Account director jobs near Bristol, Bristol City

We are looking for an experienced Finance Director to pro-actively lead Watershed’s financial strategy through a period of change and transformation and oversee our day-to-day financial management.

The Finance Director is responsible for all aspects of Watershed’s financial management, in compliance with appropriate accounting standards and practices, company and charity law and associated guidance, including organisational and project budget setting, monitoring and control, financial and management information reporting systems and associated policies, financial controls and fraud prevention, invoicing, payroll, payments and associated banking and accounting, insurance, and audit.

The Finance Director will lead on the digital and systems transformation of the department, designing and managing a two year change process to ensure we have efficient and appropriate processes and procedures to continue to grow and develop the business.

The Finance Director is a member of Watersheds’ Executive Team. They will work alongside the CEO, General Manager and Board to set and deliver the finance strategy, in line with the organisation’s overall vision and business plan. The role is also supported by Watersheds’ Finance Sub Group, which is chaired by Lisa Gardner FCA, a Watershed Trustee and chartered accountant.

Closing date: Thu 18 Aug 1700

For further information and to apply, please visit: https://wshd.to/financedirector 

The Glacier Trust is looking for a creative, passionate and committed Executive Director to lead the ongoing development of our project work in Nepal, and advocacy work in the UK.

Since its launch in 2008, The Glacier Trust (TGT) has established itself as a small but impactful NGO enabling climate change adaptation in Nepal’s remote mountain communities. In recent years TGT has increased its profile in the UK through the launch of a project-linked coffee brand ‘Nepal Glacier Coffee’, a short film ‘Coffee. Climate. Community.’ and most recently a podcast and book project ‘Great Adaptations’, which even included a collaboration with a Bristol based brewery to create a Great Adaptations beer that used ingredients grown organically in our project areas.

In Nepal, we partner with two excellent NGOs, Eco Himal Nepal and HICODEF, with whom we have enabled the successful piloting, scaling, and replication of a community-led Agro Forestry Resource Centre model for climate resilient sustainable development. Our Higher Education programme has evolved through the coordination of a partnership between UK and Nepal Universities to enable early career researchers to conduct climate change adaptation related fieldwork as part of our contribution to nurturing the next generation of climate change adaptation professionals.

The principle purpose of this new post is to ensure the efficient and effective day to day running of The Glacier Trust (TGT). This includes management of fundraising, project selection, and providing strategic leadership concerning the direction of The Glacier Trust in partnership with the Board of Trustees and two advisors, one in Nepal and one in the UK.

As recognition of the need for climate change adaptation grows, this is an opportunity to join an organisation that has played a pioneering role in enabling adaptation projects that intersect with the broader ecological, social justice, mitigation and sustainable development needs in some of the world’s most vulnerable locations. We are looking for a creative, passionate and committed Executive Director to lead the ongoing development of our project work in Nepal, and advocacy work in the UK.

The Glacier Trust’s purpose: Climate change is threatening sustainable agriculture in many parts of the Himalayas. The Glacier Trust works in partnership with local NGOs, building their capacity to enable transformative adaptation to climate change through sustainable organic agriculture in these rapidly changing environments. The Trust also has a higher education programme providing scholarships that enable Nepali undergraduates and postgraduates to improve the quality of their fieldwork and research programmes. The Glacier Trust has also built its profile in the UK as an advocate for approaches to climate change adaptation that are both transformative and aligned with climate justice.

Candidate suitability: This post would provide an ideal grounding for someone wanting to build a career in international development, climate adaptation, and leadership in the NGO sector. It is an opportunity to lead an organisation that is looking to increase its outreach and further develop the quality and quantity of what it delivers. Flexibility in time allocation and working arrangements means that it should be possible to accommodate academic study / research commitments, and/or family and caring commitments. Applicants should note that this role requires travel to Nepal and field trips of up to two weeks in remote and mountainous environments.

Qualifications and experience: Applicants should have at least a relevant degree, and at least one year’s relevant experience in fundraising. Applicants will need to demonstrate their potential to increase The Trust’s outreach, in terms of (1) bringing in funding; (2) working in collaboration with our partner NGOs and Universities in Nepal; and (3) cause-related advocacy and awareness raising.

Application process: Applicants should be familiar with all aspects of The Trust’s work and the job specification, available to download from our website. 

Application is by email, we require a CV and cover letter. 

