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Goodman Masson are partnered with The Royal Parks to recruit for their new permanent Financial Controller.
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity that manages over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, including rare habitats, historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James's Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
They also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Their eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
As their Financial Controller, you will be responsible for the statutory accounts production and audit, tax, treasury management and all transactional processing.
You will lead, develop and motivate a team of 7 (3 direct reports), ensuring they deliver excellent customer service and accurate financial control.
Additionally, you will:
- Set strategic direction for the Financial Control team, looking to continuously improve ways of working and the service offered to the wider charity.
- Lead on the production of TRP's annual accounts and manage the annual audit process.
- Oversee the month end and year end processes and ensure all ledgers are up to date provide high quality and accurate financial information.
- Ensure statutory financial compliance and the statutory returns are completed on time (e.g. VAT, Corporation Tax, Charities' SORP, Charity Commission guidance).
About You
To be considered as the Financial Controller, you will need:
- To be a fully qualified accountant
- Experience of working within a finance function of a medium to large charity
- Experience of leading, motivating and developing a complex and high-volume transactional processing team.
Salary is 70,000 - 75,000 depending on experience + Excellent Benefits including:
- 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years' service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
Application deadline: Monday 12th May
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
