Nbit Financial Assurance Lead - Chesterfield, United Kingdom - Post Office Ltd

Post Office Ltd
Post Office Ltd
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Chesterfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Summary:


Salary:
Competitive

Grade: 4

Contract Type:
Fixed Term Contract 12 months

Location:
Chesterfield/Remote

Reporting to:
Group Financial Controller

Division:
Central Finance

The Purpose of the Role:


Working within the Strategic Platform Modernisation ("SPM") project as the 1st line of defence, this role will oversee financial assurance in relation to the rollout of New Branch IT ("NBIT").

The purpose is to ensure that financial processes and controls are designed and operating effectively pre and post go-live of NBIT and that financial transactions and financial reporting are accurate and complete.

The scope may extend beyond direct central finance processes to capture wider finance impacting areas such as branch reconciliation, supply chain and commercial finance.

In addition the role will look to identify opportunities for improvement, efficiency, and Risk Reduction in the BAU central finance processes as a result of the Branch Technology replacement.


The breadth and responsibilities of the role are significant and will involve reporting directly into the Group Financial Controller and Director of NBIT, with regular communication to the CFO and Finance Lead Team also.


Principal Accountabilities:

Produce high quality, timely and accurate reporting on financial assurance activities and any findings for key stakeholders.


Keep Finance Leadership Team informed of the key finance impacting decision being made in the programme and work with programme and FLT to overcome any challenges.

Provide appropriate challenge to decisions being made in the programme that impact finance processes and controls.

Provide clear documentation of the approach taken to financial assurance, risks identified and how the risks have been addressed.

Identify the finance related process that are changing as a result of front-end system change.


Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

Fully qualified accountant with Consultative Committee of Accounting Bodies (CCAB) recognised qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA), or equivalent

Experience of working in transformation / change programmes previously

Experience of testing financial controls and performing financial assurance activities (e.g., external audit or internal audit experience).

Good understanding of finance systems (particularly SAP).

Strong Excel skills - SUMIFs, Pivots, Lookups, etc.

Excellent project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously.

Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to effectively summarise and interpret data.

Questioning and challenging approach, 'Can Do' attitude & ability to adapt to changing business priorities.


About Post Office:


The Post Office has thrived at the heart of high streets and local communities across the UK for over 370 years.

As one of the country's most trusted brands, we take our commitment to providing essential services to customers across the UK very seriously.

We're the UK's largest retail network, as well as the largest financial services provider in the UK, with over 11,600 branches nationwide - more than all of the UK's banks and building societies put together.


We know that the best way to provide a great service for customers is to evolve our business and adapt to their changing needs.

That's why we have a range of over 170 products and services, from personal financial services like banking, insurance, payments and travel money, to telecoms and, of course, mails.

And we're improving our online and in store experience for customers. We know that our customers never stop changing, so neither will we. We're here, in person, for the people who rely on us.


Our Ways of Working underpin everything we do, they are the "How" of our business strategy. They differentiate our business and aim to inspire great behaviours and align our colleagues around specific actions in order to be the organisation we want to be, and achieve our business goals.

By living the Ways of Working each day, you will help make that vision a reality and enable our cultural transformation


In short
:
Working in partnership, as
one team, we
deliver amazing results

**The Post Office embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace and actively promote working without discrimination. We are also a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to interviewing disabled people who meet our minimum criteria for the job.
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