Financial Controller

Premier; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

25 days' annual leave

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance scheme

Employee Assistance with online GP

Eye care scheme

Enhanced Family leave and Pay

Job summary

Premier, Europe’s largest Christian media organisation, is seeking a Financial Controller to provide hands-on financial leadership, oversee accounting operations, and deputise for the Director of Finance. The role drives efficiency, automation, and rigorous financial reporting while supporting budgeting and audits.

Hybrid working arrangement with a London office; salary £70,000 per annum, 35 hours per week, and opportunities to develop leadership and technical expertise within a ministry-driven

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA with proven finance leadership experience.
• Experience leading finance operations, month-end, and reporting.
• Experience with budgeting, cashflow, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Advanced Excel skills and accounting systems management.
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operation of Premier's finance function.
• Direct a small finance team and deputise for the Director of Finance.
• Oversee accounting operations, controls, reconciliations, and data integrity.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, cashflow reports and analyses.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, audits and regulatory returns.

Skills

Finance leadership

Month-end close

Management reporting

Budgets

Cashflow

Forecasting

Reconciliations

Excel

Automation

Data imports

Stakeholder comms

Team development

Double entry

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

Iplicit

Job description

Job Title:Financial Controller

Salary:£70,000 per annum

Location:Hybrid: Working time split between your Home and our London Office

Hours of work: Full-time (35 hours per week)

Reporting to:Director of Finance

Premier, Europe’s largest Christian media organisation, is seeking an outstandingFinancial Controllerto help steward the financial life of a ministry that helps people encounter God through media and experience renewal in their daily lives.

This is more than a senior finance role - it is an opportunity to use your professional gifts and provide wise financial leadership to sustain and strengthen our ministry. If you have ever wondered whether your finance skills could be used to help build God’s kingdom in a deeper way, this may be the role God is calling you to.

You will benefit from opportunities to grow personally and professionally; developing your leadership and deepening your technical expertise in a role where your contribution is genuinely valued.

Role Overview

The Financial Controller is responsible for the effective and efficient day-to-day leadership of Premier’s finance function. We are looking for a hands-on, solution-focused individual to lead a small team, oversee Premier’s accounting system (Iplicit), prepare high-quality financial reporting, support budgeting and audit activity, and deputise for the Director of Finance as required.

Key responsibilities will include:

Leading the day-to-day operation of Premier’s finance function, managing the team and deputising for the Director of Finance

• Overseeing accounting operations, controls, reconciliations and data integrity across finance processes
• Managing the finance system, proactively improving systems and processes, and driving efficiency and automation
• Preparing draft monthly management accounts, cashflow reports and financial analysis to deadlines
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting, reporting and preparing the audit and statutory regulatory returns

You will have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualifications
• Proven experience of leading finance operations, month-end processes and management reporting
• Experience of preparing management accounts, budgets, cashflow reports and balance sheet reconciliations to deadlines
• Excellent understanding of double entry
• Experience of managing and developing a finance team tomeetdeadlines
• Experience of importing and reconciling data from external databases or systems
• Advanced Excel skills and a strong track record of accounting systems management, process improvement anddelivering efficiencies though automation
• Strong commercial awareness, sound judgement and the ability to communicate clearly with senior stakeholders and budget holders

Please note that Premier is a Christian media agency and this role has a genuine occupational requirement for the post holder to have a personal Christian faith. You will have a good understanding of the Christian community and a clear commitment to Premier’s mission to help people encounter God through media.

Premier staff regularly attend all-staff meetings and devotions where we share what God is doing through Premier and spend time praying for our work. There are also several occasions each year when staff are required to gather in person.

If you sense God may be calling you to this role, we would love to hear from you!

Information for candidates

Why Join Premier?

Premier offers a great place to work, with people that support, encourage and look after one another. You will love coming into work, both in person and virtually!

Competitive salary and benefits package:

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements based on the requirements of the role
• 25 days’ annual leave plus UK bank holidays
• Additional leave on your birthday
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance with online GP scheme
• Eye care scheme
• Enhanced Family leave and Pay

In addition we offer:

• Mission-Driven Work: Take the opportunity to make a tangible impact by contributing to a mission that reaches millions of people.
• Dynamic Team Culture: Join a supportive, creative, and passionate team that values innovation and collaboration.
• Growth Opportunities: Benefit from ongoing professional development in a role where your contributions are truly valued.