Financial Controller - Fixed Term - Bristol

Blue Arrow Ltd; Kingswood; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established organization is seeking a Financial Controller to lead their finance team and deliver financial strategies across the Trust. The role involves overseeing day-to-day finance operations, ensuring accuracy and quality of outputs, while developing relationships with key stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with significant experience in public sector accounting and strong leadership capabilities, committed to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Several years of accountancy experience at a senior level.
• Knowledge in VAT and corporation tax, working in a similar or related environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership capacity to the finance team and technical expertise.
• Manage day-to-day operations and transactions of the finance department.
• Lead on delivering financial strategies across the Trust.
• Support the Finance Director and ensure timely and accurate outputs.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement within the finance team.

Skills

Strong leadership skills

Statutory accounts production

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Intermediate excel skills

Experience creating annual accounts under Charities SORP

Education

Fully qualified accountant

Job description

Our client needs a Financial Controller who will provide leadership capacity to the finance team as well as technical Expertise to the client. You will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and transactions of the finance department and will lead on delivering financial strategies across the Trust. You will manage the Finance Operations Lead, Treasury team and financial accountant.
You will also support the Finance Director to deliver the vision for finance across the Trust and ensure the output from the finance department is accurate, timely, current and to a high standard. This role will develop and embed a culture of continuous improvement within the team and ensure the service provided to our clients academies and other provisions is of the highest quality requiring the establishment of key relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Job Title: Financial Controller
Annual Salary: £53,602 - £59,167 Based on 37 hours per week, all year round
Contract Type: Fixed-Term
Contract Length: Fixed until 31/05/2026 or upon the return of the substantive postholder
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

KNOWLEDGE: Strong technical accounting knowledge. * Education and charity experience * VAT and corporation tax knowledge working in a similar or related environment.
SKILLS: Strong leadership skills with proven track record of successfully leading a team * Statutory accounts production * Strong interpersonal and communication skills * Intermediate excel skills * Experience of creating annual accounts under Charities SORP
EXPERIENCE: Experience of managing a team that delivers a high-quality performance * Experience of working to tight deadlines and month end procedures * Experience of investigations resulting in process improvement * Treasury management * Public sector accounting experience
QUALIFICATIONS: Fully qualified accountant with 5+ years' experience. * Several years of accountancy experience at a senior level
ABILITIES: Financial analysis and ability to interrogate data. * Ability to challenge and hold people to account, influence others and prioritise effectively. * Confident presenting financial data to wide range of audiences.

If you are interested in the role, please call Nigel on 0117 929 9449

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