Head of Governance and Control

evoke; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Greater London is seeking a Head of Governance and Control to enhance its financial control environment. You will act as a trusted advisor to finance leadership, establish robust governance frameworks, and drive improvements in finance processes. Ideal candidates will have ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualifications and significant experience in governance and risk management. The role offers a hybrid work model and unique benefits, making it an excellent opportunity at an exciting time for the company.

Benefits

Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave

Discounts at high-street retailers

Pension and bonus schemes

Health & wellbeing support

Gym discounts and cycle-to-work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in governance, risk management, or internal controls.
• Experience implementing or leading an ICOFR programme.
• Experience in financial services, gaming, or telecom sectors.

Responsibilities

• Act as an advisor on governance and control matters.
• Develop and oversee the ICOFR framework.
• Monitor and report on control effectiveness and risk exposures.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder management

Project management

Regulatory frameworks

Data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)

Education

ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualifications or senior finance qualification

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Here at evoke plc, we're looking for a UK based Head of Governance and Control. You'll be responsible for strengthening the Group Finance and the Finance Shared Service Centre (FSSC) financial control environment, driving continuous improvement in finance processes, and ensuring robust governance.

You’ll establish and oversee the Group’s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICOFR). Managing the design and implementation of an effective control framework across all finance processes, while partnering with global finance teams to deliver effective finance processes that enhance efficiency, transparency, and risk management. In addition, this role is instrumental in driving operational excellence.

What you will be doing:

• Acting as a trusted advisor to the Group Finance Director and Finance Leadership Team on governance and control matters and being responsible for ensuring alignment between Business Unit’s controls and Group-level controls
• Developing the ICOFR framework, including design, documentation, testing coordination, and remediation ownership whilst partnering with business cross-function stakeholders including Service Enablement in the FSSC, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, and Risk to embed a consistent culture of control, accountability and governance
• Partnering with Group Internal Audit to identify and remediate control weaknesses, ensuring sustainable improvement in control maturity. This includes managing all finance internal audit outstanding actions and ensuring that they are resolved in a timely manner
• Monitoring and reporting on control effectiveness, risk exposures and remediation plans in financial reporting and finance operations, including oversight over FSSC controls, including periodic reviews and continuous improvement of shared service control performance
• Developing and maintaining governance frameworks including Risk and Control Matrix (RACM), you'll support implementation of internal controls and actively participate in external audit relating to internal control reviews
• Participate in establishing KPIs and dashboards for operational finance and assess their effectiveness, ensuring policies and procedures are updated and maintained across financial control
• Along with the Head of Financial Control and Head of Group Reporting, you'll participate in simplifying the close, consolidation, and reporting cycle to improve speed, accuracy, and insight
• Driving cultural and behavioural change, embedding new ways of working and a strong control mindset across the organisation. You'll champion innovation and efficiency, ensuring finance operations and processes are fit for the future.

Who we are looking for:

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos.

To apply to this post, you will have:

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualifications or a senior finance qualification, you'll have excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities with familiarity with regulatory frameworks
• Experience implementing or leading an internal control over financial reporting (ICOFR) programme with significant experience in governance, risk management or internal controls with advanced project management skills with experience in leading cross-functional initiatives
• Experience in regulated industry (financial services, gaming, telecom) ideally within a listed environment you'll have significant experience liaising with internal and external auditors
• Good understanding of tools such as Power BI, Tableau or similar for reporting and analytics. You’ll also have experience in setting up governance and controls in a complex organisation who has gone through multiple M&As.

What we offer:

Our roles offer more than just a job, you'll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:

• Family Support: Industry‑leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts: Discounts at a range of high‑street retailers
• Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing: Tools and services to help support your well‑being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Hybrid working: Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face‑to‑face collaborative team time – and the chance for a coffee and a catch‑up!

More about evoke:

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world‑class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

Apply:

At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!