We are looking for a Senior Financial Controls Manager to join our high performing, multi-site team. In this role you will drive month-end processes and operational excellence, whilst leading on process improvements and fostering growth within your team.  

The OSB Group is a FTSE 250 specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market.

Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

Alongside passion for our products and customers, we're passionate about our people and want to continue building a collaborative and engaging environment.  Being dedicated to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we encourage differences and recognise that individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences can bring valuable insights and enhance the way we work.  This is supported by our Diversity, Community and Environment Employee Engagement Networks and our commitment to the Women in Finance Charter and Women in Leadership Programme. 

In this role, you will lead the financial control team across multi-site locations to deliver reporting requirements including oversight of a robust controls framework, ongoing quality assessment of processes as well as driving process & system improvements and efficiencies.  

Your responsibilities will include…

• Working with another Senior Financial Control Manager, deliver accurate and timely completion of the Group’s month end reporting process, meeting the Group’s WD 7 close deadlines.
• Manage the Financial Control managers across sites, ensuring the Group complies with the target operating model. Identify and implement process and control efficiencies across the Group, leading by example in adopting a one team mentality with frequent cross location knowledge sharing, including OSBI.
• Full ownership of the Group’s control and governance framework covering all locations of Financial Control including quarterly SOX Lite or RCSA requirements and ensuring processes remain compliant with the framework. Communicating effectively across a large range of stakeholders and locations to drive quality assessment and assurance over controls.
• Assist the Group Head of Financial Control by driving forward Group integration activities, aligning processes & controls to the Group’s target operating model, adopting best practices across the Group as well as proactive involvement in process and control enhancements and efficiencies. Experience of driving forward change is essential.
• Review of processes within Financial Control in particular month end reporting with a focus on a consistent approach,process efficiencies and system developments needed. Partnering with all locations including India teams to coordinate effective delivery of robust processes supporting the month end process.
• Review of accounting to ensure compliant with standards, as well as working across the Finance Department (such as with the Financial Planning team and the Head of Accounting policy) to ensure accounting approach is consistent, documented and fully rolled out to the Financial Control team. Escalation of accounting discrepancies or issues that arise and assist in their resolution. 
• Assistance with month end reporting activities including review and approval of the Group’s more technical accounting journals as well as focus on balance sheet substantiation within Blackline providing guidance & independent review.

We offer a competitive base salary and benefits package including:

• Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 25%
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
• Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
• Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
• Maternity & Adoption Leave – Occupational Maternity/Adoption Pay provided at 100% of salary for the first 26 weeks.
• Paternity Leave – 8 weeks of paid leave to be taken within 12 months of birth or adoption.
• Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme.

We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below: 

• Extensive experience managing multiple stakeholders and demonstrating effective communication and leadership across multi-sites is essential
• Previous experience working in a similar environment in a Senior Finance role with focus on quality and control is essential
• Previous experience with leading teams in process improvement projects and driving change is essential
• Previous experience of working in a financial services or FTSE listed Group is essential
• Experience directing a team across multiple locations including an overseas team is essential
• Up to date knowledge of UK GAAP and IFRS is essential, with detailed knowledge of IFRS 2 and 9 an advantage   
• Specialist knowledge of financial control processes is essential
• Specialist knowledge of accounting systems is essential
• Advanced knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley control principles is essential 

We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.

If this sounds like you, please apply now! For internal applications please visit the internal careers page to apply.

Alternatively, if you wish to have an informal and confidential chat please get in touch. Contact details can be found on our careers page.

If shortlisted from your initial application we operate a personalised recruitment process. Interviews are a two way street, we aim for them to be relevant and conversational to get the best out of you!

OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally.  We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.

As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress. 

Whilst we are an organisation that values face-to-face interaction to build and nourish our culture, we also acknowledge that people are not just productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5.  Flexible-working opportunities are important for establishing a healthy work-life balance so if you see a role of interest we are happy to be asked about flexibility and explore together if we can make it work.

All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.