Financial Risk & Controls/SOX Specialist

Your new company
A well known and well respected financial services company based in Southampton.

Your new role
Managing one member of the team you will be responsible for:

• Operating as a key Finance Controls contact for finance, the business, internal and external auditors, management and the internal controls forum.
• Performing the annual Financial Controls scoping process to ensure appropriate coverage including involvement of key stakeholders and the business.
• Performing walkthroughs of high risk and changed processes to assess adequacy of control design. Performing operational effectiveness testing.
• Developing and communicate the annual Financial Controls timeline to include testing and certification deadlines. Overseeing testing administration.
• Liaising with management to ensure flowcharts, controls and test details are understood to support ownership of SOX controls.
• Acting as an ambassador to promote sound financial control (in conjunction with the Financial Control team).
• Preparing written deliverables for the Internal Controls Committee and present on SOX testing status and progress, with deficiencies identified, action items, un-remediated deficiencies and items of concern etc. Preparing initial drafts of Audit Committee papers.
• Developing and leading training sessions for Financial Control process owners and control owners as required

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a qualified ACA, ACCA, IIA or equivalent with SOX or Internal Controls background.
You may also come from an External Audit background.
You will have excellent communication and liaison skill.
You may be required to travel up to 25%, mostly in the UK.


What you'll get in return
The company offer a comprehensive package and excellent working environment.

What you need to do now
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