Finance Internal Control Manager
OVERALL SUMMARY
At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity and promote inclusivity. Vacancies are available on a part\-time, job\-share or full\-time basis because we know the best person for the job isn’t always available full\-time. Our aim is to facilitate requests wherever possible and managers will consider requests on an individual basis.
Join Close Brothers Group Finance Team where you will act as the central point of coordination for Finance related controls across the Group. The role exists to provide assurance, governance, and support in how risks and controls are managed within Finance, ensuring that activity is delivered in line with regulatory, accounting, and financial reporting expectations. The role bridges between 1st line Finance teams and 2nd line oversight functions, providing consistent challenge, reporting, and governance support.
The role provides an opportunity to strengthen Finance control frameworks, shape reporting to senior stakeholders, and partner with Finance leaders to address gaps and improve the effectiveness of financial controls.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Governance \& Monitoring
- Coordinate Finance Risk \& Control Self\-Assessments (RCSAs), ensuring submissions are complete, accurate and aligned with Group standards.
- Support Material Control Owners with annual attestation requirements.
- Maintain inventory of Process flows and associated documentation
- Support Finance teams in enhancing portfolio of processes, risk and controls housed within GRC system
- Assist Finance teams in achieving compliance to internal data standards and policies
- Act as the day\-to\-day liaison point for audit activity relating to Finance controls.
- Coordinate requests for evidence and support remediation of Finance\-related audit findings.
- Oversee the design, embedding, testing and ongoing assurance of Finance controls, ensuring they remain effective and aligned with Group control standards.
- Partner with Finance leaders to ensure controls are properly designed into processes and systems, supporting delivery of the Controls Transformation Programme.
- Strong experience in Finance, Financial Control, External Audit, Internal Audit or Risk within a financial services organisation.
- A deep understanding of financial reporting processes, reconciliations, month\-end close and balance sheet substantiation.
- The ability to assess control design and operating effectiveness.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- An effective communicator able to present clear, concise information to stakeholders.
- Confident in challenging constructively and influencing outcomes.
- A professional qualification preferred (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIA) or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of SOX\-style frameworks and materiality considerations for financial control testing.
- Experience using GRC or control monitoring platforms (e.g. MetricStream).
- An awareness of regulatory expectations for financial controls.
- Risk, compliance or audit related qualifications
ABOUT US
*For roles offering hybrid working:* At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.
Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250\.
To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers
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To find out more about our benefits:
https://www.closebrothers.com/employee\-benefits
To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:
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At Close Brothers Group, we are all connected by our mission to be the best place in the UK for wealth professionals and their clients.
We believe that everyone should think ahead, have a financial plan and invest wisely. Our clients are professionals, business owners, individuals, charities, families, and employers, who rely on our clear financial advice and investment management services to preserve and grow their long\-term savings and investments.
We are a team of about 900 people based in 15 offices across the UK. Our geographic footprint means we can combine a local approach with face\-to\-face services to enable strong, long\-term relationships with our clients.
Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose and we have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, colleagues and clients. We strive to do the right thing and are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our people.
Our vision is to develop an open and inclusive company that ensures everyone is valued, respected and included, so that in years to come our business will represent a diverse and inclusive workforce from the top down.
We look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds. If this job is of interest to you but you do not meet every criteria then we encourage you still to apply as we are open to providing training opportunities.
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