Senior Financial Control Manager in Swansea

DVSA is a large, complex government organisation responsible for road safety. It operates across Great Britain generating annual income of around £450m and employing approximately 4,600 people.

As a Senior Financial Control Manager, 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.

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. The functions are delivered in partnership with our outsourced shared services provider:

• 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.

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.

This role can be based in Swansea or Nottingham, your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum of 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.

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. Some travel will be necessary depending on location (estimated, 1 overnight trip per quarter, and 2 day trips per month).

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.

We're working hard to:

• Make roads safer.
• Improve services for our customers.
• Make road transport greener and healthier.
• Harness the potential of technology and data.
• Grow and level up the economy.

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

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

Interviews are likely to be held week commencing 23 March 2026.

For this role you will need to submit a CV which must include your employment history, relevant experience to date, and professional qualifications and memberships. For your CV, please provide detailed evidence of your experience against the following essential criteria:

• 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.

Please note, for this vacancy, we are working with our recruitment partner Hays. Please send your CV to Jackie Taylor. The selection process will include an interview and presentation.