Assistant Financial Controller in London

Assistant Financial Controller

Hybrid, London - City

Full time, Permanent

Salary: £ 65,000 – 70,000 per annum

Your role:

As Assistant Financial Controller, you’ll be a trusted deputy to the Financial Controller and a key part of strengthening the financial accounting and control capability across the CII Group. This is a hands-on role where you’ll combine strong technical accounting expertise with the confidence to step in, solve problems and keep things moving when challenges arise.

You’ll play an important part in ensuring our financial reporting, statutory requirements and compliance activities are delivered accurately and effectively. Working across a multi-entity environment, you’ll bring together the detail behind areas such as reporting, audit, tax, treasury and financial controls, while helping the team identify risks, address issues and continuously improve the way we work.

Beyond the technical aspects, you’ll collaborate across Finance and the wider organisation, providing guidance and support to colleagues and helping build robust, sustainable processes. It’s an opportunity to broaden your experience, take on greater responsibility and develop your leadership capability as part of your longer-term career growth.

You:

• You’re an ACA or ACCA qualified accountant with solid financial accounting experience and are ready to broaden your responsibilities.
• You bring good practical experience across financial and statutory reporting, controls and compliance, with exposure to areas such as VAT and corporation tax.
• You’re hands-on and resilient, with the tenacity and judgement to work through challenges and find practical solutions when things do not go to plan.
• You’re comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines, while maintaining accuracy and focusing on what matters most.
• You’re a collaborative communicator who enjoys building relationships, sharing knowledge and supporting others to deliver effectively.
• You have drive, curiosity and ambition to grow, and are looking for an opportunity where you can broaden your experience, take on more responsibility and continue developing over the longer term.

Interview process:

We understand that taking time to prepare for and to attend interviews is a big commitment and want the process to be as transparent as possible.

You can expect the following process from us:

• A short, introductory phone call from our Talent Acquisition Advisor.
• A formal two-stage interview process with the representatives of the Finance and the People and Culture team.

Application deadline:

We will review applications on a rolling basis, and the position will close once we have secured a shortlist.

Next steps:

If you would like to explore this opportunity with us for the next step in your career, we look forward to receiving your application through the Apply feature at the top of this advert.

If you have any queries or you would like to see the full JD, please get in touch on ukjobs@cii.co.uk.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. We are committed to ensuring all candidates have equal access and opportunity, in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: At the CII, we work with a carefully selected Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment. We do not accept speculative CVs and kindly request that agency recruiters do not contact our managers directly, to ensure a consistent and properly coordinated recruitment process.

If you are interested in working with us in the future, please contact ukjobs@cii.co.uk. We review our PSL at set intervals and are happy to retain details for consideration when opportunities arise.

Agencies who do not follow this process will be excluded from any future opportunities to work with us, including PSL reviews

The overarching purpose of the Chartered Insurance Institute (‘the Institute’) is to educate and support our members to deliver services to the highest professional standards and to advocate for the public good. By doing this the Institute builds and maintains public trust in the insurance, financial planning, and mortgage advice professions.

Our vision is that CII and PFS professionals build a world which delivers ever greater financial resilience for individuals and societies more broadly.