Internal Controls Manager (SOx)

Audit & Risk Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Technology Company is looking for an Internal Controls Manager in Cambridgeshire, with 2/3 days in the office. This hands-on role will own the delivery and oversight of the SOx programme, including testing of the controls environment and supporting the implementation of the SOx framework.

You will be ACA/ACCA qualified with extensive SOx experience from a large corporate, with Big 4/Top 10 backgrounds considered. IFRS and US GAAP knowledge is also required.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA
• SOX experience in a large corporate
• Big 4/Top 10 background considered
• Knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP

Responsibilities

• Managing and overseeing the SOx controls testing programme
• Managing and supporting a team of 3 analysts responsible for control testing
• Reviewing testing workpapers and ensuring high documentation standards
• Assisting with project management of the SOx implementation programme
• Supporting planning, coordination and delivery of the wider SOx programme
• Collaborating with stakeholders across the business to drive the programme forward

Skills

SOX controls testing

Team leadership

Project management

Documentation & evidence

Stakeholder collaboration

IFRS knowledge

US GAAP knowledge

Education

ACA/ACCA qualified

Job description

Internal Controls Manager - Global Technology Company

Cambridgeshire, 2/3 days a week in the office

Audit & Risk Recruitment have been engaged by one of our global clients to assist with the expansion of their Internal Controls function as they prepare to IPO in USA. This newly created Internal Controls Manager role is a hands‑on role with significant responsibility for the delivery and oversight of the company’s SOx programme, including the testing of a significant controls environment and supporting the implementation of the SOx framework.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and overseeing the SOx controls testing programme
• Managing and supporting a team of 3 analysts responsible for control testing
• Reviewing testing workpapers and ensuring a high standard of documentation and evidence
• Assisting with the project management of the SOx controls implementation programme, including tracking deliverables, milestones and key actions
• Supporting the planning, coordination and delivery of the wider SOx programme
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders across the business to drive the programme forward

You will be a fully qualified accountant (e.g. ACA/ACCA) with extensive SOx experience, including control testing and remediation, from a large corporate business. Candidates from Big 4/Top 10 will be considered, but this background isn't essential. You will also have a working knowledge of both IFRS and US GAAP.