Financial Services leader is looking for a Manager Investigations and Testing to implement and drive continuos improvement and support the Financial Control team with other deliverables around policy, compliance, training and reporting.
Job Description:
Regularly engage with key stakeholders throughout the business to identify areas of concern and assist in performing investigation or developing action plans.
Manages investigations and projects around financial control issues identified by Finance Risk & Compliance and/ or the wider Finance Family.
Write and review reports on investigations and testing outcomes for delivery to the Financial Control Committee, Heads Of and Chief Financial Officers.
Write the annual testing methodology incorporating
Ensure that the annual testing plan is delivered on time.
Communicate testing fails to owners and Heads Of and understand implications from a SOX and operational risk perspective.
Roles / Responsibilities:
- Manages a team of staff. Responsibilities include: overseeing the team member on boarding/ off boarding activities; facilitating team meetings, training and provision of formal and informal feedback
- Ensure adequate and effective controls are in place to manage current key business risks to minimise potential losses
- Promote/maintain strong financial control and control consciousness
- Management of month end through to ledger close for the assigned line of processes
- Play role of "Subject Matter Expert" in projects, as required<
Education / Professional Qualifications:
5+ years experience
Chartered Accountant or equivalent
Application of project management principles
Ability to identify opportunities for continuous improvement across functions
Capacity to lead and develop others
Understanding of overall business processes, support systems and tools
Ability to utilise business metrics to manage operations and drive efficiency
Knowledge and application of compliance and legislative requirements
Understanding and applying the principles of risk management
Personal Attributes:
For a confidential discussion please contact Cormac on +661 (0)2 8986 3126, alternatively, please your CV to cokelly@morganmckinley.com.au