Finance Controller / Internal Auditor (Hybrid) at Sporty Group

What you'll be doing

• Review existing financial processes and controls across the group, identifying weaknesses, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Design, document and implement practical financial controls across payments, banking, reconciliations, accounting, record keeping, procurement and reporting.
• Establish appropriate segregation of duties, approval processes, access controls and supporting documentation.
• Perform ongoing internal reviews to confirm that controls are operating effectively and agreed processes are being followed.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations, financial records and other key accounting processes for accuracy, completeness and appropriate supporting evidence.
• Collaborate with Finance teams to resolve control deficiencies and improve processes rather than simply identifying issues.
• Develop clear policies, procedures and control documentation that can be consistently applied across the group.
• Support the implementation of new systems, banking arrangements and finance processes, ensuring appropriate controls are built in from the outset.
• Use technology and automation to strengthen controls, improve visibility and reduce reliance on manual processes.
• Track identified issues and agreed actions through to resolution.
• Support external audits and other financial or regulatory reviews where required.
• Provide the Global Finance Director with clear reporting on material financial risks, control weaknesses and progress on remediation.

What you'll bring

• A Chartered Accountant CA (SA) with 3-5 years’ post qualification experience.
• Strong experience in financial control, audit, accounting or a similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles, processes, reconciliations, payments, banking and financial reporting.
• Experience designing and implementing financial controls and operational processes.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify weaknesses and investigate issues through to their underlying cause.
• Practical and commercially minded, with the ability to implement controls without creating unnecessary bureaucracy.
• Comfortable working across multiple legal entities, countries and finance teams.
• A self-starter who works hard, is resilient, makes decisions quickly and operates with urgency.
• Comfortable in a flat, high-performance organisation, collaborating across multiple functions and geographies.