Financial Controls And Compliance

We are working with our FTSE Listed client to find their next Financial Controls and Compliance Specialist. As a leading listed business, we are committed to maintaining best-in-class financial processes and controls.

In this role, you will act as a subject matter expert for our frontline financial team, ensuring compliance with internal controls over financial reporting requirements. The role will be based in the businesses fantastic offices in central London.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Business/Function Leads, global compliance function, and control owners to implement financial reporting control standards
• Deliver training to stakeholders on financial reporting control standards
• Proactively identify and assess the impact of changes in business processes on financial compliance, working with local and global stakeholders
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement and optimization of Financial Controls
• Support control operators in managing and maintaining Risk and Control Matrices and facilitate robust change management
• Assist management and finance teams in conducting control self-assessments
• Plan and conduct risk-based control reviews in consultation with local management and Global Risk and Compliance function
• Evaluate and respond to control testing results, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to develop remediation plans, compensating controls, and mitigating controls as required
• Track and ensure effective and timely responses to control review outcomes
• Plan and oversee periodic attestation over key controls in consultation with Business/Function management and Global Risk and Compliance function
• Manage local risk related to Fraud and Segregation of Duties, working in consultation with the global IT function
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external audit teams, providing support for management responses and aligning with key internal stakeholders and third-party service providers

Requirements:

• Accountancy Qualification (CPA, CA or ACA) desirable
• Prior management role within a Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) environment or experience as an Audit or Advisory professional to SOX registrants
• Specialist knowledge in interpretation and application of SOX standards
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills

If you are interested in this role with excellent benefits, hybrid working environment and fantastic culture, then please do get in touch or apply below.

Equally if this role is more suitable to someone in your network, we offer a very generous referral scheme.

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