Finance Manager, Internal Controls & Risk Management

We are seeking a highly skilled finance professional to join our team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding Heathrow’s financial integrity. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework and drive the Finance Risk Management agenda, partnering with stakeholders across the organisation to foster a robust control culture. If you are passionate about continuous improvement, risk management, and delivering assurance in line with COSO and UK Corporate Governance standards, we invite you to apply and help shape the future of our finance function. 

• Leading Heathrow’s Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework, the Finance Risk Management agenda, and the development of a strong control culture across the organisation.  
• Partnering closely with operational and financial stakeholders, internal and external auditors, and senior leadership to ensure that risks are identified, assessed and appropriately mitigated through well-designed and effective controls.  
• Leading the design, documentation and testing of key financial and IT general controls, ensuring high quality narratives, Risk and Control Matrices, workpapers, and consistent methodologies across the Finance function.
• Overseeing the identification, reporting and remediation of internal control gaps, including root cause analysis, coordination with internal and external auditors, and clear visibility of issues and progress for senior leadership and the Audit Committee.
• Leading the ICFR annual assessment programme, strengthening processes in line with COSO and UK Corporate Governance requirements, and driving continuous improvement.
• Overseeing the Finance team’s risk register, providing assurance reporting to the Finance Leadership Team and Audit Committee, and supporting training and capability building across the Finance community. 

• ACA, CPA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Relevant experience in internal controls, audit, risk management or financial governance (including Big 4 experience).
• Strong knowledge of ICFR/SOX methodologies and COSO 2013 framework.
• Experience with IT General Controls Assessment and Financial System controls (e.g. Oracle).
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, including senior management.
• Experience working alongside cyber and technology functions on controls-related issues. 

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement. Heathrow is an amazing backdrop to a career filled with unique opportunities.

Every day, you’ll discover a world full of fresh possibilities and end the day buzzing with stories to tell, as you encounter people from all cultures, nationalities and experiences. A world full of pride for what we do and no end of exciting career prospects to explore.

It brings out the best in all of us. And inspires everyone to deliver on our ambitious plans. Together, we’re working to welcome millions more passengers while ensuring aviation can continue to be a force for good by leading global efforts in sustainability.

Join us on that journey and we'll help you achieve your ambitions too. Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. Because there’s no place like Heathrow. 

Our rewards

We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that will support you now and in the future. As well as performance-based annual bonuses and our longer-term Share in Success Bonus plans, we also offer generous annual leave allowances and market-leading pensions. With family friendly policies, access to private health insurance and a wide range of wellbeing tools, we’ll support you to be at your best inside and outside work. And of course, we’ll provide varied learning and development opportunities too. Here you’ll find everything you need for a fulfilling career journey that can take you in exciting directions. 

Working Location

Our Hybrid working approach offers the opportunity for colleagues in some roles to work from home for an average of two days a week, providing the flexibility to work in an agile way whilst ensuring we deliver for the operational needs of Heathrow.  Working arrangements vary from team to team and will be confirmed during the recruitment process. You’ll need to be based in the UK and within a commutable distance to Heathrow. 

Sustainable Travel to work

Heathrow’s Sustainable Travel Guide sets out easy and sustainable travel options that everyone can access.
 
Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. Heathrow is an accessible place to work. With five diversity networks, we champion inclusivity and celebrate individuality.