Group Financial Controller

Job title:

Group Financial Controller

Company

Coram

Job description

Job Title: Group Financial ControllerContract: PermanentHours: 35 hours per weekSalary: Circa £80,000 per annumLocation: Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, LondonAbout CoramCoram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.Coram’s established finance team works to protect the assets of Coram group of charities through the maintenance and development of a systematic process for financial control and review. Under the leadership of the Chief Finance Officer, the team manages the £25m annual turnover for the group’s 12 established legal entities, providing financial and management information to the Committees, Boards and Senior Management Team to support effective decision-making on the strategic direction of the charity.About the roleThis is an exciting opportunity for a strong and proactive leader to take responsibility for the day to day management of our finance team, assuming full responsibility for managing and monitoring the systems, policies and procedures and most critically the financial results across the organisation.The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience of managing a team ensuring all financial and management accounting procedures, payroll processes, budget reporting and the systems for effective cash flow projections and management are in place.You will have proven experience of devising and implementing effective plans, particularly in the areas of service development, staff development and management of change. Knowledge of the SORP/SOFA charitable finance regulations along with excellent IT skills are essential. Experience of using Great Plains or similar accounting software will be an advantage.To apply for this role, please click on the ‘apply now’ button below to complete the application.Closing Date: Wednesday 14th August 2024 at 23:59Interview date (First Interview): Week commencing 19th August 2024Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBTQ+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.Registered Charity No. 312278.

Expected salary

Location

Bloomsbury, Central London

Job date

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 07:57:33 GMT

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