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An exciting opportunity for a Senior Manager with specialization in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading internal control initiatives, process improvements and dealing with senior stakeholders within the business.
Client Details
Our client is a large-scale global client, boasting a workforce of over 30,000 employees. Renowned for its diverse and inclusive culture, the company has a significant presence in Greater Manchester and the world.
Description
The Senior Manager - Internal Controls will be responsible for;
- Developing and annually refreshing the Group's assurance strategy over financial controls. In time, expand the strategy to include material controls.
- Plan, manage and execute testing in line with the assurance strategy.
- Manage day-to-day and review the work of two resources - one based in the UK and one based in America
- Develop the Group's methodology for testing internal controls.
- Prepare workpapers in line with department methodology.
- Track and report deficiencies to Process and Control owners.
- Identify thematic issues and support communication and reporting of issues to senior and executive management
- Make recommendations to support the remediation of the deficient controls
- Analyse control deficiencies to identify impact on financial statements and disclosure in the annual repor
Profile
A successful 'Senior Manager - Internal Controls' should have:
- Accounting qualification - ACA/ACCA or equivalent
- Audit experience, preferably controls-testing focus - minimum 7 years post qualification experience
- Exposure to an effective understanding of internal controls over financial reporting and controls testing.
- Be a strong communicator and possess an ability to develop trusting and credible relationships at all levels of the business and across various teams
- Strong Excel skills
- An understanding of IT systems and operation will be helpful
Job Offer
- A Competitive salary & benefits
- Opportunity for Global Travel
- An inclusive and diverse company culture.
- Excellent career progression opportunities within the retail industry.
We encourage all suitable candidates to apply for this exciting 'Senior Manager - Internal Controls' role and look forward to receiving your application.
