Finance Manager - Process & Controls

The Financial Process & Controls Team performs a crucial role within the business, partnering with and advising both finance and non-finance colleagues to drive robust processes and controls around financial reporting, finance systems, process changes and more. The team is critical in ensuring we maintain a robust control environment around our financial reporting, including supporting the business to ensure we meet the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley ('SOX') Act. Reporting to the Head of Financial Process and Controls, you will provide a breadth of experience, covering a number of businesses within the wider WBA Group, including Boots UK, Boots ROI, Boots Opticians, No7. Beauty Company, Liz Earle, and other international businesses including our BPO in India. This also covers both UK and US reporting.,

• Support the Financial Controller and Head of Finance with the coordination, execution and review of end-to-end process and controls across the Group, escalating potential issues timely and effectively
• Support with the prioritisation of tasks and resources to ensure key risks are addressed timely
• As Line Manager of a Senior Analyst, provide support, development and training, along with the review of and feedback around deliverables
• Partner with colleagues across the business across all levels both within and outside of Finance across the wider business
• Work with our Internal and external auditors to support with the delivery of the statutory UK and US audits and annual SOX programme.
• Support the business and wider Finance team with the timely remediation of any controls issues and performance of re-testing
• Co-ordination and maintenance of all Finance process documentation, providing documentation support to ensure processes and controls are adequately documented, new processes captured, and documentation remains up-to-date.
• Involvement in ad-hoc assurance projects and other internal audit or assurance activities as required
  
  Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, IIA/CIA)
• Strong analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Visio, Excel and Powerpoint
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to explain and illustrate concepts to both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and develop trust quickly
• Experience with external and internal audit processes, along with SOX requirements, Previous experience in external audit, internal audit, risk assessment, or documentation of processes and controls
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements and internal control frameworks
• Experience working with large or complex organisations an advantage
  
  At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all. As the heart of everything we do at Boots, it's with you, we change for the better.
  
  Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.