Senior Financial Controller

Leadership and Management

Role model British Council values and EDI in day-to-day interactions with colleagues at all levels. Ensure high levels of professionalism are demonstrated by everyone and that client and customer needs are reflected in ways of working. Champion financial accounting and local tax compliance, providing a good standard of financial insight and financial discipline. Promote learning from our experience across the unit and wider organisation.

Financial Management

Work closely with the MSP to ensure the financial accounts are completed correctly and in a timely manner, and numbers are reported accurately.

Provide retained in-country specific activities/processes, local, complex statutory/tax reporting, managing retained banking responsibilities, liaising with local authorities, and management of escalations. Provide financial accounting support for cashflow reporting and audit processes.

Manage the provision of information to internal / external auditors. Implement and report on the progress of audit recommendations. Identify and challenge issues and bring resolution in relation to financial accounting matters.

Relationship and Stakeholder Management

Provide stakeholder engagement and business partnering for retained financial processes, including statutory reporting and tax compliance, building strong working relationships with key stakeholders and the MSP to ensure that activities comply with professional accounting standards, technical accounting issues and other external reporting requirements in British Council.