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Risk and Control Lead

Recruiter
Michael Page
Location
Greater Manchester
Salary
£60000 - £80000 per annum + Healthcare, Pension
Closing date
14 Oct 2022
Reference
JN -092022-5755791

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Job Details



The Risk and Control Lead is responsible for the start-up and development of a risk and control function which will underpin the operations of UK and the Centre of Excellence.

Client Details

The client are a service provider with offices in Greater Manchester

Description

The Risk and Control Lead will be responsible for;

The Risk and Control Lead will build consensus across the SLT and the Head of Performance Improvement to:

  • Maintain an up-to-date record of all existing control structures, leading ongoing enhancement and improvement, as appropriate
  • Identify, through an ongoing program of process review, control weaknesses and implement suitable plans-to-fix
  • Co-ordinate all Root Cause Analysis activity and any resultant fix-actions
  • Monitor IA actions and recommendations from the UK Risk & Control team, through to implementation
  • Determine objectives, set priorities, manage iterative development processes and act as central point of reference for all risk and control enhancement activity
  • Appropriately manage relevant RACMs

The post holder will be responsible for the:

 

  • Building and maintaining an ongoing program of process review
  • Design, development, piloting and productionisation of metrics, reporting, trend analysis and commentary to support risk and control activity and outputs
  • Assisting with business continuity planning
  • Acting as key POC with Internal Audit and UK Risk & Control teams
  • Training staff, ongoing, on what risk and control best practise looks like and what it means for them in their roles

 

Profile

The successful candidate should have;

Qualifications:

 

  • Ideally: University Degree
  • Ideally: Qualified Accounting Qualification: ACCA, ACA, CIMA
  • More important than the financial qualification is knowledge of COSO control frameworks, Sarbanes Oxley or other similar financial control environment

 

Experiences:

 

  • Extensive experience in a risk and control role
  • Excellent working knowledge of processes within Payables, Receivables and General Ledger
  • Experience/knowledge of Navision is preferable
  • Experience in a similar role within a multi-site business is desirable
  • Prior experience of working with an outsourced Finance Shared Service Centre is preferable but not mandatory

 

Skills:

 

  • Customer focussed and target driven
  • Forward thinking, with a "can do" attitude
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team, to tight deadlines
  • Ability to understand the detail behind processes
  • Ability to build relationships with key stakeholders
  • Good level of IT skills including intermediate/advanced MS Excel

 

Job Offer

The candidate will receive;

 

 

 

  • Competitive salary of up to £80k
  • Benefits
  • Flexible working

Company

Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years. We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms. Michael Page has pioneered a unique, consultative approach to recruitment, enabling us to find the best fit between our client’s needs and the candidate’s experience and abilities. With an emphasis on delivering results and establishing long-term relationships, our consultants waive commission in favour of quarterly profit share – that means impartial career advice and an entire team pulling together on your behalf. Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 164 offices in 34 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career. Take this opportunity to browse our accounting, tax and treasury jobs to find out more about our specific expertise: • Industry and commerce • Financial services • Public and not-for-profit • Taxation • Specialist markets • Treasury • Newly qualified ACA Alternatively, if you're looking to hire, please send us a job brief or get in touch to find out how our track record could add value to your recruitment process” Visit the Michael Page website for more information

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