At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and deliver audit assignments, ensuring efficiency and control in financial reporting.
- Company: Join a global FTSE 100 company with a focus on transformation and innovation.
- Benefits: Salary up to £60,000, bonus, competitive pension, and flexible remote work.
- Other info: Opportunity for excellent career progression and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on financial integrity while advancing your career in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Qualified accountant with experience in financial audit and data analytics skills.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 60000 £ per year.
At an exciting stage of transformation, the function is reshaping assurance structures and processes to boost efficiency, strengthen controls, and prepare for UK Corporate Reform. As a vital second line of assurance, the team is dedicated to safeguarding the integrity of Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR).
The Financial Assurance Manager will be responsible for:
- Leading and supporting the planning and delivery of a portfolio of audit assignments, ensuring delivery against agreed targets and timelines in-line with the annual audit programme.
- Conducting control reviews across business areas, engaging with control owners and stakeholders to assess control performance.
- Utilising data analytics and visualisation tools to identify anomalies and exceptions, directing assurance work and providing meaningful insights.
- Applying critical thinking to identify control weaknesses, determine root causes, and agree on value-added recommendations.
- Presenting audit findings to senior management, ensuring observations are evidence-based, clearly articulated, and effectively communicated to stakeholders.
- Producing high-quality, professional audit reports in line with internal guidance and standards.
- Monitoring and tracking management responses and implementation of agreed actions to ensure timely and effective resolution.
- Leading and supporting activities that drive continuous improvement within the business, including the review of the systems, toolsets and processes to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of assurance work performed.
The successful Financial Assurance Manager should be:
- A qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with experience in financial audit, assurance, and risk gained within professional practice.
- Having a background in auditing financial controls and IT systems, with awareness of the relationship between technology, risk, and control.
- Proven ability to manage and deliver a portfolio of audit engagements from planning through to reporting, including liaison with key stakeholders.
- Proficient in using data analytics to support audit testing and draw insights, with clear and effective presentation of findings to senior audiences.
The Financial Assurance Manager will receive:
- Salary of up to £60,000 DOE.
- Bonus.
- Competitive pension contribution.
- Work from home 2-3 days per week.
- Excellent progression.
We think you need these skills to ace Remote Financial Assurance Manager in Edinburgh
Financial Audit
Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
Data Analytics
Visualisation Tools
Critical Thinking
Root Cause Analysis
Stakeholder Engagement
