Interim Financial Controller - 3 -6 months

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

Job summary

A leading NGO is seeking an Interim Financial Controller for a 3-6 month project in Lincoln. This role involves managing financial audits, leading a system upgrade, and directing an accounts team, with a competitive salary for four days a week. Ideal candidates must have strong knowledge of Charity SORP and relevant financial management experience.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Charity SORP and statutory accounts.
• Led financial system upgrades or implementations.
• Experience managing accounts payable and receivable teams.

Responsibilities

• Complete annual accounts and finalize audit.
• Coordinate financial system upgrade project.
• Lead accounts payable and receivable team.

Skills

Charity SORP

Statutory accounts

Financial system upgrade

Job description

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Interim Financial Controller - 3-6 months, Lincoln

Client:

Charity People | B Corp

Location:

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

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

The organisation's working week is 4 days, offering a 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 the project manager. It is a six-month project just started and the finance system has already been selected.
• Lead 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.