Financial Controller

Position type: Full time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Responsible to: Deputy Director of Finance

Direct reports: Finance Officer x 2

Location: ShelterBox HQ,Truro, Cornwall (Remote UK will be considered)

Role purpose:

A senior member of the finance team and member of a collaborative organisation wide team of managers. Manage the financial accounting team whilst maintaining and developing systems to support the operation of a modern, progressive and supportive financial accounting function.

Responsible for monitoring and managing all financial legal, technical and compliance issues, including gift aid, VAT and other tax compliance, preparation of statutory accounts and managing external & internal audits.

The role reports to the Deputy Director of Finance and will be a key business partner across the business for all financial compliance matters.

The role manages two finance officers.

Who are we looking for?

ShelterBox is seeking a qualified accountant, with 10+ years PQE in relevant roles.

The successful candidate will have great communication and interpersonal skills and enjoy providing a service to assist internal customers and the charity in meeting their goals. Must be passionate about developing a modern, progressive finance function.

Extensive experience and knowledge of audit, banking, foreign currency, Gift Aid and VAT is required together with exposure to payroll and accounts payable.

With assistance from direct reports, duties will include but not be limited to:

• Responsible for ensuring the financial accounts department meets the needs of users of their services and the requirements of the charity.

• Develop and maintain efficient and effective financial systems and controls.

• Manage financial accounting team (2 X Finance Officers) to ensure a high level of service is provided by the team.

• Significant role in supporting the design and implementation of new ERP and Payroll systems.

• Development of appropriate policies to support role for use by the wider organisation and monitoring adherence with those policies.

• Preparation of annual statutory accounts and supporting audit schedules for parent charity and 2 subsidiaries

• Management and co-ordination of external audit

• Annual return submissions to Charity’s Commission.

• Ongoing management of all treasury functions including cash management, foreign currency, banking relationships and banking disclosure requirements for transacting in high-risk foreign countries.

• Maintaining due diligence requirements of financial institutions we deal with.

• Monitor and manage long-term financial investments.

• Monitor and manage short-term financial investments, monitor weekly cash requirements and draw down cash to meet cash flow needs.

• Responsible for all aspects of VAT, including quarterly returns for all entities and irrecoverable VAT calculation.

• Chair of the Gift Aid working group. Responsible for Gift Aid compliance and coordination of Gift Aid compliance across the charity.

• Responsible for monitoring the external environment for changes in a range of compliance issues notably corporation tax, VAT, gift aid and audit.

• Support the wider finance team with the management of restricted funds as required, including monitoring the processing of restricted fund income and system configurations for restricted income processing.

• Maintenance of the nominal ledger structure and system configuration within the finance system.

• Oversight and leadership on payroll although this individual will not process payroll (with the exception of providing processing cover).

• Oversight and responsibility for accounts payable.

• Will ensure all overseas deploying staff are adequately resourced from a finance perspective in either foreign currency cash or company credit card.

• With support from the Finance Officers will manage any emergency requests for funding from overseas deployed staff

• Will ensure appropriate controls and reporting mechanisms are in place in relation to cash voucher programmes in the country.

• Assists Head of Legal and Risk with information provision in relation to insurance cover.

Other responsibilities

• Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.