Financial Compliance Analyst

Do you have experience in the full SOX compliance lifecycle?

Are you keen to join a newly formed finance controls and compliance team based in Newbury?

Key responsibilities include risk assessment, evaluation of control deficiencies and design and implementation of financial controls, as well as developing continuous improvement initiatives focused on the overall control environment and financial controls of the Group.

£75,000 plus a fantastic flexible benefits program

The role

• Support the maintenance of the controls and compliance programme (including supporting the SOX programme)
• Drive consistency, quality and continuous improvement of the control environment
• Work with Enterprise Risk Manager and Internal Audit to assess the impact of risk on financial controls
• Identify and evaluate financial control deficiencies
• Perform independent walkthroughs and assist in coordinating control testing
• Be aware of changes in regulatory requirements and accounting standards, assess their impact on the company and recommend changes to maintain the Group’s compliance
• Identify and implement changes based on updated technical guidance, and work with the Process Governance team to capture control changes effectively within process maps
• Review proposed changes to the Finance processes on the control environment, and work with the Global Process Owners to mitigate any adverse impacts identified
• Identify and implement technology to support management of the controls process
• Coordinate and lead training on financial controls and compliance as required
• Support ongoing communication to the business
• Report and highlight breaches in controls culture
• Serve as a subject matter expert and point of contact for all controls-related queries
• Support issue resolution
• Input into maintenance of Chart of Approvals
• Proactively manage and maintain the Finance policies
• Support the Group Finance Controls and Compliance Lead with ad hoc requests as required

Education and Experience

• Proven experience in a finance controls and audit function (including relevant management experience)
• Qualifications in business or economics; degree and/or accounting certification (e.g., ACA/ACCA) preferable
• Experienced in the full SOX compliance lifecycle and related requirements (including identification, design, implementation and operation of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR)

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of finance and operational processes
• Skills to evaluate control environments and design and implement effective financial controls
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of senior stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively with the business and get buy-in from various levels of the organisation
• Skills required to drive continuous improvement projects and report value adds to the business