European Internal Controls Senior Analyst in Slough

A leading specialty insurer is seeking an Internal Controls professional to support its UK and European operations. This role sits within the Internal Audit function and is responsible for the identification, documentation, assessment and reporting of financial and operational controls, with a focus on JSOx compliance. The position offers exposure to senior management and collaboration across multiple business areas within an international environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in control identification activities including walkthroughs and process mapping across all business areas, including delivery against JSOx.
• Advise control owners in control development and design.
• Test JSOx controls regularly for design and operational effectiveness.
• Develop complete and accurate workpapers to document and support findings and work performed.
• Identify and analyze deficiencies in internal controls, recommend changes for management review, assist the business with the development of remediation plans, and monitor remediation efforts within the deficiency tracker application, RAPTracker.
• Work closely with Internal Audit in the UK (UK IA) and Internal Controls (IC) in Houston, TX and report results to UK IA and IC management.
• Coordinate documentation and communication with Senior Management and external auditors.
• Evaluate Senior Management’s responses to their quarterly Disclosure Controls Questionnaire (DCQ) and quarterly Controls Self-Assessment (CSA) to assess the impact of any requested changes to the overall control environment.
• Contribute to the identification, implementation and embedding of controls around new systems.
• Assist with the gathering of project and user acceptance testing (UAT) documentation for new system implementation/application upgrade prior to Go Live.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• 5 years relevant and progressive professional experience within Auditing, Risk, Compliance or Finance including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX or JSOx) controls experience.
• Accounting / Finance related degree or equivalent experience.
• Insurance industry experience preferred (Lloyd’s experience is advantageous).
• Professional qualification such as CIA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.

Desired:

• Spanish, German or French language would be helpful but not essential.
• Willingness to travel, most specifically UK and Europe (around 10% or less of the role).