Charity Financial Controller - Budgeting, Reporting & Audit

H2R Selection; West of England; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Retrofit West CIC is seeking a Dynamic Financial Controller to partner with the Director of Finance & Operations and the Operations team to ensure robust financial management in support of our charitable mission and programmes.

You will lead day-to-day accounting, budgeting, and reporting, drive timely management accounts, and coordinate audit and statutory obligations while supporting project funding and stakeholder reporting.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for day-to-day accounting, invoicing, payroll, VAT returns, payments and banking, credit control, cash management and internal reporting.
• Work alongside the Director of Finance & Operations and Finance Manager to provide finance support for Retrofit West CIC, including reporting and payroll.
• Coordinate the annual budget cycle and mid-year budget refresh process.
• Attend monthly SMT meetings in person or remotely, sharing the previous month’s financial results with SLT and SMT as required.
• Prepare accurate, accessible reports on organisational, team, staff and project financial indicators for timely monitoring and decision-making.
• Maintain electronic and paper financial records per accounting standards and prepare for annual audit and statutory reporting.
• Liaise with auditors to enable effective annual audit and reporting.
• Provide project managers with information to plan and manage budgets and report to clients and funders.
• Provide expertise on costing and monitoring for new funding proposals.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial management and reporting systems in line with our mission.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Sage and relevant charity accounting standards and tax regulations.
• Line manage the Finance Manager and Finance Assistant

Job description

Retrofit West CIC is seeking a Dynamic Financial Controller to partner with the Director of Finance & Operations and the Operations team to ensure robust financial management in support of our charitable mission and programmes.

You will lead day-to-day accounting, budgeting, and reporting, drive timely management accounts, and coordinate audit and statutory obligations while supporting project funding and stakeholder reporting.