Group Financial Control Manager

Overview

In this role you will strengthen Serco’s financial control environment across a complex, international organisation. You will lead governance enhancements, consolidating audit, assurance, compliance and operational indicators to provide a single view of control effectiveness for senior leadership and the Board. You will drive continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration to simplify processes and bolster accountability. This is a high-visibility role that shapes financial control strategy and outcomes at scale, with a focus on practical, sustainable solutions.

Pay / Benefits

• Company car/4200 cash alternative
• Private healthcare
• Bonus scheme of 10% on target
• Flexible working considered
• Pension – 6%
• Discounts for Serco staff

Responsibilities

• Lead development and enhancement of the Group financial control governance framework.
• Coordinate Group-wide compliance and control activities across divisions and functions.
• Integrate audit findings, control testing, compliance reporting and operational indicators into a single view of effectiveness and risk.
• Identify emerging risks and weaknesses, ensuring proper escalation and remediation.
• Translate governance and technical control information into clear actions and ownership.
• Support senior leaders, Audit Committee and Board with insight-led reporting on performance and risk.
• Partner with assurance providers to prioritise assurance activities by risk and materiality.
• Drive continuous improvement to simplify processes and strengthen governance.

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Financial Controls, Internal Audit, Assurance, Risk or Governance in a large, complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of financial control frameworks, governance structures and regulatory environments.
• Experience in a Big 4 firm and/or sizeable corporate environment with senior-level influence.
• Proven ability to lead change across a matrix organisation.
• Ability to translate multiple information sources into meaningful risk insight.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with gravitas to challenge senior leaders.
• Effective communication with diverse audiences, from operators to executive leadership and Audit Committee.
• Strong commercial judgement balancing detail with control effectiveness.
• Experience with finance transformation, controls improvement or governance enhancement programmes (advantageous).
• Professional accountancy qualification desirable (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent); additional IA/ Risk/ Controls qualifications advantageous.
• SC clearance ability required.

• Influence across the organisation
• Curiosity and challenging conventional thinking
• Strategic thinking with attention to detail
• Financial controls
• Internal audit
• Governance and assurance

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