Risk & Controls Manager

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and collaborative professional to join our Global Risk & Controls team, with a primary focus on supporting our European business. This role will act as a key liaison between regulatory developments, audit requirements, and business execution, helping the organization navigate an increasingly complex and evolving regulatory and assurance landscape.

The ideal candidate will bring strong knowledge of internal controls, compliance frameworks, and audit practices, along with the ability to translate regulatory, policy, and audit requirements into practical, business-friendly solutions. This role requires close partnership across operations, compliance, technology, corporate functions, and audit teams to assess impact, drive alignment, and implement sustainable controls.

We will count on you to:

• Partner with Compliance and Legal teams to understand regulatory and policy requirements, audit implications, and timelines across Europe.
• Collaborate with Operations, Technology, Finance, Risk, and other corporate functions to assess impacts and define implementation strategies.
• Design, enhance, and implement preventative and detective controls to support compliance with applicable regulations, internal policies, and audit standards.
• Act as a key liaison for Internal Audit and External Audit teams, supporting planning, walkthroughs, testing, and issue resolution.
• Lead or support remediation efforts, including gap assessments, root cause analysis, action planning, and tracking closure of audit findings.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field; advanced degree or professional certification preferred.
• 6–10+ years of experience in internal controls, risk management, internal/external audit, or regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of European regulatory environments and frameworks such as IDD, AML, DORA, SOX, GDPR, and financial services regulations.
• Experience working with Internal Audit and/or Big Four external audit firms.
• Proven ability to interpret complex regulatory and audit requirements and translate them into actionable business solutions.
• Fluent English communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience partnering with Technology and Compliance teams on control design and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience managing audit engagements, issue resolution, and stakeholder communication.
• Experience working across multiple functions and geographies in a global organization.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.

Why join our team: 

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders 
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. 
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being. 

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.