Internal Controls Manager

Summary

Join AJ Bell as their motivated and technically strong Internal Controls Manager. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Internal Controls, you will play a key role in shaping and enhancing the Group’s financial, operational, and compliance control environment. You will support the development and ongoing monitoring of the Group’s internal control framework, focusing on operational and compliance controls. This role involves working with senior stakeholders to enhance control design, perform effectiveness testing, and ensure compliance. AJ Bell offers a fantastic opportunity in a fast-paced setting for someone passionate about continuous improvement. The company is a FTSE 250 business with a strong commitment to employee well-being and development.

Requirements

• Proven experience in a risk, internal control, or audit role, ideally within a regulated industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong ability to formulate proposals, provide recommendations, and collaborate with risk and control owners to address control weaknesses
• Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively
• Confidence working to tight reporting deadlines
• Solid technical skills with a logical, problem-solving mindset
• Methodical and disciplined approach, balancing attention to detail with a clear understanding of the broader context

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Manager Internal Controls in the ongoing development and monitoring of the Group’s operational and compliance elements of the internal control framework
• Conduct design effectiveness reviews of operational and compliance controls, create/review process maps, and work with the business and SMEs to resolve control design failures and monitor remediation plans
• Perform operating effectiveness testing of controls, provide outcomes and recommendations, and work with the business to address root causes of control deficiencies and track remediation plans
• Provide guidance and best practice advice to operational and compliance control owners on remediation activities and internal control improvements
• Advise and educate the business on the impact of new UK Corporate Governance Code requirements
• Assist in preparing control assessment findings and recommendations for Executive and Board Committees

Benefits

• Starting salary c.£60,000 (Negotiable DOE)
• Generous holiday allowance of 27 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 8%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – provided by SimplyHealth
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay+ pledge
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much more
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent development programmes
• Peer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals
• Hybrid working: At AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That's why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues