Financial Controls Compliance Manager
10-week contract (Start Date ASAP)
£500 Per Day
We are looking for a Financial Controls Compliance Manager to maintain a high-quality SOX / ICOFR program. You will act as a central coordinator, ensuring timely and effective delivery of all financial control-based projects across the client's customer base.
Your Responsibilities:
* Execute core SOX/ICOFR lifecycle activities, including scoping, risk assessment. scoping, control design, testing support, and reporting, ensuring high‐quality documentation and timely delivery.
* Support management with detailed scoping analyses and compile supporting documentation.
* Ensure accurate and complete documentation of in‐scope processes, key controls, and ICOFR coverage (e.g., RCMs, flowcharts).
* Assist with implementation, documentation, and evaluation of controls (transactional, entity‐level, ITGC) to address ICOFR risks; identify documentation gaps and coordinate updates with process owners.
* Support the planning and execution of testing, including walkthroughs, sample selection, and evidence collection; provide timely and complete test documentation.
* Coordinate external auditor requests related to ICOFR testing; provide evidence and respond to follow-up queries in a timely manner.
Who we're looking for:
* Accounting certification(s): ACCA, ACA, CPA, CIA, CISA
* Degree in Accounting or Business-related disciplines
* Understanding of risk management principles with deep understanding of end-to-end SOX compliance lifecycle
* Prior experience of a combination in ICOFR/SOX, internal or external audit, or financial controls.
* Experience in assisting with control design, process documentation, and managing the remediation of control deficiencies.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the business.