Internal Controls Manager – Financial Controls

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Internal Controls Manager – Financial Controls

Because our tomorrow is in your hands. Finance, our way.

Internal Controls at Primark
We are seeking to recruit an Internal Controls Manager – Financial Controlswho will support in delivering our Internal Controls strategy. In this role, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that emerging risks are addressed, and Internal Controls are appropriately designed, operationally effective and aligned with Primark’s overall business objectives. You will be responsible for developing and embedding key controls and risk frameworks across our Financial Control environment. This opportunity by its nature offers unique exposure to our high-energy commercial business, its operations, and its people.

What You’ll Ge t
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.

Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus. 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.

What You’ll Do as an Internal Controls Manager, Financial Controls
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

·  Ownership to update and continuously improve the Risk and Control Matrices specific to material financial controls, within reporting deadlines.
·  Manage the annual testing process relating to financial controls, either through internal or third-party testing, and ensure optimal use of Primark’s GRC tool.
·  Support and educate control owners and operators in reviewing their processes, implementing control improvements and change management to embed controls.
·  Create control KPIs to monitor the control environment for end-to-end processes.
·  Maintain and monitor improvements trackers for process areas and update management on implementation status.
·  Engage with and build strong relationships with all stakeholders, both internal and external.
·  Lead and support with Controls Self-Assessment for 1st Line.
·  Support the development of an appropriate control reporting pack for Senior Finance Stakeholders.
·  Business partnering with Global Process Owners, Process teams and Team Leads on changes to process that impact the Controls Framework.
·  Review, support and deploy design and operational effectiveness testing of key and non-key controls.
·  Support the development and embedding of a controls conscience and culture in this fast-paced growth oriented business.
·  Provide both structured and unstructured training to the Finance team.
·  Other related ad hoc activities, as required.

What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
·  Qualification in Financial Accounting (ACA/ACCA)
·  Strong working knowledge of Financial controls, compliance and risk management.
·  Experience in reviewing and re-engineering procedures, formulating policy, process, controls and compliance ensuring risk mitigation.
·  Demonstrated ability in providing technical guidance and deliver training to end users.
·  Experience in data interrogation to identify issues, errors and fraud.
·  Ability to perform and lead investigations where required and facilitate/ implement key actions
·  Experience in Change Management is desirable
Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours.

About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.

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