Manager- Group Financial Controls

JOB TITLE

Manager- Group Financial Controls | Holding | Finance

Role Summary

To execute and continuously enhance the group-wide financial control environment by coordinating the design, testing, and remediation of controls across Holding and OpCos. This ensures accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, and timely resolution of control-related issues.

ROLE PROFILE

• Control Execution & Documentation – Maintain Risk & Control Matrices (RCMs), flow charts, and walkthroughs for core finance cycles (P2P, O2C, R2R, Tax, Treasury).
• Control Testing – Plan and perform periodic management testing; log exceptions, agree action plans, and track closure with OpCo controllers.
• Month End Governance – Monitor close checklists, key reconciliations, and journal entry controls; escalate delays or high risk items.
• Policy Compliance – Ensure adherence to IFRS, group accounting policies, and SoD rules. Support updates to the Internal Control Manual.
• Automation & Analytics – Leverage tools, Power BI and data analytics to increase automated control coverage and reporting.
• Audit Liaison – Prepare schedules and coordinate walk throughs for internal and external auditors.
• Training & Guidance – Deliver bite size control awareness sessions to finance teams; develop job aids and FAQ sheets.
• Continuous Improvement – Identify process inefficiencies; recommend and help implement enhancements (e.g., straight through processing, workflow triggers).
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration.
• Professional certification strongly preferred: CPA, ACCA, CA, or CIA.
• Post graduate qualification in Risk Management or Data Analytics is an advantage.
• 5–8 years in internal controls, external audit, or controllership within a multi entity or group environment (listed company experience highly regarded).
• Hands on responsibility for ICFR / COSO implementations, including RCM design, process documentation, and management testing.
• Direct exposure to monthly close governance—checklists, reconciliations, journal entry controls—and proven success shortening close cycles or automating reconciliations.
• Demonstrated track record of collaborating with Big 4 auditors and delivering PBC requests on schedule.