Hybrid Control Testing Manager – 12 month FTC

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About the role

  • Finance Control Testing Manager overseeing risk management and control testing for finance function in a UK bank. Ensuring execution of internal controls and assisting Finance leadership with reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver the quarterly Finance control testing plan.
  • Scope and plan testing activities ensuring adequate coverage of key Finance processes.
  • Manage the day to day execution of the testing plan by working with the Finance team control testers to ensure that it is completed on time and to a high standard.
  • Provide training to control testers, providing guidance and robust quality assurance on their test scripts and testing outputs.
  • Conduct walkthrough with process and control owners to confirm the accuracy of process documentation and assess the design effectiveness of key controls.
  • Oversee (and where necessary, perform) detailed testing to assess the operating effectiveness of controls, ensuring test samples are appropriate and conclusions are sufficient and evidence based.
  • Maintain the control register in the GRC, ensuring it accurately reflects the results of control testing.
  • Document control weaknesses identified through testing.
  • Collaborate with control owners to agree remediation plans.
  • Manage the end to end lifecycle of control issues, tracking remediation plans to completion and performing re-testing to validate their effectiveness.
  • Assist team in preparing reporting packs for Finance leadership, summarising testing results, key themes, control gaps and the status of remediation.

Requirements

  • Qualified Accountant with experience working in a regulated environment, (Banking sector preferable).
  • Experience in risk management, internal controls, internal audit, or external audit, preferably from Big 4. (Experience in Finance internal controls preferable e.g. internal controls over financial reporting)
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to challenge constructively.
  • Attention to detail.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships

Job title

Control Testing Manager – 12 month FTC

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

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