ARE YOU EXPERIENCED IN FINANCIAL CONTROLS AND RISK MANAGEMENT?

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Financial Services team as Financial Control Manager on a fixed term contract for 12 months. Based from our head office in Wembley, you’ll combine office and home working in line with our hybrid approach. There will be some travel required to our offices in Basingstoke on a bi-weekly basis.
It’s a really exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

You’ll be a fully qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with demonstrable experience in a similar financial control role. You’ll need to have strong technical and practical knowledge of the principles of financial accounting and relevant legislation e.g., FRS102, Housing SORP and wider accounting standards IFRS). You’ll also need:

• Extensive knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Agresso/Unit 4, Sun, or similar accounting/ERP systems, including utilising these systems for financial reporting, analysis, and management
• Advanced knowledge of risk management and control principles and best practices, particularly in relation to financial accounting and compliance.
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks effectively, ensuring the integrity and stability of financial processes and systems
• Experience in leading and participating in large-scale finance transformation projects, including system implementations, process improvements, and data migration initiatives
• A strong, clear working knowledge of financial processes and controls covering financial services
• Proven track record of senior stakeholder management, with the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders and demonstrate strong influencing skills
• Experience in leading a team, providing guidance and supporting continuous development

THE ROLE

Reporting into our Group Financial Controller, you’ll be responsible for SNG’s financial controls, including adherence to SNG’s financial regulations through the appropriate design of finance processes, systems and access to data. You’ll ensure key risks associated with SNG’s legacy finance systems, processes, data and reporting activities are appropriately mitigated in accordance with SNG’s enterprise risk management framework.
You’ll lead a small team responsible for maintaining and updating SNG’s financial regulations, ensuring key finance systems and processes are designed to mitigate key financial risks. You’ll be a key point of contact on financial control matters with internal and external stakeholders (e.g. internal Audit & Risk, External Auditors).

Responsibilities include:

• Being accountable for maintaining and proactively updating SNGs financial regulations policy, ensuring ongoing adherence to the latest accounting standards and regulatory requirements
• Accountability for providing assurance on key financial controls encompassing SNG financial systems, processes and data
• Working with the Head of Financial Services, Fixed Asset and Capital Accounting Manager and Head of Financial Accounting to develop and maintain a robust financial control framework for financial services activities across all SNG’s legal entities
• Leading the day-to-day management of legacy Finance system interfaces and transactions, and leading the transition to a new finance ERP system
• Proactively liaising with senior stakeholders across the business and their finance leads to ensure appropriate financial controls are in place to conform to latest accounting standards and regulations
• Managing the Financial Control team, providing clear direction, and promoting a culture of accountability, high performance, and continuous improvement

You’ll be a fully qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with demonstrable experience in a similar financial control role. You’ll need to have strong technical and practical knowledge of the principles of financial accounting and relevant legislation e.g., FRS102, Housing SORP and wider accounting standards IFRS). You’ll also need:

• Extensive knowledge of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Agresso/Unit 4, Sun, or similar accounting/ERP systems, including utilising these systems for financial reporting, analysis, and management
• Advanced knowledge of risk management and control principles and best practices, particularly in relation to financial accounting and compliance.
• Ability to identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks effectively, ensuring the integrity and stability of financial processes and systems
• Experience in leading and participating in large-scale finance transformation projects, including system implementations, process improvements, and data migration initiatives
• A strong, clear working knowledge of financial processes and controls covering financial services
• Proven track record of senior stakeholder management, with the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders and demonstrate strong influencing skills
• Experience in leading a team, providing guidance and supporting continuous developmen