Senior Financial Controls Manager

1 month ago

Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Ocado Logistics Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the financial controls landscape of our organization, reporting directly to the Head of Financial Controls. With ample room to add value, you'll have the chance to develop and implement key financial control methodologies, policies, and procedures. As the Senior Financial Controls Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in designing and developing the Group's financial controls framework as well as becoming a trusted business partner.

At Ocado, innovation is at the core of everything we do. We don't just follow trends – we create them. We break the mold and challenge the status quo every day. If you're someone who thrives on change, embraces fresh challenges, and wants to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Oversee a team of up to seven, ensuring the performance and development of your direct reports are continually nurtured and optimized
  • Take full responsibility for the design, implementation, and continuous monitoring of the Group's Financial Controls methodology and ensure compliance with the firm's accounting policies and procedures while staying ahead of industry developments
  • Acts as a subject matter expert in the application of the Group's Financial Control methodology
  • Lead the process side of the Financial Controls team and ensure the systems controls are linked in to ensure the end to end process is addressed
  • Strongly influence and oversee the financial controls vision and roadmap for the Group including assessing the opportunities to standardise and automate
  • Reviewing the testing of key controls and ensuring appropriate recommendations for improvements are implemented to ensure a 'no surprises' environment
  • Deliver effective tailored training, guidance and advice to Finance and non-finance teams enhancing visibility of the importance of financial controls in their respective areas to ensure controls are embedded
  • Responsible for the Finance Risk Register, Controls Self Certification, related validation the Financial Controls and the Financial Risks on the Fraud Risk Assessment
  • Draft papers, and when invited present, to committees on Financial Control matters (Risk Committee, Audit Committee, SOC Steering Committee, Transformation Steering Committees etc.)
  • Create control metrics to monitor the control environment for end to end processes through a Financial Controls Dashboard
  • Responsible for team's preparation, review and presentation of the monthly Financial Controls KPI pack
  • Drive early involvement of the Financial Controls team in changes to processes to identify weaknesses and design controls required to mitigate risk
About You
  • Assurance Qualification (CIA/ CMIIA or equivalent)
  • Demonstrable experience in a similar role and experience of operating at Senior Manager level in internal audit, second line or other assurance roles
  • Experience of designing assurance methodology (e.g. financial controls, internal audit, SoX), including implementing, designing and monitoring financial controls
What We Offer

Our teams are putting the world's retailers online using the cloud, robotics, AI, and IoT. We provide services to partner clients globally via our innovative advanced robotics technology, known as the Ocado Smart Platform (OSP), this drives our highly automated, multi-million pound Customer Fulfilment Centres (CFCs). In our CFCs - together with the proprietary software applications - we operate a world-class online grocery business that automates the single pick of products, ready for your online delivery.

Our employee benefits are designed for you, we care about people and we've ensured we have a wealth of benefits that focus on your well-being. We regularly review our benefits to ensure we are supporting our employees appropriately.

  • 30 days 'working from anywhere in the world' policy
  • 22 weeks paid primary carer leave
  • Wellbeing support through dedicated apps and an Employee Assistance Programme
  • 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
  • Pension scheme (various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
  • Generous Private Medical Insurance (within the first month of joining)
  • Income Protection (can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance (3 x annual salary)
  • 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
  • Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices
  • Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices
  • Opportunity to participate in Sharesave and Buy as You Earn share schemes
  • 15% discount on Ocado.com and free delivery for all employees

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