**Manager, Global Financial Governance** We’re on the lookout for a passionate and detail-oriented professional to oversee global processes and activities tied to key financial and non-financial reporting metrics. These metrics are vital for driving impactful external messaging, ensuring compliance, guiding executive decision-making, and supporting remuneration outcomes. You’ll also play a key role in important Financial Governance programs, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and fraud controls, while collaborating with external auditors to ensure smooth delivery of their work. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and be at the heart of financial excellence, we’d love to hear from you! **Your day to day** + Identify all the key financial and non-financial reporting metrics that need to be included within the governance programme. Understand the purpose of the key metric (e.g. required by regulation, internal measure of performance, external publication to IHG stakeholders). + For each key metric ensure process maps are prepared, key risks identified, controls are effectively designed and implemented. Ensure process and control owners have been identified. Perform governance and control testing to all control owners and operators. + Design a controls’ testing methodology that, at a minimum, complies with the auditing standards on limited or reasonable assurance (as appropriate). Testing methodologies must also be designed to achieve internal requirements. + Perform control testing in line with the agreed methodology. Ensure additional resources are available to perform testing if required which can be sourced from the wider Global Financial Governance team, Internal Audit or any other appropriate source. + Prepare testing result reports and deliver feedback to all the process owners. Advise of control gaps or control deficiencies. Work with the process owners to devise and implement remediation action. + Devise and implement the controls and assurance plan on the IT systems that support the primary processes. Devise and implement the controls and assurance plan for the key third-party providers to the primary processes. + Perform risk assessment and controls testing to support other Financial Governance activities, as per business requirements. + Support external auditors in obtaining the information they need to complete their duties, either by directly answering their queries or working with other internal stakeholders. **What we need from you** While experience matters, mindset is just as critical. We’re seeking someone driven, adaptable, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic global environment. At IHG, we value individuals who bring commitment, a proactive approach, and the confidence to navigate the complexities of the financial world with clarity and purpose. **Education** + Major accounting or internal audit qualification. **Experience** + 5+ years’ experience in the design and delivery of controls testing or external/internal assurance. **Technical Skills and Knowledge** + Experience in the design, mapping and delivery of processes and process improvements + Extensive working knowledge of applicable rules and regulations. + Demonstrated ability to lead process change and improvement. + Ability to competently liaise and articulate with fellow and higher levels of management, demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills. + Experience in working alongside a global team. **\#LI-CB2** **\#LI-HYBRID** At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG. Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love. We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate. We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today. At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.