Compliance Lead - Group Finance

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This role reports into the Head of Controllership. You will work internally with finance and non-finance teams to ensure we have the right rigour around our execution of compliance and legislative requirements. This role is key in enabling The Economist to be a responsible business and ensure we are reporting the right things in the right way.

In the role you would be expected to:

• Own and develop the frameworks around ECCTA, Modern Slavery legislation and other key compliance legislations impacting the business


• Support the business compliance needs around customer and vendor onboarding. Own the process and coordinating with other compliance teams


• Challenge non-standard contract terms with a view for what is best for The Economist


• Own and develop the risk and control framework including promoting, monitoring and informing business on control obligations and expectations


• Work with our external audit team on scoping and internally to prepare teams for audit procedures


• Keep up to date on and communicate changes to compliance requirements impacting the business


• Work in close coordination with various internal teams and stakeholders to help renew, manage and maintain insurance coverage documentation, including certificates, schedules, and other relevant information.


• Play a key role in developing ERM process in the business


• Support treasury team on compliance requirements


• Proactive risk management to ensure gaps are identified and covered as well as maintaining compliance reporting to manage risk across the network


• Partnering with the business to improve culture of controls, increase effectiveness and land change to embed and improve compliance framework


• Author and input into Risk and Audit Committee papers

To succeed in this role you must have

• Relevant qualification or equivalent practical experience in the field of compliance


• A great communicator with a technical mindset but can communicate the message simply to a range of audiences


• A keen eye for detail, with a questioning mindset who can get out ahead of issues and be proactive with solutions


• A structured approach to workload, who can tackle multiple streams of work and improvements in a sensible and timely way and distribute the work sensibly around the team to drive proactive management of this area


• Someone who is happy to get hands-on with tools and the systems to understand how we can make our processes simpler, compliance integrated and reporting easier


• An ability to use wider systems and tools such as AI and reporting tools to improve processes and workloads

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Working Arrangements

The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with 3+ days office attendance required. 

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What we offer

Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program.

We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home.

You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.