Junior DFIN / CTL Controller

Job Description

Company description:People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. Its personable,human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like "hard work" and "dedication" together with "community" and "respect"has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and its what makes us different. Its what makes you different. Job description:Description of the Business Line or Department At SG Group level, DFIN//CTL (ConTroL)is the 2nd Level Control function within Finance. This team is responsible for Leading level 2 permanent control mission (accounting, management reporting, regulatory, structural risk& treasury areas) on the effectiveness and relevance of 1st Level Controlwithin Finance function. The purpose of this review and these verifications is to give an opinion on the quality of first-level control framework. The team is comprised of individuals with strong audit & controls background. This role will be suitable fora junior member interested in developing their accounting, audit, and control skills. DFIN (Finance function) of UK covers the three UK entities - SG London Branch (Investment banking), SG International (Brokerage) and SG Kleinwort Hambros (Private bankingand wealth management) offering in turn an excellent exposure to a range of business lines. The scope of DFIN/CTL include financial processes across finance and other d operations (GBSU). Financial processes include accounting & reporting, regulatory reporting(e.g. liquidity and solvency missions), management accounting (e.g. budgets and forecasts) and structural risk related (e.g. ALM & Treasury) missions. Summary of the key purposes of the role Independently perform (less-complex) missions and assist the seniorcontrollers of CTL team in the performance of (more-complex) missions and to provide assurance to the CFOs of the effectiveness and relevance of 1st Level Control framework. Follow-up of action plans Assist in annual roadmap exercise Assist in identificationof closing review topics. Prepare the quarterly KPIs for the governance meetings (risk committee, group reporting packs) and help in active and clear communication to the CTL Group and Local management for timely deliverables Appetite and aptitude for developingdigitalization solutions (Alteryx, Business Intelligence) as this is a key mandate for this team over the next year. Summary of responsibilities Key responsibilities include: Perform 2nd level reviews: Independently perform some simpler reviews, de-brief withthe managers, document the report. Assist the senior controllers for more complex reviews. Reviews include a range of topics across a range of financial topics: Accounting: topics (technical topics such as IFRS 9.1 & 9.2, IFRS 16, process reviews on topicssuch as accounts payable, intercompany, cash breaks, intangibles etc) and regular spot checks on account certification (substantiation of balance sheet and P&L accounts with supporting documentation). Regulatory reporting: Solvency and Liquidity reportingto UK regulators or to the group, Management accounting (budgets, forecasts etc), Structural risk related (e.g. ALM & Treasury) Full architecture (or framework) review involves a review of activity, process, risk, and controls. Extensive reviews are less detailedthan architecture review. Closing reviews are performed during accounting close on specific accounting topics. The report on the design and effectiveness of control framework is presented in standardised group formats. Annual roadmap preparation: Assist inthe preparation of the annual roadmap through gathering and analysing data for the previous year. This includes errors and incidents, audit points, management letter points, risk and control self-assessment, balance-sheet and P&L data, regulator feedback etc.Assist in identifying closing review topics and assist in performing closing reviews: On a quarterly basis, gather and analyse data related to closing cycle. This includes pre-close (zone-de-risk) exercise, review of KPIs, study of internal control certificationresults (SOX-lite approach) etc. Assist in performing closing reviews where required. Remedial action plan follow-up on: Anomalies identified each quarter (through I2C Certification process or out of it)Residual risks still on-going. * Committees and governance:Preparation of group quarterly synthesis of the CTL activities of the team, preparation of risk-committee and internal control committee packs. * Assist in administration of the L2C tools and act as a liaison with group team for data quality queries for theL2C tools (E-control and My Actions) where questions are raised regarding missing fields or inconsistent data. Training on these tools will be provided. Ad-hoc projects related to digitalisation - assisting senior controller as required in digitalization developmentsand improvement projects. Digitalisation is a key focus area for the team this year (e.g. solutions using Alteryx and Business Intelligence). Level of Autonomy and Authority Moderate level of autonomy on this role. Strong team-spirit and ability to liaisewith a number of stake-holders is required. Profile description:Competencies * Minimum of 2 years experience and skills in audit, accounting, and controls framework * Degree in Finance/Accounting or a part-qualified accountant desirable. Able to support accountingqualification (ACCA) if the candidate is interested * Experience and knowledge of accounting/ auditing concepts, * Strong verbal and written communication skills, Strong ability to liaise will all relevant departments and levels of management