Senior Financial Controls, Process Improvements Manager

• Provide professional and technical direction across the full range of financial and other services
• Use technical accounting expertise to manage and implement change programmes
• Review current processes within the wider finance teams
• Ensure controls enable a clean year-end statutory reporting process
• Partner with Internal Auditors to support implementation of recommendations
• Work with Senior Business Partners and the Procurement Manager to identify and understand different working practices
• Oversee the Balance Sheet reconciliation process
• Act as the key contact for VAT treatment and work with external VAT advisors
• Produce reports for the board, committees, and management teams
• Contribute as a senior Finance department member to delivery of departmental objectives supporting Action for Children’s mission

Requirements

• Qualified Accountant or equivalent qualification with demonstrable technical proficiency
• Experience working with the public sector or an organisation that provides delivery contracts to customers
• Experience with a new system implementation, preferably Oracle, and streamlining processes around the system
• Experience working at senior level and partnering with senior stakeholders
• Demonstrable understanding and application of EDI policies in the workplace
• Demonstrable project management skills
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills to build relationships and communicate complex technical financial matters to a range of stakeholders
• DBS Basic vetting required
• Unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong technical accounting expertise and project management skills, with a focus on financial process improvement and stakeholder engagement. Proficient in managing statutory reporting and VAT treatment while ensuring compliance with EDI policies.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Qualified Accountant
• Technical Accounting Expertise
• Project Management Skills
• Experience with Oracle
• Interpersonal Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Financial Services Management
• Change Programme Implementation
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation
• Statutory Reporting
• Process Streamlining

Soft Skills

• Relationship Building
• Communication Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• DBS Basic Vetting

Industry Keywords

• Public Sector Experience
• EDI Policies
• Senior Stakeholder Engagement

Tools & Technologies

• Oracle

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