Group Assurance Business Partner

We currently have a number of opportunities on both fixed-term and permanent contracts for a Group Assurance Business Partner. The roles can be based out of our Doxford Office in Sunderland, or Lacon House in London.

Arriva is one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing some 46,000 people and delivering more than 1.2 billion passenger journeys across 14 European countries every year.

About the role

You will work with a team of business partners, to provide assurance to management that key change programmes have been appropriately implemented. This includes the delivery of ad-hoc assurance, including data analytics for Arriva Management (either Company level, Country level, Divisional Level or Group Level). This role will also provide direct support and Group-wide training in the area of Internal Controls Self-Assessment.

You will fulfil requests for business support such as E2E process and controls review and perform gap analysis to identify whether businesses are meeting minimum standards of compliance.

As part of the role, you will also respond to whistle-blowing allegations and investigate allegations of fraud, investigate non-compliance issues and make recommendations for effective remediation.

What we ask from you?

You will ideally have auditing and/or assurance experience with excellent organisation and communication skills, able to work confidently across with contacts across mainland Europe.

You have Strong verbal, written (including drafting) and reasoning skills and good computer skills – in particular Excel skills.

You are able to analyse, evaluate and identify accounting issues and control weaknesses and can work successfully together in a small team. Ideally, you are working towards or already achieved professional qualification in accountancy with auditing experience, but we are flexible depending on your experience in relation to the requirements of the role.

Internal Controls Self-Assessment experience is highly desirable.

Our benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, our benefits for this role include:

• Hybrid working model

• Pension Plan

• Free on-site parking

• Onsite gym

• 25 days holiday with the option to purchase up to 10 additional days

• “Arriva Village” – our employee rewards and benefits scheme.

Why work for us?

Our people choose to work for us, and to stay with us, because we’re a great place to work.

At Arriva, we strive to create a culture where we can all be ourselves, where we belong, feel respected and our differences celebrated. We actively seek out and value difference. We want our business to reflect the wide range of communities in which we operate, so we can serve them even better.

You’ll join a great team with these core behaviours at heart:

• One Arriva – We work as one team, ‘together we are Arriva’;

• Great customer experience – We keep our customers happy every day;

• Doing the right thing – We look after our customers, colleagues and the environment, and always put safety first;

• Thinking beyond – We are curious and inspired to think beyond today for an even bigger and better Arriva tomorrow.