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Financial Controller (Interim)
Salary: £400 - £500 per day
Location: London Kings Cross
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a seasoned Financial Controller to play a pivotal role in the success of a charity. This interim position offers the chance to work alongside a dynamic finance team, providing sound financial control and accounting advice to support ground-breaking work.
The role involves liaising with external and internal auditors, banks, and third parties, as well as preparing for board and committee meetings. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to apply their expertise in a challenging and rewarding environment.
- Senior position in a dynamic finance team
- Opportunity to interact with leaders in their fields
- Chance to shape effective controllership framework improvements
What you'll do:
As the Interim Financial Controller, you will be at the heart of our finance team, providing key subject matter leadership to guide the team in its statutory reporting requirements. You will have the opportunity to shape effective controllership framework improvements, liaise with external and internal auditors, banks, and third parties. Your role will also involve preparatory work in advance of board meetings, most notably the Audit and Risk Committee. Your exceptional technical financial accounting skills will be crucial in ensuring the efficient delivery of our financial management capabilities.
- Demonstrate significant expertise in financial reporting standards (FRS) and their application to UK Charities
- Lead work to implement robust checks and balances on accounts preparation
- Provide guidance and recommendation of accounting implications for new initiatives/business cases
- Review current financial and accounting policies for continuous improvement opportunities
- Responsible for timely and accurate completion of month end and year close
- Manage working capital including day-to-day relationship with bankers
What you bring:
As our ideal candidate for the Interim Financial Controller position, you bring significant experience as a finance leader or senior financial controller in a complex organization. Your exceptional technical financial accounting skills are complemented by your aptitude for applying technical requirements and standards to practical business situations. You are a strong leader who has successfully led and developed teams. Your proactive nature drives you towards achievement and task completion. Your excellent communication skills enable you to engage with people at all levels internally, with partners, and externally.
- Qualified accountant (ideally ACA or CIMA) with significant experience as a finance leader or senior Financial Controller
- Exceptional technical financial accounting and tax skills
- Strong leadership skills with experience leading and developing a team
- Proactive individual with a clear focus on achievement and task completion
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Outstanding customer service skills
What sets this company apart:
This is an opportunity to contribute to an organisation that values boldness, imagination, openness, dynamism, and collegiality. They believe in creating an environment where everyone feels valued and can contribute their best work. They offer flexible working opportunities with 3 days in the office and 2 days work from home. They are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.
What's next:
Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today!
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