Financial Controller

22 hours ago


West Burton, United Kingdom Culham Centre for Fusion Energy Full time
Overview of Responsibilities

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

Culham Centre for Fusion Energy is seeking a highly skilled Financial Controller to join their UKIFS Finance Team. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in ensuring the company's financial health and compliance with all relevant standards and regulations, delivering a robust financial control framework and accurate financial reporting as UKIFS transitions to a company with increasingly complex financial processes and transactions.

You will support the Finance Director in the financial transformation to a registered company that leads a complex major programme with large delivery partners from industry. You'll have the opportunity to build a team, set strategies, and design and embed new procedures and processes as the company develops.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Build and lead an effective financial control team through hiring, coaching, and development.
  • Develop and implement robust internal controls to safeguard company assets and ensure the accuracy of financial records.
  • Ensure the responsible use of public funds across the company.
  • Lead on the production of the UKIFS annual report and accounts, managing internal and external audit processes.
  • Establish strong relationships with senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
  • Provide technical accounting advice to the business on application of accounting standards.
  • Senior service delivery owner in UKIFS Finance for the Corporate Services agreement with our parent, UKAEA.
Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

  • Qualified accountant, with significant post qualification experience in senior leadership as a Financial Controller or similar role.
  • Public Sector Finance Knowledge: Familiarity with the specific regulations processes and governance frameworks applicable to public sector organisations in the UK.
  • Excellent technical accounting skills gained in a complex organisation with an in-depth understanding of financial statements and compliance requirements.
  • Strong financial risk management experience involving identifying and assessing financial risks.
  • Effective communications skills with the ability to analyse and communicate complex data to a wide audience.
  • Excellent leadership skills with the ability to build, inspire, and motivate finance teams.
Additional Information

We welcome applications from under-represented groups. Our Executive team actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.



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