Controls Testing Manager — Hybrid, Lead Risk & Controls

St. James's Place; Cirencester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Parental leave

EV salary sacrifice

Job summary

St. James's Place is seeking a Controls Testing Manager for the CFO organisation in Cirencester.

You will lead day-to-day controls testing, partner with control owners, and drive improvements to the internal controls framework in a hybrid Cirencester office setting. The role requires a qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA) with strong financial reporting knowledge and the ability to influence stakeholders across Finance and the business.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA) with strong external financial reporting knowledge.
• Ability to engage, influence, and guide stakeholders across Finance and wider business teams.
• Desirable: experience within financial services and familiarity with automation tools to enhance testing.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of controls testing and review work.
• Develop the annual controls testing plan and report progress to stakeholders.
• Communicate testing outcomes with actionable recommendations to strengthen controls.
• Partner with control owners to evolve the controls framework as processes change.
• Identify efficiencies to reduce effort and improve testing effectiveness.
• Provide coaching to controls testers to ensure quality and consistency.
• Support documentation and attestation of controls effectiveness with the Financial Controls Lead.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the internal controls framework.

Skills

Controls testing

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Education

ACCA

ACA

Tools

Automation tools

Job description

St. James's Place is seeking a Controls Testing Manager for the CFO organisation in Cirencester.

You will lead day-to-day controls testing, partner with control owners, and drive improvements to the internal controls framework in a hybrid Cirencester office setting. The role requires a qualified accountant (ACCA or ACA) with strong financial reporting knowledge and the ability to influence stakeholders across Finance and the business.