The Financial Controls Accountant will design and improve financial controls, ensure accurate reporting, manage reconciliations, and support compliance activities.
We’re looking for a Financial Controls Accountant to support the design, operation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of our financial control environment. Working closely with Finance and stakeholders across the business, you’ll help ensure accurate financial reporting, robust balance sheet governance, and strong compliance with internal policies and external requirements.
About the role
Your main responsibilities for this role will involve but are not limited to:
- Maintain and improve the financial controls framework (e.g., risk & control matrices, process narratives, control registers).
- Support period-end close controls, including review of journals, reconciliations, and key estimates (as applicable).
- Oversee balance sheet integrity through strong reconciliation governance, ageing analysis, and action tracking.
- Test and monitor controls (design and operating effectiveness), document outcomes, and agree remediation with control owners.
- Lead remediation of control deficiencies, including root-cause analysis and sustainable corrective actions.
- Drive standardisation and process improvement across Record-to-Report and related finance processes.
- Provide controls guidance and training to Finance and budget holders to promote a strong risk and compliance culture.
- Support internal and external audit activity (walkthroughs, evidence collation, and action follow-up).
- Support new initiatives and system changes by assessing control impacts and embedding appropriate controls (including UAT support where relevant).
About you
To be considered for this role you will need to bring:
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience in financial accounting, financial controls, and/or audit (industry or practice).
- Hands-on month-end close experience, including balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting processes.
- Strong understanding of internal controls and finance governance (including policy and compliance).
- Comfort working with ERP/finance systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, NetSuite) and strong Excel skills.
- Analytical, detail-oriented approach with the ability to identify control gaps and root causes.
- Clear documentation and communication skills, with the confidence to partner and challenge constructively.
- Well-organised with strong follow-through and the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
Core Values
Love what you do:
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.
Challenge everything:
We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.
Have fun, be good:
Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.
About
CFC is a specialist insurance provider, pioneering emerging risk and market leader in cyber. Our global insurance platform uses cutting-edge technology and data science to deliver smarter, faster underwriting and protect customers from today's most critical business risk.Headquartered in London with offices in New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Austin, Madrid, Brussels and Brisbane, CFC has over 1200 staff and is trusted by more than 100,000 businesses across 90 countries.At CFC, insurance isn't just about underwriting. From data science to software development, and digital marketing design, we've got something for everyone. We're passionate about pushing boundaries, thinking differently and building the insurance company of the future.CFC is committed to the principles of equal opportunities and creating an environment in which all individuals are always treated with dignity and respect. We encourage a diverse corporate culture of openness and appreciation to create an environment in which your talent can be developed in the best possible way. Should you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.Feeling like you need to tick every box before applying? We see things differently. In a rapidly scaling company like ours, ambition and the drive to learn count for more than a 'perfect' checklist. We're building the future of insurance, and that requires diverse talent eager to grow with us. If this role excites you and you're ready to make a significant impact, bring your unique background and let's build something great together.
CFC London, England Office
London, United Kingdom
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