Financial Controls Manager

Just Group plc; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in London is seeking a Financial Controls Manager to oversee the identification and management of financial controls within the organization. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with substantial experience in risk management, particularly within the insurance sector. This role offers a competitive salary, a robust benefits package, and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

25 Days Annual Leave

Private Medical Cover

Generous Bonus Scheme

Free access to Headspace App

Employee Assistance Helpline

Qualifications

• Significant experience in risk and controls is essential.
• First-hand operational experience and ability to work independently.
• Good understanding of risk management and audit principles.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess processes in the Financial Controls framework.
• Organise and lead workshops to identify controls gaps.
• Support business on improving Financial Controls environment.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)

External audit experience Insurance sector

Strong IT and Financial Reporting control experience

Pragmatic problem-solver

Analytical approach

Proficient in Microsoft Visio and Excel

Education

Qualified accountant status

Tools

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a Financial Controls Manager who will be responsible for the identification, assessment and documentation of key risks and controls for IT application, financial reporting, data and SII, and for the monitoring of financial controls environment to ensure it is robust, agile and efficient.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess processes and controls in scope of Financial Controls framework, including financial reporting, data, SII and IT applications.
• Organise and lead workshops to perform walk-through processes, record material risks and identify controls gaps.
• Support and guide business on improving/optimising Financial Controls environment and monitor effectiveness of financial control environment
• Establish process and control repository in the selected tool.
• Coordinate SME review and sign-off on ad-hoc requests

Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) is with significant experience in risk and controls is essential
• External audit experience Insurance sector is preferred.
• Strong IT and Financial Reporting control experience and oversight of control environment in Insurance sector is essential.
• First-hand operational experience, able to work independently to design controls and processes, to define and document business processes, and to identify and rectify deficiencies and monitor remediation.
• Good understanding of risk management and audit principles and practices with particular focus on processes, risk and control for IT application and Financial Reporting controls.
• Pragmatic problem-solver with commercial awareness and a flexible, collaborative approach.
• Ability to apply an analytical approach and work systematically, independently, and within set deadlines while managing multiple tasks.
• A self-starter and independent learner who takes the initiative to challenge the status quo and is creative and comfortable with ‘blank sheet of paper’ assignments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Visio and Excel

Company Benefits

• A Competitive Salary, Pension Scheme and Life Assurance
• Along with 25 Days Annual Leave plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday
• Private Medical Cover and Income Protection, just in case
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme – paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets
• Opportunity to progress within your career both in-role and within the company
• FREE access to the Headspace App, a 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline and Trained Physical & Mental Health First Aiders (On-Site)
• A variety of Employee Funded Benefits available to you via our Online Benefits Portal
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones

Why Just?

At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

We’re committed to building a more sustainable business, and we’re working hard to make progress against our Net Zero targets. We\'re reducing our reliance on fossil fuels in our offices, switching to more sustainable sources of energy and we\'re investing more of our money in green and social assets.

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just. We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.