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Internal Control Assistant

Employer
Manolo Blahnik
Location
London Marylebone Station, London (Greater)
Closing date
18 Feb 2023

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Job Details

Department: Finance - Internal Control

Reports to: Internal Controller

Our Values:

  • Every day the energy, creativity and passion of Manolo permeates through our business.
  • We believe in the artist and the artisan; we are innovative while still protecting our heritage.
  • We strive for timeless beauty and quality craftmanship.
  • We celebrate curiosity and believe in working proactively and being solution focused.
  • We believe in upholding family values; we treat everyone with honesty, respect and kindness while nurturing our teams to deliver excellence.
  • We believe in making people smile.

Purpose:

The Internal Control Assistant will work closely with the Internal Controller to continue to build the newly established department, that helps protect the MB legacy and safeguards the business. This role will have the opportunity to help shape the function, work closely with most of MB’s stakeholders, from commercial and product teams to legal and IT, and will support the development of the internal control methodology, as well as the processes of the group functions.

The overall purpose of the role will be to provide support to the Internal Controller and assist in monitoring the Compliance Programme and Risk Management activities of the Group, including preparation of files and presentations, data analytics, policy and procedure reviews, compliance project support and Regulatory/ Risk/ Compliance research.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining, monitoring and improving the Group Governance, Risk and Compliance actions tracker, ensuring responsible stakeholders are reminded of upcoming deadlines and informing the Internal Controller of any deadlines not met;
  • Regularly collating information relating to internal compliance activities and compiling files, documentation, reports and presentations for review of the Internal Controller;
  • Supporting in the review, updates and publication of policies and procedures;
  • Minuting meetings, producing analytics and statistics for visual presentations; and
  • Performing ad hoc Regulatory/ Risk/ Compliance research activities on behalf of the Internal Controller.
  • Any other tasks as required.

Skills and Experience Required:

  • 2 – 3 years’ experience in a similar role (assurance, compliance, regulatory or audit role would be beneficial);
  • Motivated, self-starter with the ability to show initiative and confidently contributes with new ideas;
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, in particular Excel, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint;
  • Excellent attention to detail, accuracy (form, numeric and grammatical) and organisational skills;
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships with internal departments and stakeholders at all levels;
  • Ability to work accurately and effectively under pressure and take responsibilities; and
  • Positive attitude and team player.

Skills and Experience Beneficial, but not Essential:

  • Some understanding of the regulatory environment, trading standards and/ or product safety, in particular around Retail and Luxury Fashion,(Product, Supply Chain, Finance, Operations);
  • Some exposure to best practice compliance and governance frameworks/ methodologies, compliance monitoring and risk assessments;
  • Broad understanding of organisational structures and business processes; and/ or
  • Previous experience in the Luxury Fashion industry.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion:

Manolo Blahnik is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to preserving a caring, diverse and inclusive culture with people who feel a real sense of belonging. We recruit and reward based on capability and performance. Our diverse and multicultural teams ignite our creativity and we celebrate the differences that we collectively bring. We are committed to equal employment and progression opportunities and the elimination of any form of discrimination. We all hold a responsibility to recognise and respect our diversity and to support this in our words and actions.

If you need reasonable adjustments at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Our Benefits:

  • 4 pairs of Ambassador Shoes per year
  • 50% Friends and Family Discount
  • 25 days holiday with an additional day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays
  • Option to buy an additional 5 days holiday
  • Hybrid working model (core hours 10-4pm)
  • Pension Contribution
  • X2 Executive Coaching Sessions per year
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Policy
  • Workplace Nursery – a salary sacrifice based childcare scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employment Engagement Calendar

Company

About Us

Manolo Blahnik was established in 1970 in Chelsea, London. We are an independent, family run, British brand with global recognition, you will find our headquarters in Central London with partners around the world.

Manolo’s passion and creativity is our driving force.  Over the decades we have become known for our dynamism, independence of spirit , creativity and quality as well as timeless styles which loyal customers come back to again and again.

Our ethos is to optimise and not maximise, making decisions that feel right.

 

 

 

The Values

Every day the energy, creativity and passion of Manolo permeates through our business.

We believe in the artist and the artisan; we are innovative while still protecting the heritage of the house.

We believe in working proactively and being solution focussed.

We believe in upholding family values; we treat everyone with honesty and respect while nurturing our teams to deliver excellence.

We believe in making people smile.

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