Financial Controller | £62,000 | Permanent | Hybrid Working (1 day a week)| London | Cultural Organisation

Altum are recruiting for a Financial Controller to join an exciting cultural organisation. This organisation is a unique cultural destination, showcasing the best of Japan through exhibitions, events, retail, hospitality and educational programming.

This is a brilliant opportunity for a qualified accountant to take ownership of financial control, compliance, statutory reporting, audit, VAT, treasury and governance across a complex and high-profile organisation. The role will work closely with the Finance Director, leading the day-to-day finance function, managing a small team and ensuring the organisation has robust financial processes, accurate reporting and strong controls in place.

Responsibilities:

• Leading the financial control environment across all legal entities, ensuring accurate accounting records and strong financial governance
  * Overseeing statutory accounts, year-end close, audit schedules, VAT compliance, and external reporting requirements
  * Coordinating the external audit process, acting as a key point of contact for auditors and ensuring timely delivery of audit information
  * Maintaining and improving finance policies, procedures, delegated authority controls and financial governance frameworks
  * Overseeing month-end and year-end accounting processes, including journals, reconciliations and supporting schedules
  * Reviewing balance sheet accounts, control accounts, intercompany balances, accruals, prepayments and fixed assets
  * Overseeing cash flow management, treasury operations, banking relationships and working capital controls
  * Overseeing VAT, tax, HMRC, ONS and wider regulatory reporting requirements
  * Ensuring all aspects of MoFA funding requirements are adhered to in a timely manner
  * Managing the delivery of accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, reconciliations, supplier payments and finance administration
  * Leading, developing and supporting a small finance team, ensuring clear responsibilities, segregation of duties and resilience across the function
  * Contributing to finance system transformation, process improvements and wider organisational projects

Person Specification:

• Fully qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
  * Significant experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or senior finance role
  * Experience preparing statutory accounts and managing external audits
  * Strong technical accounting, financial control and compliance experience
  * Experience managing VAT, tax and regulatory reporting requirements
  * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  * Ability to present financial information clearly and concisely to finance and non-finance stakeholders
  * Strong organisational, communication and prioritisation skills
  * Experience managing or developing members of a finance team
  * Ideally have experience within a multi-entity organisation, charity or not-for-profit environment

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile cultural organisation in a broad and influential Financial Controller role. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining strong financial controls, supporting organisational decision-making and contributing to the ongoing improvement of finance systems, reporting and governance.

They are interviewing as applications come through, so please apply now as this role is likely to move quickly.

Apply now!