Senior Manager - Finance Chief Control Office

Location: Hybrid role based in Edinburgh or Bristol, with at least two days per week or 40% of working time at an office site.

Salary: £85,493–£100,580 per year

Company

hirify.global is a major UK financial services organisation focused on serving customers and strengthening its finance and risk capabilities.

What you will do

• Lead Finance control improvement, risk reporting, control testing, and supplier coordination.
• Implement and embed the Resetting Risk framework across Finance risk assessment, governance, monitoring, and reporting.
• Shape executive risk reporting with clear, concise, data-led insight into risk exposure, emerging risks, and control effectiveness.
• Optimise and rationalise Finance control environments while improving control effectiveness and testing critical controls.
• Review and challenge Finance Risk and Control Owners and oversee Finance-owned supplier relationships.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team while building strong relationships across Finance, Risk, and Chief Control Office functions.

Requirements

• Strong experience in non-financial risk, controls, audit, or governance within Finance, financial services, or another large complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of risk management frameworks and their application in a first-line environment.
• Experience leading control design, optimisation, rationalisation, automation, testing, and monitoring.
• Ability to turn complex risk and control information into actionable executive insight and governance reporting.
• Experience with supplier risk management or third-party governance, including policy compliance and performance monitoring.
• Proven people leadership, influencing, communication, judgement, and constructive challenge skills.

Nice to have

• Professional qualification in risk, audit, or accountancy, or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility in office attendance and working patterns where reasonable adjustments apply.
• Up to 15% pension contribution.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
• Wellbeing initiatives, parental leave, and benefits that can be adapted to individual needs.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, learning, and development.

Hiring process

• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.
• Eligible applicants with disabilities, long-term health conditions, or neurodivergent conditions may receive a guaranteed interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.