• Closing date for applications: 18.00 GMT, Friday 8th July 2022.
• Interviews will be held in London or via Zoom during the week commencing 18th July 2022.
• Please note, our Executive Director will be required to hike in mountainous environments and may be required to stay in basic accommodation while on field trips in Nepal.
• We take work life-balance seriously and as such have huge flexibility in working schedules and locations so that we can work around caring commitments.
• The Glacier Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, ability, or gender.

These unique and rewarding freelance audit opportunities would suit experienced experienced audit professionals that are flexible, love diverse travel experiences(post pandemic/ international safe zones), meeting inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. AfID is recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist in assurance services for international institutional donors such as the UN, World Bank, FIFA, DFID & The Gates Foundation. Short audit assignments would suit experienced qualified audit professionals with grant audit / management experience, ideally in a not-for-profit/ international development context

Role overview

Complete international grant expenditure audits for a diverse range of projects (grant recipients) funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure, to more commercial projects such as SME development or technical research. Assignments are 1-3 weeks in length and based across the European mainland and the developing world. These are offered on an assignment by assignment basis, one to two months in advance. Please note there is no guaranteed period of work within the contract. Contractors can be based outside the UK on the European mainland but must be able to work within the EU. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent – 5+ years post qualified experience
• Grant management and audit and reporting experience with international institutions. Preference given to individuals that have worked on UN or EC grant assurance assignments
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• Fluency in a second language Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Mandarin, Russian or Turkish
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills in English.
• Resilience and adaptability

​ Personal attributes:

• At least 5+ years of relevant audit experience
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills

Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations. Individual must be prepared to travel to challenging location when it is deemed safe to do so. Individuals must also be able to demonstrate effective past working practices when working remotely with a range of clients. 

Our partner is an award winning UK based charity, which is promoting different solutions to the issues facing international aid and the WASH sector including standalone social impact businesses and programmes to improve hygiene, sanitation and nutrition for under-fives; designed to increase resilience and self-reliance and improve the lives and life chances of farmers, families, women, girls and young children

We are recruiting a Head of Finance and Governance to support Chief Executive and provide strategic management and operational oversight of finance, HR and business support functions and to ensure that everything is done in the most financially effective manner and in compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements.  The incumbent will be supported by qualified accountants in the UK and overseas and their local teams. 

This is a part-time role, which would suit an experienced accountant/company secretary, seeking to work flexibly.  The 2/3 days we anticipate this role requiring could be spread over 5 days, if the incumbent found this more convenient and all the requirements of the role can be met

JOB PURPOSE

• You will be the ultimate responsible person for all of the charity’s external and statutory financial reporting, including reports to funders, trustees and regulatory bodies, though the bulk of this work will be delivered by the finance teams in the UK and Africa.
• You will provide strategic budgetary and financial management support to the Chief Executive in London and the Managing and Finance Directors overseas, assisting them to develop compelling bids for fundraising and inward social investment and will liaise, if necessary, with the financial managers/reviewers of any potential funders/investors.
• You will provide advice and guidance on HR, contractual, corporate and statutory matters to the senior team in the UK and overseas, consulting/liaising if necessary with our lawyers, auditors, and other service providers in both countries.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

1. Finance

1.1. Financial strategy

Supporting the development of financial strategies under a variety of scenarios for internal management, trustee discussion and presentation to potential funders/investors.

Leading on financial discussions with trustees and prospective funders/investors.

Developing the financial competence and confidence of PA/BW’s senior teams.

1.2 Financial oversight

Ensuring that monthly management reporting, budgeting and forecasting is accurate and timely and supporting the needs of management, trustees, project managers, funders and donors.

Reviewing the annual budget proposals raising issues, challenging assumptions and, ultimately, agreeing same with the local teams.

Reviewing the monthly financial returns submitted/presented by the finance teams querying anomalies and overspends and agreeing/requiring actions to be taken.

Updating the rolling forecasts of income and expenditure (reflecting actuals to date), monitoring the bank positions and using this to approve or reject requests for ongoing or exceptional expenditure.

1.3 Financial management

Maintaining up to date Financial and HR Policy and Procedures Manuals and responding to requests for variations thereto or divergence therefrom.

Being the principal signatory and authorised administrator for all UK bank accounts and approving changes to the mandate for bank accounts overseas.

Approving and signing off all cash transfers

2. Programme support

2.1 Programme budgeting

Preparing, discussing, reviewing and agreeing the financial budgets for individual projects and/or generic programmes.

Assisting the teams with costing, pricing, taxing and other financial sales related issues.

2.2 Programme reporting

Maintaining cumulative records of expenditure by funder and overseeing the preparation of funder reports and audit completion statements confirming the full dispersal of funds.

Submitting financial claims to statutory funders as and when required.

