Internal Control Analyst – Oil recruitment

We are a Blue Chip Commodities Trading Company based in Canary Wharf, London. Due to continued growth we are looking for an Internal Control Analyst to join our Oil Finance Business unit.

This position is part of the Internal Control team within the Finance Function of Global Oil-Europe (GO-E). The Internal Control Team supports a number of activities required to ensure that internal control over financial reporting operates effectively within GO-E.

The overall expectation for this position is to ensure delivery of embedded and sustainable internal control environment and culture as an integral member of the London Trading Internal Control Team.

The role reports to the GO-E Internal Control Manager and the team is responsible for the following activities:
- Assist CET process owners with Control Evaluation Template (CET) updates when significant changes occur.
- Providing practical advice to assist CET owners relating to Financial gap tracking, reporting and remediation.
- Maintain the DoA (Delegations of Authority) website, to ensure that it represents the current organisation structure and delegates authorities.
- Ensure all EUC ( End User Computing) spreadsheets are registered and all alerts are approved within the required deadlines.
- Liase with both Internal and External auditors, as well as with Group Internal Control.
- Application Security Review - to ensure all systems access is appropriate and approved, and ensure that all segregation of duties violations are remediated.
- Support the Internal Control manager during the quarterly Due Diligence reporting process, including leading the quarterly PGA ( Post Gait Adjustment) review, arranging and take minutes of meetings, produce a slide pack for senior management and ensuring all actions are followed up.
- Balance Sheet Integrity (BSI) reporting.

In addition to the key tasks listed above, the team also on a adhoc basis complete the following tasks:

- Deliver control and process improvement initiatives, as directed.
- Ensure there is a controlled environment, during periods of change.
- Provide support to significant change initiatives (e.g. TCT (Trade Control Transformation) and the management of systems access, to ensure that controls are well designed and operating effectively.
- Identify further opportunities for process standardisation, simplification and improvement.

Experience:
It is desirable for the successful candidate to have experience in some of the following areas:
- Currently studying for an Accounting qualification

- Previous financial, audit or control experience.
- Designed and maintained business processes in a changing environment.
- Dealt with detailed and complex topics and has the ability to grasp concepts quickly.

Desirable technical skills and experience:
- Strong financial and analytical skills.
- Understanding of Sarbanes-Oxley and internal controls.
- Experience of Financial Controls, process analysis and assessment of risk within complex financial processes.
- Ability to listen, synthesise and document information.
- Aptitude to search out relevant documentation, assemble and present concisely.
- Ability to develop practical business solutions.

Non-Technical skills and experience:
- A track record of high quality, on-time delivery with good networking and interpersonal skills.
- Well organized and strong time management and administrative skills.
- Attention to detail and rigorous in approach.
- Self-starter, ability to act independently, know when to ask for advice.
- Able to work on one’s own initiative and have a pragmatic approach to process control issues.
- Ability to influence people.
- Good written communication skills.