Financial Controller

THE MINES ADVISORY GROUP; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Annual leave

Insurance

Professional subscription

Employee assistance

Job summary

Mines Advisory Group (MAG) is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to join the Leadership Team in a hybrid role based in Manchester, UK. You will lead MAG's global finance function, ensuring statutory reporting, treasury management, and robust financial controls across currencies and jurisdictions.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Finance & Digital Transformation, you will shape financial strategy and deliver high-quality information to support strategic decisions, while navigating

Qualifications

• Must hold a recognised accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent).
• Experience in leading finance functions in highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational financial leadership across MAG's global activities.
• Lead statutory reporting within a robust compliance framework and ensure high-quality financial information for decision-making, including FX and treasury management.
• Oversee consolidation, audit management, and implementation of strong financial controls.
• Manage finance operations across multiple currencies and jurisdictions and drive finance systems transformation.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Tax & compliance

Insurance & risk

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or equivalent)

Job description

Description

At MAG (Mines Advisory Group), we believe everyone should be able to live free from the devastating consequences of armed violence, conflict, landmines and explosive remnants of war. Operating in some of the world's most challenging environments, we save lives, reduce suffering and help communities recover and thrive.

We are seeking an exceptional Financial Controller to join our Leadership Team and play a critical role in ensuring strong financial stewardship across our global operations.

This is a fantastic and rewarding opportunity for an experienced finance leader to make a tangible difference in a purpose-driven international organisation, supporting programmes that transform lives while ensuring the highest standards of financial management, compliance and governance.

Help us to Build a Safer World.

About the role

As Financial Controller, you will provide strategic and operational financial leadership across MAG's global activities. Working closely with the Executive Director of Finance & Digital Transformation, you will lead our corporate finance function, lead the preparation of statutory reporting withing a strong compliance framework, and ensure the delivery of high-quality financial information that supports effective decision-making; including foreign exchange and treasury management.

Location: Hybrid, Manchester, UK (with occasional international travel)Reports to: Executive Director, Finance & Digital TransformationDirect Reports: Head of Corporate FinanceSalary: £68,544 - £77,556

You will play a key role in protecting and strengthening MAG's financial health while supporting ambitious organisational growth and transformation.

About the individual

You are an experienced, qualified finance professional with a proven track record of leading finance functions in complex, regulated environments.

You bring both strategic thinking and operational excellence, together with the ability to inspire teams and build strong relationships across an international organisation.

Essential Experience

• Senior-level financial leadership and operational finance management.

• Working within highly regulated environments with strong compliance requirements.

• Treasury management, financial risk management and foreign exchange oversight.

• Statutory reporting, financial consolidation and audit management.

• Implementation and monitoring of robust financial controls.

• Leading organisational change and finance systems transformation.

• Managing financial operations across multiple currencies and jurisdictions.

Essential Skills & Knowledge

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent).

• Outstanding leadership and people management skills.

• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement abilities.

• Strong analytical and decision-making capability.

• Knowledge of international taxation and financial compliance requirements.

• Understanding of insurance and risk management processes.

Closing date: 9am Monday 19 October 2026

Interview dates: First stage (MS Teams) 29/30 October& second stage in Manchester 6 November

Benefits

• Pension: MAG has a salary sacrifice group personal pension plan in place, and matches employee’s contributions up to 5%.

• Leave: We recognise our staff work hard and need the appropriate time out to stay motivated. Annual Leave starts at five weeks each year and increases with service to six weeks. We also offer paid sick leave, and the amount of the entitlement increases with service. C

• Insurance: MAG provides personal accident insurance and life assurance to all staff, as well as medical and repatriation insurance for any period spent overseas whilst working for MAG.

• Professional Subscriptions: MAG will pay for the cost of your annual subscription/membership fee for one professional body in certain circumstances.

• Employee Assistance Programme: MAG offers free access to Health Assured, a service providing 24/7 confidential support and expert advice on a wide range of issues.

MAG is committed to being an organisation enhanced by diversity of all kinds and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

We will welcome candidates who wish this role to be part-time or on a job share basis.

As part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed, including receipt of satisfactory references and screening checks, such as criminal records and anti-terrorism checks. MAG also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. MAG will support the successful applicant with any visa or work permit required, including application, administration and costs, however applicants will need to be able to obtain these within a reasonable time period to be considered for the role, due to programme needs