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Join the iconic British Museum in their transformational journey as a Senior Finance Officer
Overview
Salary
£41723
Location
Bloomsbury, UK - Hybrid
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Join the British Museum, one of the world's most visited museums, located in Camden. The Museum welcomed 6.5 million visitors in 2024, making it a major attraction in the UK. Currently, the Museum is undergoing a significant transformation, making this a perfect time to be part of the change and support their sustainability and reinvention goals.
Role Summary
- Manage the income functions for the Museum group.
- Oversee financial data interfaces.
- Lead and manage a small team ensuring high standards of performance.
- Train and guide team members, providing hands-on support when needed.
- Handle income and cash operations, manage financial data interfaces, troubleshoot discrepancies, and maintain robust internal controls.
- Collaborate with other Museum departments to provide superior financial support, and lead improvements in processes and systems.
Role Requirements
- Part-qualified and working towards qualification (ACCA/CIMA).
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, cash handling, and credit control.
- Experience working with financial systems and data interfaces, preferably Unit4 and Microsoft Dynamics.
- Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to handle concurrent priorities.
- Confident communicator with line management experience and a proactive, flexible approach.
Benefits
- 25 (up to 30) days of annual leave plus 2.5 privilege days and bank holidays.
- Generous civil service pension scheme.
- Free entry at national and international cultural institutes and various other benefits.
The British Museum is proud to be one of the world's most visited museums, located in Camden, which in 2024 received 6.5 million visitors, more than any other museum in the UK. The Museum is currently undergoing a significant transformation, including projects to support its sustainability goals and the reinvention of some of its galleries.
The role: As a Senior Finance Officer: Income and Data, you will play a crucial role in managing the income functions of the Museum group and overseeing the financial data interfaces. This full-time, hybrid position requires you to be onsite at least 2-3 days per week and is a fixed-term contract for 18 months. Your responsibilities will include leading and managing a small team, ensuring high standards of performance and professional growth. You will provide training and guidance to team members and other junior Finance staff, offering hands-on support where necessary. Additionally, you will oversee income and cash handling functions, manage financial data interfaces, troubleshoot discrepancies, and maintain robust internal controls. You will also collaborate with departments across the Museum to provide first-class financial support and drive improvements in processes and systems.
Job requirements: The ideal candidate should be part-qualified and progressing towards qualification (ACCA/CIMA). You should have strong knowledge of accounting principles, cash handling, and credit control, as well as experience with financial systems and data interfaces, ideally including Unit 4 and Microsoft Dynamics. Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities are essential. You should also be a confident communicator with line management experience and a proactive, flexible approach.
Benefits: Working at the British Museum, you will be part of a world-renowned institution where history, culture, and innovation come together. Benefits include 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 days after long service) plus 2.5 privilege days, in addition to bank holidays, a generous civil service pension scheme, complimentary exhibition tickets, free entry at paid national museum and gallery exhibitions, free and discounted entry to international cultural organizations, interest-free travel loans and rental deposit loans, an Employee Assistance Programme for mental health support, a 1-hour paid lunch break, a subsidized staff canteen, and discounts on gift shop purchases.
