Finance Controller - UK

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION – FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Location

HQ – London (United Kingdom)

Salary

GBP 35,000- 40,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Duration

12 months (with possible extension)

Department

Finance

Reporting To

RI Chief Financial Officer

Staff Reporting to Post Holder

RI-UK Finance Manager and RI-UK Finance Officer

Works With

RI-USA finance team, regional and field finance managers, and RI-UK Executive Director.

About RI: Relief International (www.ri-uk.org) is a leading humanitarian relief and development organisation committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. By partnering with beneficiaries and communities on the frontlines, RI focuses on bridging the gap between immediate relief and long term community development. RI works in 21 countries across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Summary: Under the management of RI’s Chief Financial Officer, the Financial Controller is responsible for RI-UK’s financial accounting. Together with the RI-UK finance team, the post holder will have full responsibility for all regular accounting and reporting within the UK including month end, quarterly and year end process, budgeting and forecasting and production of the year end accounts.

POSITION & REQUIREMENTS

• Ensure financial accounting tasks are done in a timely and accurate way including monthly reconciliations;
• Oversee the collection and consolidation of financial information from the overseas finance teams;
• Take responsibility for daily management of all bank accounts including transfers, reconciliation, general administration and cash flow forecasts;
• Review Payroll from outsourced payroll bureau;
• Implement financial control policies, procedures and processes and delivering effective communication of requirements;
• Lead the year end process, including preparation of relevant annual statutory accounts for external audit in line with SORP;
• Manage the day to day performance of the RI-UK Finance Manager and Finance Officer, ensuring that they complete all necessary work to support the above responsibilities to an appropriate standard, encouraging their own personal development and dealing with any performance issues as required;
• Other accounting, financial and administrative duties.

QUALIFICATIONS and REQUIREMENTS:

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller with at least five years of accounting and finance experience. S/he will ideally have experience of working in a complex non-profit organisation that has multiple programmes. Other qualifications include:

• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and unwavering commitment to RI’s mission; proactive, hands-on and confident communicator who will work with finance colleagues across the global organisation.
• Financial qualification (ACA or equivalent).
• Solid experience coordinating UK statutory audit activities and managing reporting, budget development, and analysis.
• A track record in grants management as it relates to compliance and reporting of government, corporate and foundations grants.
• Experience with Sun Systems and QuickBooks is a very strong preference.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; experience in effectively communicating key data, including presentations.
• Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels including finance and non-finance managers.
• Ability to travel overseas occasionally as required.
• UK/European citizenship or valid UK residency required

Application Procedure: To be considered for this recruitment, please submit a cover letter, CV, 3 professional supervisory references (whom we may contact after a second interview) with your date of availability to ukhr@ri.org. The email subject line should include the following: Financial Controller

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.