Risk & Controls Testing Lead

About the team (Finance Risk & Control)

Finance Risk & Control partners with Finance and the wider business to strengthen the control environment support SOX compliance and improve how risks and controls are designed operated and evidenced. Were a distributed team across the UK and Estonia and were building a SOX testing hub in Hyderabad to increase consistency quality and scalability of our testing programme.

What youll be doing (responsibilities)

Own the SOX business process controls testing programme (end-to-end)

• Build and run the annual and interim testing plan across all in-scope business process controls.
• Plan when testing occurs and ensure sequencing reflects process dependencies change activity and auditor timelines.
• Deliver both Design Effectiveness and Operating Effectiveness testing to a consistently high standard.

Methodology quality and audit readiness

• Own and continuously improve the testing methodology templates sampling guidance and evidence standards.
• Perform QA reviews to ensure testing is complete well-documented and auditor-ready.
• Ensure consistent conclusions and a strong why behind pass/fail outcomes.

Auditor partnership and external reporting

• Be a key interface for the external auditor on business process testing: align approach share results coordinate walkthroughs/re-performance support and respond to questions efficiently.
• Present testing outcomes clearly in governance packs and formal forums.

Manage external resources / co-sourcing

• Manage external testing resources: onboarding to Wise methodology allocation progress tracking and quality/performance oversight.
• Ensure external capacity reduces bottlenecks without creating rework or inconsistencies.

Issue management and remediation governance

• Oversee how issues are agreed (severity impact root cause) and ensure remediation plans are practical measurable and owned.
• Track progress and coordinate re-testing / closure requirements.

Minimise burden on the business

• Build a low-friction evidence request process and smart scheduling to reduce disruption for process owners.
• Drive clarity and predictability: stakeholders know whats needed when and why.

Build the Hyderabad testing capability

• This is the first testing hire in Hyderabad; youll help build the operating model and then hire/lead a team of 6 testers.
• Coach and develop the team; embed standards consistency and stakeholder partnership.
• Integrate day-to-day delivery with the UK/Estonia Finance Risk & Control team.

Innovation: AI/data-enabled testing in BAU

• Identify opportunities to use AI and analytics to improve coverage speed and quality (e.g. evidence extraction population testing exception flagging).
• Implement in a controlled explainable way that auditors and internal stakeholders can rely on.

Themes insights and SOX capability-building

• Identify trends across testing results and recommend improvements (control design execution monitoring evidence).
• Help build SOX understanding across the business through guidance coaching and practical support.

Qualifications :

What youll bring (requirements)

Essential

• Strong SOX/ICFR testing experience across business process controls (DE OE).
• Deep understanding of controls testing methodology sampling evidence expectations and audit standards.
• Proven experience running a testing programme end-to-end (planning fieldwork QA issues reporting).
• Experience managing/coordinating co-sourced or external testing teams and driving quality.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence remediation outcomes.
• Excellent written documentation skills and governance-ready communication.

Nice to have

• Experience building/scaling a testing function or controls centre of excellence.
• Fintech/high-growth/regulated environment experience.
• Experience with continuous controls monitoring data analytics or AI-enabled assurance/testing.
• Experience working across time zones and distributed teams.

How we work / Level 7 expectations

• Sets direction for a programme area and raises the bar for quality and consistency.
• Operates independently makes sound risk-based judgments and escalates early with options.
• Balances rigour with pragmatismdelivers SOX compliance without unnecessary complexity.
• Builds trusted relationships across Finance and the business.

Key stakeholders

Process Owners Control Owners Finance teams Tech/data partners (as needed for automation) External auditors UK & Estonia Finance Risk & Control.

Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time