Financial Controls Manager

3 days ago


Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Ocado Logistics Full time
Senior Financial Controls Manager

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age, disability or union membership status.

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.
  • Act 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.
  • Review the testing of key controls and ensure 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.
Requirements
  • Desirable: ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualification, Risk and Control Matrices (RACMs), Experience of COSO Framework highly desirable.
Benefits
  • 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)
  • 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


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