3. Corporate obligations

3.1 Statutory reporting

Being the principal point of contact between the external auditors the Treasurer and the board.

Agreeing the annual audit timetable and priority audit areas with the external auditors

Reviewing the draft statutory accounts produced by the local finance teams, agreeing the split between restricted and unrestricted programmes, calculating carried forward balances and agreeing same with auditors.

Confirming the appropriate use of restricted income, writing the trustees’ annual review, securing an unqualified audit report, responding to the annual audit letter, convening and managing the AGM.

Reviewing and signing off all statutory filings and ensuring compliance with all regulatory restrictions and statutory obligations.

3.2 HR and legal

Ensuring compliance with all legal, statutory and regulatory requirements in the UK and all other countries of operations.

3.3 Trustee management

Preparation of board papers and management of board meetings.

PERSON SPECIFICATION (Desirable)

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Relevant financial, HR and legal experience and qualifications

Familiarity with complex donor reporting and of managing restricted/unrestricted funding

Experience of working in an international and highly regulated environment

Awareness of investor relations in a social investment and entrepreneurial context

Understanding of managing business support systems, including ICT and procurement

A thorough knowledge of HR systems and processes

An understanding of staff management and a willingness to support staff development

Experience of managing organisational development and systemic change

Excellent written and oral communications skills

RTW in the UK essential 

Finance Manager 

Home based, UK or Europe

This is a critical support function to the Finance, HR and Administration team. It is a multi-faceted role with responsibilities for accountancy, in particular the management of the annual audits and accounts. Be the point of contact for HR and Administration functions.  Working with our accounting firms, payroll firms in the respective countries, this role will lead on all of the audit processes for the UK, EU and Australian arms of the Foundation and will also provide support to the US and Hong Kong as and when necessary.

Finance:

• Lead on the format and messaging of the global accounts and global annual review and ensure that we provide an accurate and transparent report.
• Lead on the UK, German, Italian, Luxembourg and Australian audits and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure they are completed accurately and on time each year.  Point of contact between the finance team and external auditors to ensure queries are resolved throughout the audit process.
• Work with the gift processing teams, third party fulfilment houses and the Finance team to ensure all income and expense records are filed correctly to support annual audit processes and in line with charity/company regulations.
• Ensure accurate coding is in place across all financial systems.
• Monthly accountancy - perform or assist with the book-keeping for each market as required.
• Manage staff expenses including reimbursement.
• Point of contact for staff credit cards. Manage allocation and use.
• Manage global bank accounts.  Responsibility for keeping signatories, users and authorisers/directors up to date and in line with internal policies and when there are staff changes. Provide financial info to the Finance team as required. Oversee the set up of new accounts as required.
• Ensure day-to-day banking is carried out in line with our Customer Service Charter.
• Manage monthly transfers between bank accounts, supplier accounts and merchant providers for all markets in liaison with Finance team located at headquarters. Obtain required approvals and ensure operational balances are in place.
• Carry out finance related reconciliations such as expenditure reconciliation, bank reconciliation and payment platform reconciliation.
• Point of contact & account manager for payment platforms and merchant accounts, keeping information up to date etc.

HR and Administration:

• Recruitment and retention, including labour engagement for UK, German, Italy, Luxembourg and Australia.
• Work with our Global HR team to ensure Training and Development, performance maintenance, employee relations are well maintain.
• Coordinate / arrange the European staff salaries, and other markets as required.
• Oversee supplier accounts/services & contract management: Keep records up to date, manage payments, maintain online accounts eg, office facilities and insurances. Management of global PO Boxes and international postal services. Ensure they are renewed in time.
• Manage all subscription requirements for the Supporter Engagement team (IT, sector, compliance etc).
• Management of staff mobile phone contracts.
• Control and monitor purchasing costs, including office.
• Manage UK petty cash.
• Manage the global fixed asset registers. 
• Create and manage inventory of staff resources incl. IT equipment. 
• Assist the budget preparation.
• Assist with the creation of performance reports and other (ad hoc) reports as required.
• Provide support for financial, HR processes as required.
• Design and maintain filing systems.

Inter-department relations:

• Ensure that inter-department and inter-personal relationships are positive, cohesive, and contribute to the overall mission of AAF.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with management in regard to work procedures and employee relations.

Continuous Improvement and Misc.:

• Contribute to the on-going review, development and implementation of changes to improve the productivity and efficiency of AAF.
• Participate in staff training and performance and development appraisal process to assist in the achievement of AAF objectives and mission.
• Ensure procedure manuals are updated in line with changes.

