Financial Controls Project Lead

Partner Financial are seeking an experienced Interim Financial Controller for a large organisation. The business is a genuine leader with their sector and has a strong international brand name. They are aligned with several high-growth markets and offer a range of truly innovative services used by a diverse range of end customers.

Reporting into the Divisional Finance Director the successful candidate will help to design and deliver a group-wide controls framework and form an essential part of the group finance team.

Key Accountabilities include:

• Designing and implementing a robust financial controls framework across a large matrix organisation, working closely with Big 4 advisors
• Documenting process flows and ensuring that controls are in place to mitigate risk
• Challenge and drive the Controls Framework forwards, expanding it to include key non-financial risks across the Group
• Working with stakeholders including: Operations, Finance, HR and IT, reviewing risks and controls and identifying gaps and opportunities
• Ownership of Group wide policies and procedures, driving consistency across Brands and Group
• Producing reports and summaries to engage and update key stakeholders including Group Financial Controller and CFO
• Working with Internal Audit and external auditors to ensure the controls framework meets the needs of the business and ensures an efficient external audit process

Key Experience:

• A Big 4 qualified accountant / auditor with demonstrable post-qualified experience gained within a large company environment
• Experience of the review and design of internal controls in a global organisation – this would suit an individual who has previously worked in an internal or external audit or risk management function
• Experience testing, designing and implementing internal controls ideally in a FTSE 100 or equivalent sized global organisation
• Experience of successfully implementing initiatives to drive operational excellence
• Proven track record of delivering long term operational change initiatives
• Excellent stakeholder management skills

I will be contacting candidates with the closest match to the client’s selection criteria within 48 hours of application to arrange an initial meeting. If you have not heard from me within these timescales, thank you for your interest but please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.