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Established Financial Services company based in the city are looking to recruit an individual to head up their newly created Reporting Controls Unit for the Corporate Banking group. The team is responsible for providing an independent challenge, structured risk assessment process and an enhanced escalation process over Finance reporting and controls. As head of this function you will be responsible for establishing the function, providing a dynamic, robust and high quality team which will support the Corporate Banking Finance function.

The role is an integral position within Corporate Banking group reporting into the COO, with the scope to include: review and challenge the control sign off process; carry out a programme of detailed reviews based on risk assessments; chair the SOX project working group and attend the SOX Project Control Committee Executive Steering Committee and deputise for the COO when required.

The teams remit would include:
- Delivery of Group Finance queries and management information in relation to internal controls
- Ownership of the Corporate Banking SOX 404 Governance process
- Ownership of the Corporate Banking Finance Governance and issue management processes

Some of the main responsibilities would include:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the internal control processes
- Provide advise and lead resolution of issues identified
- Ensure the group adheres to the Group policy framework
- Monitor the production, review and timely filing of the Division statutory accounts in line with UK Legislation
- Ensure a robust and accurate Balance Sheet attestation process is in place across the Corporate Banking Finance function
- Provide expert advise to the team in relation to Operational Risk, Sarbanes Oxley 404, the Group Self Certification Process and Group Policy Framework

To be considered for this role you must have extensive experience within a global financial services company, have extensive management experience with experience of leading a reporting control team within a Finance, Operational Risk or Audit capacity, have a good working knowledge of IFRS Gaap and have experience of the design of SOX 404 control framework. You will have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of end to end control, governance best practise and common standards. You must be a qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA and be degree level educated or equivalent. As an individual you will have strong leadership skills and provide the energy and passion to build a team that delivers to the teams objectives.