Financial Controller Jobs

English National Opera
Financial Controller 
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 
Permanent, Full-time
Hybrid working, 1-2 days a week in the office
Closest stations: Covent Garden or Charing Cross

The English National Opera (ENO) is a key part of London’s cultural scene, known for delivering opera that is accessible to everyone. With a strong commitment to quality and inclusivity, ENO continues to bring opera to a broad audience while supporting creativity and education.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join our team as a Financial Controller. This role will lead on external financial reporting, VAT and corporation tax compliance, and treasury management. Working closely with colleagues across finance and operations, you will play an important part in maintaining and improving ENO’s financial accounting and compliance processes.

This hands-on role involves preparing financial statements, working with auditors, and managing the financial aspects of capital projects to ensure budgets are followed. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute your financial expertise to an organisation that values cultural and artistic achievement.

About the Role
Reporting to the CFO, the Financial Controller’s main responsibilities include:

• As a member of the Executive Plus team, contribute to the leadership and implementation of the strategic direction of ENO. 
• Provide leadership and direction to the Financial accounting team, to achieve departmental and organisational objectives.
• Manage the preparation of all financial reporting and tax compliance.
• Ensure that risk and compliance management is embedded and operational across the Division.
• Coordinate monthly review of the Balance sheet and undertake reconciliations where relevant.
• Work with the CFO/CEO, Director of Strategy & HFBP to prepare and present funding requests, including NPO submissions. 
• Oversee preparation of financial statements, management of statutory audit and disclosures in accordance with accounting principles, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
• Preparation of Theatre Tax Relief claims, working with external advisors to ensure the accuracy of the return and advising the business on actions to maximise eligibility of spend. 
• Coordinate and liaise with external auditors, tax authorities, and regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with financial reporting and tax obligations . 
• Prepare/ supervise preparation of the quarterly Vat return ensuring that partial recovery methodology is operating correctly and remains appropriate to changes in the business model . Review the returns annually and undertake the annual adjustment. 

Who are we looking for?
We’re seeking a qualified and experienced finance professional who is confident working in a busy and varied environment. The ideal candidate will have:

• A formal accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Strong technical finance experience, ideally in a complex organisation.
• Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to work well with people at all levels.
• A proactive approach to managing priorities and solving problems.
• Experience in the arts, higher education, or charity sectors (desirable but not essential).

We welcome applications from candidates with experience in a range of sectors, including industry, charity, and professional practice

Hybrid / London (with option to work at one of our regional offices)

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Are you a driven, analytical, and highly organised individual with a proven track record of implementing audit recommendation, developing and implementing financial controls and control account reconciliations?  Do you have significant experience of leading financial teams and preparing and coordinating budgets?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a highly experienced Financial Controller to provide a high level financial support service to staff across the organisation, external funders and stakeholders, including full responsibility for the management of the Finance department.  This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the financial sustainability and impact of a charitable organisation dedicated to making a positive difference nationally.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this exciting opportunity

This crucial and multi-faceted role will see our successful candidate oversee and manage the charity’s financial activities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and developing and implementing financial policies, procedures, and controls to safeguard assets and maintain fiscal responsibility.  We will expect you to take the lead on budgeting and forecasting to collaborate with department heads to create and monitor annual budgets and provide accurate financial forecasts and variance analyses to support informed decision-making.

We will also rely on you to prepare timely and accurate financial statements for internal and external stakeholders, including donors and regulatory bodies, ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and accounting standards within the charity sector and to manage financial aspects of grants, including budgeting, reporting, and compliance. Coordinating and facilitating annual audits and supervising and mentoring the finance manager and transactional manager, plus facilitating ongoing professional development for the finance team, are all also vital aspects of the role.

What we are looking for

• Significant experience of working in a similar role
• Financial knowledge to ensure effective financial management of budgeting, planning and forecasting
• Experience of in-year reporting and monitoring key performance indicators
• Experience of working with non-finance managers on financial issues
• Experience of working with SunSystem financial system and with Sage 50 Payroll/similar payroll software
• Strong leadership skills and proven experience of providing effective staff supervision and management
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting and a Qualified Accountant
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. Successful applicants must therefore submit a Basic DBS Check.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance of 30 days, 2 days "duvet days", staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

To apply please email our HR Team and request an application form.

Closing date: 14 February 2025 

Financial Controller / Head of Finance (Housing)

Southend on Sea, Essex (Hybrid Working) 

£70,000 per annum 

Permanent, Full Time  

35 Hours per week 

We have a new and exciting opportunity for an experienced, hands-on Finance professional to join our well-established Finance team as a Financial Controller. In this key role you will effectively lead the day-to-day operations of the Finance function. 

