Experienced Financial Services Administrator handling administration for life, pensions, and investments with a focus on client servicing. Working in a hybrid environment from Birmingham or Market Harborough.
About the role
- Group Financial Controls Manager maintaining financial control frameworks and regulatory compliance for Hiscox. Engaging with auditors and supporting finance-wide projects in a growing environment.
Responsibilities
- Enhance and maintain the financial control framework throughout the Group that complies with the new UK Corporate Reform regulations in line with the Board and Group’s risk appetite.
- Keep abreast of external requirements, perform gap analysis, and implement enhanced controls to strengthen the framework.
- Design and execute independent assurance over the Group’s material controls.
- Support the Group’s annual assessment of controls effectiveness, including risk assessment, independent assurance plans and management’s self-attestations.
- Produce regular reporting on the control environment to the Group Audit Committee and co-ordinate the evidence required to support a directors’ declaration.
- Support and maintain the Group’s internal controls tool.
- Assist the business and functions to develop and implement remediation plans.
- Provide subject matter expertise and actively support both Finance and Group-wide projects relevant to the role.
- Engage with the Group’s external auditors to understand control recommendations including implementing remediation plans and quarterly reporting on these across the Group.
Requirements
- Fully qualified accountant (ICAEW/ACCA or equivalent).
- Strong control mindset with SoX or equivalent control experience.
- Strong understanding of the best practices used in developing and applying control frameworks in the financial sector.
- Proven track record in constructively challenging and analysing processes.
- Hands on approach and a keen eye for detail.
- Good technical and financial reporting knowledge within the financial services sector (preferably the insurance sector).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of delivering change and continuously improving.
Benefits
- Flexible working at Hiscox: Working life doesn’t always have to be ‘nine to five’ and we support flexible working wherever we can.
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