Financial Controls Auditor

South Lakes Housing; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Part time

Job summary

South Lakes Housing is seeking a Finance Controls Auditor for a six-month fixed-term contract in Stockport. The role focuses on independently reviewing the organisation's finance environment, identifying risks and weaknesses, and embedding improvements with stakeholders.

You will assess controls, reporting, month-end processes and opportunities to enhance efficiency. The assignment requires a practical, governance‑minded approach and the ability to deliver clear, sustainable changes.

Qualifications

• Finance, Audit, Risk & Assurance, Financial Controls or Finance Transformation background.

Responsibilities

• Undertake an independent review of financial systems, processes and controls.
• Identify control weaknesses, financial risks and areas requiring greater assurance.
• Assess manual processes and opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Review month-end, reporting, budgeting and transactional finance processes.
• Assess workflows, segregation of duties and control effectiveness.
• Identify bottlenecks, duplication and key-person dependencies.
• Review the quality and effectiveness of management information.
• Develop a clear, risk-based and prioritised improvement plan.
• Recommend pragmatic and proportionate solutions.
• Implement and embed agreed changes.
• Leave behind stronger controls, clearer processes and more sustainable ways of working.

Job description

Finance Controls Auditor – 6 month FTC – Part-Time (3 days per week) – Circa £55,000 FTE - Stockport – Flexible working

Our client is a growing charity based in Stockport and due to expected growth is looking for an experienced accountant who can undertake a focused six-month assignment, independently reviewing the current finance environment, identifying risks and weaknesses, establishing the priorities and then working with the organisation to implement and embed improvements.

You will:

• Undertake an independent review of financial systems, processes and controls
• Identify control weaknesses, financial risks and areas requiring greater assurance
• Assess manual processes and opportunities to improve efficiency
• Review month-end, reporting, budgeting and transactional finance processes
• Assess workflows, segregation of duties and control effectiveness
• Identify bottlenecks, duplication and key-person dependencies
• Review the quality and effectiveness of management information
• Develop a clear, risk-based and prioritised improvement plan
• Recommend pragmatic and proportionate solutions
• Implement and embed agreed changes
• Leave behind stronger controls, clearer processes and more sustainable ways of working

About you

You could come from a Finance, Audit, Risk & Assurance, Financial Controls or Finance Transformation background. What matters is your ability to independently assess an existing finance environment, identify the underlying issues and translate your findings into practical action. You will be comfortable challenging constructively, working with stakeholders and balancing strong governance and control with solutions that work in practice. Crucially, you won't simply identify what needs to change – you'll help make the change happen.