Aberdeen
Wealth & Investments
ControlsAssistantManager
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“Controls Assistant Manager at Aberdeen. Skills: Finance governance, risk management, controls. Coordinating mandatory and ad hoc Finance risk and control reporting to other fora across the Group. Supporting and coordinating the delivery of other Internal Compliance and Regulatory returns required by Finance”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver high-quality, action-focused Finance governance and management information reporting; Improve Finance’s overall alignment with the firm’s ERMF; Enhance the quality of Balance Sheet Substantiation processes through robust quality assurance; Remediation support for control design and operating weaknesses, risk issues and events; Education and upskilling for Finance on risk management and controls
Industry & Context.
Impact and influence – operates with intellectual curiosity to identify and surface insights that help strengthen the design and operation of the internal control framework
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Qualified accountant or auditor candidates with relevant operational risk or controls experience
What You'll Do.
Coordinating mandatory and ad hoc Finance risk and control reporting to other fora across the Group
Supporting and coordinating the delivery of other Internal Compliance and Regulatory returns required by Finance
Supporting the maintenance of risk and control databases for the Finance Function and providing check and challenge over quality of inputs
Overseeing the management and closure of risk issues and associated actions to ensure that process and control enhancements are robust
Liaising with the external auditor as required on behalf of the Finance Controls Office
including coordination
and support for validating the closure of Management Letter Points by relevant owners
Acting as a collaborative partner within the Finance Controls Office and the wider Finance function
helping to deliver priority initiatives
support continuous improvement in the control environment
and contribute to a culture of governance and accountability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Relationship building & collaboration; works proactively with others to drive outcomes; influencing and enabling effective cross‑team working; collaborative partner within the Finance Controls Office and the wider Finance function
Communication Scope
ability to communicate effectively with the team, and with stakeholders at various levels
Full Job Description
_****Job Description****_ At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group. Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent. Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society. We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent. Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs: * interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them. * Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers. * Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes. **About the Department** The Finance Controls Office supports the Finance function in maintaining a strong control environment and meeting key governance and regulatory requirements, including the revised UK Corporate Governance Code. The team plays an important role in strengthening internal controls and supporting clear, effective assurance and reporting. **About the Role** The Finance Control Assistant Manager role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-profile agenda with tangible impact across the organisation, and forms part of a
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