Financial Controller (6-month FTC)

Our Future Health Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A health research organization based in Greater London is seeking a Financial Controller for a six-month fixed-term contract. This role involves overseeing accounting operations, financial reporting, and compliance while managing a team. The ideal candidate has a recognized accounting qualification and at least 5 years of experience. Competitive salary starting from £77,000, with benefits including a generous pension, holiday allowances, and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Home & Tech Savings

£1,000 Employee Referral Bonus

Wellbeing Support

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance experience, including at least one year outside practice.
• Strong knowledge of financial statement preparation and year-end processes.
• Experience in treasury, banking, and working capital management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all accounting operations and financial reporting.
• Manage audit processes and ensure compliance.
• Develop dynamic income forecasts with senior leaders.

Skills

Financial management

Audit management

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Cash management

Accounting principles

Education

Recognised accounting qualification

Job description

Our Future Health is building the UK's largest health research programme, transforming the way we prevent, detect and treat disease. We are searching for a FinancialControllerto joinon asix-monthFTC who will play an integral role within Our Future Health taking the lead responsibility for the management of core financial operations, financialreportingand financial control.

With a March year-end, it is an exciting time to join the organisation as the six-month contract will span budget development, preparation of the year-end accounts, audit, end-of-year grant claims, updating of coding structures where required for the new financial year, and supporting the set-up of future funding agreements.

Despite big improvements in healthcare in our lifetimes, today millions of people in the UK still live in poor health as they get older. Diseases like cancer, dementia, diabetes, and heart disease affect the lives of many people in our communities. Our goal is to create a world-leading resource for health research, to improve our understanding and spot the patterns of how and why common diseases start, so treatments can begin sooner and be more effective.

What you’ll be doing:

This role is a varied and impactful opportunity in a rapidly growing organisation and will report to the Finance Director, with management responsibility of the Assistant Accountant and relationship with our outsourced accounting providers. Your key responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Oversee all accounting operations, including AP, AR, bookkeeping, financial reporting, tax compliance, and cash management.
• Produce accurate monthly management accounts and deliver year-end statutory accounts, managing the audit process.
• Manage grant reporting, quarterly claims, and associated audits for government and charitable funders.
• Maintain strong internal controls by developing and documenting financial processes and policies.
• Prepare short- and medium-term cash forecasts and implement effective cash management policies.
• Manage, develop, and support the Assistant Accountant.
• Oversee and performance manage the outsourced accounting provider.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop dynamic income forecasts and ensure progress on income generation actions.
• Build processes and controls for new business activities, including data access and recontact study revenue streams.
• Work with finance colleagues to improve programme and activity based forecasting and reporting.
• Support the Finance Director with ad hoc tasks and provide cover for key finance roles when required.

Qualifications

To succeed in this role, you will have broad financial management experience across Financial Operations, Financial Accounting, and Financial Control. You will also have some of the following skills:

• Consistent, accurate, and controlled delivery of finance operations in line with policies and guidelines.
• Recognised accounting qualification with 5+ years' finance experience, including at least one year outside practice.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial statement preparation; experience managing auditors and year end processes.
• Highly structured, detail focused, and able to produce accurate reporting and build trusted relationships.
• Proactive, self motivated communicator with experience in fast changing environments.
• Experience in treasury, banking, and working capital management.
• Knowledge of government and charitable funding mechanisms is advantageous.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and guide others.

Salary & benefits

• From £77,000 per annum basic salary.
• Generous Pension Scheme - We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
• 30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays - Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
• Enhanced Parental Leave - Supporting you during life's biggest moments.
• Cycle to Work Scheme - Save % on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
• Home & Tech Savings - Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice.
• £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus - Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
• Wellbeing Support - Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
• A Great Place to Work - We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.

Join us - let's prevent disease together.

Closing date 12.12.2025

At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability neuroersity, or long term health conditions to let us know if they any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.

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