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MLC Partners are working with a globally recognised educational organisation based in London who are looking for an Interim Head of Finance Transformation to join them for an initial 12-month FTC to drive forward a range of projects across the organisation. The role joins at a critical time as they have just embarked on a new strategic plan to deliver significant growth over the next few years.
Responsibilities include:
- Deliver projects and programmes on time and on budget, managing the various stakeholders, including project managers, heads of department and business analysts.
- Lead the implementation of transformation programme, becoming the face of financial improvement within the organisation, ensuring the vision is achieved.
- Provide change management support to the organisation to deliver operational and technical solutions across the business.
- Create effective workstreams across compliance, technology, cashflow and commercial thinking to deliver strategic objectives.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a qualified accountant / extensively qualified by experience.
- Have experience working to an agreed project methodology.
- Demonstrate significant experience of implementing complex finance change programmes.
- Display a clear understanding of how to deliver a new target operating model.
- Previously have managed teams through a matrix structure.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of finance at the organisation. Applications will be reviewed daily, so please don’t delay in applying. For more information, or a confidential chat about your broader search, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.
Financial Controller | London | Permanent | £61,000 - £64,000 + benefits.
For a leading international human rights charity in London, we're recruiting a Financial Controller. Reporting to the Head of Finance, and managing 5 staff, this role will lead all day-to-day financial information, systems and controls and will oversee the processing of income and expenditure. The Financial Controller will lead the production of annual accounts and other statutory returns, as well as taking the lead on the audit process, whilst providing expert advice on VAT and other taxes.
What you'll be doing:
- Oversee financial controls and the processing of income and expenditure
- Line manage and support a team of 5 including annual appraisals and one to ones
- Process all financial information and the statutory accounts, VAT, and other regulatory returns
- Key contact for Audit, leading the Audit planning processes
- Manage the monthly period closure and year-end processes
- Maintain and update finance policies and oversee the procurement process
- Ensure the integrity of all financial information via monthly cut-off and balance sheet reconciliations
- Review all finance systems, ensuring finance control environment is robust and lead on financial compliance matters
- Lead on any internal Audit or risk mitigation actions
- Ensure communication with budget holders is robust to ensure all governance and statutory reporting deadlines are hit
What you'll offer us:
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with solid experience of producing year end statutory accounts in Charities SORP format
- Preparing and adhering to year-end timelines and being a key contact for Audit
- VAT and statutory returns experience
- Development of internal control systems
- Line management and supporting teams
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