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance, you will be responsible for leading our Financial Reporting, Processing and Compliance and Rent Setting teams, and will support them in the delivery of the department’s goals and objectives.

Estuary Housing Association are more than a Housing Association. We’re a team of dedicated individuals, driven by a clear social purpose of providing housing our customers are proud to call home, and changing lives for the better every day. We own and manage over 4,700 properties across Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and the Suffolk Coastal District. 

With the support of this team, the main duties for the role are: 

• Leading the day-to-day operations of the Finance function 

• Drafting Audit and Risk Committee and Board of Management Reports 

• Preparing Regulatory and Statutory Returns 

• Leading and delivering the annual Financial Statements, Audit and Budget Setting processes 

• Leading on the delivery of the monthly Management Accounts and Forecast process 

• Managing the Annual Rent Increase Process and providing Assurance on all increases 

• Managing and improving existing processes 

• Assisting with the annual Insurance renewal process 

We are looking for someone who: 

• Is a Qualified Accountant with solid, post qualified experience (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) 

• Has a substantial and successful track record in a Financial Controller (or similar) role 

• Is competent in Excel and Word 

• Has experience in producing financial statements 

• Has the ability to provide financial insight and analysis to enable decision making 

• Has strong technical abilities for report writing financial control and processes 

• Has a personable and approachable leadership style 

• Ideally you will have experience working within the Housing, Charity or similar sector. 

• Demonstrable experience of line managing a team. 

So, do you think this is for you? Are you ready for the challenge? Well, if you are, we would love you to apply! 

Closing date: 12th February 2025  

1st Stage Interview: TEAMS to be confirmed 

2nd Stage Interview: Onsite to be confirmed  

Really excited to be working with a fast growing organisation that provides affordable housing across England, to recruit for their Assistant Financial Controller

Location: Northampton (Hybrid - 3 days in the office)
Salary: Up to £75,000 + Bonus (up to 20%) + Benefits

Are you a commercially minded finance professional with strong experience in operational accounting? We are seeking an individual who has experience managing high volume transactions and overseeing acquisitions across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring financial control, reporting accuracy and compliance, particularly within capital accounting, revenue accounting and accounts payable.

• Supporting and leading a team to help develop and mentor them

• Lead the preparation of cash flow forecasts for capital requirements

• Oversee the structuring and reviewing of investor allocations and reporting.

• Supervise acquisition payments and accounts payable processes, working closely with developers on high-value invoices.

• Act as the key contact for external auditors, ensuring compliance with regulatory filling, internal reports and statutory accounts.

• Develop and maintain debt financing schedules, quarterly reports, and ad hoc financial reports.

• Support management accounting to ensure timely reporting cycles.

• Collaborate with FP&A to ensure financial planning aligns with commercial growth strategies.

• Supervise the accurate accounting of rent and sales revenue, ensuring timely reconciliations via payment platforms

What We're Looking For

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) with a strong background in financial controls.

• Strong leadership and line management experience.

• Knowledge of capital acquisitions, statutory reporting, and external audits.

• High-energy, professional, and a strong communicator who thrives in a fast-paced setting.

Why Join Us?

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office.

• Free parking at the office.

• Salary up to £75k + bonus (up to 20%) based on performance.

• Pension contribution (5% matched) & health cash plan (non-taxable benefits).

• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership and grow within the organisation.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

Job title: Assistant Management Accountant

Reporting to: Financial Controller

Location: Alton office with potential for some hybrid working

Hours: P/T: 28 hrs per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £34,000 to £38,000 per annum full time equivalent

The Assistant Management Accountant is a critical role within the organisation and is being recruited at an exciting time as Kidney Care UK seeks to realise its growth ambitions within its strategy.

The role will provide support to the Financial Controller in effective stewardship and oversight of all finance functions, with responsibility for ensuring accurate budget holder reporting, project reporting and aid in the production of management accounts. This role is essential to the reporting of financial information across the Charity. The Assistant Management Accountant will also support in the delivery of new projects and system advancements.

In addition the Assistant Management Accountant will help to prepare the Charity’s quarterly VAT returns, ensuring that all transactions have the correct VAT coding. The role will be pivotal in the monthly close down process and ongoing accuracy of the transactions held on the accounting system.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, intermediate-advanced excel skills (X or VLOOKUP, SUMIF and pivot tables) and will be highly organised. The ideal candidate will be able to organise conflicting priorities around the monthly management accounts cycle. They will be flexible and adaptable in their approach to support transformational change in our processes and systems.

