Senior Financial Controls Lead — Remote & Global Audit

United States Digital Space LLC; Hatfield (MA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Health & wellbeing program

Family-first policies

Pension with employer matching

Cycle to Work Scheme

Ocado discounts

Job summary

Ocado Group is seeking a hands-on Senior Financial Controls professional to shape and manage the Group's financial controls framework. You will operate in the second line of defence, balancing deep-dive execution with governance, coordinating with external auditors and guiding both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

You will design RACMs, oversee ITGC for finance apps, deliver control training, and contribute to risk reporting and control metrics.

Qualifications

• PQE with second line/assurance experience in finance controls
• Knowledge of RACMs and controls testing concepts (walkthroughs, sampling, test types)
• Strong stakeholder communication and reporting skills

Responsibilities

• Support design, implementation and monitoring of Financial Controls environment (R2R and ITGC).
• Partner with finance and non-finance teams, guiding control owners.
• Design, build and maintain RACMs and manage Self-Assurance/certification.
• Coordinate financial controls evidence for external auditors (business processes and ITGC).
• Support Finance Risk Register and Fraud Risk Assessment inputs.
• Perform controls testing (design, implementation, operating effectiveness).
• Review SoD across key processes, flag conflicts and support resolution.
• Deliver training and workshops on Financial Controls to staff.
• Contribute to committee papers (Audit & Risk Committee).
• Develop control metrics and dashboards to monitor end-to-end processes.
• Identify control weaknesses in processes/systems and design mitigating controls.
• Support Material controls submissions as per UK Corporate Governance Code.

Skills

Stakeholder comms

Analytical thinking

Autonomous delivery

Education

ACA / ACCA / IIA or equivalent

Job description

Ocado Group is seeking a hands-on Senior Financial Controls professional to shape and manage the Group's financial controls framework. You will operate in the second line of defence, balancing deep-dive execution with governance, coordinating with external auditors and guiding both finance and non-finance stakeholders.

You will design RACMs, oversee ITGC for finance apps, deliver control training, and contribute to risk reporting and control metrics.