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Internal Controls Accountant
Based in Manchester City
5 days a week on site, Monday - Friday
Paying up to £55k DOE

We are looking for a qualified Internal Controls Accountant to join our client's Group Finance team. This role plays a key part in strengthening and embedding a robust financial control environment, helping to ensure controls are compliant, effective, and fit for purpose as the organisation continues to grow.

Working closely with the Head of Financial Reporting & Controls, you will be involved in documenting, testing and reviewing financial controls, supporting statutory reporting, and helping navigate the annual external audit process.

The role

As a core member of Group Finance, you will:

Document and maintain the Group's financial control risk register, covering all areas of financial management, including taxation.
Support the onboarding of subsidiary finance teams into the Group's control framework.
Deliver a rolling programme of control testing and reviews, identifying opportunities to strengthen and improve the control environment.
Report clearly and effectively to senior management on control effectiveness, findings and recommendations.
Work collaboratively across teams to promote best practice in financial controls.
Provide input into systems development projects, with a focus on financial reporting, KPIs and control requirements.
Support the preparation of year-end statutory accounts and assist with the external audit process.

About you

You will be a qualified accountant with a strong interest in financial controls, governance and risk. You will bring a structured, detail-focused approach and be comfortable working to tight deadlines in a Group environment.

You will ideally have:

Solid knowledge of financial control frameworks and control testing.
Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
The ability to organise and prioritise workload in a deadline-driven environment.
Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills (Power BI experience is an advantage but not essential).
Confident communication skills, with the ability to engage constructively with stakeholders across the Group and produce clear, concise written reports.

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