Manager- Group Financial Controls

What youll be doing

• Support with driving the multi-year financial controls transformation plan including assistance with detailed process reviews, assessment of current financial control environment and development and implementation of future state financial controls.
• Collaborate with BT transformation programs to assess impact on financial controls and embed control requirements in line with future processes/ systems.
• Support with overseeing the Financial Control Group Risk Category (GRC) and contribute to BTs broader risk management and control framework.
• Provide guidance and support with impact assessments for control deficiencies and control remediations.
• Collaborate with control owners on control design and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to monthly CFO dashboards, biannual risk category reports, and board papers to update on the health of the financial control framework.
• Identify and drive opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the financial control framework.
• Support with performing finance process reviews to ascertain accuracy of process documentation and assess effectiveness of control environment.

The skills you will need

• Professionally qualified auditor, risk and control manager or Chartered Accountant
• Demonstrable knowledge and expertise of ICOFR/SOX/COSO frameworks and controls best practices.
• Proven experience in internal controls implementation and management, ideally in a corporate environment spanning multiple geographies.
• Intermediate knowledge of different financial processes (procure to pay, order to cash, record to report, hire to retire etc).
• Experience working in or with an audit/assurance function.
• Experience writing reports and presentations for senior leadership teams.
• Curiosity, integrity, and a drive for continuous improvement.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to help interact with a diverse stakeholder group.
• 6-12 years of corporate experience with at least 5 years in Risk, Compliance, Controls, Assurance and/ or Governance Functions.
• Previous experience in the telco sector/ Risk consulting and knowledge of IT controls/ systems will be an advantage.
• Ability to work effectively in a virtual environment.