18 month fixed-term contract starting ASAP

Competitive salary based on skills and experience

Based in: Covent Garden, London

The Royal Ballet and Opera continues to lead the way in opera, ballet, music and dance both live on stage and through multiple digital platforms, from live streaming to worldwide cinema screenings. Our Covent Garden theatre has been at the heart of London and British cultural life for three centuries. We are home to two world-class Companies:The Royal BalletandThe Royal Opera.

We are seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to join the central team on a contract basis and play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Financial Accounts function, working with all areas of the RBO.

Our ideal candidate will be an effective communicator, with people and relationship management skills who can contribute to the team culture in a positive way, promoting excellent customer service to internal stakeholders. They will also be able to demonstrate:

• Substantial relevant accounting experience in a busy, progressive and tightly managed medium to large sized business
• Requisite technical accounting skills required for an appreciation of the full range of financial management disciplines
• Qualified accountant (ACCA or CIMA) or recognised as qualified by experience (QBE)
• Knowledge of the constituent elements of the working capital cycle and their interrelationship in the context of cash flow management and forecasting
• Aptitude for reconciliation work and ability to work unsupervised on tasks of an investigative and problem-solving nature
• Ability to understand and contribute to improvement of core finance business processes

The Royal Ballet and Opera is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from those who arefrom a global majority background and/or those who aredisabled,as they are under-represented within our organisation. As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential minimum criteria for our vacancies.

A full job description and RBO information pack is attached below. If you have any access requirements for your application, please contact the RBO Recruitment Team on hr.recruitment@roh.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 8am, Friday 1^st November 2024.

Applicants must have work authorisation for the UK. No agencies.