Finance Manager - Control

Reporting into the Head of Financial Controls, you will be responsible for shaping and embedding our Key Financial Controls Framework across Finance. You will be closely connected to the day- to- day operation of our finance processes, working collaboratively across a number of stakeholders to provide expert guidance on financial controls design.

Strengthening Tesco’s control environment will be a key objective, particularly in light of recent corporate governance reform, and this position will sit within the team tasked with making these things happen, providing significant opportunity to raise your profile across the Group.

In the team you’ll be surrounded by a group of other experienced risk and control professionals, who are available for support and discussion, but you’re also given the independence and autonomy to go about your role in the way that best suits you.

• Reviewing the design of our key financial controls through process walkthroughs and discussions with control owners and Global Process Owners.
• Designing our annual control monitoring programme and ongoing review and update to our internal control methodology.
• Performing quality assurance over control testing performed by junior resources.
• Preparing reporting, including to Senior Management and the Audit Committee, on the results of our control testing.
• General ad hoc second line of defence activities – providing advice to the first line on controls, preparing and delivering training on controls, investigating control failures.
• Supporting our controls culture, running training, information sessions and building control communities.

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience in internal controls, preferably financial controls, covering design, implementation, improvement or testing.
• Solid understanding of key financial process cycles (e.g. Record to Report, Procure to Pay).

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• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Buy holiday salary sacrifice scheme (for salaried roles)
• Private medical insurance
• Retirement savings plan - save between 4% and 7.5% and Tesco will match your contribution
• Life Assurance - 5 x contractual pay
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• The right to request flexible working from your first day with us
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
• A Colleague Clubcard for you & a family member (after 3 months of service), giving you access to lots of discounts in-store & online
• Great colleague deals and discounts, saving you money on everyday purchases, eating out and utility bills for the home
• Access to our colleague networks providing a space for colleagues to come together from a range of backgrounds. For more information about our colleague networks please click here
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want

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