Internal Control & Compliance Officer

Posted 10 May 2024
Salary £50000 - £60000 per annum
LocationLeeds
Discipline Qualified Finance
ReferenceKWM/38836/ICCO
Contact NameKirk Wilber-Moran

Job description

Axon Moore are delighted to be partnered with an award-winning innovative tech consultancy to recruit an Internal Control & Compliance Officer to join their global brand. 

Operating from 26 locations across the world, they bring together teams of creative experts with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who enjoy working and learning in a collaborative and open culture and are committed to world-class delivery.

Our client is looking to add an Internal Control & Compliance Officer to the Finance function to ensure compliance with the regulations of CFA 2017, SAO, IR35 and OEPI as well as ensuring internal controls are fit to meet wider compliance with relevant tax legislation and are scalable in line with anticipated business growth.

This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for someone who is looking to work in a fast-paced technology consultancy environment. You will be part of an established Finance Team with extensive internal stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities

Review all internal processes within both the finance team (AP, AR, financial accounting function) and other relevant operational functions (e.g., Commercial ops regarding supplier and customer onboarding; Resourcing function with regard to IR35 compliance) with a view to ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation.
  • Document and review tax accounting processes including the establishment of suitable internal controls to mitigate non-compliance and ensure processes are scalable to business growth.
  • Full controls review, documentation and control weakness mitigation followed by regular IC walk through tests.
  • Financial management and reporting procedures - documentation of accounting policy procedures, formalisation of appropriate review and establishment of a robust internal control environment.
About You

The ideal candidate will have a successful background in internal control and compliance with experience of implementing robust and workable IC procedures.

You will be naturally motivated and have the ability to manage your own workload. It is imperative that you are deadline focused and willing to put in the effort required to ensure deadlines are always met. Someone with great interpersonal skills, be able to work well within the team, and to communicate effectively with non-finance internal stakeholders.

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA).