Financial Controller

Médecins Sans Frontières; Greater London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading humanitarian organization in the UK seeks a Financial Controller to ensure accurate financial accounting and compliance. This role involves driving improvements in finance systems and managing resources effectively to support operations. The ideal candidate will work closely with finance executives and play a key part in modernising financial processes. This position offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the financial health of a growing organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial accounting function, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in systems and processes.
• Help modernise and streamline financial operations.

Job description

About MSF UK

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides life-saving medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters and exclusion from healthcare. MSF UK exists to maximise the support we provide to this work — by raising funds, advocating for patients, and ensuring our organisation is strong, accountable and sustainable.

MSF UK has grown significantly over the past 5 years, almost doubling our income to just under £100m. As MSF UK enters a new strategic period to 2031, with ambitious plans to grow income further and increase our impact for patients, the strength, resilience and integrity of our financial foundations have never been more important.

The Role

The Financial Controller plays a critical role in safeguarding MSF UK’s resources so they can be used where they are needed most.

You will lead the financial accounting function, ensuring MSF UK’s finances are accurate, compliant and well-controlled, while also driving continuous improvement in systems and processes. Building on strong existing foundations, you will help modernise and streamline financial operations so they remain fit for a growing and increasingly complex organisation.

Working closely with the Director of Finance & Services, the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and colleagues across MSF UK and the wider MSF movement, yo...