IT Risk & Controls Manager Location: Dublin (Hybrid) Package: Competitive base salary, annual bonus, 10% employer pension, healthcare subsidy, enhanced annual leave and significant staff insurance discounts. A leading, highly regulated financial services organisation is expanding its risk and governance function and is hiring an IT Risk & Controls Manager to strengthen oversight of systems that support financial and regulatory reporting. This role sits outside of IT delivery and focuses on governance, control assurance and risk oversight across technology-enabled processes. You will work across IT, Finance and Risk to ensure that system access, changes, data integrity and automated processes are appropriately controlled and independently reviewed. Your Role Defining which systems and processes fall within the financial systems control perimeter Reviewing how access, change management and data controls are designed and operated Independently testing system-based and spreadsheet-driven controls Tracking and driving closure of control gaps and weaknesses Supporting major system upgrades and implementations from a risk perspective Running recurring assurance cycles across key technology controls Acting as a central contact for auditors and internal risk partners Producing clear risk and controls reporting for senior stakeholders Ensuring governance standards are followed and embedded across teams Your Skills Qualified / part-qualified accountant or equivalent experience Background in technology risk, IT audit, SOX / controls assurance or operational risk Experience in regulated environments (insurance, banking, payments, funds, etc.) Strong knowledge of IT control concepts rather than system development Confident working with auditors, risk committees and senior stakeholders Comfortable interpreting governance frameworks Why consider this role? This is a visible, high-impact role within a complex organisation, offering exposure across technology, finance and risk. It suits someone who enjoys structured environments, governance, and improving how organisations control risk through their systems. Should this position be of interest, please forward your CV to Aoife Davis in Abrivia Recruitment. All applications will remain in strict confidence. Skills: it risk it audit acca aca internal controls