ICFR Transformation & Controls Lead

Experian; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working 40% office based

Pension

Bupa healthcare

Sharesave scheme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Experian is recruiting in the UK for a role focused on strengthening and standardising the ICFR framework and leading-practice SOX controls across our global organisation. This hybrid role is based in London or Nottingham.

You will partner with Finance Control Towers, IT Controls, Governance and Business Partners to drive standardisation, control execution and continuous improvement in our financial environment.

Qualifications

• Requires strong experience in Financial Controls, SOX, ICFR, Internal Audit or related controls environment.
• Understanding of control frameworks and operating effectiveness, with ability to embed sustainable controls.
• Experience partnering with Finance Control Towers, Shared Service Centres or global process ownership structures.
• Continuous improvement mindset with ability to standardise and simplify controls.
• Strong stakeholder management across global organisations.

Responsibilities

• Support design, implementation and embedding of the global ICFR framework and SOX-aligned standards.
• Partner with Finance Control Towers, IT Controls, Governance and Business Partners to standardise control execution.
• Lead control transformation programmes to simplify controls and improve effectiveness.
• Drive automation, analytics, monitoring and best-practice methodologies to enhance control performance.
• Translate programme outcomes into scalable BAU frameworks, standards, tools and governance routines.

Skills

Financial Controls

SOX

ICFR

Internal Audit

Risk

Control design

Stakeholder management

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

GRC platforms

Workflow technologies

Process mining tools

Analytics platforms

Automation solutions

Job description

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

Why this role is important to us

We're on a journey to strengthen and standardise our global Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework, evolving towards leading-practice SOX standards. This role will play a pivotal part in shaping how controls are designed, implemented and embedded across our global organisation, helping drive greater consistency, efficiency and confidence in our financial control environment.

This is a hybrid role based in our Nottingham or London office.

Work That Matters – What You'll Be Doing

• Support the design, implementation and embedding of Experian's global ICFR framework, helping evolve financial controls towards a leading-practice SOX-aligned standard.
• Partner with Finance Control Towers, IT Controls, Governance and Business Partners to lead consistency, standardisation and control execution across global processes.
• Lead control transformation programs, simplifying controls, eliminating duplication and improving the effectiveness of the control environment.
• Drive continuous improvement through the use of automation, analytics, control monitoring and best-practice methodologies to enhance control performance and productivity.
• Help translate programme outcomes into scalable business-as-usual frameworks, standards, tools and governance routines.

Qualifications

• Strong experience within Financial Controls, SOX, ICFR, Internal Audit, Risk or a related controls environment.
• Understanding of control frameworks, control design and operating effectiveness, with experience improving and embedding sustainable control environments.
• Experience working within or partnering with Finance Control Towers, Shared Service Centres or global process ownership structures.
• A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities for standardisation, simplification and control optimisation.
• Strong stakeholder management with the ability to drive outcomes across complex global organisations.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting SOX readiness, SOX compliance programmes or large-scale ICFR transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of leading-practice controls excellence, including control rationalisation, control automation and continuous controls monitoring.
• Experience using GRC platforms, workflow technologies, process mining tools, analytics platforms and automation solutions.
• Experience developing control tower operating models, governance frameworks or global controls standards.
• Experience leveraging data and technology to improve controls effectiveness, efficiency and insight.

Qualifications

• A qualified or qualified by experience Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).

More About The Role

• Play a key role in a high-profile global transformation programme.
• Work with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology, Risk and Controls functions.
• Influence the future direction of Experian's global controls environment.
• Gain exposure to leading-practice ICFR and SOX methodologies while helping shape long-term controls excellence.

Benefits package includes:

• Hybrid working - 40% office based
• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus
• Core benefits include Pension, Bupa healthcare, Sharesave Scheme and more
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can purchase additional annual leave.

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