Accountant – Compliance and Control Full Time

Overview

This UK‑based Accountant role is responsible for strengthening financial governance, internal controls, and compliance across projects throughout Holovis’ international operations. The position focuses on internal processes — auditing financial controls, ensuring project financial integrity, supporting international teams, and playing a key role in ERP implementation and ongoing system enhancements.

The role is based in the UK, working closely with global operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

Internal Audit, Controls & Assurance

• Deliver the internal audit programme covering UK‑based functions and global project operations.
• Assess the effectiveness of financial and operational controls, including segregation of duties, workflow approvals, and system‑embedded controls.
• Carry out internal control reviews across UK head office and international subsidiaries, ensuring adherence to group policies.
• Identify weaknesses, control gaps, and efficiency improvements; provide clear, actionable reports.
• Track the implementation of remediation actions and support teams to embed improvements.
• Maintain and enhance internal control documentation, policies, and process maps.

Project Governance & Financial Control

• Provide internal control oversight across the full project lifecycle — tender, mobilisation, delivery, billing, and close‑out.
• Review UK and international project budgets, forecasts, cost allocations, margin performance, and WIP reconciliations.
• Validate financial data submitted by project managers and challenge inconsistencies.
• Ensure robust project‑level controls: timesheet integrity, cost coding accuracy, procurement compliance, and milestone tracking.
• Develop and monitor internal project KPIs and compliance dashboards.

ERP Implementation & System Controls

• Act as part of the finance representatives in ERP implementation
• Contribute to the design of project accounting modules, approval workflows, cost controls, and financial reporting structures.
• Ensure UK and international control requirements are properly built into the ERP system.
• Participate in testing phases such as UAT and SIT to confirm end‑to‑end system integrity.
• Support data migration activities, ensuring accuracy of project, contract, financial, and master data.
• Train UK and international users on ERP processes, controls, and reporting.
• Drive continuous ERP optimisation post‑go‑live.

International Compliance & Cross‑Border Processes

• Oversee financial governance across international entities from a UK headquarters perspective.
• Support internal compliance around VAT/GST, withholding tax, transfer pricing documentation, and intercompany processes.
• Ensure international teams adhere to UK‑driven group policies, reporting requirements, and control frameworks.
• Monitor financial risks relating to FX, local processes, operational complexity, and project delivery conditions overseas.
• Support standardisation of financial processes across all countries.

Risk Management & Governance

• Maintain the internal financial risk register, focusing on risks within UK‑led projects and international operations.
• Strengthen financial governance structures including approval hierarchies and delegated authority processes.
• Deliver internal training to UK and overseas teams on control standards and best practices.
• Foster a culture of accountability, compliance, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience in internal audit, internal controls, or financial governance.
• Background in project‑based finance (construction, engineering, consultancy, IT projects, etc.).
• Experience in ERP implementation or major system upgrade.
• Experience working with international teams, multi‑currency environments, and cross‑border processes.
• Understanding of international tax exposures (VAT/GST, withholding tax, transfer pricing basics).
• Strong analytical skills and an ability to challenge constructively.
• Advanced Excel and ERP proficiency.

Desirable

• Experience designing internal controls during system implementations.
• Familiarity with project‑focused ERP systems (Q360).
• Experience with data analytics tools such as Power BI.

Reporting Structure

• UK‑Based Role — Reports to: VP Finance
• Works closely with:
• Project Managers and VPs
• Business Support Teams
• International Operations Teams
• UK ERP project and IT teams