Financial Controller

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
St John Ambulance are looking for a dynamic and experienced Financial Controller to be part of our Finance team.
The role will be based at our Shared Services Centre in Sheffield where you will have on-site parking, but we encourage a hybrid working model.
Reporting to the Finance Director, this role is a key leadership role and requires a self-motivated, impactful, qualified accountant, with strong experience in financial reporting, financial processes and controls, and change management. Charity sector reporting knowledge and experience is an advantage but not essential. This role will require a strong and effective communicator with the ability to build relationships with, and influence, a variety of key senior stakeholders, internal and external.
The incumbent will ensure the production of timely, accurate management accounts as well as the provision of financial information to trustees and the Finance Committee. The role is also responsible for the charity’s statutory audited accounts and is a key contact point for the external audit. Other areas of responsibility include cashflow forecasts, ensuring legal compliance with tax, VAT, gift aid, treasury management and providing technical accounting advice to St John to ensure it has appropriate and robust financial governance.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
Competitive salary and pension scheme
33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
Hybrid, Flexible working
Cycle to work scheme
Electric Vehicle Scheme
Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
About You
To be successful in this role, education to a degree level is desirable and a Professional Accounting Qualification (fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA) is essential along with significant experience regarding the production of annual statutory accounts and management of the external audit process and experience in dealing with stakeholders at all levels, including Board level.
About the Role
Be accountable for the production of the audited statutory financial statements and the completion of the external audit, to the specified timetable. Provide advice on best practice in external financial reporting.
Lead the monthly reporting cycle. Key responsibilities include the monthly reconciliation, control and reporting of financial information including management accounts, preparation of accruals and prepayments, submission of gift aid and the preparation of VAT returns.
Responsibility for the monthly rolling balance sheet and cash flow forecast at a charity level and ensuring the treasury function maximises the return to St John on working capital and investments
Act as the financial lead on the financial control environment. Drive improvements in counter fraud awareness and culture.
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 29500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Find out more about us, including our new Ask Me campaign, at www.sja.org.uk
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.