Finance Controls Manager

Overview

Aberdeen seeks to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. The organisation focuses on growing direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning its specialist asset management business to meet client demand. Aberdeen is committed to excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent, with three businesses — interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser — focused on evolving client needs.

The Finance Controls Manager plays a key leadership role within the Finance Controls Office (FCO), providing oversight, direction and continuity across Finance controls activity. The role leads a team of Finance Controls professionals and is responsible for delivery of key priorities across the Finance risk and control agenda. Primarily, the role supports the Finance function in complying with the Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and evolving regulatory expectations, while driving improvements in the control environment, governance and risk culture across Finance.

Working closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams, the role holder provides specialist guidance on risk and control matters, oversees key controls processes, and supports effective remediation of issues and events.

• Support the Finance function in meeting ERMF requirements through oversight of risk and control processes, including RCSA activity, risk issues, events and control mapping.
• Provide specialist guidance and challenge to Finance stakeholders on risk and control matters, helping to strengthen the control environment and promote consistent application of best practice.
• Support governance forums, reporting and management information with high-quality, action-focused MI to enable effective oversight and decision-making across Finance and wider Group fora.
• Coordinate support for internal audit, external audit and regulatory activity impacting Finance, and monitor remediation activity to ensure timely and robust closure of actions.
• Work with stakeholders across Finance and other functions to drive improvements, support education and upskilling on risk and control matters, and promote a strong risk and control culture.
• Oversee the use and development of control systems, reporting and AI-enabled initiatives to support consistent, efficient and well-evidenced controls management.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Accounting qualification (e.g. ICAS, ACCA) (essential)
• Strong understanding of ERMF, internal control frameworks, governance requirements and the operation of key Finance controls processes (essential)
• Experience leading teams, setting direction and delivering priorities in a changing environment, with the credibility to operate effectively at senior stakeholder level (essential)
• Able to engage confidently with stakeholders across Finance and other functions, communicate clearly, provide challenge where appropriate, and influence effective outcomes (essential)
• Able to identify opportunities to improve controls, reporting and processes, with strong attention to detail and a focus on practical delivery (essential)
• Experience working across a global business and coordinating activity across teams and locations to maintain quality, consistency and effective delivery (desirable)
• Experience using Power BI, Power Automate or similar productivity tools to support management information, automation and process enhancement (desirable)

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Our benefits include 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.