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Interim Controls Specialist - Tax and Finance

HAYS
Contract
Remote friendly (Uxbridge)
United Kingdom
£550 - £680 GBP daily
Interim, Internal Controls, SAO Controls, Tax Controls, VAT Controls, CCO, FTPF, Controls Framework, Policies

Your new company
A well-known brand-name company based in Uxbridge offers hybrid working (3 days a week in the office) to a technical Controls Specialist with previous experience of SAO controls requirements (including Taxation, VAT and Customs) and an understanding of CCO and FTPF controls.
Your new role

  • You will lead the implementation and embedding of Senior Accounting Officer (SAO), Corporate Criminal Offence (CCO) and Failure to Prevent Fraud (FTPF) controls frameworks.
  • Evaluating and stress testing controls to make improvements and work with the business to improve controls.
  • Evaluating future risks in these areas.
  • Deep dive into SAO controls relating to VAT and working closely with operational leaders on improving Customs Controls.
  • Creating a Controls and Compliance framework and policies relating to CCO and FTPF
  • Reviewing, assessing and strengthening compliance controls across the business
  • Identifying control gaps and risk areas, and designing remediation actions
  • Partnering with external consultants, Finance, Tax and Operational stakeholders to embed controls


  • What you'll need to succeed
  • You will be a Qualified Accountant, ACA, ACCA or equivalent, and are likely to have a highly technical controls background including an element of previous Tax, VAT, Customs controls and Financial controls - possibly gained in the Big 4 or from previous roles in industry.
  • You will have excellent communication and stakeholder management experience.
  • You will have experience documenting and delivering controls policies and frameworks in complex, fast-paced organisations.
  • Proven experience working with SAO Controls, and ideally some exposure to CCO and FTPF Controls
  • Comfortable operating autonomously
  • Experience working with SAP would be very useful.


  • What you'll get in return
    • Interim assignment for approx 10 months
    • Hybrid working -3 days a week in the office in Uxbridge
    • Rate £500-680 per day (outside IR35)

    What you need to do now

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