Interim Financial Controller - 3 -6 months

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

Job summary

A leading charity organization is seeking an Interim Financial Controller for a 3-6 month period in Sheffield. The role includes managing annual accounts, coordinating a financial system upgrade, and leading the finance team. The successful candidate will be pivotal in assuring compliance with Charity SORP and overseeing significant projects in a dynamic NGO environment.

Qualifications

• Must be very strong on Charity SORP and statutory accounts.
• Led on system upgrade or implementation required.

Responsibilities

• Completion of annual accounts and audit.
• Coordinate financial system upgrade and manage the project manager.
• Lead payments and accounts payable/receivable team.
• Follow up on audit findings.

Skills

Charity SORP

Statutory Accounts

Financial System Upgrade

Audit Management

Job description

Interim Financial Controller - 3-6 months, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Client:

Charity People | B Corp

Location:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

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 Sheffield.

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 the financial system upgrade). The interim Financial Controller will manage the project manager. It is a six-month project that has just started, and the finance system has already been selected.
• Lead payments, accounts payable and receivable team. One team member 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 greater diversity leads to even greater results for the charities we work with.