Financial Controller

Savant Recruitment; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV Car Scheme

Cycle to work

Health Employee Assistance Scheme

Death in service

Weekly all staff lunches

On-site staff car park

Job summary

The Financial Controller role at a respected not-for-profit organisation involves leading the transactional finance team, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting and statutory compliance across the organisation and related entities.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will oversee statutory accounts, annual audits, and maintain high governance standards while coaching a five-strong team in a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience.
• Experience producing statutory accounts and managing audits.
• Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams.
• Strong financial controls, governance and compliance experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the transactional finance team (five members) and develop the function.
• Oversee statutory accounts preparation and returns.
• Own the annual audit process and liaise with external auditors.
• Ensure timely financial reporting across the organisation.
• Maintain and improve financial controls, systems and processes.
• Ensure charity accounting compliance (SORP) and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee tax, payroll accounting and other statutory reporting.
• Coach and manage team performance, promote continuous improvement.
• Support the Finance Director and deputise when required.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder communication

Financial reporting

Audit management

Governance & compliance

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent

Tools

Excel (Advanced)

Finance systems

Job description

About the Organisation

Savant Recruitment is proud to be retained by an established and respected not-for-profit organisation with a strong heritage and an important role within the communities it serves.

The organisation values professional excellence, a positive outlook, collaboration and building strong relationships, creating an environment where individuals are encouraged to contribute ideas and support continuous improvement.

The Role

Reporting to the Finance Director, the Financial Controller will play a critical role leading the transactional finance team, communicating with the wider organisation, whilst ensuring robust financial controls, accurate financial reporting and strong statutory compliance across the organisation and its related entities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading, developing and supporting the transactional finance team (a team of five).
• Leading the production of statutory accounts and statutory returns.
• Taking responsibility for the financial aspects of the annual audit and acting as the key contact for external auditors.
• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting across the organisation.
• Maintaining and improving financial controls, systems and processes.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant charity accounting requirements, SORP and statutory regulations.
• Overseeing tax returns, payroll accounting and other statutory reporting.
• Coaching, mentoring and managing the performance of the team, whilst promoting a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Supporting the Finance Director and deputising when required.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with significant experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or similar senior finance position.

This role offers a rare opportunity to make an impact in a collegiate finance function. You will have responsibility and scope to influence change, whilst joining an organisation with a strong heritage and meaningful purpose.

You will have strong experience in:

• Producing statutory accounts.
• Managing external audits and statutory reporting.
• Leading and developing finance teams.
• Financial controls, governance and compliance.
• Financial systems and advanced Excel.
• Communicating complex financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• The opportunity to lead, develop and shape a finance team. A supportive culture focused on professional excellence, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector would be advantageous, as would knowledge of the Charities SORP framework and experience supporting Boards, Trustees or Finance Committees.

Salary and Benefits

• Salary of c.£65,000 - £70,000 per annum.
• Full-time, hybrid working with 3 days in the office and up to 2 days remotely.
• Exceptional 19.5% non-contributory pension scheme

Comprehensive and generous staff policies including, but not limited to:

• EV Car Scheme
• Cycle to work
• Health Employee Assistance Scheme, including online GP appointments, diet and fitness advice, online physiotherapy advice
• Death in service
• Weekly all staff lunches
• On-site staff car park

Process

First-stage interviews will take place the weeks commencing October 12th and October 19th.