Financial Controls Auditor (6 month part-time FTC)

Bayman Atkinson Smythe Ltd; Stockport; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

Bayman Atkinson Smythe Ltd, a charity client in Stockport, seeks a Finance Controls Auditor for a six‑month FTC on a part‑time basis (3 days per week). You will independently review the current finance environment, identify risks and weaknesses, set priorities and work with the organisation to implement and embed improvements.

You will then leave behind stronger controls, clearer processes and more sustainable ways of working, balancing governance with practical solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance controls, audit or risk roles.
• Ability to independently assess a finance environment and identify issues.
• Capability to translate findings into practical actions and implement changes.

Responsibilities

• Review financial systems, processes and controls.
• Identify weaknesses and financial risks.
• Assess manual processes and improve efficiency.
• Review month-end, reporting, budgeting and transactional processes.
• Assess segregation of duties and control effectiveness.
• Develop a risk-based improvement plan and embed changes.
• Leave stronger controls and clearer processes.

Skills

Financial controls

Audit

Risk & Assurance

Job description

Finance Controls Auditor – 6 month FTC – Part-Time (3 days per week) – Circa £55,000 FTE - Stockport – Flexible working

Our client is a growing charity based in Stockport and due to expected growth is looking for an experienced accountant who can undertake a focused six-month assignment, independently reviewing the current finance environment, identifying risks and weaknesses, establishing the priorities and then working with the organisation to implement and embed improvements.

You will:

• Undertake an independent review of financial systems, processes and controls
• Identify control weaknesses, financial risks and areas requiring greater assurance
• Assess manual processes and opportunities to improve efficiency
• Review month-end, reporting, budgeting and transactional finance processes
• Assess workflows, segregation of duties and control effectiveness
• Identify bottlenecks, duplication and key-person dependencies
• Review the quality and effectiveness of management information
• Develop a clear, risk-based and prioritised improvement plan
• Recommend pragmatic and proportionate solutions
• Implement and embed agreed changes
• Leave behind stronger controls, clearer processes and more sustainable ways of working

About you :

You could come from a Finance, Audit, Risk & Assurance, Financial Controls or Finance Transformation background. What matters is your ability to independently assess an existing finance environment, identify any underlying issues and translate your findings into practical action. You will be comfortable challenging constructively, working with stakeholders and balancing strong governance and control with solutions that work in practice. Crucially, you won't simply identify what needs to change – you'll help make the change happen.