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Senior Internal Controls Manager
Vivo Building, Southbank Central, 30 Stamford St, London, SE1 9LQ
Role Overview
The Senior Controls Manager plays a key role in supporting the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of internal controls across the Group. Working with senior stakeholders, this position helps ensure robust control frameworks, assists in identifying and mitigating risks, and promotes a culture of compliance and operational excellence.
Reporting to the Group Director of Controls, the Senior Controls Manager contributes to the control’s agenda for EMEA, coordinates controls assurance activities across the Group, and provides guidance on governance, risk, and compliance matters.
Role Description
• Lead the Minimum Control Standards exercise for EMEA, acting as a key figure for all controls-related matters in
the region.
• Oversee the execution of Group Control activities for functions such as Group Treasury and Tax.
• Assess the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls in line with the approved testing calendar.
• Document test results, assess risk and impact, and communicate identified gaps to the business.
• Lead the Group remediation process, including addressing external audit findings and collaborating with
stakeholders to ensure timely remediation.
• Ensure business units properly adopt control standards and manage the self-certification exercise for the region.
• Perform controls testing aligned with the global testing programme, both virtually and in-person.
• Produce reports on testing results and recommend corrective or improvement actions.
• Support the business in identifying adequate and timely actions and perform follow-up on corrective actions.
• Liaise with colleagues globally to understand processes, facilitate standardisation, share best practices, and
support firmwide projects (e.g., new processes, incident investigations, ad-hoc activities).
• Participate in ongoing quality reviews and control monitoring programs.
• Support the preparation of key governance reporting (e.g., Audit Committee and other forums), working closely
with the Director of Controls.
Role Requirements & Capabilities
• Bachelor’s/University degree in a related field.
• Qualified professional (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, CA)
• Significant experience (industry, consulting or external audit experience in internal / external audit, risk
management or business process improvement).
• Expert understanding of finance processes, risks, and controls for mid-size and listed organisations.
• Expert in internal control and regulatory requirements.
• Able to operate across the breadth of the organisation and work well with stakeholders at all levels.
• Willingness to travel when required.
Why join Kantar? Kantar is the world’s leading AI-native marketing data and analytics business and an indispensable brand partner to the world’s top companies, including 96 of the world’s 100 biggest advertisers.
We have a complete, unique, and rounded understanding of people around the world: how they think, feel and act, globally and locally in over 90 markets.
We don’t just help clients understand what’s happened, we tell them why and how they can shape the future by combining the most meaningful attitudinal and behavioural data with deep expertise and technology platforms to track how people think and act. We help clients develop the marketing strategies that shape their future and deliver sustainable growth.
Our areas of expertise and solutions span Brand Growth, Consulting, Consumer and Shopper Behaviour, Creative Testing and Optimisation, Customer Experience, Innovation and Product Development, Media Effectiveness, Research Services, and Sustainability.
We are committed to maintaining and growing our leadership in supporting our clients’ growth through innovation in our solutions portfolio and embracing digital transformation, in how we think, behave, and provide actionable insights.
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