Finance Assistant Manager - Retail Finance Risk & Control - 12 month FTC

Location: Hybrid, with at least two days per week or 40% of working time at an office in Halifax, Bristol, or Leeds, UK

Salary: £44,901–£49,890 per year

Company

hirify.global is a major UK financial services organisation investing in people, data, and technology to serve 28 million customers.

What you will do

• Support the Senior Manager in maintaining strong financial controls and delivering the annual assurance programme.
• Maintain key control documentation, including end-to-end process flows and SOX system records.
• Review profit and loss and balance sheet movements to support SOX scoping decisions.
• Track changes to SOX controls, business processes, and control ownership, assessing their impact.
• Maintain operational resilience information, including business continuity and data storage plans.
• Prepare progress updates for stakeholders, auditors, and senior governance forums on risks, issues, actions, and control effectiveness.

Requirements

• At least 12 months of experience in Finance, Risk, Controls, or Audit.
• Ability to apply risk and control principles in day-to-day decision-making and explain complex topics clearly.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across different teams.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering accurate, high-quality work in a structured environment.
• Curiosity, confidence in asking questions, constructive challenge, and the ability to influence outcomes and progress actions.
• Ability to work from a UK office at least two days per week or 40% of the time.

Nice to have

• Experience in financial services.
• Experience with SOX, financial reporting controls, risk governance, or control frameworks.
• Relevant qualifications or experience in accounting, audit, risk management, or controls.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Workplace adjustments and flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns where appropriate.
• Pension contribution of up to 15% and an annual performance-related bonus.
• Share schemes, including free shares, and lifestyle benefits such as discounted shopping.
• 28 days of holiday plus bank holidays, wellbeing initiatives, and parental leave policies.