Financial Controls Testing Manager

5 days ago

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom myGwork Full time

This job is with St. James's Place, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

What you'll be doing:

The focus of this role is to lead and manage on a day-to-day basis the testing of key financial controls, working with the Head of Financial Controls, the Financial Controls Testing Lead and Control owners to test the key controls, develop the annual testing plan and report progress and controls weaknesses to key stakeholders. The Testing Manager will also look for, agree, and implement efficiencies in the testing process that reduce overall effort for all Involved.

You will work closely and supportively with control owners and projects to ensure control is maintained as processes evolve, providing timely and practical advice to stakeholders to help them strengthen the financial reporting framework, making financial controls more efficient and effective to both operate and test.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Review controls testing performed by Controls testers and take accountability for complex control tests.
  • Oversee the update of process flows, and of the risks, controls, and action plans on the risk management system, working with stakeholders to create and update process flows as required.
  • Coordinate controls attestations at half year and full year.
  • Create the annual controls testing plan and report on progress to stakeholders.
  • Provide proactive advice to control owners and projects to strengthen the financial controls framework and improve controls efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Lead Initiatives to strengthen financial controls across Finance and other reporting teams.
  • Provide ad hoc assurance over controls/processes in areas outside Finance.
  • Provide support and coaching to controls testers.

Who we're looking for:

You will be an experienced Financial Controls professional, from the financial services sector, with a strong track record of success developing controls frameworks with strong operational experience.

You will have experience of managing the testing of financial reporting controls, experience of creating and risk-assessing process flow documentation to identify key financial controls. You will have experience of providing proactive controls advice to Finance and other teams with responsibility for financial reporting.

You will be self motivated, adaptable with excellent stakeholder management ability. This is a newly created role proving you with exposure across the finance function, you'll be working with a high number of stakeholders so your ability to engage and manage these stakeholders is of key importance.

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