My client is a world-class research centre, run as a non-profit employer, bridging the gap between business and academia. It turns great ideas into commercial reality by providing access to world class research and development facilities, and expertise that could otherwise be out of reach for many businesses in the UK.

As part of a recent expansion and development programme, they are now looking to recruit a Interim Head of Finance for 6 months to help with an increase of workload and projects

Reporting into the Deputy Director of Finance , this role will be responsible for delivering all the financials of a small yet rapidly growing SME, in an efficient, well managed and effective manner leading a small finance team in the process.

You will also lead on the financials for several new projects and business cases providing stakeholders and non finance people with accurate and relevant information.

Also crucial to this role is the ability to work with a variety of different people across a business, have excellent communication and people skills and be able to adapt quickly to changing priorities

The organisation

The Cooperative AI Foundation (CAIF, pronounced “safe”) is a new charitable entity whose mission is to support research that will improve the cooperative intelligence of advanced AI for the benefit of all humanity. This mission is driven by our belief that many of the most important problems facing humanity – climate change, nuclear war, and pandemic preparedness, to name but a few – are problems of cooperation, and that AI will be increasingly important when it comes to solving (or exacerbating) such problems.

With an initial endowment of $15 million from the Center for Emerging Risk Research, our ambition is to build the nascent field of Cooperative AI, improving the ability of AI systems to engender cooperation between humans, machines, and institutions. A more detailed introduction to this field can be found in our recent Nature piece and paper on open problems in Cooperative AI.

The role

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) will report only to the Executive Director (ED), working closely with them to scale and shape the foundation’s structure and processes during its first years of operation, and managing both these processes and all other staff. As such, the role will be central to CAIF’s operations, and provides an exciting opportunity to proactively shape and manage the foundation in order to maximise its impact. More concretely, the responsibilities of the COO would include:

• Designing and implementing the internal processes required for CAIF to run smoothly and efficiently,
• Shaping the structure and culture of the foundation, including building and managing the rest of the team,
• Overseeing and helping to evaluate the progress of CAIF’s activities, with respect to its mission.

‍In the initial stages of CAIF's growth, the COO may also take on other responsibilities, including organising important events such as workshops, or creating and managing key programs such as those for PhD scholarships. With that said, we will also encourage and expect the COO to hire further staff to assist with operations as necessary. The ideal candidate would possess:

• ‍Excellent organisational and project management skills
• Ambition, motivation, and excitement with respect to CAIF's mission
• A strong ability to manage people, with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent day-to-day judgement in running an organisation
• The ability to coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders, especially academia

Note that prior knowledge of Cooperative AI is not required. Please contact us if you have any questions about the role.

Location

This is a full-time role. CAIF’s current staff are based in both Oxford and London, and therefore operate remotely. We anticipate that the successful candidate will also be based remotely, and place no constraints on location aside from sufficient overlap between working hours with the UK. We expect to be able to employ people in most countries, though we cannot guarantee every case in advance. We also expect to remain remote for the foreseeable future, though we are likely to be able to offer shared office space in Oxford or London with organisations in our network (such as the Centre for the Governance of AI, or the Center on Long-Term Risk).

Salary

Salaries at CAIF account for relevant experience. For this role we expect salaries offered to be between £80,000 and £100,000. Please note that these figures are implicitly formed with respect to the cost of living in Oxford, and may be increased in line with the cost of living for those based in more expensive locations. A successful candidate with less prior experience should also expect their salary to increase with time spent in the role, according to this bracket.

Due to the importance of this particular role, however, and higher salaries for similar roles in the private sector, we are open to considering a substantially higher salary range if this would impact the decision of our preferred candidate. Please contact us if uncertainty regarding compensation might prevent you from applying.

Additional benefits associated with the role include health insurance, flexible work hours, 20 weeks of paid parental leave, ergonomic equipment, 5% pension contribution, and 25 days of paid vacation.

Application process

The application deadline is the 10th of July at 23:59 UTC. Please apply using the form above. You will be asked to submit a CV and a cover letter addressing a few short questions. Further information on the details required are provided on the first page of the application form.

Candidates who succeed in passing the application review process will be invited to a short interview in the fortnight following the application deadline. The next stages will consist of a short remote work test, followed by a longer interview, reference calls, and a longer, collaborative work test at the final stage. We will confirm the timeline in more detail when we reach out to schedule initial interviews, and hope to communicate final decisions by the middle of August.

We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusion, and we encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply. We especially encourage applications from underrepresented groups, and are an equal opportunity employer. If you have specific needs or circumstances that require accommodation, please contact us.

