Robert Half are delighted to be partnering with Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre in their search for a Financial Controller on a two-year FTC.
Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre sits at the cultural heart of Dundee as a centre of creative excellence. The Organisation looks outwards, creating and delivering work for local, national and international audiences, with learning at the heart. The Organisation has created a number of award-winning productions, made in Dundee that tour nationally and internationally; establishing a reputation as one of the UK's leaders in theatre, dance and music production, carrying the Dundee brand far and wide.
As part of the Leadership Team, the Financial Controller will lead the finance function during the period of the Head of Finance's maternity leave. The group of companies comprises a charity and a subsidiary trading company.
The Financial Controller reports to the Interim Director of Finance and is responsible for the Finance & Payroll Officer.
This contract will be for a fixed term of two (2) years. The role will allow for hybrid working, with a minimum of three days being office based. The Financial Controller will be working closely with the Interim Director of Finance, the role of Financial Controller assumes responsibility for the day-to-day financial management of the organisation.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Your role will be to continue the work already underway to implement an extensive programme of change in financial processes and reporting, in order to do the following:
- Build resilience and robustness into the processing and accuracy of financial data.
- Build efficiencies into internal processes, creating additional capacity within existing (human) resource that can be deployed on other priority tasks.
- Implement effective, timely and dynamic reporting mechanisms for Management and Board to allow for good governance, and agile working, at all times.
- Provide all administrative and reporting support required for the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee.
You will implement improvements of financial systems, particularly the accounting package (and associated apps) operated in order to:
- Ensure DRSDTL operates on the most effective, efficient and affordable package available.
- Improve the accuracy of the accounting records
- Support and implement the implementation/migration plan for any change of accounting (and other management) software when agreed.
- Ensure the accuracy of the accounting transactions for VAT and to support the annual TTR calculation.
Additional responsibilities:
- Timeously prepare management accounts and annual budget for review by senior management and onward presentation to the Board
- Prepare and distribute departmental financial information. Review and discuss with department heads to facilitate a greater understanding of their contribution to whole organisation.
- Oversee and review the processing of weekly and monthly payroll and expense claims and ensuring reporting to HMRC is completed in a timely manner.
- Contributing and assisting with the end of year Audit process.
- Contributing and assisting with the compilation of financial information for external funders.
Person specification:
- Fully qualified or QBE equivalent level through professional experience.
- Robust understanding of VAT with experience of partial exemption preferable
- Significant Preparation of management accounts, annual budgets and cashflows
- Managing a finance team
- Knowledge of accounting for charities and restricted funds
- Experience of working in the UK cultural sector
- Knowledge of Xero & Sage accounting software
The salary range for the post is £45,000 - £50,000 per annum dependant on experience.
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