Closing date: Sun 23rd Feb 2025 or earlier if sufficient number of applications are received.

Financial Accountant

Are you an experienced financial professional? Pilgrims' Friend Society is expanding, and we need a Financial Accountant to take charge of legal entities for our Housing Schemes. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Accountant will be responsible for running and reconciling finance sub-ledgers, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

Our focus is providing a loving and caring environment for our “family members” (our residents) and maintaining the Christian ethos that is important to many of them.

The group operates on 20 sites with over 700 staff and an annual income of c.£20m.

Read the full candidate pack here

Responsibilities:

• Perform month-end and year-end closings, including journal preparation, accruals, and finalising accounts in Sage.
• Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly, including agreeing on inter-charity balances within the group.
• Conduct profit and loss (P&L) reviews, ensuring the accuracy and understanding of monthly financial results.
• Prepare and deliver monthly financial reports to managers across the organisation, while assisting in the development of new reporting processes as needed.
• Participate in the annual budget preparation process and provide ad-hoc reporting (e.g., ONS, Charity Commission returns).
• Assist the Financial Controller with various finance-related tasks to support the organisation’s operations.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with managers outside the finance team, including visits to care homes as needed.

About you:

• Minimum of 5 years experience working in a finance team;
• Finance qualification to at least AAT level 4;
• Advanced Excel skills (including Vlookups, and pivot tables);
• Experience with Sage 200 (desirable but not essential);
• Able to work under pressure;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work in a cohesive team.

*Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).).

Hours:

Full-time contract, working 35 hours a week-Monday to Friday.

Hybrid working- 3 days in the office 2 days at home

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Flexible workig hours
• 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year, as well as bank and public holidays
• Life assurance scheme
• Medicash
• Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
• Long-standing service rewards
• Birthday rewards
• Social events
• Pension scheme

- What our staff say about us: …“It is a friendly and welcoming place to work” … -

We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented on our senior management team at present.

Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.

Goodman Masson are partnered with The Scouts Association to recruit for their new Financial Accountant.

The Scouts are a national UK charity that actively engages and supports young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the recording and reviewing of financial data and produce monthly, quarterly and annual reports including statutory accounts.

Day to day responsibilities include:

• Manage the month end and year end close process
• Develop and produce monthly financial reports including a monthly cash flow, cash analysis and balance sheet
• Take ownership of Balance Sheet including reconciliations, intercompany and robust financial controls
• Manage the year end audit with the Financial Controller
• Assist with the preparation of the annual statutory accounts
• Ensure compliance with external laws, tax obligations and regulations
• Develop and maintain relationships and knowledge with external experts on financial reporting
• Support the production of revenue, capital and cash budgets and forecasts
• Provide support, advice and guidance to enable the wider organisation to understand their finances
• Assist with short and long-term cash flow, working with the FP&A Manager

Essentials:

• CCAB qualified accountant
• Experience within the charity/non-profit sector or experience auditing charities
• Strong financial accounting/technical experience
• Strong communication skills

Salary is £55,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits.

Deadline for applications is 24th January. Please apply ASAP to ensure your details are considered.

In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.

The purpose of this role is to manage the day-to-day operation of various finance functions within the Finance Department, to supervise the monthly close process, to manage workflow to ensure deadlines are met and that financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner.

Taking a lead on all aspects of the department’s work, providing technical advice and support to the team and to internal clients as a senior member of finance team, and to support the Financial Controller and Finance Director in their roles.

The successful candidate will have the following: 

• A CCAB-qualified accountant with a working knowledge of current UK GAAP
• Experience of working in a busy financial accounting team or first time move out of Practice
• Excellent technical accounting skills, including a thorough grasp of the concept of double entry, profit and loss statements and balance sheets, including accounting for accruals, prepayments and accrued and deferred income
• Experience of VAT and other Charity-related technical issues e.g. Charities SORP requirements would be a distinct advantage
• Excellent communication skills and an awareness of the importance of sharing information with the team, with colleagues and with the senior managers within the Finance Department and the rest of the organisation

If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 12 noon

Grade: 5

Position type: Fixed Term for 12 months, Full Time, 37.5 hours per week. Flexible working may be considered   

Responsible to: Financial Controller

Direct reports: N/A

Location: ShelterBox HQ, Truro, Cornwall (Hybrid working with at least 2 days a week in the office)

Role purpose:

A key member of the finance and financial accounts teams, supporting colleagues and the wider charity by taking responsibility for maintaining elements of the financial records of the charity.

