Financial Control Manager

Permanent role

Hybrid role ( 2 days a week on site in London)

Well-known Insurance Company | Finance Division

A well‑known insurance company is seeking an experienced Financial Control Manager to help drive excellence across our Financial Control Framework (FCF). This role plays a key part in ensuring a robust, efficient, and risk‑aligned control environment across our Finance organisation.

If you’re passionate about financial governance, continuous improvement, and partnering across a diverse, international Finance function, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

About the Role

As Financial Control Manager, you will manage, maintain and continually enhance our Financial Control Framework—built on SOX principles and adapted for a risk‑based, scalable operating model.

You’ll work closely with teams across the UK, Europe and Group functions to embed strong controls, support assurance activity and guide risk/control owners across Finance.

You will also lead the quarterly testing cycle, oversee external assurance providers, and support internal audit, external audit, regulatory compliance and wider Finance transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day operation and evolution of the Financial Control Framework.
• Support the design and implementation of new and improved controls.
• Partner with risk and control owners across Finance to enhance the control environment.
• Manage quarterly testing of key controls and oversee external testing partners.
• Coordinate SOx‑related assurance activities and remediation plans.
• Support external audit delivery across international Finance operations.
• Strengthen relationships with Risk, Compliance and Audit teams.
• Implement financial control elements of the European Branch Control Framework.
• Contribute to Finance Target Operating Model workstreams and forums.
• Champion a customer‑focused culture with strong control practices.
• Drive continuous improvement and support the delivery of cultural change.

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for an ambitious and collaborative professional with:

• Experience in financial controls, SOx, operational risk, or similar roles.
• Background in financial services—ideally commercial insurance or Lloyd’s markets.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end Finance processes.
• Ability to analyse issues, evaluate options and deliver effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and report‑writing skills.
• Experience working with US‑based parent organisations (desirable).
• Accounting qualification (advantageous).
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines and manage multiple stakeholders.
• A positive, proactive, “can‑do” attitude with strong influencing skills.

What We Offer

• A collaborative, inclusive and international Finance environment.
• Opportunities to contribute to strategic Finance transformation initiatives.
• A culture that values people, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Flexible working and strong focus on employee wellbeing.

If you’re energised by the opportunity to strengthen financial controls, influence change, and contribute to the success of a high‑performing Finance organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or connect for a confidential discussion.