Internal Controls Testing Manager

Our client who are leaders in their field are looking for a controls specialist to join their finance team for an 8-month contract. The role will support the testing of financial controls and processes to support the recently implemented internal control framework with new processes and procedures for assessing its effectiveness.

Responsibilities including:

• Testing the design and operating effectiveness of selected key financial processes.
• Documenting all testing in the IT tool ensuring any associated findings and actions are documented including coordinating management response.
• Assisting with assessing implications for control failings and weaknesses including identifying mitigating activities and nature and classification of findings.
• Liaising with wider team to ensure any updates to process documentation are made (process flowcharts).
• Assist in recommending appropriate mitigating controls to ensure risks relating to key financial processes are appropriately managed.
• Assisting in risk and scoping processes to identify entities, processes and controls to be included in the testing programme.
• Identifying more efficient ways to test controls e.g. use of robotics, and system dashboards/analytical tools the business is developing.

Candidates will ideally be fully qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) although candidates who are qualified by experience will also be considered. Proven experience within a financial controls environment or Audit is highly desirable ideally coupled with exposure to SOX testing programmes.