Senior Finance Controls Lead – Pensions & SOX

Michael Page Finance; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance bonus

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Job summary

Michael Page Finance is recruiting a senior Finance controls leader in Birmingham. You will run and continuously improve the controls framework across accounting, reporting, provisions, pensions and governance processes.

You will own monthly and quarterly governance meetings, chair pension governance forums and coordinate with risk and Trustees. You will oversee IAS19 pension reporting, challenge IAS37 provisions, and manage non-financial risk controls within a large financial services

Qualifications

• Experience in UK bank / large financial services / IFRS reporting environment.
• Ability to design, implement and operate key controls for NFR.
• Experience owning a robust control environment including SOX.
• Strong understanding of IAS19 pensions and IAS37 provisions.

Responsibilities

• Run and improve the Finance controls framework across accounting, reporting, provisions and governance processes.
• Own monthly and quarterly governance meetings and related control activities.
• Lead pensions reporting under IAS19 and coordinate with trustees and risk teams.
• Oversee provisions review under IAS37 and ensure robust documentation of outcomes.
• Coordinate audit/assurance activities including SOX walkthroughs and model risk controls.
• Support governance papers and finance projects such as data quality improvements.

Skills

UK IFRS reporting environment

ACA/ACCA

Strong financial reporting

Non-Financial Risk controls

SOX governance

Education

ACA/ACCA

Job description

Michael Page Finance is recruiting a senior Finance controls leader in Birmingham. You will run and continuously improve the controls framework across accounting, reporting, provisions, pensions and governance processes.

You will own monthly and quarterly governance meetings, chair pension governance forums and coordinate with risk and Trustees. You will oversee IAS19 pension reporting, challenge IAS37 provisions, and manage non-financial risk controls within a large financial services