Internal Controls Manager

Our Finance team is the backbone behind the scenes - keeping things balanced, making smart decisions, and helping the business grow. We’re a close-knit team of around 90 people, big enough to offer exciting opportunities, but small enough that your voice will always be heard.

Within our Finance & Transformation family, the Process and Controls team is on a mission: to support our growth, protect what matters, and shine a light on how we can do things even better. We’re building something special - and we’d love you to be part of it.

What you’ll be getting stuck into

As our Internal Controls Manager, you’ll help shape the way we manage risk and controls across the business. You’ll be the go-to person for making sure our processes are watertight, efficient, and future-ready.

Here’s a flavor of what your role will involve:

• Independently conduct control walkthroughs, as well as design and operating effectiveness testing, to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of financial controls.
• Helping shape and roll out our internal controls and risk management frameworks including ICFR and Corporate Governance (Provision 29).
• Perform risk assessments to identify areas for improvement, ensuring that action plans are clearly assigned, tracked, and timebound.
• Monitor emerging risks and trends, engaging with the senior leadership to ensure timely and appropriate control measures are in place.
• Creating clear, engaging reports and presentations that help leaders make confident decisions.
• Keeping our documentation up to date and easy to understand.
• Working with teams across the business to build practical action plans that reduce risk.
• Helping to close control gaps - whether that’s through new processes, better controls, or smart tech solutions.
• Spotting risks early and making sure they’re communicated clearly and acted on quickly.
• Acting as a ‘critical friend’ on advisory projects, offering insight and support where it matters most.

What we’re looking for

We’re after someone who’s curious, collaborative, and confident in their craft.

You’ll need:

• Qualified in Internal Audit or Accountancy (ACA, ACA or CIMA) .
• You’ll have a good understanding of both finance and business risks and controls testing techniques.
• Great communication skills - you’ll be working with people from all corners of the business.
• You’ll have experience using Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
• Great organisational skills and an ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines with a positive attitude.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a drive to continually improve processes.
• Ability to work under pressure, with accuracy and attention to detail whilst ensuring deadlines are met.
• Be both a team player and capable of working on their own.

Bonus points if you’ve got:

• SOX Experience
• Experience using Blackline
• Skills in Visio or other process mapping tools.
• Experience using Co-pilot / Chat GPT or other AI tools

What's in it for you!

• Competitive Basic Salary
• up to 15% bonus
• Bupa Private Healthcare
• Life Cover (3x your salary)
• Critical Illness (1.2x your salary)
• Dunelm Discount Card of 15%
• 5% Pension (Company) 4% (Employee)
• 25 days holiday +1 day for Birthday +1 day for Charity+ Bank Holidays
• Access to online discounts at various other retailers and organizations.
• Flexible hybrid working
• And many more!