations.
• Maintaining the Group’s risk system, ensuring data accuracy, completing administration tasks and implementing configuration changes.
• Creating and delivering training to help users understand the risk system and related processes.
• Supporting delivery of the Annual Risk Plan and contributing to the ongoing development of the risk management framework.

What we’re looking for

• Self motivated with a genuine interest in growing a career in risk management.
• Solid understanding of risk management principles and how they apply in Financial Services.
• Good knowledge of the Financial Services industry, ideally investment platforms or asset management.
• Confident communicator who can work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Clear and concise report writing.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, able to interpret data and identify practical solutions.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.

About us

• AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 644,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £103.3 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.
• Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.
• Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1,500 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for six consecutive years and in 2025 named a Great Place to Work®.
• At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork, we have a great sense of pride in what we do, and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

What we offer

• Competitive starting salary
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service plus a holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free on-site gym providing a wide range of free classes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Parking at Exchange Quay (Subject to availability)
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent development programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals

Hybrid working

• At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.
• AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.
• If you like the sound of the above or just want to know more about the company and the role, we'd love to speak to you.
• Qualifications
• No specific qualifications required but IRM (institute of Risk Management) would be desirable.