At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and enhance financial compliance frameworks while ensuring strong control discipline.
- Company: Join Burberry, a global leader in luxury fashion with a commitment to excellence.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and a dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with opportunities for growth and influence across the business.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial governance during a transformative period.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in financial risk and control frameworks; accounting qualifications preferred.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
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.
Senior Manager, Finance Compliance employer: Burberry Uk
Burberry is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, where innovation and collaboration are at the forefront. As a Senior Manager in Finance Compliance, you will benefit from a supportive environment that prioritises professional growth and development, alongside competitive remuneration and comprehensive benefits. Located in the heart of GB, Burberry offers unique opportunities to engage with a global brand while contributing to its transformative journey in financial governance.
