Control Team Leader

University-of-Liverpool; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Liverpool is seeking a Control Team Leader to join Finance Operations on an 18-month fixed-term contract. The role will lead financial control and reconciliation activities, ensuring data integrity and regulatory compliance while guiding a small team. Hybrid working with a mix of on-campus and remote work is expected.

Key duties include managing reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, system interfaces and process improvements to support the Finance Systems Transformation Programme.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a financial accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and accounting principles.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Experience leading and developing staff.
• Strong IT and financial systems skills, including advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team responsible for reconciliations and balance sheet reviews.
• Oversee financial controls, system interfaces and process improvements.
• Ensure financial data integrity and regulatory compliance.
• Support transition efforts for the future ERP environment.
• Collaborate with Finance Operations to enable smooth day-to-day operations.

Skills

Financial accounting

Financial controls

Reconciliations

Team leadership

Excel advanced

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Hours of work: Full-time - 35 hours per week

Tenure: Fixed term until April 2028

Hybrid Working: Minimum requirement of 40% on Campus, with 60% considered desirable where possible

About the opportunities

The role forms part of the University's Finance Systems Transformation Programme (FSTP), providing vital support that enables Finance subject matter experts to focus on key transformation activities such as system design, testing, data migration, and business readiness. While supporting the delivery of day-to-day finance operations, successful candidates will gain valuable exposure to a wide range of central finance processes and play an important role in a major institutional transformation programme.

We are seeking a Control Team Leader to join Finance Operations on an 18‑month fixed‑term contract supporting delivery of the Finance Systems Transformation Programme (FSTP). This role will lead the University's financial control and reconciliation activities, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, integrity of financial data and effective operation of key financial controls. The successful candidate will manage a small team responsible for reconciliations, balance sheet reviews, system interfaces and process improvements while helping prepare Finance Operations for the future ERP environment.

We're looking for someone with:

• Experience working in a financial accounting environment.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, reconciliations and accounting principles.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Experience leading and developing staff.
• Strong IT and financial systems skills, including advanced Excel.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to enhancing a workforce as diverse as our community and particularly encourage applicants who are of minoritised genders and ethnic backgrounds, living with a disability, and/or are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.