Home / About us / Our people / Stephen Podd Stephen Podd Deputy Finance and Office Manager Stephen Podd joined the SGSA in June 2005 as the Deputy Finance Manager and Support Clerk. Stephen has been with the Civil Service for over 30 years. He was previously a Registry Clerk for the Ministry of Defence, working with highly sensitive material, he also worked for the Territorial Army dealing with soldiers and officers records. Stephen has 15 years’ experience of working with different finance packages within the SGSA.