The Finance and Operations Assistant will be part of the operations team at the Tax Justice Network which is led by the Director, Operations & Communications and includes the Finance Manager, who this post will report into, Operations Manager and Project Manager. The team lead and deliver on a range of operational services from financial management, risk management, project management, event management, Human Resources, IT systems and other enabling functions.

The two primary functions of the role (and the focus of each one of the roles if split) will be to support the financial management of the organisation by processing and reconciling financial records and running payroll, and to support the operational functions by administrating our human resource systems, recruitment processes and annual leave processes. All aspects of the role will focus on ensuring documents and records are accurate and appropriately electronically filed.

The operations team is a busy team in a fast moving and agile organisation. Therefore you need to be someone who is a problem solver and top multi-tasker who enjoys getting stuck into projects. You will need to masterfully juggle tasks and activities, anticipate what needs to be done and be proactive in pursuit of top quality operational support delivery. Due to the nature of the work we need someone who has an exceptional eye for detail, is driven by and excels in being accurate and ensuring tasks are complete and followed up as necessary.

The Tax Justice Network is a virtual organisation with all the team working remotely. You therefore need to be self-motivated and comfortable working alone, and alongside being thorough, diligent and independent you should have strength and confidence to judge when to reach out to colleagues to assist and support.

We are flexible on where the postholder is located, though ideally within the UK or one of the countries we have employment contracting arrangements which would include France, Germany and Spain. As mentioned above we are willing to consider splitting the role into two part-time posts or two part-time people job sharing as well as 1 person filling the role full time. We are also flexible about the working hours as long as the hours worked are spread over at least three days per week.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance

• Processing of all purchase invoices and expenses, including confirming authorisation, correct allocation to budget lines/tracking categories, preparing payment runs and ensuring proper record keeping throughout
• Processing the monthly UK payroll and liaising with non-UK payroll agents, maintaining record keeping and assisting with related accounting procedures
• Providing first line response to day to day finance queries, escalating or asking for input as required
• Administration relating to online donations and where applicable online sales (eg for ticketed events), including reconciling donor reporting between systems
• Preparing funder specific reporting, maintaining any funder required audit trails and assisting with project audits where required
• Undertaking monthly bank reconciliations of multiple bank accounts and assisting with other reconciliations and month end duties as required

Operations (including Human Resources)

• Supporting and administrating recruitment processes
• Ensuring staff HR records are up to date and accurate
• Administering the annual leave and absence systems
• Ensuring staff timesheets are maintained and authorised in a timely fashion
• Supporting the Operations Manager with the administration of events, both virtual and in person
• Assisting with team travel bookings/planning
• Providing project assistance to teams across the organisation, including project administration tasks as required
• Being knowledgeable about all internal operational systems, providing administration where required and supporting colleagues in their use of such systems
• Assisting with policy related administration as required, and ensuring compliance with organisational policies at all times

General (applicable to both posts if split)

• Maintaining effective communication and a collaborative approach, ensuring that all relevant information is shared with relevant staff
• Provide general support as required – you may be asked to jump onto other work where it’s needed
• Understanding and working towards individual, team and organisational objectives

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills and experience
Essential

• Experience working in a similar finance and/or operational role
• Experience of undertaking fast-paced and varied administrative tasks
• Being able to demonstrate with experience a keen eye for detail and a thorough and methodical approach
• Strong IT skills with at least intermediate knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office 365 suite and preferably skills and experience of Airtable
• Ability to communicate effectively, accurately and succinctly in English, in writing and verbally
• For applications including the Finance responsibilities only:
  • A knowledge of how finance transaction coding structures work and an understanding of double entry bookkeeping

Desirable

• Experience of implementing systems and processes
• Highly competent in working with a variety of cloud-based platforms: Airtable, Xero, SharePoint, Slack, Zoom, Wordpress
• For applications including the Finance responsibilities only:
  • Experience of working in a not-for-profit and within a small to medium sized organisation
  • Experience of working with restricted funding grants
  • Experience of working with multi-currency transactions
  • Knowledge of payroll processing, including an understanding of withholding tax, social security and pension contributions
  • Holding or working towards a finance qualification such as AAT

Attributes
Essential

• Ability to work independently, and comfortable working with a fully remote team
• Highly organised with excellent time management, forward planning and prioritisation
• A proactive and calm problem solver
• Comfortable working at times under pressure and to regular deadlines
• Can work cooperatively and collaboratively both as part of a team and when engaging with external partners
• Open to feedback and review with the ability to adapt work and working style accordingly
• Commitment to own professional development

Desirable

• Passion for tax justice and international development issues

HOW TO APPLY
Please upload a CV (resume) and answer a set of questions addressing some of the skills and attributes listed along with your motivation for applying using the link provided by 09:00 GMT+1 on Wednesday 6 July 2022. Please apply in English.

