Senior Internal Controls Manager
12 month fixed term contract
About the role:
We are seeking a highly motivated finance professional to join our team playing a key role within the business. You will be working alongside a talented, like-minded team for some of Europe’s largest frozen food brands including Birdseye, Aunt Bessie, Findus and Goodfella pizzas.
Key Accountabilities:
The Internal Controls Function is headquartered in Woking at Nomad Foods Head Office. The function manages several aspects of the Internal Controls Framework including the various SOX frameworks, supporting businesses and functions to comply with Internal Controls (SOX) requirements and working with testing teams (both internal and external) to ensure smooth audits.
This role will have specific responsibility for supporting the Head of Internal Controls to manage non-core IT systems General Controls and Projects. We are looking for somebody to take on a wide variety of tasks, support other people in the team and assist the wider business to operate robust internal controls by helping them to document their control framework and control performance appropriately.
The role will help support building a fit-for-purpose controls framework and supporting businesses to comply with the control requirements of a New York Stock Exchange listed business.
A willingness to travel (within Europe) and to get to know the company will also be beneficial.
Responsibilities
The role holder will be expected to:
* Support the Head of Internal Controls with ad-hoc and planned tasks such as:
* Creating training programmes for the wider Nomad business
* Assisting in driving a standardised and consistent approach to controls management
* Driving cultural shifts and supporting the correct ownership and accountabilities across the business
* Support the Group Projects portfolio to ensure:
* The project teams understand what is expected of them with respect to controlling project activities,
* The current controls framework is updated to reflect the requirements of the Project Management Office
* That assurance activities are scheduled and delivered to plan
* Scoping the Projects Management Testing programme
* Manage the various committees necessary for the successful delivery of the annual SOX testing programme
* Support the IT General Controls space for non-core systems (non-ERP) ensuring that:
* The IT General Controls Framework (non-core systems) is updated and properly rolled out to support the business reliance on non-core IT systems
* Businesses and systems/ application owners are sufficiently trained to manage the control requirements of IT systems
* Scoping the non-core IT Systems Management Testing programme
* Manage the various committees necessary for the successful delivery of the annual SOX testing programme
About you:
Essential
* Qualified ACA/ACCA/CISA or finalist
* Working within Internal Audit, Internal Controls or specific SOX experience in Projects, IT Systems or, preferably, both
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to deliver information orally and written
* Good interpersonal and communication skills and ability to act in an independent and professional manner with the skills to influence others
* An ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts
* Pays attention to detail and sees things through to completion
* Meeting deadlines
* Have an enquiring and questioning approach to work
Desirable
* FMCG/ foods
* Working with companies that are in the early stages of their SOX and Internal Control development
* Be a self-starter who manages their own time and seeks to add value to the role
* Flexible to develop and learn
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