Financial Controller

Altum Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Altum Consulting is partnering with a fast-growing international NGO to strengthen its internal finance capability during a period of growth. The Finance Controller will own financial records, lead month-end close, and ensure audit readiness across donor funds, working remotely or from London offices.

The role requires qualified accounting and a track record in financial control within charities or multi-funder environments.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in financial control, reporting and audit readiness.
• Experience working in charities, NGOs or multi-funder environments is highly desirable.
• Comfortable operating in small, evolving organisations and building structure where needed.
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively across teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Own the quality and integrity of financial records, including balance sheet and donor / restricted fund accounting.
• Lead and embed a predictable, high-quality month-end close process.
• Ensure financial information is audit-ready and support external audits and statutory reporting.
• Strengthen financial controls, identifying and addressing gaps in a pragmatic, proportionate way.
• Support oversight of payments and banking activity, ensuring appropriate authorisation and audit trails.
• Act as a key owner of finance systems, data standards and core finance processes.
• Support improvements to systems, workflows and documentation as the organisation scales.
• Work closely with the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partner to ensure financial data supports forecasting, donor reporting and decision-making.

Skills

Financial control

Audit readiness

Donor accounting

Charity sector experience

Communication

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Donor management systems

Job description

We're supporting a fast-growing international NGO working save the lives of children through avoiding a preventable cause of childhood death. Following a period of significant growth and multi-year philanthropic funding, the organisation is now strengthening its internal finance capability to support delivery across 40+ countries, with further expansion planned.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Finance Controller to work either remotely or from their London-offices and play a central role in building structure, rigour and confidence in financial information during a critical phase of growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Own the quality and integrity of financial records, including balance sheet and donor / restricted fund accounting
• Lead and embed a predictable, high-quality month-end close process
• Ensure financial information is audit-ready and support external audits and statutory reporting
• Strengthen financial controls, identifying and addressing gaps in a pragmatic, proportionate way
• Support oversight of payments and banking activity, ensuring appropriate authorisation and audit trails
• Act as a key owner of finance systems, data standards and core finance processes
• Support improvements to systems, workflows and documentation as the organisation scales
• Work closely with the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partner to ensure financial data supports forecasting, donor reporting and decision-making

About you:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Strong background in financial control, reporting and audit readiness
• Experience working in charities, NGOs or multi-funder environments is highly desirable
• Comfortable operating in small, evolving organisations and building structure where needed
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively across teams and time zones

The role is a six-month contract initially with strong potential to become permanent and possibly full-time as the finance function continues to mature.