Role overview

Finance Business Partner (Lead Management Accountant)

In this key charity wide role, you’ll provide financial leadership and decision-making support for the ROS and be our Finance Business Partner working with budget holders and key stakeholders, to facilitate the preparation of management information and financial statements.

Reporting to the Director of Finance and IT, you’ll also play an active role as a member of the Leadership Team

• Do you have significant experience of working as a finance professional in management accountancy?
• Are you educated to degree level with a professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA or CIMA?
• Do you enjoy building relationships and be energised the potential of digital technology to improve the budget holder experience?
• Can you review, translate and explain financial information to non-specialists?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic person, with excellent attention-to-detail and accuracy who is looking to join a fantastic organisation and team, who wants to make a difference.

Interested?

We’d love to hear from you!

How to apply

To apply, applicants should provide a comprehensive CV, including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

We particularly welcome qualified applicants from ethnic minorities as they are under-represented in the team.

Want to know more? 

For more details on this exciting role, please download the job description. Or to arrange an informal discussion before applying, feel free to contact us. 

The closing date is midnight on Wednesday 6 July 2022.

Department Finance and Resources
Contract type Permanent Hours are up to 37.5 hours and we would welcome full time or part time (minimum of 30 hours) applicants
Salary Up to £45,776 per annum (pro rata if part time)
Benefits Competitive - benefits which include a competitive pension and holiday entitlement, life assurance, training and development investment, shopping discounts, cycle to work scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Progressive and expanding Charity in Bristol is currently looking to recruit an experienced, professional, and highly motivated Finance Business Partner with a depth of leadership experience to provide finance and commercial support to the organisation.

This post is an integral part of the organisations  Senior Finance Management Team and will provide a senior leadership role while leading on all aspects of financial and commercial management within available budget to ensure high quality patient care is delivered

Reporting to the Head of Finance, with professional accountability to the Director of Finance, you will work closely with the wider finance team providing and developing timely and accurate financial management information.

You will be expected to influence and shape all financial decisions in the Charity in order to deliver efficient and effective working practices, maximise business opportunities and ultimately support the organisation in delivering an excellent patience / customer experience.

The post holder will also be expected to use a high level of technical, analytical, presentational, interpersonal and negotiating skills to develop excellent working relationships with a range of internal and external senior managers.

To succeed in this role you will:

• Be a qualified Accountant or Qualified by Experience with substantial financial management experience in a medium to large and complex organisation.
• Have an excellent understanding of management accounting, budget setting, financial reporting and forecasting and be financially and politically aware.
• Have experience of working with operational teams and of helping shape strategic and business planning processes
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience in working with operational teams and other corporate functions to deliver a mature rounded service

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

Benefits:  

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
• Support with continuous professional development

About us

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join our team to lead us on the delivery and development of existing and new contracts covering London and the Southeast; this currently includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.  This is a permanent role, working full time, 35 hours a week. Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, you will be a passionate supporter of quality driven provision and in coaching others to achieve excellence in advocacy delivery.

How will you make a difference? 

• Drive the existing Advocacy contracts to meet our organisations exacting standards
• Lead and directly line manage team leaders and contract manager
• Enhance the experience of clients accessing our services
• Deliver a quality service that is financially sustainable to meet set budgets and efficiencies
• Ensure a culture of continuous performance improvement and staff development within your area of responsibility
• Analyse delivery targets in line with national expectations and appropriately respond to identified under/over performance
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with other organisations and sector leads to support the organisations potential for growth
• Lead the implementation of new Advocacy contracts within your geographical remit

About you

We are looking for a strong influencer and leader to help drive forward high standards of practice within your region meeting outcome frameworks and KPI performance.

You will demonstrate excellent leadership skills in quality assurance standards and financial performance. We are looking for someone who can balance the retention of existing relationships whilst being confident to establish and drive new opportunities for growth.

Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 10th July, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Interviews via Teams: week commencing 18th July

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR.

VoiceAbility reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of candidates apply.

The British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT) is a members-led charity organisation, managed and governed by a voluntary Board of Directors. We welcome and celebrate diversity and hold the child at the heart of everything we do.

