Internal Controls Tester (Fintech)

TL;DR

Internal Controls Tester (Fintech): Assisting in the implementation and monitoring of the Group’s internal control framework with a primary focus on testing material and key controls. Focus on identifying control design failures, overseeing remediation plans and providing best practice advice on internal control improvements.

Location: Hybrid role with a requirement to work from our Manchester office around 50% of the time.

Company

hirify.global is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK, a FTSE 250 company headquartered in Manchester.

What you will do

• Conduct design effectiveness reviews of controls, create/review process maps, and work with the business and SMEs to resolve control design failures and monitor remediation plans.
• Perform operating effectiveness testing of controls, provide outcomes and recommendations, and work with the business to address root causes of control deficiencies and track remediation plans.
• Provide guidance and best practice advice to control owners on remediation activities and internal control improvements.
• Support the business with their Risk and Control Self Assessments and help support maturity and improvement of the process application.
• Assist in preparing management information and compiling control assessment findings and recommendations for reporting to Executive and Board Committees.

Requirements

• Prior hands on work in risk, internal control, or audit—ideally in Financial Services.
• Competent in conducting design and operating effectiveness testing, documenting outcomes, and tracking remediation activities.
• Able to produce well structured written outputs and communicate findings verbally to stakeholders.
• Strong organisation with the ability to follow priorities and manage to tight reporting deadlines.
• Ability to assess control design, create/review process maps, identify design failures, and oversee remediation plans.
• Strong planning, organisation, and time management skills, with the ability to follow priorities set by others.

Nice to have

• Experience in driving improvements through automation will be an advantage.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive starting salary and discretionary bonus scheme.
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days, increasing up to 31 days with length of service.
• Health Cash Plan, discounted private healthcare scheme, and dental plan.
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshops and ongoing technical training.
• Hybrid working model, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office.