Controls Manager
FNZ is a global wealth management platform provider.
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About FNZ
FNZ describes itself as 'wealth's growth platform', providing a global, end-to-end wealth management platform that integrates modern technology, business operations, and investment operations within a regulated financial institution connected to a universe of investment products. The company serves banks, wealth managers, insurance companies, and asset managers, with over US$2.5 trillion in assets on platform and nearly 30 million end investors served through its clients. Its offerings span wealth management platforms, advisor tools and productivity solutions, asset management distribution, and trade and post-trade securities services, along with a data platform combining an Operational Data Store, Analytical Data Warehouse, and Aggregated Data Warehouse to power analytics, machine learning, and generative AI insights. FNZ has notable clients including Santander, Colonial First State (CFS), Vanguard, Aviva, and Swedbank, and in 2025 announced a global five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to integrate Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, GitHub Copilot, and Microsoft 365 Copilot across its platform and operations. FNZ is backed by major institutional shareholders including Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), CPP Investments, Generation Investment Management, and Motive Partners.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead the design and implementation of the Finance Risk and Controls Framework. You will develop risk registers, control taxonomies, RCM standards, control-design standards, policies, governance processes, and accountability arrangements. You will also provide independent challenge and maintain the framework after the build phase.
Requirements
- ACA, ACCA, COSO, or CIA qualification
- 10–12 years of financial controls, SOX/internal controls frameworks, or internal audit experience
- Experience leading a controls framework build or major controls remediation programme
- Financial services industry experience
- Experience designing risk registers, control taxonomies, RCMs, and minimum control standards
- Experience with IFRS reporting environments and multi-entity group structures
- Experience drafting finance controls policies and procedures
- Knowledge of COSO, SOX, and the UK Corporate Governance Code
- IFRS
- Financial reporting
- Stakeholder engagement
- Team leadership
- Policy writing
- Process mapping
Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of the Finance Risk and Controls Framework, control-design standards, and governance model
- Design the Finance Risk Universe, Risk Catalogue, control taxonomy, and Risk and Control Matrix standards
- Define the control ownership model and risk-assessment methodology
- Develop minimum control standards and documentation templates
- Establish the Finance Controls Committee, escalation framework, governance calendar, and issue-management process
- Define control-owner responsibilities and embed governance across Finance
- Provide framework-related challenge to senior stakeholders
- Maintain the framework, conduct annual policy reviews, and provide ongoing validation