Senior Manager – Finance Chief Control Office

Overview

In this role, you lead Finance Governance, Control Testing and Supplier Management within the Finance Chief Control Office to strengthen non-financial risk controls across Group Finance. You will drive the Resetting Risk framework, deliver data-led risk insight and enhance supplier governance with senior stakeholders. You’ll shape executive risk reporting, oversee control optimisation, and develop a high-performing team in a collaborative, values‑driven culture. This position offers breadth, visibility and impact across Group Finance.

Pay / Benefits

• generous pension contribution up to 15%
• annual performance-related bonus
• share schemes including free shares
• discounted shopping benefits
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Responsibilities

• Lead on Control Improvement, Risk Reporting, and Supplier Coordination across Group Finance
• Drive the implementation and embedding of the Resetting Risk framework
• Shape Finance executive risk reporting with data-led insight for decision making
• Lead control optimisation initiatives to simplify and improve control environments
• Provide review and challenge to Finance Risk and Control Owners
• Strengthen supplier governance and oversight for Finance-owned suppliers
• Build relationships across Finance, Risk and FCCO to improve consistency
• Lead and develop a high-performing, inclusive team

Key requirements

• Strong experience with Non-Financial Risk, controls, audit or governance in finance or large organisations
• Understanding of risk management frameworks in a first-line environment
• Proven experience in control design, optimisation, testing and monitoring
• Ability to translate risk information into clear executive governance reporting
• Experience in supplier risk management or third-party governance
• Strong judgement and ability to challenge senior Risk and Control Owners
• Proven people leadership and ability to build an inclusive team
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Desirable professional qualification in risk, audit or accountancy (not essential)

• strong communication
• influencing skills
• leadership and people development
• Non-Financial Risk
• controls governance
• control testing and monitoring

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