BAPT is the first and foremost professional body for Play Therapists in the UK. We seek to promote out standards for Play Therapy practice and maintain a voluntary register of members who demonstrate that they have met our standards.  BAPT aims to relieve the needs of children, young people and adults suffering emotional and behavioural difficulties by promoting the art and science of Play Therapy and promoting high standards in the practice of Play Therapy for the public benefit.

BAPT is looking to appoint an experienced and enthusiatic self employed administrator to maintain the current role and also to help lead the modernisation of BAPT’s current administration systems. This is an exciting opportunity as BAPT is in a period of transition and is very open to innovative, creative and fresh ideas the successful candidate may have. BAPT welcome applicants from all walks of life and backgrounds.

Read more about us here: https://www.bapt.info

Flexible and remote role, for an experienced HR manager to work across the organisation. Supporting those who care for someone with Dementia.

Purpose : To lead HR activities and processes within the organisation, supporting managers and colleagues to manage and work effectively.  Supported by colleagues in the Accounts and HR team and outside advisors.

Reports to : Director of Finance & Resources

Dementia Carers Count :

Dementia Carers Count (DCC) is a national charity dedicated to the 700,000 family members and friends in the UK who are caring for someone with dementia. We deliver free services, both face-to-face and online, that give family carers the opportunity to learn about dementia, to connect with others and to find ways to improve and maintain their own wellbeing while navigating the highs and lows of caring for someone with dementia. All our services are developed in close collaboration with family carers, enabling us to concentrate on their needs, and are delivered by experts.

Having increased staff numbers from 16 to 26 over the last 6 months, DCC has an exciting strategy aimed at increasing the number of beneficiaries reached at the same time as increasing its income generation, in order to become financially sustainable by 2025.  This includes developing earned income from commercial activities, as well as delivering support to carers online, such as through our newly developed and evolving Virtual Carers’ Centre.

With carers are the heart of what we do, we operate an organisational model to match. We are a flexible employer, with everyone working remotely. We meet up when needed and focus on delivering high quality of work.

The role :

To support the growth in the organisation, our corporate services teams are also expandingThis has included a new Finance & Resources Director – who joined in March 2022 and leads the Accounts and HR function, as well as the creation of our first dedicated Human Resources post.

With the new strategy and a growing team, the whole approach to Human Resources is under review. So, this is an exciting time to join us. We are determined that HR should reflect the organisational values of Nurturing, Versatile, Open-minded, Determined and Empowering. We are looking for outsourced/external support to provide additional input and guidance. We are looking for someone who will join us on this journey and make a significant contribution to this review.

We are a small organisation, with ambitious plans, and an entrepreneurial approach. We are looking for someone prepared to take care of detail, including administration associated with HR. An ability to see the bigger picture, take initiative and develop the way the DCC does HR will set a candidate apart.

We’re advertising the role at 21 hours per week, but would consider applications for slightly more or less. The hours can be structured in many different ways to be agreed, although providing cover during the week is something we will need to consider.

Responsibilities :

• Owning all HR processes, developing them, documenting them where needed, and ensuring they are understood across the organisation
• Liaising with managers, and colleagues, offering advice, support and responding to queries on HR matters
• Managing our HR database, ensuring that data is up to date and the system is usable by colleagues.
• Leading internally managed recruitments : working with managers to plan recruitment, placing adverts, coordinating candidates and interview/testing processes.Supporting when Agencies are used for recruitment.
• Supporting on payroll, and other tasks as needed, including occasional cover for within the wider Finance & HR team.

Person Specification

• Generalist experience in human resources
• Formal HR qualification, e.g., CIPD or equivalent
• Experience of working with HR information systems, as well as good all round IT skills
• Experience of leading on recruitment campaigns
• Experience of acting as the first point of call for managers / staff to provide support and advice around HR processes / policies
• Ability to keep up to date on employment law
• Communication skills – able to connect with people face to face as well as communicate in writing,– making human resources relevant to them.
• Judgement – able to consider different angles to a question and decide on a way forward for the organisation.
• Willing and capable to keep administrative elements of HR in good order and up to date.
• Flexible and able to adapt to a varied role, in a small organisation – managing your own workload and the contribution colleagues make.

What we offer :

Salary:  £20,400 pa (£34,000 full time equivalent)

Travel costs are paid by DCC, so you will have no commuting costs.

Location: Homeworking, but must be able to travel into the London office from time to time as required.

Hours of work: 21 hours per week

Benefits: 25 days holidays plus Bank Holidays (Pro rata for part time staff), Workplace company Pension scheme with 6% employer contribution and membership of a Group Life Assurance.

