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My client, one of the UK's leading financial services groups, are looking to hire a Senior Financial Controls Manager to join their stunning Manchester City Centre head office.
The Senior Financial Controls Manager position is a key part of the Group Finance team, with single point responsibility for group accounting policies, business standards and procedures.
The successful candidate will oversee the internal financial reporting control framework and ensure a strong culture of financial discipline and compliance across all finance teams.
What you'll do:
As a Senior Financial Controls Manager, your role will be pivotal in maintaining financial discipline and compliance across all finance teams. You will be responsible for overseeing the internal finance control framework, reviewing testing outcomes, advising on best practices, identifying training needs, developing clear reporting methods, coordinating assurance plans, managing risk reporting, leading policy development and managing a small team. Your ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment will be crucial in this role.
- Oversee the internal finance control framework and execution of the 1st line assurance testing plan.
- Review testing outcomes, recommend improvements to address root-causes of control deficiencies.
- Advise the business, including senior management, in financial control best practices.
- Identify training requirements and develop appropriate training plans/materials.
- Develop clear, concise reporting to articulate findings and impact to senior management and relevant committees.
- Oversee Finance risk management and risk reporting.
- Lead the development of policies and standards and oversee the policy governance framework.
- Manage and develop a team of three direct reports.
What you bring:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) with at least five years post qualification experience.
- Experience of internal audit or internal controls monitoring in a large regulated business.
- Experience in managing a team of finance professionals.
- Critical thinker who seeks to understand the business, its processes, risks and control environment.
- Excellent communicator who can produce succinct reporting with meaningful insights.
- Able to adapt to an ongoing changing environment and be an active supporter of change.
- Able to build and maintain positive relationships at all levels.
- High levels of organisation with excellent numeracy and presentational skills.
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