Sewell Wallis are proud to be partnering with our client, a large, global professional services business based in Sheffield and Leeds with the recruitment of a Financial Compliance Officer. If you're recently qualified ACA or ACCA and have undertaken your training within one of the big 4 firms, this could be the ideal move into industry for you.
The successful candidate will get the opportunity to travel the world (6 trips worldwide per year) in order to provide regular compliance reviews on site in each country to evaluate high risk areas and to test controls, processes and compliance with group policies. You'll have access to all senior stakeholders in a broad role with full exposure to the business.
This business has offices all over the UK, all they ask is that you can travel to the Sheffield office one day per week, the rest can be worked either in a different office or from home.
What will you be doing?
Helping to develop a financial controls framework for the international company, and a supporting repository of guidance and training tools designed to enhance the company's control environment.
Act as an advocate for the financial compliance function: work closely with Finance teams to raise awareness of financial controls, promote examples of best practise and provide trusted guidance on financial compliance issues.
Undertake financial compliance reviews across the international company: including planning reviews, performing testing, chairing...