Job Description
Deputy Financial Controller | £75,000 - £85,000 + amazing benefits! | SE London | Hybrid
For a progressive, forward-thinking university in southeast London, we are recruiting a Deputy Financial Controller. This is a new role, reporting to the Financial Controller, which will lead a high-performing team of 4, and manage the statutory returns, external financial audits, financial reporting, and the balance sheet. The Deputy Financial Controller will produce high-quality financial, management, and regulatory reports, and insightful financial control analysis and information essential for strategic decision-making. This role will lead the ownership for the Oracle ERP platform and will deputise for the Financial Controller as needed.
What you’ll be doing:
* Lead the timely and accurate production of year-end financial statements
* Own the relationship with the external auditors and be responsible for continuous audit process improvements
* Lead on taxation compliance, and lead on policy updates to Finance Regulations
* Lead on cashflow forecasting and treasury management
* Ensure effective financial controls are in place
* Lead on optimisation, and best practice of the Oracle ERP platform, championing system compliance across the Finance team and wider organisation
* Lead on continuous improvement initiatives
* Represent Finance on Committees, working and project groups
* Motivate, lead, and empower team members and role model / set expectations to lead a high performing team culture.
What you’ll offer us:
* Qualified accountant with up-to-date financial accounting knowledge and experience
* Experience of working within Higher Education, the wider public sector, practice, or complex commercial organisations
* Experience in developing high-performing teams
* Oracle Cloud experience
* Substantial financial reporting experience within the public sector
* Experience coordinating a financial year end timetable and deliverables
* Experience providing financial information to auditors and coordinating the audit process
* Strong business partnering experience and track record of providing impactful analysis
What we’ll offer you:
* A very attractive defined benefit pension scheme, 26 days annual leave + 3-4 closure days over Christmas
* Hybrid and flexible working
* Additional weeks at full pay for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
* Study leave, Leadership Development programmes, Annual Season Ticket Loans and more!
* A highly visible role giving an opportunity to gain broad exposure across the University
* Contribution to the success of an institution with strong social values and outcomes
* The opportunity to be part of a growing team with emphasis on impact, positive atmosphere, and sustainable work-life balance
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