Internal Controls Accountant

At Ayvens, progress starts with you. Our ambitions to shape the future of sustainable mobility are powered by our talent. Join us, and get better with every move. Crucial to our continued success, the Finance function plays a key role in supporting and guiding the business to make effective, sustainable, and commercially sound decisions. We ensure robust financial controls, regulatory compliance, and effective risk management across all accounting and reporting activities.

The External Reporting team is responsible for all external financial reporting and taxation matters, including statutory accounts, regulatory reporting, and HMRC submissions. Due to continued growth, we are excited to introduce a newly created opportunity for an Internal Controls Accountant. This is an excellent role for an ambitious finance professional looking to make a real impact by strengthening the control environment, enhancing processes, and supporting the business in managing risk effectively.

Key Accountabilities

• Control Planning, Ownership & Execution
  • Create and maintain an annual plan for control ownership and completion in Finance
  • Design, implement, and operate controls within business processes where relevant
  • Execute regular control activities to ensure risks are mitigated
  • Take ownership of control gaps and drive remediation through to completion
• Risk Identification & Management
  • Identify operational, financial, and regulatory risks within the division
  • Assess risks and ensure appropriate mitigating controls are in place
  • Keep risk assessments current and aligned to changing business activity
• Control Testing & Issue Resolution
  • Perform hands-on control testing within the first line
  • Identify failures or weaknesses and fix them quickly
  • Track issues through to closure and ensure sustainable fixes are embedded
• Incident Response & Root Cause Fixing
  • Manage operational incidents and risk events as they arise
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions
  • Update processes and controls to prevent recurrence
• Risk Framework Delivery
  • Maintain and update risk and control systems
  • Produce accurate and timely risk data and reporting
  • Ensure all risks and controls are properly documented and owned
• Governance & Reporting Delivery
  • Produce regular risk and control reporting for management forums
  • Contribute clear, data-driven insights to support decision-making
• Consumer Duty Price and Value Outcome Lead
  • Produce monthly KPI metrics for Consumer Duty Forum
  • Annual Fair Value Assessment review for all Regulated Products
• Stakeholder Delivery
  • Work directly with operational teams to implement controls
  • Support teams in resolving control issues and improving processes
• Regulatory & Customer Outcomes
  • Implement regulatory requirements within business processes
  • Embed customer outcome considerations into day-to-day decision-making

Skills, Experience & Background

• Qualified Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or equivalent
• Practical experience in risk, controls, or audit within an operational environment
• Strong understanding of internal controls and how they operate in practice
• Experience executing control testing and resolving issues
• Knowledge of financial and operational processes
• Sector or financial services experience are desirable
• Hands-on, delivery-focused approach
• Strong problem-solving with ownership mindset
• Problem solver able to take action and drive outcomes without reliance on escalation
• Strong collaborator including clear and effective communication skills

Rewards & Financial Benefits

• Competitive salary, annual salary review and bonus scheme, competitive pension contribution, ShareSave (SAYE) scheme, employee referral bonus (£1,000), retail discounts programme, GymFlex membership options, and Cycle to Work scheme.

Health & Wellbeing

• Life Assurance, health assessments, travel insurance, dental insurance, critical illness cover, and personal accident insurance available

Time Off & Work-Life Balance

• 25 days' annual leave plus a Celebration Day, 37.5-hour working week (Monday to Friday, no weekends), holiday buy and sell scheme, volunteer days, dedicated personal development time, and study support where applicable.

Workplace & On-Site Facilities

• Free on-site parking (subject to availability), EV charging points, secure bike storage and shower facilities, complimentary breakfast, and regular staff and social events.

At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are. Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed.