ICFR Transformation & Controls Lead

Why this role is important to us We're on a journey to strengthen and standardise our global Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework, evolving towards leading-practice SOX standards. This role will play a pivotal part in shaping how controls are designed, implemented and embedded across our global organisation, helping drive greater consistency, efficiency and confidence in our financial control environment. This is a hybrid role based in our Nottingham or London office. Work that matters – What you'll be doing - Support the design, implementation and embedding of Experian's global ICFR framework, helping evolve financial controls towards a leading-practice SOX-aligned standard. - Partner with Finance Control Towers, IT Controls, Governance and Business Partners to lead consistency, standardisation and control execution across global processes. - Lead control transformation programs, simplifying controls, eliminating duplication and improving the effectiveness of the control environment. - Drive continuous improvement through the use of automation, analytics, control monitoring and best-practice methodologies to enhance control performance and productivity. - Help translate programme outcomes into scalable business-as-usual frameworks, standards, tools and governance routines. What you'll need to bring to the role - Strong experience within Financial Controls, SOX, ICFR, Internal Audit, Risk or a related controls environment. - Understanding of control frameworks, control design and operating effectiveness, with experience improving and embedding sustainable control environments. - Experience working within or partnering with Finance Control Towers, Shared Service Centres or global process ownership structures. - A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify opportunities for standardisation, simplification and control optimisation. - Strong stakeholder management with the ability to drive outcomes across complex global organisations. Desirable experience - Experience supporting SOX readiness, SOX compliance programmes or large-scale ICFR transformation initiatives. - Knowledge of leading-practice controls excellence, including control rationalisation, control automation and continuous controls monitoring. - Experience using GRC platforms, workflow technologies, process mining tools, analytics platforms and automation solutions. - Experience developing control tower operating models, governance frameworks or global controls standards. - Experience leveraging data and technology to improve controls effectiveness, efficiency and insight. Qualifications - A qualified or qualified by experience Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). More about the role - Play a key role in a high-profile global transformation programme. - Work with senior stakeholders across Finance, Technology, Risk and Controls functions. - Influence the future direction of Experian's global controls environment. - Gain exposure to leading-practice ICFR and SOX methodologies while helping shape long-term controls excellence.