Interim Financial Controller - 3 -6 months

JR United Kingdom; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 63,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NGO is seeking an Interim Financial Controller for a 3-6 month contract based in East London. The role involves leading the completion of the annual accounts, managing a financial system upgrade, and overseeing accounts teams in a hybrid work environment. Candidates must have strong experience with Charity SORP and statutory accounts.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in charity finance and implementing financial systems.
• Strong familiarity with Charity SORP and statutory accounts.
• Project management capabilities for financial system upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Complete annual accounts and audit coordination.
• Manage financial system upgrade project with Project Manager.
• Lead accounts payable and receivable teams.

Skills

Charity SORP

Statutory accounts

Project management

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Interim Financial Controller - 3 -6 months, brighton

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Client:

Charity People | B Corp

Location:

brighton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Charity People are working with a £10million turnover NGO to help recruit an Interim Financial Controller for 3-6 months based in East London.

The organisation working week is 4 days a week offering salary of £62,539 for four days per week.

My client is looking for the right candidate to start early June 2025.

Salary: £62,539 for four days per week

Must be: very strong on Charity SORP and statutory accounts

Led on system upgrade or implementation

Hybrid: Going to East London twice a week

Key priorities for this role are;

• Completion of annual accounts and audit (my client is in final stages of annual audit)
• Coordinate Financial system upgrade (managing and working closely with the Project Manager to lead on financial system upgrade). The interim Financial Controller will manage project manager. It is six months project just started and the finance system has already been selected.
• Lead of payments, Accounts payable and receivable team. One of the team members is relatively new.
• Follow up on some audit findings.

This role will close on 4th June, 2025.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.