Senior Manager, Finance Compliance

Burberry; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry is seeking a Senior Manager, Finance Compliance on a 12-month fixed-term contract to enhance financial governance. This key position involves leading the Finance Internal Controls Framework and ensuring compliance with regulations like SOX. The successful candidate will manage Risk and Control Matrices, collaborate with auditors, and promote a strong controls culture. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in financial risk management and accounting qualifications such as ACA or ACCA, complemented by SAP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and enhancing financial risk and control frameworks.
• Strong technical understanding of internal controls and SOX compliance.
• Confident in managing access controls and Segregation of Duties.

Responsibilities

• Lead enhancement of Finance Internal Controls Framework.
• Maintain Risk and Control Matrices and approve changes.
• Act as subject matter expert for financial controls.

Skills

Financial risk management

Internal controls expertise

SAP access management

Effective communication

SOX compliance

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA)

Internal audit or controls qualifications (CIA, CMIIA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Department: FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Location: GB

JOB PURPOSE

We are hiring a Senior Manager, Finance Compliance on a 12‑month fixed‑term contract to support the continued strengthening of Burberry’s global financial governance. This role plays a critical part in embedding and maintaining a robust Finance Internal Controls Framework during a period of transformation and change. Working closely with Finance, Technology and Audit partners, you will help ensure strong control discipline while enabling Burberry to operate with confidence and agility.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead the ongoing operation and enhancement of the Finance Internal Controls Framework, including SOX‑aligned controls where applicable.

Maintain and govern Risk and Control Matrices (RACMs), Minimum Acceptable Controls (MACs) and key process documentation, ensuring changes arising from business activity or transformation are appropriately assessed and approved.

Act as the Finance controls subject matter expert, supporting projects, regulatory developments and change initiatives across the business.

Partner with internal and external auditors to strengthen the control environment and support a controls‑reliant audit approach.

Oversee SAP access controls and Segregation of Duties (SoD), working with Technology teams to identify and remediate risks.

Promote a strong controls culture by educating stakeholders on financial risk, internal controls and alignment with related frameworks such as IT General Controls (ITGCs).

PERSONAL PROFILE

Proven experience designing, operating or enhancing financial risk and control frameworks within large, complex organisations.

Strong technical understanding of internal controls, SOX, financial risk and fraud prevention, applied in a pragmatic and commercial way.

Experience managing RACMs, MACs and key controls, particularly in environments undergoing change or transformation.

Confident working in an SAP environment, including access management and SoD concepts.

Professionally qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA or international equivalent); internal audit or controls qualifications (e.g. CIA, CMIIA) are an advantage.

Clear and credible communicator, able to influence, challenge constructively and build strong relationships across Finance and the wider business.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

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