Manager Group Finance Risk & Control Governance If you are an experienced finance professional looking to take the next step in your career within a high-impact risk and governance role, wed love to hear from you. Hayward Hawk is delighted to partner with a rapidly expanding global financial services business to recruit a Manager for the newly established Group Finance Risk & Control Governance team in Belfast. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a newly created team, working to enhance financial oversight, strengthen governance frameworks, and drive process improvements within a high-growth organisation. The Role As a Manager, you will play a key role in developing and implementing finance governance, risk management, and internal control frameworks. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will help improve financial processes, compliance initiatives, and risk reporting. Support the enhancement of financial process documentation, consolidations, and reporting. Assist in the development and implementation of Group Finance Governance and Oversight methodologies. Contribute to internal control reporting and the production of key risk metrics. Help drive the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Framework. Assist in executing the Risk Assurance Plan, including deep-dive risk reviews. Support the management of governance processes, risk events, and causal analysis. Track and monitor issues, remediation actions, and process improvements. Maintain risk registers, control frameworks, and performance metrics. Lead finance process and technology documentation initiatives. Prepare and contribute to risk reporting materials for senior stakeholders. Support finance-related projects, policies, and compliance efforts. Help deliver risk training and promote a strong risk culture across the business. Perform other relevant duties as required. The Person We are looking for a finance and risk professional with experience in governance, financial risk management, and internal controls. Essential Experience & Skills Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ICAS, CIMA) or finance-related certification (e.g., CFA, CIA), or equivalent experience. Experience in financial risk management, reporting, and finance technology risks. Knowledge of control frameworks such as COSO, COBIT, or SOX. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with great attention to detail. Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and effectively communicate financial risk matters. Why should you apply to this role? Be part of a newly created team, driving impactful change within financial governance and risk management. Gain valuable exposure to senior leadership and complex financial risk processes. Work in a dynamic and growing global business with career development opportunities. For more information, please contact Gemma Murphy in confidence.