We are a flexible employer – committed to adapting how we work to allow employees to thrive inside and outside of work.

How to apply

To apply we will need a CV and a cover letter that explains you suitability for the role.

Further details on the role, the application process and our organisation -can be found in the recruitment pack.

You will need to have a pre-exiting right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Overview

Child’s i Foundation is a Ugandan based social impact organisation with an international reputation for advocating child rights and creating community based alternatives to orphanages. A small non-profit with a big impact, we work with governments, national partners and our worldwide network of supporters to highlight the harm and cost of orphanages in Uganda and globally. We’re helping to reimagine the whole child protection and care system, repurpose orphanages and rebuild services at the heart of communities that are designed to strengthen and support birth, foster and adoptive families. Because every child needs a loving family, we are Child's i.

Background

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant with experience/knowledge of international development accounting. This role will provide effective financial management to our teams in Uganda and the UK.

This is a home-based role in in the UK, with occasional meetings with the UK team, and potentially an annual trip to Uganda, to strengthen the accounting & financial management systems and ongoing monitoring. 

You will have overall responsibility for the financial management and financial stability in the UK. You will also provide support to, and work closely with, the finance team in Uganda, to ensure effective financial management at the group level.

You will ensure there is strong financial management accounting and budgeting systems in the UK and Uganda, ensuring effective management of our cash and reserves, and ensuring the organisation is running in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Role and responsibilities 

Management Accounting & Budgeting

• Manage month-end processes in the UK, including posting journals, P&L review, balance sheet reconciliations, and producing UK Management Accounts 

• Review and interrogate Ugandan monthly management accounts and provide feedback & support to the Uganda finance team.

• Produce consolidated monthly management accounts, including variance reports, rolling cash-flows and reserves forecasts.

• Prepare quarterly board packs including key UK, Uganda and group financial information, including forecasts and scenario planning as appropriate.

• Supervise and oversee the UK Payroll and ensure HMRC compliance.

• Prepare the UK budget, oversee preparation of the Ugandan annual budget, and prepare annual consolidated budgets.

Statutory Accounting

• Prepare the annual accounts, including consolidated accounts.

• Prepare for the annual audit, including liaising with auditors and overseeing the implementation of audit recommendations.

• Ensure accounts and relevant returns are filed with Companies House and the Charity Commission each year.

Project Accounting 

• Work with the Programmes & Fundraising teams in the UK and Uganda on preparing budgets for grant proposals and costing activities.

• Support the organisation to ensure full cost recovery.

• Review financial reports for donors prepared by the Uganda Team, ensuring accuracy & completeness of submitted financial reports.

• Ensure compliance with donor rules & requirements with respect to finance.

Cash & Reserves Management

• Actively manage cash flow to ensure adequate cash levels are maintained throughout the year, including cash flow forecasting.

• Ensure strong Restricted & Unrestricted Fund management; track & forecast the movement on funds each month and take any follow up action as needed.

• Actively manage exchange rate risk, ensuring the charity minimises exchange rate losses and mitigates against the risks effectively.

Financial planning and operations 

• Work closely with the CEO, the team in the UK, Uganda, and board of trustees, to support the organisation’s objectives and strategic plans.

• Attend, and contribute to discussion at, quarterly meetings of the Board of Trustees and sub committees.

• Develop resource strategies that support organisational objectives and that align with current and future needs of Programmes and Fundraising teams.

• Review and strengthen the control environment of the UK and Uganda office, ensuring that all relevant policies and procedures are robust and that the organisation is meeting is regulatory, compliance and reporting requirements.

• Monitor and investigate any financial performance issues in Uganda and recommend appropriate remedial action. 

• Assist the team in Uganda to develop financial management capacity.

• Any other responsibilities as required from time to time by the CEO.

Person specification skills and experience required 

• Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), desirably with international development knowledge/experience. 

• Knowledge and experience of using QuickBooks or similar accounting system.

• Some experience in grant management and reporting.

• Experience of working with Restricted & Unrestricted funds and a good understanding of the challenges this can pose.

• UK charity experience, including charity SORP

• Some experience of developing and strengthening accounting and financial management systems, policies and processes.

• Able to present complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to build rapport with others from a range of backgrounds.

• Excellent written and spoken English, and ability to write concise reports for a variety of stakeholders and audiences.

• Resilient, flexible and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• Able to work in a standalone capacity with regard to managing the finance function.

Additional Information

• At Child’s i Foundation we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements in the person specification are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

• Child’s i Foundation is an equal opportunities employer.

• This role is open to UK residents only.

• We will actively consider flexible working arrangements.