Financial Controller

A leading international charity is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join its finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, this is a broad leadership role responsible for financial control, statutory reporting and the day-to-day management of the financial accounting function. Alongside ensuring robust financial governance, you'll also play a key role in driving finance transformation projects, improving systems, processes and ways of working across the organisation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong finance professional who enjoys combining hands-on financial control with leading change and developing high-performing teams.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Lead the production of statutory accounts and oversee month-end and year-end reporting.
• Act as the key contact for the external audit process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Maintain a strong financial control environment across balance sheet reconciliations, treasury, tax and fund accounting.
• Lead, develop and support the financial accounting team.
• Drive finance transformation initiatives, including improvements to systems, processes and reporting.
• Partner with senior stakeholders, providing financial insight to support strategic decision-making.
• Strengthen financial processes, controls and governance across the finance function.

You will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Have significant experience leading financial control and statutory reporting within a complex international organisation.
• Have strong knowledge of UK GAAP and ideally Charity SORP.
• Have experience managing external audits and leading month-end and year-end processes.
• Have a proven track record of leading finance transformation, systems or process improvement projects.
• Be an experienced people manager with the ability to lead and develop finance teams.
• Possess excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

What's on offer:

• 12-month fixed-term contract.
• Hybrid working with approximately one day per week in the London office.
• The opportunity to lead an established finance function while driving meaningful transformation and continuous improvement.