Controls Transformation Manager - Banking & FS Consulting

Our client is a leading global consulting and advisory firm and their Banking Transformation team has shown tremendous growth, evidenced by recent significant wins. As part of their Enterprise Risk service offering, this team helps clients define, implement and optimise control frameworks.

The team also supports clients respond to regulations around controls such as US SOX and UK Corporate Governance reform, has extensive process mapping experience and can design and improve controls as part of process re-engineering. They also work closely with other consulting teams through their Consulting business and their colleagues in Technology Risk, Financial Transformation, Internal Audit and Cyber Risk to help ensure our clients receive the best possible advice and assurance.

The job:

• Drive and lead the day-to-day execution of Advisory Engagements (Sarbanes-Oxley assistance, Risk Assessments, Maturity Assessments, Internal Controls Diagnostics Reviews) for clients, including activities such as Design and development of risk assessments, development of SOx/ICFR frameworks, testing plans, working papers, production of reports summarizing results, and other deliverables based on the specific engagement requirements.
• Serve as a coach and mentor and provide opportunities for on-the-job training for staff, as well as other team members.
• Work closely to develop and train their offshore team in SOx regulations and working practices.
• Identify and clearly communicate issues and share best practices to client personnel and senior management.
• Work with partners and directors to assist in practice management including resource allocation, career development of staff, and other administrative decisions.
• Support hte Firm thought leadership communications by sharing and participating in the development and publication of best practice and thought leadership papers, including development of new service offerings and benchmarking.
• Develop and maintain a positive, productive, collaborative professional relationship with the client and engagement or project teams to provide well-coordinated and consistent high-performance results.
• Be responsible for risk management, financial management and other core administrative tasks in respect of engagements.

Person requirements:

• Experience in evaluating Design and Operating Effectiveness under Internal Controls Framework, ICFR assessment, and 404 experience in a Banking, or other financial services environment.
• Experience in assurance, controls and / or corporate compliance-related experience, including consulting, auditing, risk management. Expertise can be in-house or in Industry. Experience should include performing external audits from the beginning of an engagement or project through completion or being part of a SOx404a assurance team in industry.
• Experience of auditing or assuring banking (or boarder FS) processes such as credit, valuations, EIR, lending. Experience of US banks’ processes is desirable.
• Knowledge of UK and US audit regulations.
• Advanced problem solving and analytical skills with proven ability to use data effectively identify and resolve issues.
• Ability to identify deficiencies, observations and recommendations in respect of a wide range of financial processes.
• Advanced risk, controls, accounting and / or information technology operations knowledge, as well as command of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, SOX, Committee of Sponsoring Organizations and/or Control Objectives for Information and related Technology control framework.
• Previous experience leading teams and managing projects, and accustomed to taking an active role in executing engagements.

Desirable experience:

• Preferably ACA, CMI or FRM qualified (or equivalent).
• Prior experience in Consulting is desirable.

Suitable applicants will be contacted within 24 hours.

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