Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Glasgow, is currently looking to recruit a Financial Controls and Compliance Manager for a 9-12 months contract on a rate of circa £300-350/day (Inside IR35). This role will be hybrid with 2 days a week in the office.
 
Responsibilities:
 
– Responsible for managing the Group’s financial control framework in order to provide assurance to management whether appropriate financial controls are in place;
– Responsible for planning and executing a programme of controls testing to check whether financial reporting controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively and to agree remediation plans;
– To prepare & report key management information to senior management to provide assurance over the performance of financial controls;
– To manage queries about the financial control environment from within the Group;
– To provide advice on the financial control implications, setting out requirements / recommendations as appropriate, of new business development and change projects
– To ensure that the Financial Regulations and supporting policies & procedures are regularly reviewed and updated;
– To support the development and provision of relevant in-house training resources on matters relating to financial controls and the Financial Regulations;
– To support the design of controls within the new ERP system.
– Implementing MI and reporting so compliance testing with controls can be monitored and reported. Overall objective is to ensure that controls are readily accessible and understood across the organisation.
 
Essential Skills:
 
– To have a relevant professional accounting qualification;
– Experience of documenting controls and operating procedures and identifying process improvements;
– Ability to communicate effectively with other people and organisations, both internally and externally;
– Ability to manage, prioritise and deliver on multiple competing priorities when working under pressure;
– Finance system implementation experience from a control perspective.
– Demonstrable customer service skills with the ability to evidence a strategic solution focused approach that is adaptable to the needs of the customer and the continued success of the department;
– Able to prioritise workload to deliver to tight deadlines and manage competing demands from various stakeholders;
– Proven analytical and problem-solving capability, with a commitment to continuous improvement;
– Analytical ability to be able to manipulate and understand complex data sets and reach informed conclusions;
– Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and deliver against agreed objectives and goals.
– Documenting control processes and identifying control improvements.
– Standard Operating procedures documentation.
– Communicating and provide support for finance colleagues to support their understanding of control processes.
– Develop MI reporting tools to support compliance with controls.
 
Desirable Skills:
 
– Internal/external audit experience.
– Previous experience within similar sector.
– Experience of Agresso Business World Financial System.
 
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