Senior Financial Control Manager

Job summary

As a Senior Financial Control Manager for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) you will be part of a specialist team that sits at the heart of the finance department. The team provides expert advice, support and challenge to DVSA managers, ensuring compliance with all statutory, regulatory and best practice accounting standards and requirements.

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Job description

The purpose of the Senior Financial Control Manager is to effectively manage business relationships between DVSA and its stakeholders, delivering a quality, effective and efficient service, achieved by proficient use of the finance systems.

The post-holder will be responsible for delivering critical financial control functions leading by example and providing support to their team in delivering the required outcomes for the organisation. The functions are delivered in partnership with our outsourced shared services provider.

As a senior member of the Financial Control team the post-holder will take the lead responsibility for one area of financial control, however may also be required to participate across the full breadth of the team’s remit.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Accounts Receivable – Managing reconciliation processes and providing expert advice in financial transactions from front line systems, customer balances and customer refunds.
• Cash and Banking – Managing receipts and payments through the banking process. Managing the payment process to HM Treasury of all monies collected for penalties and fines and monies collected on behalf of DVA (Northern Ireland).
• Tax compliance and Payroll – Responsible for all aspects of tax compliance to ensure the agency meets its obligations, maintains strong audit trail and financial control. Manage the internal payroll function including employer PAYE compliance and 2nd workplace.
• Accounts Payable – Responsible for the Purchase to Pay (P2P) and the Travel & Subsistence (T&S) functions of the organisation.

Great line management is important to us as an organisation. You will have two direct reports, we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Significant experience working in a Finance function.
• Experience of managing people.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with key stakeholders.
• Good working knowledge of ERP systems, e.g. SAP and Oracle
• Ability to understand front end business systems and interfaces into ERP finance systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Microsoft Excel

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 35 hours per week.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

Some travel may be required including overnight stays to Bristol, London and Nottingham.

Visa Sponsorship

Please note that we do not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker Licence sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Candidates must ensure they have the appropriate rights to work in the UK before application.

Qualifications

Fully Qualified CCAB Accountant or equivalent (eg. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with relevant post qualification experience.
You will be required to provide evidence that you hold any essential qualifications/licenses at some point during the recruitment process. If you cannot provide evidence, your application will be withdrawn.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £48,241, Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency contributes £13,975 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

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Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's qualifications, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV

Stage 2: Presentation and interview

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience

In your CV please demonstrate your suitability to the role and the essential criteria, providing detailed evidence of the following:

• Your experience of working in a Finance control function and managing people.
• Your experience of engaging with key stakeholders.
• Your experience of working with ERP systems, e.g. SAP and Oracle.
• Your understanding and experience of front-end business systems and interfaces into ERP finance systems.
• Your experience of Microsoft applications including Microsoft Excel

To apply

Please note, for this vacancy, we are working with our recruitment partner Hays. Please send your CV, demonstrating your suitability to the role and the above essential criteria to Jackie Taylor - Jackie.Taylor@hays.com

The sift will take place week commencing 09/03/2026

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Behaviours - Communicating & Influencing, Changing & Improving and Managing a Quality Service

Experience - See Role Profile

Strengths

You will also be required to create and deliver a presentation to assess Experience. Guidance will be provided if you are invited to interview.

The interviews will take place week commencing 23/03/2026

This interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site (opens in a new window).

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Further information on the selection process

We will also hold a 12-month reserve list for this role, which may lead to potential opportunities beyond the role you applied for. You can read more about our reserve lists here.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

Apply and further information

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Jackie Taylor
• Email : jackie.taylor@hays.com

Recruitment team

• Email : philip.evans@dvsa.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: philip.evans@dvsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here (https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/) to visit Civil Service Commission

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