Helping you do more

DUAL is a different kind of MGA and has been since day one in 1998. We’ve built our business on the idea that when industry expertise, intelligent underwriting and an entrepreneurial mindset come together, insurance can help our partners thrive. Today that philosophy is as relevant as ever. Our intermediary and carrier partners around the world rely on our underwriting teams to take initiative, lean into the challenges of an increasingly complex world, and respond to our clients’ emerging needs.

A career that grows with you

DUAL is a place where you can bring your whole self to work – a people-first company that helps you be the best you can be.

 

A great opportunity to be a key part in establishing the future of DUAL’s Internal Control framework and delivering a high performing and highly effective UK finance function. An exciting chance to work in collaboration with the business and our key stakeholders on this change.A chance to support and understand the wider business in improving understanding and execution of controls and compliance requirements.Role overview

We have a great opportunity for someone to work in our UK Finance team, supporting us on our journey to developing a consistent, compliant, robust internal control framework, and ensuring that all entities across the UK maintain adherence to this framework.  

Role responsibilities

Work with our group Risk function, UK and group Finance teams, and external partners to document, test and implement a robust and consistent internal control framework and target operating model for DUAL UK Finance.

Work with group and UK risk and compliance and controls teams on framework best practice, compiling training materials and tools and managing timings of roll-out.

Working with local, decentralised Finance teams to identify opportunities to standardise, centralise and simplify business processes to bring them in line with the UK target operating model, and improve the overall control environment.

Work with internal technology teams to automate and systemise controls.

Steer the updating of processes documentation and narratives as required from the framework.

Work with teams across DUAL UK on process and organisational change to ensure compliance requirements are captured.

Support our risk and compliance teams on business support and ongoing control adherence and improvement.

Partner with the business to improve culture of controls, increase effectiveness and land change to embed and improve compliance framework.

Key requirements

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified

Recent experience in implementing controls testing and documentation (e.g. internal audit or financial audit, SOX implementation)

Strong project management skills – being able to finish what they begin and deliver on time.

A great communicator with a technical mindset but can communicate the message simply to a range of audiences.

A keen eye for detail, with a questioning mindset who can identify and strengthen processes.

A structured approach to workload, who can tackle multiple streams of work and improvements in a sensible and timely way, working with business process owners and multiple stakeholders to deliver change.

Someone who is happy to get hands-on with tools and the systems to understand how we can make our processes simpler, compliance integrated and reporting easier.

An influential leader within Finance and beyond Finance promoting and effecting change.

What do we offer in return?

Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

Our culture: People First

Our core values dictate how we live and work. We are a group with independence and people at its heart and we are a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world.

The focus on being a People First business has always been at the very heart of the Group; Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture and one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people to join the Group has been and will continue to be key.

Diversity & Inclusion

At DUAL we consider our people our chief competitive advantage and as such we treat colleagues, candidates, clients, and business partners with equality, fairness and respect, regardless of their age, disability, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marital status or family circumstances.

DUAL is where ambitious people thrive

There’s an independent spirit and an entrepreneurial feel that run throughout the business. You’ll have greater freedom to use your talents to help clients and colleagues do more. We believe that’s fundamental to realising our vision to be the world’s best underwriting business.

Working here is rewarding

As well as job satisfaction and a stimulating culture, working at DUAL comes with all the benefits you’d expect from a global business – and some you wouldn’t.

— Family-first policies that support you through all of life’s milestones

— Health and wellbeing benefits including private medical insurance and more

— Critical illness and life insurance cover to give you extra financial security

— A choice of rewards for every five years of service, including shares

— Volunteer leave so you can make a difference outside of work too

Reasonable adjustments

At DUAL, we're committed to providing reasonable accommodations to make sure our positions align with our people’s needs. For example, we can always make adjustments to your office set-up – your software, hardware, desk and so on. We may also be able to offer flexible hours or hybrid working depending on your role and location. If you're excited about this position but have doubts as to how ‘workable’ it is for you, please send us your application. If your profile fits the criteria, we’ll be happy to chat about any reasonable accommodations you may need.

The power to change our world

As a business, DUAL is about taking action. It’s fundamental to our entrepreneurial spirit, and it doesn’t just apply during office hours. It relates to the communities we move in and the world we live in. That’s why we constantly strive to be a force for good.

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