Finance Manager - Control Assurance - London or Manchester London, England
Job description
Finance Manager - Control Assurance - London or Manchester
- 2300004W)
What you need to do
- Ensure operational compliance across the Group (both Retail and Bank) with the Group Financial Control Framework, through operational delivery of control self-assessment exercises and planning / undertaking control design and operating effectiveness testing
- Support the reporting of outcomes of control self-assessment exercises, testing and completion of control deficiency resolution plans to the Financial Controller and Director of Group Finance
- Support the reporting on compliance with the Group Financial Control Framework to the Audit Committee and Operating / plc Boards
- Work with the business to perform and document end to end process walkthroughs with a view to identifying potential design gaps and resolution plans.
- Track completion of control deficiency resolution plans as directed by the Head of Finance – Control Assurance, ensuring that deficiencies are resolved appropriately and in a timely manner
- Provide process and control awareness training to Process / Control Owners and Operators
- Support the Head of Finance – Control Assurancewith providing guidance on the identification and implementation of controls across ad hoc change and transformation projects and support the design and development of risk assessments and resulting risk-based testing
- Support improvement activities around BlackLine Compliance and governance tools
- Support the Head of Finance – Control Assurancewith resolving Group Finance and external audit enquiries, as well as supporting external reporting requirements
- Support the Head of Finance – Control Assurancewith maintaining the relationship with the Internal Audit team on the status of current and planned work
What you need to know and show
- Qualified accountant
- Experience with process, risk and control principles and methodologies, including an understanding of the principles of the COSO Framework and the requirements of US SOx
- Possess strong communication and proactive collaboration skills with the ability to liaise with and influence relevant stakeholders, at all levels
- Ability to identify deficiencies, make observations and recommendations in respect of controls, working with management to ensure appropriate remedial action is taken
- Business process and controls mapping experience, ideally within the retail industry
- Previous experience of providing leadership
- Experience with BlackLine Compliance or other GRC tools desirable but not essential
- Experience of controls and controls testing related to IT and Information Security desirable but not essential
What decisions I can make including budget
Assess and recommend areas for further control and process efficiency improvements
Directly or indirectly manages
No direct reports, but expected to lead junior team members on projects and provide coaching
Support we will provide
Access to personal development tools e.g. Bitesize talks, online self-development tools, internal mentoring
Work-life balance is important to us, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role. We trust them to decide how, where and when they work, combining remote and collaborative working with a flexible approach to hours, giving them plenty of time and space for life outside of work whilst delivering against our business goals.
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Primary Location
GB-GB-LondonWork Locations
Holborn Store Support Centre and Home Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd 33 Holborn London EC1N 2HTJob
Finance and AccountingSchedule
Full-time
