Financial Controller (12mth FTC), Charity, London, Min 4 days/wk up to Full-time, £40 fte*

A brilliant opportunity to join this fantastic charity in a 12 month fixed term contract, doing great work in tackling homelessness.

Our Client

Our client is a charitable Centre whose aim is to tackle homelessness, poor housing and poverty at a young age and break its cycle into later life. They see the value in each individual and nurture potential, helping young people and families to thrive. The Centre prides itself on its welcome and person-centred approach. It recognises each individual is different, often with complex needs and so responses must be multi-layered. They offer six principal services: residential services for homeless young people; family support; housing and welfare rights advice; employment support; learning; and immigration advice and advocacy. The Centre currently employs around 65 dedicated members of staff and around 45 volunteers.

The Role

This role reports to the Director of Finance. There are 3 members of the team in total. The overall purpose of this role is to manage the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department. The Financial Controller will support the Director of Finance and will be responsible for maintaining robust internal controls and ensuring compliance with financial regulations and funder agreements.

Core responsibilities will include:

• Supervising the Finance Administrator, using appropriate Xero linked apps such as Dext and Approval Max verifying coding and project allocations.
• Reconcile bank transactions with the accounting records from Xero.
• Raise customer invoices on Xero as requested and authorised by Fundraising and Services.
• Carry out inter-system reconciliations.
• Manage payments or expenses, ensure all statutory payments and submissions are made on time.
• Manage working relationship with outsourced payroll services and work with the HR team to check monthly payroll calculations for all staff.
• Manage restricted income records and allocations to accounts as appropriate.
• Produce quarterly management accounts.
• Collaborate with the Fundraising and Services teams in quarterly review of project expenditure against budgets.
• Manage liaison with and administration for bank accounts.
• Act as secondary lead for statutory audit.

The Candidate

Essential

• Full or part-qualified accountant
• Demonstrable experience in all aspects of financial management.
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience of monthly and statutory accounts preparation
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise workload and work under own initiative
• A strong commitment to the charity's mission, values and behaviours; a strong belief in the value of every individual.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a charity or organisation working with vulnerable people
• General knowledge and awareness of the issues around youth and family homelessness.
• Familiarity with Sharepoint and Teams
• Systems change management experience

Terms

12 month fixed term contract. Minimum 4 days per week, up to full-time (35 hours). The client is open to a range of working patterns to suit the individual. Salary £40,000 FTE. Some hybrid working is available with typically 3 days in office, 2 working from home (pro-rated for part-time). The office is based in Westminster, London SW1. Holiday - 26 days rising to 28 days after two years' service plus bank holidays. Pro-rated for part-time roles. Pension: a stakeholder pension scheme with matched employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%. Season Ticket Loan is available. The charity requires its staff and volunteers to undertake a DBS check to an appropriate level.

If you are an experienced finance professional seeking a role that makes a real difference, please apply today.