VP / Head of Finance Controls

VP/Head of Finance Controls

Full-time

Employee Status: Regular

Role Type: Hybrid

Department: Finance

Schedule: Full Time

Company Description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

Job Description

Internal Grade: EB6

Experian is seeking an experienced finance leader to lead our global Financial Controls function in a period when we are seeking to drive a significant ICFR controls programme uplift, enhancing how financial controls are designed, operated and governed across our global business.

This is a unique opportunity to shape both the future operating model for financial controls and the long-term capability of the global Finance organisation.

The individual appointed to this role will be pivotal in leading Experian through the next phase of its financial controls maturity, helping embed controls by design into our processes, systems and technologies, while leveraging automation, analytics and AI to create a more intelligent, efficient and scalable controls environment.

Working with senior leaders across Finance, Technology, Risk and other functions, you will help build a modern, technology-enabled controls environment that supports Experian's future growth while strengthening governance, improving efficiency and increasing confidence in financial reporting.

Following the successful delivery of the transformation programme, the role will evolve into the strategic leadership of Experian's global Financial Controls function, ensuring the continued effectiveness, maturity and continuous improvement of our ICFR control environment.

Qualifications

• Experience of leading a geographically-spread team in a complex, global company
• Experience of leading a controls implementation project
• Professional audit/accountancy background and qualifications
• Deep understanding of what a strong internal control environment looks like (experience of delivering under a SOX-style regime highly beneficial)

Additional Information

Benefits include:

• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more!
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can also purchase additional annual leave.

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

• Experience of leading a geographically-spread team in a complex, global company
• Experience of leading a controls implementation project
• Professional audit/accountancy background and qualifications
• Deep understanding of what a strong internal control environment looks like (experience of delivering under a SOX-style regime highly beneficial)
  
  Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries., Experian is seeking an experienced finance leader to lead our global Financial Controls function in a period when we are seeking to drive a significant ICFR controls programme uplift, enhancing how financial controls are designed, operated and governed across our global business.
This is a unique opportunity to shape both the future operating model for financial controls and the long-term capability of the global Finance organisation. The individual appointed to this role will be pivotal in leading Experian through the next phase of its financial controls maturity, helping embed controls by design into our processes, systems and technologies, while leveraging automation, analytics and AI to create a more intelligent, efficient and scalable controls environment. Working with senior leaders across Finance, Technology, Risk and other functions, you will help build a modern, technology-enabled controls environment that supports Experian's future growth while strengthening governance, improving efficiency and increasing confidence in financial reporting. Following the successful delivery of the transformation programme, the role will evolve into the strategic leadership of Experian's global Financial Controls function, ensuring the continued effectiveness, maturity and continuous improvement of our |ICFR control environment.


• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension, bupa healthcare, sharesave scheme and more!
• 25 days annual leave with 8 bank holidays and 3 volunteering days. You can also purchase additional annual leave.
Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why. Experian is also proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.