Senior Finance Assurance Analyst

Altum Consulting; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A regulated consumer-facing organisation in London is seeking a Finance Assurance professional to strengthen assurance frameworks and compliance processes. The ideal candidate is a qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with a strong understanding of risk management and the ability to build collaborative relationships across the organization. Excellent analytical and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of finance and compliance.
• Experience maintaining risk and control frameworks.
• Ability to build trusting relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Embed Assurance, Compliance and Risk frameworks.
• Run the Funds Protection Forum governance.
• Maintain risk and control registers in the system.
• Enhance Finance's self-assessment control framework.

Skills

Strong financial understanding

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Commercial acumen

Education

Qualified ACA or ACCA accountant

Job description

About the business:

This is an organisation whichoperates in a regulated consumer-facing sector and provides entertainment-based products and services across several international markets. Its offerings are delivered through both retail networks and digital platforms, with a focus on compliance, security, and user engagement. A core part of its strategy involves digital transformation, data-driven decision making, and technology-led innovation to modernize its offerings and reach new audiences.

About the Opportunity:

You will be part of the second-line Finance Assurance and Compliance team working closely with Senior Finance Function management and staff. Reporting to the Finance Assurance Manager, the main responsibilities of this role is to operate effectively, with minimal supervision, the assurance activities for Finance and Trust. This includes assisting in evolving and further strengthening the Assurance framework for Finance and Trust, and reporting on, the effective monitoring controls and procedures in place.

The ability to build strong relationships, propose robust plans and gain stakeholder buy-in at all levels is key to ensuring that the Assurance framework is current and always fit for purpose which underpins the way the business operates.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the Finance Assurance Manager to embed the Assurance, Compliance and Risk frameworks with particular focus on enhancing risk management, Controls activity, real time compliance, governance, outcomes and monitoring activities.
• Support the Finance Assurance Manager to run a key governance forum, the Funds Protection Forum to ensure it meets regulatory and governance requirements.
• Maintain up to date risk and control registers in the system.
• Evolve, enhance and monitor Finance's self-assessment control framework and risk register and identify areas for continuous improvement.
• Ensure that the strategies, policies and procedures for Finance are fit for purpose, regularly reviewed and challenged and subject to appropriate governance especially in the period of change.

A bit about you:

• Financial background that provides strong understanding of finance and compliance - (A qualified ACA or ACCA accountant with an audit and / or compliance, regulatory and assurance background would be preferred).
• Experience maintaining risk and control frameworks.
• Bright, highly analytical and intellectually agile, able to learn and manage complexity quickly.
• High level of integrity and independence whilst also able to successfully partner with the business in meaningful ways through building trusting relationships and connections.
• A strong collaborator, influencer, listener, to build consensus and a constructive working relationship across the organisation.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and executive presence, and ability to influence a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• Good commercial acumen and strategic mind-set.
• Demonstrate some experience of leadership and operating with senior stakeholders within Risk, Compliance and or Internal Audit.