CoHead of Internal Controls

Job Description

Located in Didsbury, ManchesterBased within the Finance department on Towers Business Park in Didsbury with easy access to the motorway network and Manchester City Centre which is 11 minutes away by train.Purpose of roleTo work alongside our Head of Internal Controls to lead the Sarbanes Oxley programme, managing the relationship with our audit team as well as design and monitoring further development and improvement of our SOX controls environment in a rapidly growing global business.The role is to deliver confidence to stakeholders that the control framework implemented by Greenergy has been appropriately assessed for all areas of the business to design and implement improvements to the SOX environment and ensure ongoing performance and monitoring is of the highest standard.Global operations for all SOX activities is managed out of the UK with overseas entity operations providing local delivery and support.Reporting to:Global Head of Risk and Compliance.Main duties of the roleWorking alongside the Head of Internal Controls to deliver:• Design - Greenergy operates various divisions around the world, although by far the UK is the largest focus, work with the business and SOX team to ensure our control design is appropriately designed and recorded, that controls map to the correct risks and the COSO framework.• Implementation - Develop a deep knowledge of business activities to ensure the control structure is well targeted and designed Understanding and drilling down into variances to flesh out real business issues from actual/budget and forecast noise• Leadership - Share responsibility for the controls team ensuring that work is well targeted, understand and managed.• Stakeholder Management - The SOX programme is an integral part of demonstrating control over the business and as such senior management, auditors and external stakeholders have an active interest in its performance, informing and managing their expectatiosn is key.• Monitoring and Management - Ensure that the programme continues to perform well, ensure controls are performed in a timely manner develop programme for testing and deliver consistent performance of annual programme.• Remediation - Controls will need constant improvement as the business develops and ensuring that controls are designed robustly, efficiently and with a minimum burden on the business is key.• No surprises - have a clear method to reporting to ensure senior management are not surprised by the ongoing development of the SOX programme, ensure that timelines are well communicated and deviations are shared promptly.• Listen- Be part of the business meetings, read updates and passively collect the key trends for the period, be inquisitive, match the information gathered to your understanding of the business and challenge when something doesnt feel rightWorking alongside the Head of Internal controls responsibilities for this delivery will be shared with this role reflecting the increasing complexity and scale of group operations globally and the need to bring in this permanent role.CompetenciesRequired:• Experience of managing a Sarbanes Oxley Programme as well as line management of a team.• Be a strong communicator, lead meetings and possess an ability to develop trusting and credible relationships at all levels of the business and across various teams.• Strong Excel skills are an absolute requirementDesired:• A detailed understanding of IT systems and operations will be helpful.• Able to analyse and interpret complex issues and relate back to business performance• Systems knowledge of CXL by Triplepoint and Oracle.Personal:• Have a questioning and inquisitive mind - not afraid to ask questions or challenge convention, nor to drive improvements and efficiencies as appropriate• Be flexible and adaptable, understand the overall goals of the team and actively seek to help achieve them.• A self-starter that can identify gaps and structure their own workload to address problems that need resolving• A strong team ethic working as part of the group to a common goal.People are key to our continuing success; we work hard to reward, develop and retain staff. We offer a competitive salary, career progression opportunities, along with a comprehensive benefits package which includes; 25 days holiday per year, increasing by 1 day after 5 years’ service for every full year up to a maximum of 30 days plus bank holidays Private Medical Insurance Worldwide Travel Insurance Company Pension Life Insurance cover of 4 times basic salary Eye Care Vouchers, Flu Jabs Ride to Work Scheme Access to a discount site for things like eating out, health and leisure etc. You will also have access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme. Excellent staff facilitiesIf you are interested in joining the Greenergy team, please submit a current CV along with a cover letter in support of your application. Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.Please note, due to the volume of applications we regret to advise you that we are unable to respond to Candidates who are not short listed for interview.NO AGENCIES - Thank you. Required skills

Audit

Big Four

Financial Control

SOX Compliancy

Keyskills :
Audit Big Four Financial Control SOX Compliancy