Interim Financial Controller

This international humanitarian charity seeks an interim financial controller. The successful individual will be leading the finance team, responsible for maintaining a strong control environment, processes and procedures, and specifically the year-end consolidated accounts and annual audit preparation.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the preparation of the year-end statutory accounts, including the trial balance.
• Lead in the preparation of the annual audit, and in coordinating project audits; this includes finalising audit schedules, leading on audit queries, and in the implementation of recommendations.
• Oversight of financial accounting, including on month-end and year-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations, quarterly VAT submissions and ensuring integrity of CoA.
• Line management of staff.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant, with experience of month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations, year-end accounts preparation and audit preparation within an international charity with multiple entities.
• Experience of tax and VAT within a charity.
• Strong systems skills, specifically of SUN systems and MSExcel.
• Experience of line management.
• Strong communication (written and oral), able to work with finance and non-finance staff alike.

Role particulars

This is an 8 month fixed-term contract, and ideally they are seeking someone to start as soon as possible. They are open to considering someone able to work 4 days/week. This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. The organisation offers hybrid working, with the candidate expected to be in the office in London at least one day/week.