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Financial Controller

Employer
Harris Hill
Location
Cambridge
Salary
£45k - 50k per year
Closing date
1 Oct 2018

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Function
Finance & Legal
Sector
Environment / Conservation
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

One of the world's oldest international wildlife conservation organisations are looking for an experienced Financial Controller to join their team.

Role: Financial Controller

Salary: 45- 50k per annum

Contract: Permanent

Location: Central Cambridge

Our client is seeking an experienced Financial Controller to have overall responsibility for the day to day accounting function of the organisation and to ensure the department delivers a high standard of service to the organisation, operating in accordance with established accounting principles and industry best practice.

You will also be leading the preparation of the organisation's annual statutory accounts and be responsible for managing the annual external audit process.

You will be a member of the UK-based Finance Team, working closely with overseas Finance Teams. Your strong communication, interpersonal skills and customer focus will enable you to build effective working relationships at all levels across the organisation.

Key Skills:

  • Fully qualified
  • VAT Returns
  • strong technical understanding of current UK GAAP, FRS 102 and Charity SORP Bank reconciliation
  • Month end report
  • Good understanding of financial systems and processes
  • USAID grant compliance


Benefits:

 

  • Generous pension contribution
  • Attractive annual leave allowance
  • Life insurance
  • Salary exchange schemes including Childcare Vouchers
  • Cycle to Work Scheme

Company

Harris Hill has been providing the Charity and Not-for-Profit sector with high quality recruitment solutions for over 27 years. In the past year we have worked on more than 3,000 charity vacancies (approximately 2,000 permanent and 1,000 temporary) and are continuing to grow, developing new teams to respond to the strong demand for specialist charity professionals.

Our teams focus on specific functions within charities including Fundraising, Marketing/PR/Digital, Data Management & Business Support, Finance, Human Resources, Temporary and Executive-level roles.

We are committed to delivering a level of excellence to both candidates and clients alike and have an unrivalled reputation for finding talented people their ideal charity jobs within the UK's leading national and international charities and non-profit organisations.

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Company info
Telephone
020 7820 7300
Location
1 - 2 Paris Garden
London
London
SE1 8ND
United Kingdom

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