SOX / Controls Tester

Taylor James Resourcing; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A global insurance firm is looking for a Controls and Operations Tester to enhance internal controls and compliance frameworks. This role involves monitoring and improving processes while ensuring adherence to standards. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience in regulatory roles, knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley, and process improvement skills. The position is contract-based for 6 months with a salary up to £45,000.

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience in a controls/regulatory/audit role.
• Demonstrated ability to work within compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and improve the internal controls framework.
• Participate in self-certifications and testing.
• Prepare reports for Governance committees.

Skills

Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley

Understanding of Solvency II

Regulatory and audit experience

Process improvement skills

Job description

Controls and Operations Tester

Contract: 6 months; salary to c£45,000. For a candidate with relevant professional experience in a controls / regulatory / audit role and some knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley and Solvency II this could be an excellent opportunity to join the London office of this global insurance underwriters. The successful candidate will work closely with the Controls and Data Assurance Manager.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring, maintaining, and improving the internal controls framework in accordance with management and regulatory requirements.
• Improving operational effectiveness and efficiency through the delivery of best practice process standards and continuous key process improvement.
• Participate in regular self-certifications / attestations and testing as part of the internal control and data quality framework, including the testing of EUCs, calculations / reports and ITGCs.
• Prepare reporting to key audiences, including Governance committees, based on each period’s self-assessments and KPI’s, communicating areas of concern, improvements and changes to control and data frameworks.
• Ensure key controls are designed and operating effectively throughout the year. Work with the business areas to identify new and changed processes impacting compliance / consult over new processes to be implemented, and ensure that new controls and datasets are identified, documented and evaluated in a timely manner.
• Maintain the process framework (comprising of a central process library with departmental process maps, procedures and policies, together with cycle documentation detailing key cross departmental data flows & controls).
• Creation of new business units and modifications of the business unit hierarchy to align with strategic goals
• Support the CDA Manager with other regular and ad-hoc tasks as needed.