Corporate Assurance - Finance Process and Control

Big 4 Corporate Assurance – Finance Process and Control Team

Assistant Manager and Manager roles

Are you a professionally qualified external auditor who would like to move into a more client facing role but staying within a professional service environment?  Or have you made a move into industry already, but now wish to move into a Big 4 role to share your knowledge and skills?  Or if you have a risk advisory background then we want to hear from you. 

William Scott Associates are partnered with a growing Big 4 London Corporate Assurance team. This team's revenues have grown to £2 million in the first twelve months of operation and they are targeting revenues of £10 million by year five. This will mean significant opportunities for personal and professional development within the team.

You will be helping both listed and newly formed companies to create world-class operations and finance functions by assessing and providing insights on the organisation, processes and controls; resulting in enhanced capabilities, efficiency, cost reduction and performance. This teams' services are triggered by disruptive events such as transactions, including IPOs or trade sales, changes in accounting or regulatory environments or control failures. The team advises clients on finance transformation, effectiveness of control design & operation, organisation structure and process redesign and improvements.

Specific client services include, but are not limited to:

• Assessing and evaluating the finance function including close and consolidate procedures and management information.
• Providing insights and advice to enhance the finance-operating model.
• Assisting in set up, documentation and evaluation of control frameworks.
• Providing assurance over design & implementation of controls, controls remediation and peer benchmarking.
• Supporting SOX controls testing programs and test of effectiveness.
• Supporting our clients in addressing short-term capability and capacity constraints by providing qualified resources to sustain day-to-day activities or project-driven requirements.

Due to the current and future business requirements in this team our client is recruiting for a number of positions at the Assistant Manager and Manager level. As such, below are the typical requirements for these positions:

• ACA/ACCA qualification (or equivalent);
• Audit background. People currently in industry seeking a move back in to practice are of real interest;
• A track record in implementing solutions to assist with change in finance, processes and controls;
• PCAOB experience desirable, but not essential;
• Knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP;
• Knowledge of US GAAP desirable, but not essential;
• A proven track record in establishing and maintaining excellent relationships with clients;
• An ability to quickly develop solutions in a fluid and fast changing;
• Good organization, planning and project management abilities, with an effective and precise management of budgets;
• An ability to deliver a high quality service within demanding timeframes;
• The ability to work under own initiative and in many different and stimulating environments; and
• Significant presentation and business writing experience. Ability to run client workshops (Manager level)

These are fantastic opportunities to work and progress your career in a flexible, fast-paced and autonomous environment where you will be able to hone the controls, people development and client-facing skills developed in audit.  There is the potential for working across other business streams within the Corporate Assurance team (Accounting Advisory, Transactions, Data and Analytics).  If you have the relevant experience for these positions and the time is right to make a move we want to hear from you!

*Candidates requiring Tier 2 General visa sponsorship will also be considered only if you are already in the UK on a sponsored Tier 2 General visa.