About the role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Internal Controls Manager to join our growing team.
Base Location can be flexible for this role
As an Internal Controls Manager you will support the Group Head of Internal Controls in the day- to-day management of the Internal Control framework that safeguards the organization’s global operations, financial reporting, and compliance with laws and policies. This role will include coverage of all Group Controls
What you’ll be doing
- Maintain and refine the Balfour Beatty (BB) internal control framework in linewith organizational changes and changes to BB’s risk profile, with a goal ofmaturing the control environment through ongoing collaboration with controlowners.
- Responsible for internal control procedures and standards that align withindustry best practices to strengthen the control environment and ensure controlsystems are designed to provide reasonable assurance in achievingoperational, financial reporting, and compliance objectives.
- Maintaining ongoing Compliance with Provision 29 Requirements throughoversight of 1st line self-assessment and 2nd line testing programs to provide theAudit & Risk Committee with assurance material controls are operatingeffectively.
- Provide support to the Group Head of Internal Controls with a variety ofreporting including to Audit and Risk Committee on control effectiveness,significant risk exposures, control test results, and status of remediation plans.
- Ensures that control deficiencies are identified and documented, and that thereis a robust process for following up on and remediating any weaknesses orgaps in controls. Where the deficiency relates to a material control, ensuring theweakness is escalated and resolved quickly and in line with the requirements ofProvision 29.
- Promote a strong control-conscious culture across the organization throughactive collaboration with control owners and delivering training programs andawareness initiatives to educate management and staff on internal controlprinciples, policies, and their own responsibilities in the internal control process.
- Act as a liaison between various stakeholders to ensure an integrated approachto governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). Working closely with first-lineprocess owners to support them in implementing effective controls, with RiskManagement and Compliance functions (second line) to align controls withenterprise risk management programs, and with Internal Audit (third line) tocoordinate efforts and reduce duplication to create a unified risk managementframework and ensures that control issues identified by internal or externalaudits are quickly addressed.
Who we’re looking for
Experience:
- Experience in internal controls, external or internal audit.
- Ability to build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders at variouslevels
- Strong organisational skills with ability to multitask and prioritise workload
- Proficiency in excel
- Prior experience utilising Optro is desirable, but not essential.
- Experience working with regulatory standards (e.g. Provision 29, Sarbanes-Oxley or equivalent frameworks in other jurisdictions) and cross-functionalprojects is valuable.
- Experience of working in the Engineering and Construction Industry preferred, but not essential.
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of internal control frameworks and industry regulations,specifically Provision 29 of the UK Corporate Governance Code. Familiaritywith global best-practice models like the COSO Internal Control – IntegratedFramework (which encompasses control environment, risk assessment,control activities, information & communication, and monitoring)
Skills:
- Has good interpersonal and communication skills and acts in anindependent and professional manner with the ability to influence others
- Is a self-starter who manages their own time and workload and brings ideasto add value to the function with strong task management, prioritisation andplanning skills.
- The internal control framework covers a wider breadth of areas and requiresflexibility and curiosity to understand all areas of business operations andfunctions.
- Strong analytical thinking and attention to detail to analyse complexprocesses and data to detect weaknesses or trends, perform root-causeanalysis on control failures, and develop practical solutions.
- A strong sense of ethics, integrity, and professional scepticism. The rolehandles sensitive information and is entrusted with ensuring honesty andcompliance throughout the organization
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why join us?
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty Group Enabling Functions are Legal, Finance, IT and Procurement, Communications, Health Safety and Environment, HR and Sustainability. Together, they support delivery of our Build to Last strategy whilst improving efficiencies and standardising our approach, systems and processes.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process.
We’re looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com
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