Ensuring compliance with technical and legal requirements, safeguarding the assets of the charity.

Generating data that will allow for informed decisions to be made, maximising the impact that the charity can achieve for people effected by disasters.

Who are we looking for?

Experience in working in a finance team including maintaining nominal ledger and purchase ledger, payroll and reconciliations. The individual may hold AAT qualification or be qualified by experience.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional to join our busy team and to help provide a great finance service. You will have excellent attention to detail, good knowledge of finance processes and work well as part of a busy team. Having great organisational skills, you will be able to manage multiple tasks at the same time, work proactively and be a good communicator. 

We encourage innovation and new ideas and would welcome you sharing your experience with us, to further develop our team.

The organisation has ambitious system development plans and would welcome your involvement in this programme.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and vibrant organisation.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Maintain Financial Records

· As part of the Financial Accounts team (two Finance Officers and the Financial Controller) take a share of the responsibility for maintaining the financial records of the charity, ensuring compliance with processes and technical and legal requirements, and safeguarding the assets of the charity.

· Provide support to internal and external stakeholders in operating or using/getting benefits from the outputs from your areas of responsibility.

· Areas of responsibility will include: -

· Processing and payment of invoices and bank transfers, including foreign and urgent payments.

· Processing of donations from journals generated from the CRM system, reconciling to bank receipts, and resolving any queries or discrepancies in collaboration with the Supporter Care team.

· Bank and petty cash recording and reconciliation. Including bank account reconciliation on a weekly basis, petty cash and foreign currency.  Submission of bank reconciliations for approval by Financial Controller.

· Enter expected cash outgoings into weekly cash flow document.

· Credit Card and Expense Claims (detailed below)

· Process Payroll (detailed below)

· Purchase and sale of foreign currency as discussed with Financial Controller.

· Monthly gift aid submission including generation of Gift Aid submissions, complete pre-claim checks, submission and reconciliation to receipts from HMRC. Submission of draft gift aid submission for approval by Financial Controller.

· Month End - (detailed below)

· Year End – As instructed by the Financial Controller generate reports and information to support preparation of annual report and audit file. Answer audit queries provided by the charities auditors.

· Maintenance of the organisation’s fixed asset register, posting journals for depreciation, acquisitions and disposals.

· Monitoring of finance inbox and support organisation with requests for financial information.

· Provide Support to organisation with procurement and purchase ledger system Focal point.

· Update projects/funds on Dimensions.

· Maintaining accounting records for our subsidiary company, ShelterBox Trading.

Credit Card and Expense Claims

· Maintenance of the Company Credit cards, submitting requests for new cards, adjusting credit limits and cancelation of cards.

· Download credit card transactions and upload to Acloud Expense system and submit to credit card holders for completion of expenses.

· Review, approve and post to finance system credit card expenses and claims for expenses using Acloud expense system.

· The issuing and reconciliation of cash advances for SRT teams.

· Provision of new credit cards for Staff/SRT’s and deal with any issues.

Payroll

·  Processing the monthly payroll with information provided by HR Department using Sage Payroll Software and initiating payment and payslips to staff.

·  Monthly submission of payroll reports to HMRC and process payment of PAYE, NI and student loans to HMRC.

·  Maintenance of the company pension scheme, uploading details of monthly contributions with Scottish Widows. Dealing with issues and queries around this.

·  Monthly reconciliation of payroll control accounts.

·  Providing support to the HR team around pay, pension loans etc

 Month End

· Assist with timely month end process by completing work to meet monthly deadlines.

· Calculation of the month end prepayments and accruals, processing the relevant journals, ensuring the reconciliation of balances to Dimensions.

· Monthly reconciliation of income between CRM and Dimensions.

· Calculate of currency revaluation for foreign currency accounts held on a monthly basis, submit to Financial Controller for approval and post to Access Dimensions.

· Produce month end bank reconciliations for approval by Financial Controller.

· Calculation and posting to finance system of credit card accrual.

· Produce salaries reconciliation for approval by Financial Controller.

· Production and distribution of income and expenditure and transaction reports for budget holders.

· Assist with roll forward of department forecast templates.

 Special Projects:

 -Provide support to the Finance Team Managers, Deputy Director of Finance and Director of Finance including undertaking special projects as requested.

· Providing financial team support on cross departmental projects as required.

