Financial Controls Advisor

Birmingham Permanent £65,000 - £70,000 per year View Job Description
This is a high‑impact role supporting the strengthening of financial controls across a large, complex UK and Ireland operation, working closely with senior finance stakeholders. The position offers significant exposure to governance, Provision 29 and future SOX‑style control frameworks, making it ideal for someone looking to deepen their financial controls and assurance expertise.
  • Working in a newly established function
  • Future opportunity to grow a team

About Our Client

Our client is a well‑established, large‑scale organisation with a sophisticated finance function and a growing focus on financial governance, risk and control maturity. Operating in a decentralised environment, the business is investing heavily in strengthening its financial control framework to support regulatory compliance, audit readiness and long‑term resilience.

Job Description

  • Supporting the design, embedding and ongoing oversight of a robust financial control framework across core end‑to‑end processes including Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Payroll and Inventory.
  • Developing and maintaining high‑quality financial control documentation, including process maps, narratives and Risk and Control Matrices.
  • Assessing the design and operating effectiveness of controls, identifying deficiencies and ensuring proportionate escalation and remediation.
  • Producing financial controls dashboards and leading structured monthly review meetings with finance stakeholders.
  • Acting as a key liaison point for internal audit, external audit and governance reviews, including Provision 29 and future SOX‑style testing.
  • Driving continuous improvement through simplification, standardisation and increased automation of controls and reporting.

The Successful Applicant

  • A qualified finance, audit, risk or controls professional with strong experience in financial controls and ICFR.
  • Practical experience working with SOX, ICFR and or UK Corporate Governance Code Provision 29 requirements.
  • Comfortable operating in complex, decentralised environments and influencing senior stakeholders across finance and operations.
  • Strong analytical capability, with the confidence to challenge, assess materiality and apply sound judgement.
  • An interest in improving control maturity through better reporting, automation and use of AI technology.

What's on Offer

  • Annual salary of £65,000 - £70,000 per annum
  • Annual bonus
  • Hybrid working model with 2 days onsite and 3 days remote
  • Exposure to senior finance leadership and enterprise‑wide governance activity
  • Hands‑on experience with Provision 29 compliance and future SOX readiness
  • Clear opportunity to develop deep expertise in financial controls, governance and assurance within a large, complex organisation
Contact
Jack Green
Quote job ref
JN-042026-7001995
Phone number
+441212309364

Job summary

Job function
Audit & Advisory
Subsector
Internal Audit
Sector
FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)
Location
Birmingham
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jack Green
Consultant phone
+441212309364
Job reference
JN-042026-7001995