Compliance and Assurance Analyst - 1 x 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join us here at Yorkshire Water:

•    We offer a competitive starting salary, depending on experience from £38,887.

•    Annual incentive related bonus (£1000 maximum bonus opportunity for the performance year).

•    Attractive pension scheme (up to 12% company contribution).

•    Development opportunities in line with the Compliance and Assurance Analyst progression plan.

•    25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day! 

•    Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary.

•    A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.  

•    Retail savings scheme.

•    Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: Buttershaw / Hybrid Working (1-2 days office a week – Bradford).

Work type: 12 months fixed term contract. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Compliance and Assurance Analyst to join the Audit, Risk and Compliance team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers.  Could this be you?

What we do!

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity. 

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Audit, Risk and Compliance team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.  

As part of the Compliance and Assurance function, you will create and embed Compliance management information, including BI Dashboards and reporting packs to provide insights and support to all areas of the business including the Executive and Board to influence understanding on business wide Legal, Statutory and Regulatory Compliance obligations.  You will review and analyse process controls and assurance activity to identify compliance risk and opportunities and recommend process improvements.  Develop Assurance plans and schedules based on the Compliance risk insights captured through reporting across the management system, and then create and oversee the governance in relation to Integrated action monitoring for the organisation and Regulators, to reduce the risks to non-compliance, producing management information for the Executive and Senior Leaders.

Where you fit in!

As our Compliance and Assurance Analyst you will:

•    Design and Develop management Information dashboards in Microsoft Power BI for Compliance reporting to the Executive and Board including:

o    Developing, delivering on an on-going basis and monitoring Compliance team performance scorecards using BI and SharePoint reporting functionalities

o    Building business-wide compliance and assurance reports

o    Drawing in external and internal best practice compliance measures

o    Gathering stakeholder expectations

o    Making the reports engaging and easy to understand

o    Making reports interactive to drill down through a taxonomy from a dashboard

•    Link the compliance reports with other key reporting strands in the business – PEX, Executive dashboards, Board reporting.

•    Analyse the outputs of the management reporting to provide compliance assurance and identify risks and opportunities for improvement.

•    Overseeing the reporting hierarchy drawing through relevant information for each level of reporting and developing analytics and visual tools to identify themes and connecting with compliance leads and assurance colleagues to raise the themes and seek resolutions.

•    Creates and updates Assurance plans ensuring proportionate across the level of risk.

•    Manage relationships with Compliance Leads to influence delivery of the cross-business activities linked to the Compliance and Assurance Programme.

•    Conduct site inspections across the region.

What skills & qualifications you will need:

•    Proficient IT skills: Experience of using Microsoft Power BI, Excel and SharePoint to manage multiple sources of raw data and transpose into impactful management reports.

•    Ability to interpret compliance legislation, regulation and policies.

•    Understanding of Compliance Frameworks.

•    Communication skills: articulate and able to liaise and express self clearly to all levels of colleagues including Senior leaders, Directors, and external stakeholders.

•    Ability to present Reporting Dashboards in formal reports and management meetings.

•    Being able to listen, question and summarise to understand and meet stakeholder needs. 

•    Highly numerate, strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to present data clearly and concisely to deliver and influence key business compliance messages.

•    Full UK driving licence.

You will also benefit from having:

•    Business knowledge - experience of the water industry or other heavily regulated industry.

•    Experience of Inspections and audits to provide assurance over compliance.

Although we operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, it’s important to us that we support flexible working patterns and job share options (when we can), to help you make the best of both your work and home life. We know that juggling childcare responsibilities or getting that ideal work/life balance isn’t always easy! 

Do we sound like your cup of tea?  

 
If you’ve got experience as a Compliance and Assurance Analyst and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone. We offer a range of adjustments to make your application experience as comfortable and straightforward as possible.

If you have an accessibility need, disability, or condition that requires changes to the recruitment process, please include this information in your application. We will then discuss any reasonable adjustments required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

No agencies please.