Senior Financial Controller - Charity Finance & Controls

Membership Bespoke; Bracknell; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

3 discretionary days over Christmas

Private Medical and Dental Insurance

Free EV charging & EV salary sacrifice

Pension salary sacrifice

Job summary

Membership Bespoke is seeking a senior Financial Controller to lead the technical delivery and financial control of its finance function within a UK charity.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will drive month-end close, balance sheet management, and strong financial governance, while ensuring regulatory and audit readiness and providing clear financial insight to non-finance stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a technical finance role.
• Strong knowledge of financial controls and balance sheet management.
• Experience with VAT, pensions reporting and audit schedules.
• Proven month-end processes and financial governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end close and financial reporting.
• Oversee balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, accruals and journals.
• Maintain financial controls, policies and processes.
• Manage VAT, pensions, fixed assets and statutory processes.
• Ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Review bad debt, deferred income and prepayments.
• Produce and review financial reports for SLT and Trustees.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling.
• Provide technical accounting guidance and constructive challenge.
• Work closely with the Finance Director on financial planning and risk.
• Support colleagues with financial information and day-to-day technical queries.

Skills

Technical finance

Financial controls

Reconciliations

Balance sheet

Statutory reporting

VAT reporting

Pensions reporting

Audit schedules

Month-end close

Financial governance

Excel

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Membership Bespoke is seeking a senior Financial Controller to lead the technical delivery and financial control of its finance function within a UK charity.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will drive month-end close, balance sheet management, and strong financial governance, while ensuring regulatory and audit readiness and providing clear financial insight to non-finance stakeholders.