Interim Financial Controller - 3 -6 months

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

Job summary

A charity in Southampton seeks an Interim Financial Controller for 3-6 months. Responsibilities include completing annual accounts, leading a financial system upgrade, and managing the payments team. This role promotes equality and diversity within hiring.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Charity SORP and statutory accounts.
• Experience leading system upgrades or implementations.

Responsibilities

• Complete annual accounts and manage the audit process.
• Coordinate financial system upgrade with the Project Manager.
• Lead the 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, Southampton

Client:

Charity People | B Corp

Location:

Southampton, 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 Southampton.

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 Southampton twice a week

Key priorities for this role include:

• Completion of annual accounts and audit (my client is in the 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 the 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 the 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.