Accounting & Regulatory Finance Manager

Role Purpose

The Governance Manager – Accounting & Reporting is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of financial statements, overseeing accounting governance processes, supporting internal and external reporting requirements, and driving financial analysis to identify risks, discrepancies, and improvement opportunities.

The role will support governance and control frameworks, audit activities, tax-related matters, and finance transformation projects while partnering with stakeholders across finance and business functions to strengthen financial oversight and operational effectiveness.

• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of financial statements and accounting records.
• Oversee internal and external financial reporting processes to ensure timely and compliant submissions.
• Conduct materiality assessments and analytical reviews to identify anomalies, discrepancies, and reporting risks.
• Support Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss governance activities to ensure transparency and reporting quality.

• Perform monthly governance reviews, including Total Business Volume (TBV) and other management reporting analyses.
• Monitor movements across Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet accounts, identifying trends, risks, and unusual fluctuations.
• Investigate period-over-period variances and provide meaningful insights to Finance Directors and Finance Factory teams.
• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis to support management decision-making and business priorities.

• Maintain and continuously enhance governance, risk, and control frameworks, including Risk and Control Matrices.
• Support governance processes and control monitoring activities through systems such as Black Line and related control platforms.
• Perform quality reviews and oversight checks to ensure compliance with internal policies and governance standards.
• Analyze significant account balances and identify potential issues, including feeder system discrepancies, reconciliations, and accounting risks.

• Partner with Finance Factory teams to review and validate accounting provisions.
• Support review of tax provisions and other accounting estimates to ensure accuracy and compliance with reporting requirements.
• Ensure completeness and adequacy of provisions within financial reporting processes.

• Coordinate and support external and internal audit engagements.
• Prepare, review, and provide audit documentation, supporting evidence, and management responses.
• Monitor remediation activities arising from audit findings and support implementation of corrective actions.
• Promote strong compliance practices and adherence to governance requirements.

• Support identification, assessment, and escalation of tax-related risks.
• Review tax-related balances, trends, and accounting treatments to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Collaborate with tax specialists and finance stakeholders on tax governance matters.

• Serve as a trusted finance partner for internal stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Underwriting, Sales, Corporate Accounting, and other functions.
• Provide accounting expertise and guidance on complex financial and governance-related topics.
• Support senior leadership by delivering meaningful financial insights and recommendations.
• Act as a key point of contact for special projects and global accounting initiatives.

• Lead or contribute to finance transformation initiatives, accounting process improvements, and system enhancement projects.
• Drive standardization,…