Financial Controls & Compliance Accountant

Financial Controls & Compliance Accountant

Salary: £50,000

Location: Lancashire (Hybrid working)

Duration: permanent

Sellick Partnership is delighted to be exclusively partnering with a well-established, profitable, international branded business in Lancashire to recruit a Controls & Compliance Accountant.

This opportunity has arisen due to an internal promotion - a clear reflection of the genuine progression and development available within the organisation. Reporting to a forward thinking Financial Controller, this role offers broad exposure across the business and the chance to make a tangible impact at both operational and strategic levels.

This is far more than a traditional controls and compliance role.

You will play a key part in strengthening and enhancing the organisation's internal controls framework, safeguarding assets, and ensuring both financial and non-financial reporting supports sustainable business performance.

With regular interaction with senior stakeholders and international teams, your ability to build relationships, influence decision-making, and drive positive change will be central to your success.

Key accountabilities

Internal Controls & Financial Reporting:

• Support the adoption and continuous review of internal controls across the business
• Coordinate the annual Financial Control Framework Questionnaire
• Work closely with Internal Audit to resolve and close audit findings efficiently

Non-Financial Reporting (NFR)

• Represent Finance on the newly established NFR Steering Group, helping to design and roll out required governance across the wider Group.
• Provide finance oversight on data integrity and reporting accuracy, working closely with the Financial Controller to ensure robust, consistent processes.

Compliance (ABC & Data Protection)

• Support the business on Anti-Bribery & Corruption (ABC) and Data Protection (DP) compliance, including attending quarterly Group update calls.
• Drive awareness and promote compliance standards across the business through communication and engagement activities.

Reporting & Controls Team Responsibilities

• Review and coordinate several international VAT returns in partnership with external tax specialists.
• Support various Employment Tax compliance activities, working alongside HR to ensure processes are robust and aligned with Group requirements.
• Prepare tax submissions to Group and provide best-practice guidance to international hubs.
• Support the period-end reporting process as required, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Contribute to broader team priorities and continuous improvement within the Reporting & Controls function.
• Participate in a variety of ad-hoc and change-driven projects, such as UK SOX readiness, technical accounting updates, and new business set-ups

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent, and will have previous experience within a similar role in industry or making their first move out of practice with a good technical internal audit knowledge.

The ideal candidate will be a personable, motivated individual with a good understanding of strong controls and compliance with the ability to communicate compliance issues in an accessible manner. You will have a keen eye for detail and be able to pick up new information quickly. A background in internal audit would be advantageous for this role.

You will need to be confident working with a diverse range of people and cultures and have excellent communication skills. We are looking for someone with sparkle, drive & energy to come in and really drive some significant improvement and challenge effectively.

If you consider yourself to be a committed, career driven professional who can demonstrate the above experience and who would welcome the stimulus of this finance post then we would be pleased to hear from you.

If you would like to apply for this role or would like to find out more, please apply online or contact Jonathan Moss at Sellick Partnership on 0161 834 1642.

We are only able to consider applications from those who are eligible to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

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