CIPD - Financial Controller

CIPD is the professional body for HR and people development. We champion better work and working lives and support a global community of people professionals to make a positive difference to organisations and the people who work within them. We are looking for a Financial Controller to join us at an important time for CIPD and our Finance team. Reporting to the Finance Director and managing four direct reports, you will take responsibility for financial control across the organisation and our international entities. There is a lot happening at CIPD. We are changing some of our core systems, including those supporting our membership and qualifications, and we want to use this as an opportunity to improve the way Finance works across the organisation. The Financial Controller will be central to this. You will lead on financial controls, statutory reporting and audit, treasury, cash management and the integrity of our balance sheet and ledgers. Just as importantly, we want you to look at how we do things today and help us make them better - strengthening processes, improving controls and making sure we get the most from our systems (Netsuite and Salesforce). This is a hands-on role. We aren''t looking for someone who wants to manage from a distance. You will need to be comfortable getting into the detail, understanding where something isn''t working and seeing it through to resolution. At the same time, you''ll lead and develop a team of eight, helping them take greater ..... full job details .....