Website Serco
The role
As Finance Manager, you’ll be responsible for delivering accurate, timely and controlled financial results across Serco’s UK business, which spans c.80 contracts across five business units and generates annual revenues of approximately £2.4bn.
Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you’ll lead a mixed onshore and offshore team of Financial Accountants, overseeing month-end close, balance sheet integrity, and high-quality financial reporting. You’ll play a critical role in supporting accurate A2R delivery and while continuously improving Finance processes and ways of working within the GFS Hub.
As part of this you’ll:
Lead, coach and develop a team of onshore Financial Accountants and offshore BPO resources
Own and deliver an effective, efficient month-end close across assigned cost and revenue streams
Review and approve material accounting adjustments, ensuring accuracy and control
Support Senior Finance Managers in understanding the results and the subsequent reporting
Own aged balance sheet items (WIP, debt, accruals, prepayments) and drive resolution with stakeholders
Review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring compliance with the Serco accounting manual
Build strong relationships with operational teams to improve financial processes and efficiency
Drive a continuous improvement mindset, embedding better, smarter ways of working
Partner with other Finance Managers to ensure standardisation, documentation, compliance and control
What you’ll need to do the role:
You’ll be someone who:
Is a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA or equivalent)
Has strong experience delivering monthly financial reporting in a complex environment
Is control- and process-oriented, with a clear view of best practice
Enjoys leading and developing teams, both onshore and offshore
Builds strong relationships with Finance and non-Finance stakeholders
Has a natural continuous improvement mindset and appetite for change
Is comfortable dealing with ambiguity, incomplete data and complex stakeholder demands
Essential experience & skills:
Qualified accountant with strong technical accounting knowledge
Experience leading teams and managing performance
Strong understanding of R2R processes and balance sheet control
Commercially minded, with the ability to translate numbers into insight
Proven ability to improve processes and drive efficiencies
High levels of integrity, diligence and professional credibility
Why Serco:
You’ll be part of a high-profile Finance transformation, playing a hands-on role in shaping Finance processes, systems and culture across a truly global organisation. Working in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, you’ll gain standout experience delivering meaningful change while building strong foundations for long-term career opportunities across Serco.
What we offer:
Company car / £4200 cash alternative
Private healthcare
Bonus scheme of up to 20%
Flexible working considered
Pension – 6%
Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services
A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Cash Plans, and more.
A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
A safe and supportive culture.