The company:
Our client is a highly regarded financial services organisation with a strong reputation for innovation, customer focus and operational excellence. Operating within a highly regulated environment, the business continues to invest in governance, risk management and finance capability to support its ongoing growth and strategic objectives.
Known for its collaborative culture and high-performing teams, the organisation offers employees the opportunity to work alongside experienced leaders while contributing to initiatives that have meaningful enterprise-wide impact.
The role:
An excellent opportunity for an experienced finance leader or 'Big 4 First Mover' to take ownership of a high-impact Finance Controls, Governance and SOx function within a complex banking environment.
Reporting directly to the Head of Financial Control, you will join the Finance Leadership Team and play a critical role in ensuring the integrity of the organisation's financial control environment, accounting policy framework and SOx compliance program.
This is a high-visibility leadership role with broad exposure across Finance, Risk, Audit and senior business stakeholders, offering genuine scope to transition into a permanent position.
You will take ownership of a broad and influential remit across financial control, governance and technical accounting, including:
- Leading the organisation's SOx 404 control framework and compliance program
- Overseeing financial control governance, including policies, procedures and control standards
- Driving control testing, monitoring, remediation and ongoing assurance activities
- Providing technical accounting guidance and oversight of IFRS accounting policy interpretation
- Reviewing and approving accounting treatment for key projects and business initiatives
- Managing relationships with internal and external auditors and supporting audit delivery
- Preparing and presenting governance and compliance reporting to senior stakeholders and committees
- Leading, mentoring and developing a small team of finance professionals
- Driving continuous improvement across controls, processes and governance frameworks
Ideal skills & experience:
Ideally, you are a CA qualified Senior Manager or Director in the External Audit area of a 'Big 4' chartered accounting firm, with clients in Banking / Financial Services, or, an experienced CA qualified finance professional who started their career in 'Big 4' external audit and is currently working in Banking or Financial Services, ideally in roles spanning:
- SOx 404 / internal controls
- Financial governance and control frameworks
- Accounting policy and IFRS interpretation
- Audit coordination (internal and/or external)
- Senior stakeholder and executive engagement
- Small team leadership or mentoring
You are confident operating in a regulated, high-accountability environment, and bring a strong balance of technical expertise, commercial judgement and stakeholder influence.
What's in it for you:
- Senior Finance Leadership Team role with real influence across the organisation
- Broad remit spanning SOx, controls, governance and accounting policy
- Direct exposure to senior executives, auditors and regulators
- Opportunity to shape and strengthen enterprise-wide control frameworks
- Leadership responsibility for a small, high-performing team
- Excellent leader who'll support you in navigating the business and stakeholders
- Strong pathway to permanent appointment
- Competitive senior-level remuneration aligned to scope and responsibility
To register your interest, please send through a copy of your CV to Erin Leader via the link.
