Group Head of Financial Control and Reporting

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure.
Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions.
Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions.
The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform.
The Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,300 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.
Role Overview
The Finance organisation is currently structured around 3 key regions of EMEA, APAC & Americas and is focussed on supporting the 4 business divisions, Global Broking, Energy & Commodities, Liquidnet and Parameta. The regional and divisional finance teams support the business on a day to day basis working closely with Group Finance to manage the business.
Following clarity of guidance on the FRC internal control requirements, the group is appointing a Head of Group Financial Control and Reporting. The successful candidate will lead the implementation of the new Internal Control requirements globally in Finance. This will include building a group wide Internal Control over Financial Reporting Framework, leading its application at the Group level and ensuring the whole of finance adopts a consistent way of working, identifying risks and evidencing controls. The role is also key to building our depth of Financial Reporting knowledge across the group.
Role Responsibilities
Own, lead and implement the Internal Control over Financial Reporting framework for the TPICAP Group Lead the practical implementation of the Framework for activities performed at Group level covering Consolidation, FP&A, Group reporting, Tax and Treasury Build the activity descriptions, process documentation and control maps with colleagues enabling an ongoing way of monitoring and supporting the monthly management accounts Embed the mindset of explaining how we get the accounting and reporting right as well as what the reporting is Work closely with Regional Control leads to evidence at group level that key controls are designed appropriately and operating effectively Build on existing group wide Enterprise Risk Management Framework, ensuring Finance is utilising an approach consistent with the Risk function Support Board/management in providing assurance on internal control framework and its effectiveness. Able to identify gaps and weaknesses and proactively and positively
identify more appropriate efficient and effective ways for Finance to operate Drive the delivery of an efficient and effective external audit Support the Chief Accountant in providing policies and guidance group wide on the application of Financial Reporting Key sounding board and technical expertise on the application of accounting practice and rules Calculation of complex share based payment and lease accounting Lead ad hoc-compliance and reporting projects including improving processes, audit support etc Experience / Competences
Essential
Build relationships across the finance organisation in the UK, APAC and Americas Understanding of risk assessment for Financial Reporting and ability to build a top down framework to ensure the reporting is not materially misstated Guide the group's varied approach to controls and build up to a common level driving simplification Can understand complex guidance and communicate to multiple non-finance teams the relevant components Skilled at summarising key processes to draw out inherent risks and key controls that can be consistently monitored Broad practical hands-on experience of Financial Reporting under IFRS in a listed business environment ACA qualified Desired
SOX operation or audit in practice for listed business covering Internal Control over Financial Reporting under the COSO framework Experience re-organising legal entity structures, including consideration of realised reserves and similar overseas concepts

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