· Carbon footprint work for the organisation

· Produce weekly/monthly reports to the SLT team as requested

Other responsibilities

· Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.

Please note: This role is Cornwall based with an expectation of office attendance a minimum of two days per week. 

Senior Financial Modelling Analyst | £60,000 - £68,890 | 12-month FTC | Fully Remote

For the UKs largest not-for-profit social enterprise, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Modelling / Planning Analyst for a 12-month FTC. This role will be key, in developing, implementing, and reviewing complex commercial bids and acquisitions and modelling long-term contracts. This role will review and support other work, and will implement modelling best practice and due diligence, advising leaders on value drivers to inform the bidding strategy and financial outlook. Partnering closely with Commercial and Operations, this role will suit someone with a strong data analytics and commercial financial modelling background who has the ability to analyse data, identify trends and engage and influence a range of stakeholders consistently.

Main Duties:

• Deliver financial and commercial due diligence, analytics, and complex modelling, focusing on competitive tenders / auctions, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, subcontractor and direct awards
• Embed strong financial controls and policies around modelling review and sign-off governance
• Implement best practice in modelling across the group, support and train other staff with technical processes, modelling, and contract award processes
• Present, and summarise complex models, risks and opportunities to senior management
• Forge strong relationships across Finance, Operations and Commercial Bid Teams
• Support in long-term budgeting and forecasting processes
• Utilise modelling standards such as FAST, F1F9, Mazard, Smart, ICAEW Modelling Code, Operis, or BPM.
• Support the Senior Financial Planning Analyst and business leaders in developing and implementing strategy

Person Specification:

• Finance background or relevant degree, or FMVA, BIDA Financial Modeller / Data Analyst
• Familiarity with modelling standards such as FAST, F1F9, Mazard, Smart, ICAEW Modelling Code, Operis, or BPM.
• Experience in commercial bids, deals, or transactions
• Financial modelling and due diligence experience either at degree level or from within professional services
• Experience with financial modelling of large-scale contracts, pricing schedules, and business cases
• Experience of medium and long-term financial planning, costing and option / investment appraisals
• FP&A, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Advanced Excel, ideally VBA

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Sightsavers are looking for a Subsidiary Finance Executive – to help support our financial transactions and processes as well as internal and external reporting requirements.

Salary:    Up to £38,475.00- salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours

Location:     UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required

Contract:Permanent

Hours:     This is a part-time role (3 -4 days per week) with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working

We are looking for a well organised and experienced Finance Officer with a proven track record of delivering to deadlines in a busy and dynamic environment. This is a varied role that will process transactions, perform reconciliations, and help ensure that financial controls and policies are followed across the charity and its trading subsidiaries.

Key duties will include:
• Supporting the Subsidiary Finance Manager in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial records and the preparation and delivery of the subsidiary statutory reports and external audits within agreed timetables.
• Assisting with the monthly close process of the subsidiary ledgers, preparing recurring monthly journals to deadline.
• Performing reconciliations of the subsidiary ledgers to review non-bank balance sheet and key profit and loss accounts monthly to ensure the accuracy of the monthly management accounts, maintaining appropriate documentation to support the audit.
• Preparing necessary journals to rectify and clear incorrect or irrelevant balances and mis-postings in the subsidiary ledgers
• Monitoring and actioning the subsidiary finance service desk tickets
• Liaising with the group accounting team, treasury team and subsidiary offices to ensure accuracy of information in the subsidiary ledgers and efficiency of processes.
• Driving continuous improvement

This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing finance and accounting experience within a supportive and proactive team. We are looking for an individual with a high level of IT (Information Technology) skills, especially in integrated accounting and reporting platforms. You will have strong written and oral communication skills and be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders. To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Previous experience in finance and accounting areas
• Previous experience of performing reconciliations
• Understanding of the International Charity Sector and regulatory environment.
• A relevant professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) or be part qualified with relevant experience

Please read the full job description for further details.

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW).

We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on Thursday 13 and Thursday 20 February 2025 and the evaluation process may include a role-specific task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.We are keen for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Please note that this role must be worked from the UK and applicants must have existing and ongoing Right to Work in the UK. 

Associate Director of Financial Services | Interim | 6-months+ | £500 - 600 per day (Umbrella)

On behalf of a Global NGO working across 37 countries, we're recruiting an interim Associate Director of Financial Services for at last 6-months. Reporting to the Global Director of Financial Control, this role will lead the financial and management accounting of the UK Shared Services including purchase ledger, expenses and payroll for the Global Office and UK Office. Crucially, this role will review and support the implementation of efficiency changes and transformation whilst leading the annual Group Audit and consolidated monthly financial reporting process.

