Controls Manager

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Job reference 323259
Controls Manager
Competitive salary plus £4,200 car allowance, full family healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential, 27.5 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising with serve and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates. 
Permanent, Full time ​​​​​​

Chesterfield, Future Walk, S49 1PF, you will be expected to attend the office 3 days per week.

Explore finance at Royal Mail, where tradition meets innovation. We are a £7.8 billion turnover company with a global reach, where finance professionals can explore unparalleled opportunities. 

This is a team driving financial growth and shaping the future of a UK icon. Whether it be budgets, forecasts, variance analysis, controls, or company-wide transactions this is an exceptional environment where you can make your mark.  

We’re seeking a Controls Manager to join our Finance Ledgers & Assets team. If you have a strong accounting background (part or fully qualified) and can communicate effectively at all levels, we’d love to hear from you!
 

About the Role
Reporting to the Heads of Assets and Ledgers, you will oversee trading revenue audits, ensure compliance in the sales commission incentives programme, and support wider financial controls.
 

Key responsibilities:
•    Review commission programme governance, advising senior leaders.
•    Audit commission claims to manage risk.
•    Ensure governance in sales commission auditing (Royal Mail & third-party agencies).
•    Collaborate with senior teams to improve commission programme governance.
•    Resolve billing and sales commission issues across the business.
•    Reconcile revenue postings with billing data.
•    Act as the main contact for revenue recognition testing during external audits.
•    Support compliance and controls testing within Finance.
 

About You
•    Part or fully qualified accountant (or relevant experience).
•    Strong numeracy and reconciliation skills.
•    Analytical mindset to interpret complex financial data.
•    Strong interpersonal and influencing skills—able to simplify complex information.
•    High standards of integrity and quality.
•    Experience in managing complex commission payment schemes (desirable).

Extra Benefits
•    Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
•    Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
•    Supportive and generous company sick pay
•    Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face to face or virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people. 
 

We don’t expect every candidate to meet the full criteria for the role. If your experience looks a little different from the job requirements, but you feel you have the relevant skills to bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you. 

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve. 

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

For more information on Royal Mail Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/

Closing Date: Sunday 13th April. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.

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