Finance Control Assistant Manager

Job Description

At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• interactive investor the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.
• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the Department

The Aberdeen Finance Controls Office was established to support the Finance function comply with our Enterprise-Wide Risk Management Framework (ERMF) and evolving requirements from global regulators including the revised UK Corporate Governance Code which will require enhanced reporting on our internal control environment and assurance process.

The Finance Controls Office is an experienced and ambitious team with a remit to enhance internal controls across Finance and support the wider business to implement the necessary procedures to successfully provide an enhanced external attestation.

About the Role

This role is part of a team that will support the business achieve the following goals:

• Drive action-focused high quality Finance Governance & MI Reporting
• Improve Finances overall conformance with the firms ERMF
• Remediation support for control design and operating weaknesses
• Education and upskilling for Finance on the topic of risk management and control

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the FCO Managers to design collate and agree metrics which support the CFO and Wider Finance Leadership Team oversee the overall health of the Finance department across risk people and operational matters.
• Supporting the management of Risk Issues and Associated actions overseeing these to ensure enhancements to process and control are robust.
• Liaising with External Auditor as required on behalf of FCO including co-ordinating ongoing monitoring and supporting validation of closure for Management Letter Points by relevant owners.
• Coordinate mandatory and ad hoc Finance risk and control reporting to other fora across the Group (e.g. Executive Risk Forum Adviser Risk Board and other regular reporting that may be required in future)
• Support the chair of the WNS JRCC and FLT Risk & Control committee with effective materials and an efficient agenda.
• Working collegiately as part of the Finance Controls Office and wider Finance team supporting the overall team activities supporting deliverables and assisting with other risk and control related activities as required
• Supporting the maintenance of risk and control databases for the Finance Function including involvement in documenting risk events and issues to internal systems on behalf of the relevant Risk Control Events and Issue owners.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Risk and control frameworks experience working with or assessing systems of internal control managing risk event data and challenging stakeholders on risk management practices.
• Interpersonal skills - deliver with quality and impact in a proactive and collaborative manner
• Communication - ability to communicate effectively with the team and with stakeholders at various levels
• Impact and influence - operates with intellectual curiosity to understand and surface insights that helps strengthen the design and operation of the internal control framework
• Global approach a number of the processes and controls operate across Aberdeens global business and therefore experience of operating across a global business is preferred
• Attention to detail works with precision to deliver requirements with a focus on quality
• Collaboration - outcome focussed with ability to facilitate collaborative working within and across teams
• Technology capabilities Experience using AI and Automation tools (CoPilot Power BI) is preferred. Proficiency in MS Application Suite in particular Excel and PowerPoint is required.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

Our benefits

Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.

When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16% employer pension contribution a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.

Our business

Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.

An inclusive way of working

Whatever way you like to work if you have the talent and commitment to join our team wed like to hear from you.

At Aberdeen weve adopted a blended working approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles their teams our clients and our business.

An inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive our actions is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements for example because you are neurodivergent or have a physical sensory cognitive mental visible or invisible disability please let us know and well be happy to help.

Were committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment. We define diversity in its broadest sense this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds experience cognitive and neurodiversity age gender gender identity sexual orientation disability religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance. We support a culture that values meritocracy fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.