Main Duties:

• Lead on the group month-end, global balance sheet, group P&L, and Group consolidation
• Lead on the group statutory Audit, liaising with overseas country teams and PWC
• Lead on the group statutory accounts preparation and SORP accounting adjustments
• Along with the Global Director of Financial Control, lead a review of the team structure and processes, offering and implementing efficiency changes and recommendations
• Oversee and lead the global support office month-end, including all management accounting and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support external tax advisor in Group VAT review
• Manage and support the Purchase Ledger and Expenses Manager, Payroll Manager, Group Accounting and Management Accounting teams ensuring a strong controls environment
• Support the ongoing process transformation projects
• Line manage the Financial Accountant and oversee group balance sheet control and country scorecards

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant with proven experience managing multi-disciplined teams
• Experience of change management, developing systems and implementing solutions
• Multi-entity consolidations experience
• Audit leadership experience
• Multi-currency, overseas office, and remote management experience
• Ideally experience with SUN Systems and Agresso Payroll

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for a Director of Finance and Planning to join our Executive Leadership Team.

You'll lead the development and implementation of the financial strategy, financial management, planning and reporting of Ambitious about Autism to facilitate the achievement of the charity's strategy.  You'll be the Chief Financial Officer for Ambitious About Autism School Trust. Acting as Company Secretary, you will lead the governance support function to ensure effective and compliant governance for both the registered Charity and the Multi Academy Trust that make up Ambitious about Autism.

You'll contribute to the development of the organisation's overall strategy and operational plan as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, whilst ensuring that colleagues have the financial, economic and resource information and advice they need for them to fulfil their responsibilities. You'll support the organisation to develop its business model, leading the organisation's planning processes and developing performance management systems, producing regular report of progress against plans.

Please find links to our strategy and our most recent report and accounts by clicking 'apply via website' and accessing the links on the job page:

We are looking for someone who has:

• An accountancy qualification (Member or Fellow of one of the CCAB accountancy bodies)
• Strategic knowledge of finance, business planning, governance, data protection and risk management
• Knowledge of the voluntary sector and experience of supporting a Board to achieve the highest standard of governance
• Proven experience of effectively leading a finance function
• Proven experience of developing, proposing and managing income and expenditure budgets in a £20m+ organisation

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
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About Us ​

Established in 2002, Greenhouse Sports charity is leading the fight for a future where young people are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges, through sport. We coach and mentor young people from deprived backgrounds because the crisis for children living in deprivation is real and it is urgent. Children from the poorest families are 3 times more likely to not participate in any extra-curricular activities compared to those from wealthier families and they lack many opportunities that are available to their wealthier peers.​

We have an exciting opportunity to join a mission driven Sport for Development charity that makes a real difference. We are also a great place to work and are proud to be a winner of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work awards for 2024, in the medium category. ​

The Person​​

Are you a skilled Financial Accountant with a passion for driving change and making a difference? Do you have strong technical expertise in charity accounting and want to use your talents to support young people facing inequalities? If so, we want to hear from you!​

The Role​

We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our finance team on a 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours per week) permanent role. You will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts, producing statutory financial reports, and supporting a variety of finance projects aimed at improving processes and controls. This is a hands-on role, requiring a strong knowledge of charity accounting standards (SORP, FRS102) and advanced Excel skills.​

Key Requirements:​

• Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Charity Accounting Knowledge: Experience with Charity SORP and FRS102 regulations
• Advanced Excel Skills: Expertise in pivot tables, formulas, and financial modelling
• Critical Thinking: Ability to analyse data, solve complex problems, and make informed decisions
• Communication: Strong ability to interact with both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Teamwork: Energetic, collaborative, and willing to support the broader finance function​

Benefits:​

• Flexible working arrangements (home/office)
• 20 days’ paid holiday (increasing by 1 day per year) + 7 additional days at Christmas
• Health insurance plan, personal wellbeing budget, and sick pay
• Opportunities for career development and internal promotion
• A diverse and inclusive work culture​

Join Us!​

​If you’re passionate about using your financial expertise to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people, this is the perfect role for you​! 

Application Deadline: Friday 14 February at 23:59 hrs.​

Greenhouse Sports is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children therefore applicants must be willing to undergo child protection training and screening including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and obtaining satisfactory references from past employers.