Finance Analyst - Governance & Control

The Finance Analyst – Governance & Control will be an integral part of the governance & control team, focussing on supporting the internal financial control programme, performing process and control testing including peer quality review, and supporting delivery of other finance projects as directed.

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Responsibilities

• Assist the senior team members with the delivery of the internal financial control programme
• Promote and educate others on the importance of internal controls
• Support the development and maintenance of the internal financial control testing plan and testing procedures
• Perform assigned testing in-line with the testing plan and testing procedures
• Quality review the testing of others as and when required
• Prepare and communicate findings to various stakeholders
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders
• Facilitate the development of actions to remediate deficiencies, and verify that actions taken, have been performed and are sufficient
• Report on the progress of the testing plan
• Support with maintaining the risk and control matrix
• Support the senior team members with the delivery of other finance projects, as directed

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in business, accounting, finance (Preferred)
• Finance, audit or control certifications, e.g. CPA/CA, CIA, CISA (Preferred)
• Fluent in English

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Strong project/task management skills
• Experience with various finance processes
• Experience in control design and testing (Preferred)

Personal attributes

• Good planner and organiser
• Personable, with the ability to build strong relationships
• Team worker
• Attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to explain a position so that it is understood and acted on
• Persistent and inquisitive in the pursuit of information and facts