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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- Employer Sector
- Consumer Goods & Services
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Travel
- None
- Job Type
- Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Internal Controls, Risk, Risk Advisory
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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:
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