Director of Finance Risk & Controls, London Stock Exchange
3-5 days a week in office (Paternoster Square, London)
Stock exchange in the City of London
Open for applications
Stock exchange in the City of London
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
3-5 days a week in office (Paternoster Square, London)
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make things happen, out there in the real world, where it matters.
Role
Who you are
- Professional qualification / membership of a professional body (e.g. CPA, ICAEW, ACCA)
- Deep understanding of COSO framework and prior experience within SOX environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills
- In depth knowledge of Record to Report and Plan to Perform processes, its key risks and best practice controls
- Strong knowledge of general IT controls and its impact to financial reporting
- Robust understanding of the “three lines” model and experience of driving meaningful partnerships across the three lines
- Excellent understanding on the basics of enterprise risk management and its application into Finance
- Excellent track record as a compassionate, fair and empathic people leader
- Good working knowledge of Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion, ORMC are highly desirable
- Prior experience on GRC tools (e.g. MetricStream, SAP GRC) will be preferred
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a passionate Director, Finance Risk and Controls to join our Finance Risk and Controls team!
- You will be accountable in developing and maintaining controls framework ensuring that Finance effectively manages its risks whilst delivering its strategic objectives. You will champion a “risk first” mindset and cultivate a strong controls culture across Finance
- You will also play a significant role in ensuring that LSEG complies with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g. UK Corporate Governance Code, Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)
- As the Finance organisation goes through a multi-year transformation journey (Beacon Programme), you will play a key role in improving our controls landscape as a new ERP system is implemented
- The successful candidate will report to the Head of Finance Risk and Controls and will be expected to lead a team of five to seven individuals
- As one of the direct reports of the Head of Finance Risk and Controls, the individual will be expected to help set the direction of the Finance Risk and Controls’ team priorities and engagement performance
- Record to Report and Plan to Perform process towers Non-Financial Reporting (e.g. Sustainability Reporting)
- Lead a team of five to seven individuals in providing assurance to senior management that sufficient controls are appropriately designed and operated to mitigate risks
- Develop and maintain controls framework as part of new ERP system implementation
- Lead in developing KPIs, KRIs to measure effectiveness of key controls
- Prepare and present in various committees or forums (.e.g. Quarterly Controls Committee, Quarterly Filing Assurance, Quarterly FLT Risk and Controls Review) and coordinate reporting and governance
- Promote “risk first” mindset and cultivate strong controls culture by providing training and role modelling of these behaviours
- Support the completion of all 2LoD compliance requirements (e.g. Annual Risk and Control Assessment, Corporate Certification)
- Key point of contact for 2LoD, 3LoD, external auditors and Cyber and Engineering team
- Deploy innovative technology, where possible, to enhance and continuously improve the design and operating effectiveness of the controls, documentation, assessment, and review procedures
- Engage with stakeholders at all levels to achieve desired outcome and effectively manage key internal/external stakeholder relationships extracting maximum value for LSEG
- You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business
Application process
- End Date: May 12, 2025
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The London Stock Exchange is one of the world’s oldest stock exchanges, with a history dating back over 300 years. It operates as a part of LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), one of the world’s leading providers of financial markets infrastructure, as a marketplace to enable stock brokers and traders to buy and sell stocks, bonds, and other securities.
The London Stock Exchange has lived through a stream of innovations; from telegraph and telephone, to the Market Price Display System, automatic trade matching, and the digitisation of issuer services. In 2019 it acquired Refinitiv, a financial information company, and in doing so became a global financial news and data business.
Most recently, the London Stock Exchange has made moves to support the evolution of private markets, and further build its presence in this space. It partnered with Floww, a platform that connects investors with private companies, with aims to launch a private primary capital raising facility, as well as explore new technologies and secondary market options for the platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Dec 2019
$27.1m
LATE VC
Feb 2018
$27.1m
LATE VC
Total funding: $54.2m
Company benefits
- Hybrid working options
- Healthcare
- Retirement planning
- Paid volunteering days
- Wellbeing initiatives
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
David Schwimmer
(CEO, not founder)Was Managing Director at Goldman Sachs for 20 years.
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