Job Description

You will be responsible for managing and reporting our high growth charity clients’ commercial, financial, and accounting activities whilst building strong client relationships at Exec and Trustee level; as well as providing solutions to operational and governance challenges without having to get involved in the day-to-day oversight.

A typical day will look like:

• Maintaining regular dialogue and contact across the client base
• Attend client meetings on a regular basis
• Oversee and support the creation of reports to identify results, fund management, and financial forecasts for both the Exec Team and for the Board and its sub-committees
• Personally prepare and ensure the clients’ accounts team(s) prepare monthly management information relevant to the client on a timely basis, including managing cash flows and fund reporting
• With the help of Sedulo’s other departments, such as tax (including Creative Industry Tax Relief specialists), audit, funding and governance leads, provide a holistic offering to the company and its directors’
• Review clients’ financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities
• Identify opportunities or threats to clients and assisting with taking advantage or mitigating them
• Create bespoke client systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations, as well as improving internal efficiencies and standards of reporting
• Additional controller duties as necessary

What we can offer?

• A company mantra of having fun together, getting results together and giving back together
• A bespoke training and development plan with the opportunity to expand and diversify your skills
• 26 days holiday, company pension scheme, health care plan, cycle to work scheme, death in service benefits and access to our in house Wealth Planning and Mortgage departments
• Smart working and agile working hours including the ability to work remotely for up to 20% of your contracted time
• Ability to work away from home remotely for up to 4 weeks per year, great for extending a trip to see family or making the most of warmer climates
• All expenses paid annual social trip overseas

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified in ACCA / ACA / CIMA or QBE or equivalent
• Proven working experience at Financial Controller level within charities
• Robust combined accounting and finance experience
• Thorough knowledge of Charity SORP accounting principles and potential charity tax issues
• Experience with creating financial statements (statutory and internal)
• Experience of working with funder applications and reporting
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills
• A personable and sociable outlook with a strong desire to help our charity clients achieve the best possible outcomes for their beneficiaries