Senior Finance Officer

Museum of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

London Museum in London is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join the Finance Team supporting the New Museum Project. You will report to the Finance Manager and occasionally deputise for them, handling daily Accounts Payable duties including invoice processing, BACS payments, reconciliations and delivery of robust financial controls to underpin project expenditure.

You will also lead a review of Finance Processes and Procedures, updating documentation to reflect the New Museum structure and

Responsibilities

• Process construction works and consultants’ fees, including a wider key role in delivering the Accounts Payable function including invoice processing, BACS payments, reconciliations and delivery of other financial controls processes.

Job description

London Museum is delivering the most exciting cultural project for London for a generation.

An entirely new museum will open in 2026 in Smithfield with significant support from the City of London Corporation and GLA in place.

Reporting into and occasionally deputising for the Finance Manager, the Senior Finance Officer role sits within an experienced Finance team and is responsible for finance and compliance tasks to support the Finance Team and the New Museum Project, including performing daily Accounts Payable duties.

The role supports the Finance Manager and various other stakeholders, including the Head of Project Accounting, New Museum. It will perform a key role supporting the financial administration of the New Museum Project, dealing primarily with processing construction works and consultants’ fees, including a wider key role in delivering the Accounts Payable function including invoice processing, BACS payments, reconciliations and delivery of other financial controls processes.

This role will also be responsible for delivering a review of existing Finance Processes and Procedures documentation and updating these to reflect the Finance Function within the New Museum structure.

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 11 November 2026. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview on Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 November 2026.

If you are successfully shortlisted you will invited to an interview where you will asked questions to help us understand more about what you share in your application, and in particular to understand how you meet the essential person specification criteria for the role and demonstrate our museum behaviours. You will also be asked to complete a short task as part of the section process.