We are looking for someone who:

• Is ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

• Has significant experience in progressive financial roles

• Can demonstrate staff management experience and is able to lead, handle performance issues and motivate

• Proactively seeks change to improve performance and processes

• Has great relationship-building skills and can work well and communicate effectively with a wide range of people

• Can demonstrate:

  • The ability to frame information into clear analyses, with the appropriate strategic focus

  • The ability to support the organisation whilst remaining independent and objective (and within the bounds of all accounting standards and regulations)

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate financial concepts in laypeople’s terms and to work with staff of different levels from Executive to Support level

  • Sensitivity to the roles and responsibilities of others

  • Effective engagement of partners across the organisation

• Has a high level of IT skills, including:

  • Experience of a using medium to large financial software packages and reporting tools

  • Advanced Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills

• Is able to cope with and prioritise heavy workloads

• Is able to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the role that diversity and inclusion play in the activities of the Southbank Centre as a whole and in the work of this particular job

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