Senior Financial Control Manager

Job Introduction

Salary: £72,436.28 plus £4,613.61 London allowance per annum 

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: 200 Buckingham Palace Road, London 

Type of Working Arrangement: This role offers a blended approach to home and office working, with an expectation of attending the office 1–2 days per week.

Hours: This is full-time role (37 hours per week)  

British Transport Police (BTP) is the national police force for the rail network throughout Great Britain. We are the ‘Guardians of the Railway,’ putting passenger safety at the heart of what we do. Our values are simply: We Care, We Do the Right Thing, We Strive to Be Better Every Day, We Are One BTP, and We Are Proud to Protect. Join us and help create an environment where we can all be our best every day.

The Opportunity: 

British Transport Police (BTP) have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Financial Control Manager to join the Finance Department. As the Senior Financial Control Manager with BTP, you will provide strategic leadership and expert oversight across treasury, financial transactions and financial systems, ensuring robust financial control, compliance and delivery of high‑quality financial services. This is a role perfect for someone with the ambition to be Head of Finance or similar in the future.

This role is the lead for the Treasury, Transactions and Financial Systems team and holds departmental responsibility for counter‑fraud activity. You will play a key role in maintaining strong financial governance, safeguarding public funds, and supporting the organisation to meet its financial and regulatory obligations. It’s an exciting time to join BTP as we implement a new finance system; this will be an opportunity to lead on a significant change for the Force.

What you'll be doing:  

• Performing the senior lead role on the implementation of a new finance and procurement system.
• Leading treasury and cashflow management, reviewing and reporting on annual and five‑year cashflow forecasts and advising senior stakeholders on the impact of financial decisions.
• Overseeing transactional finance services, acting as the lead for Accounts Payable and Receivable and monitoring performance against key indicators.
• Leading counter‑fraud activity, identifying, managing and reporting risks relating to fraud across all financial processes, and ensuring effective fraud controls are in place.
• Maintaining strong financial governance and assurance, reporting to the Finance Assurance Board, supporting year‑end accounts, audits and contributing to a robust financial control environment.
• Supporting senior leadership, including deputising for the Deputy Director, Financial Control, and contributing to budgeting for financial control corporate charges.

What you'll bring to the team: 

Qualifications & Training

• Fully qualified member of a CCAB body (ACCA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAI, ICAS) or an international equivalent.
• Commitment to ongoing CPD in line with professional body requirements.

Experience

• Extensive post‑qualification experience in senior finance and accounting roles.
• Experience of financial system implementation or upgrades.                                                             
• Strong experience of financial reporting, including cashflow management, within complex organisations.
• Proven delivery of high‑quality financial reporting and annual accounts.
• Experience leading and managing teams, including driving performance through clear objectives.
• Track record of building effective relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.       

Skills

• Ability to communicate complex, detailed, financial information clearly to senior financial and non‑financial audiences.
• Strong technical accounting skills with the ability to solve complex financial issues.
• Confidence managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a demanding environment.
• Ability to lead change and promote collaboration across teams.

Knowledge

• Strong understanding of public sector financial challenges and managing public money.
• Excellent knowledge of accounting and budgeting frameworks, including IFRS and FReM.
• Understanding of relevant HR policies and procedures.

Further information about this vacancy can be found in the attached job description.

What we offer:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
• Family-friendly policies, including up to 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave.
• Bespoke benefits platform and Blue Light Card access.
• Salary sacrifice options for cycles, home technology, gym membership, and electric vehicles.
• Interest-free annual rail season ticket loan after 6 months.
• Access to the Transport Benevolent Fund for health, welfare, and financial support.
• Development opportunities, including fully funded apprenticeships.
• Excellent Pension scheme:  We offer the BTP GPP Police Staff Pension Scheme, administered by Royal London. This group personal pension plan is available to all police staff and is a defined contribution scheme. It provides the flexibility to vary your pension contributions from 4.4% to 12% of your salary. For more information, visit the Royal London dedicated pension page or email us at Pension-Queries@btp.police.uk. Note: If you are an existing member of Police Staff in the RPS, your pension will not be affected.

How to Apply:

Applications will be via an up-to-date CV and online application form, as part of this application please outline how your skills and experience demonstrate your suitability for the role. 

Completed applications must be submitted by 11.59pm, 13 May 2026

Vetting: Successful applicants will be required to pass Management Vetting (5 years minimum UK residency required), including a full background and financial disclosure. For more information and Top Tips, please see attached document. 

Medical: We’ll ask for relevant health and medical history details to support employee wellbeing.  

References: We'll ask for references to cover the past 5 years.

Inclusion & Diversity:  

We are committed to building a workforce where everyone feels they belong. 

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. Diversity strengthens our teams, improves our services and helps us better represent and support the communities we serve. We are proud to be an inclusive employer and strive to create a workplace that is fair, respectful and accessible to all. We actively work to challenge discrimination, remove barriers and ensure equity throughout our recruitment and employment practices.  

If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment or selection process, please let us know - we are happy to support you. Your talent, your potential, and your unique perspective matter here.  

For more information on Inclusion or the Disability Confident Scheme, please click the links Inclusion & Diversity Disability Confident Scheme

Join Us:
Ready to take the next step in your career? At BTP, you’ll have the opportunity to grow, make a real impact, and be part of something extraordinary.

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