Financial Controller

We're supporting a fast-growing international NGO working save the lives of children through avoiding a preventable cause of childhood death. Following a period of significant growth and multi-year philanthropic funding, the organisation is now strengthening its internal finance capability to support delivery across 40 countries, with further expansion planned.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Finance Controller to work either remotely or from their London-offices and play a central role in building structure, rigour and confidence in financial information during a critical phase of growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Own the quality and integrity of financial records, including balance sheet and donor / restricted fund accounting
• Lead and embed a predictable, high-quality month-end close process
• Ensure financial information is audit-ready and support external audits and statutory reporting
• Strengthen financial controls, identifying and addressing gaps in a pragmatic, proportionate way
• Support oversight of payments and banking activity, ensuring appropriate authorisation and audit trails
• Act as a key owner of finance systems, data standards and core finance processes
• Support improvements to systems, workflows and documentation as the organisation scales
• Work closely with the Head of Finance and Finance Business Partner to ensure financial data supports forecasting, donor reporting and decision-making

About you:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Strong background in financial control, reporting and audit readiness
• Experience working in charities, NGOs or multi-funder environments is highly desirable
• Comfortable operating in small, evolving organisations and building structure where needed
• Confident communicator, able to work effectively across teams and time zones

The role is a six-month contract initially with strong potential to become permanent and possibly full-time as the finance function continues to mature.