Regions Control Specialist

PPD (Thermo Fisher) UK

United Kingdom
Internal control reviews
Testing of financial records
Control gap documentation
The Regions Controls Specialist role provides the opportunity to work across multiple divisions, geographies and functions and supports the Internal Controls program ensuring strong governance

Job Summary

  • The Regions Controls Specialist role provides the opportunity to work across multiple divisions, geographies and functions and supports the Internal Controls program ensuring strong governance.
  • This role partners closely with Finance, Operations, IT, and Global/region Process Owners to assess risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and drive continuous improvement.
  • A successful candidate requires strong technical knowledge of internal controls, the ability to work in a matrixed global organization, and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

Matching Summary

The Regions Controls Specialist role provides the opportunity to work across multiple divisions, geographies and functions and supports the Internal Controls program ensuring strong governance.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Internal control reviews
  • Testing of financial records
  • Control gap documentation
  • Risk assessment
  • Control effectiveness evaluation
  • Continuous improvement
  • Global matrixed organization

Nice-to-have

  • Strong culture of compliance
  • Promote accountability
  • Avoid unnecessary complexity

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
  • CPA strongly preferred
  • 7+ years of progressive experience
  • Big 4 or large multinational environments highly preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong analytical mindset
  • Ability to operate independently
  • Manage multiple stakeholders
  • Demonstrated experience identifying, escalating, and remediating risks
  • Advanced analytical and Excel skills
  • Experience in CMR, Hyperion reporting, and data extraction strongly preferred
  • Experience developing or working with Power BI dashboards

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