Group Finance Controls Manager

(This is a hybrid role, and it requires travel to our Cardiff office at least twice a week)

Key aspect of the role

This is a senior role within Group Finance, reporting to the Head of Group Reporting.  The role is focussed on both the delivery of high quality reporting on the compliance of the business with the key controls owned within the Group finance team, as well as seeking to deliver ongoing improvements to the group finance control environment. 

The role is expected to have one direct report, with the additional support of resources within the group finance team, who will help to deliver the key duties and responsibilities outlined below.

Key duties and responsibilities

• You will deliver high quality reporting to senior managers within the business, and the Group Audit Committee, in regards to the key group finance controls.  This will involve:
• Developing and implementing a robust framework for the review and testing of the self-assessments performed by underlying business units of compliance with group finance controls, in line with guidance provided by the Group’s internal controls team.   
• Overseeing and reviewing the controls testing over group finance controls, and supporting business units with their own testing where required.
• Reporting on the outputs of the above to both senior managers and the Group Audit Committee, as well as a number of subsidiary Boards where required, to support the Group’s overall assertions in relation to the adequacy of the control environment
• You will support senior managers and control owners in the regular review and development of group finance policies and controls with the aim of improving the quality of the control environment (and reporting thereof).  This will involve providing insight and advice to:
• Ensure that group and entities are appropriately performing their risk and controls assessment in relation to financial risks, particularly those owned within group finance
• Assess the high risk areas of group finance processes and whether the controls appropriately mitigate the risk;
• Develop and support management in the improvement of the control environment, aimed at ensuring controls are both efficient and well documented;
• Self-evaluate and consider the adequacy of controls;
• Develop action plans where controls are not being met;
• Ensure that the identification, recognition and evaluation of risks and controls are consistent with other areas across the organisation.
• You will collaborate with senior managers across the three lines of defence (e.g. Risk, Internal Audit, Compliance, Legal & Data Protection) and with the underlying businesses to identify share and implement standard methodologies across the Group.
• Working collaboratively with business and process owners to implement and monitor remediation efforts that result from internal control assessments, ensuring the effective implementation of corrective action.

This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

Candidate profile:

• Experience of financial controls assessments and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience of delivering reporting to senior management
• Able to build open relationships and gain consensus with all internal stakeholders.
• Strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively with Managers and peers.
• Objective, timely and confident decision-making skills.
• Attention to detail, with an analytical mindset.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills.
• Strong influencing and persuasion skills.

Please note - we may close this vacancy early if we receive lots of applications or business priorities change.

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