Finance Risk Tester

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Southampton
Salary
Competitive
Posted
21 Apr 2017
Closes
05 May 2017
Sectors
IT, Testing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Finance Risk Tester - Southampton

Bond Williams Accounting and Finance are currently recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Finance Risk and Controls Tester within a Financial Services firm in Southampton.
The overall purpose of the role is to undertake the completion of the Financial Controls testing program and to support the Finance Risk Manager and Head of Finance Risk and Control to improve the control environment.

Responsibilities;
??Support the annual Financial Controls scoping process to ensure appropriate coverage for the Group.
??Perform walk-throughs of high risk and changed processes to assess adequacy of control design. Perform operational effectiveness testing.
??Take ownership and undertake operational effectiveness testing for a number of key entities and processes.
??Act as an ambassador to promote sound financial control (in conjunction with the Financial Risk and Control team).
??Prepare written deliverables for internal committees in respect of the testing status and progress, with deficiencies identified, action items, un-remediated deficiencies and items of concern etc.
??Support the maintenance of the Data Controls Team.
??As part of Managed Separation support the Head of Finance Risk to expand and enhance the financial control framework across Finance and the underlying business units.
??Manage and deliver ad-hoc small projects within the Financial Control Team across various finance teams.

Experience required:
The ideal candidate will have experience working in a large company environment (preferably within Financial Services) or a Big 4 accounting/ audit firm, likely to be a newly qualified accountant with audit experience and exposure to Sarbanes-Oxley.

What's on Offer;
Competitive salary benefits plus bonus

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency