Interesting and varied part-time finance position, working from home, with a number of international charities and NFPs

Words of Peace Global

Charity Accountant

the role

The Accountant is responsible for managing the financial administration and cash flow. He/she reports directly to the CEO and maintains constant contact with other key managers within the organization.

The Accountant is assisted by two part time contractors who manage the admin, bookkeeping and the donations database functions between them, in addition to the Global Event Budget Manager. 

The Accountant will perform some or all of the tasks identified further below for 4-5 similar charities and not for-profit organisations, based in the Netherlands, the UK, Australia and the USA respectively, each of which have their own admin/accounting staff – further specific details to be provided for each.

the organisations

Words of Peace Global (WOPG) is an international charitable foundation and part of an international network of charities and not-for-profits inspired by the words of Prem Rawat.We share his conviction that the need for peace in our lives, and in the world, is fundamental.We offer a message that peace is possible and we provide resources to help those who wish to pursue it.

Funded entirely by donations, mainly from many thousands of individuals around the world, our main activity is supporting the live events and other speaking engagements that Prem Rawat attends throughout the year. 

Governance of WOPG is ensured by a Board comprising 4 members, two of whom are situated in the Netherlands where the Foundation is registered.

the person

The successful person for this position should meet the following minimum requirements:

• Qualified or part qualified accountant (ideally)
• 10 years of experience in financial management and accounting as a Finance Manager in the third sector.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Good understanding of IT, banking, payment processing, charity governance and human resources.
• Some flexibility to accommodate working with volunteers aand others across different time zones.

position profile

Location: from home with occasional physical meetings

Full time position

Time: 2 days/week (possibly averaging 3 hours each day), plus occasional additional involvement on a project by project basis.

Responsibilities:

Accounting:

• Ensure the quality and accuracy of the financial statements.
• Responsible for the day to day finance and accounts operation
• Supervise, mentor and assist all staff in the department and ensure they are maintaining robust accounting records that comply with generally accepted accounting principles
• Review investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in accounting entries, financial documents and reports.
• Analyse transactional processes and identify where additional accuracies and efficiencies can be achieved
• Responsible for maintaining and developing all aspects of the online accounting system.
• Adhere to internal and external deadlines including timely completion of month end procedures
• Responsible for the production of key statutory/legal accounting records such as the Annual Report and Accounts
• Carries out other accounting related duties as required.

Budgeting :

• Works with key managers to prepare an annual budget for presentation to the Board.
• Manage approved budget throughout the year ensuring costs are controlled.
• Follow approvals process for all costs arising.
• Work to ensure costs are minimized and revenue is maximized wherever possible
• Meet agreed timelines for regular reporting and communication of the financial position to the Management Team and the Board.
• Provide analysis of revenue and expenditure across years as required.
• Provide a range of financial report to stakeholders as required
• Attend conference calls as and when required
• Take part in ad hoc projects as they arise

Cash Flow :

• Direct our cash flow planning and management 
• Provide insights and recommendations to improve financial results, controls and processes
• Meet agreed timeline for cash flow reports 
• Take part in ad hoc projects as they arise

Grants :

• Manage non-event grant applications and oversee the event grant application process both to be performed in accordance with agreed processes and generally accepted NFP standards
• Prepare grant application documents and ensure all requirements are met in respect of the application and reporting of any funds received to ensure funding provided has been applied soley for the prupose for which it was given.

Other :

• Ensure accounting software and donations management software is constantly reviewed, developed as necessary within budgetary constraints and remains fit for purpose.
• Oversee relationship with credit card payment providers
• Assist with donor enquiries

Additional tasks (For UK org. only)

• Manage PAYE for UK based employees including submitting all necessary returns to HMR&C
• Administer Pension scheme for UK based employees
• Ensure systems are in place for compliance with Gift Aid rules and maximize claims wherever possible
• Ensure suitable insurances are in place seeking advice as necessary and deal with any claims should they arise.
• Prepare and manage detailed budgets for major UK events, monitor and provide regular reports to the event team. 
• Act as contact point for all UK wide initiatives as appropriate

to apply

Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role and should be no longer than two pages. 

Also include your notice period and salary expectations.

(no Agencies please)

We will be conducting interviews as applications come in. If your application is of interest and we want to take it forward, our interview process will follow this route: 

• Screening Interview (via video call)
• Skills Test (completed remotely)
• Second Interview (via video call)
• Final Interview (via video call)

Our partner is a long-established international charity working to offer access to sustainable livelihoods to marginalised and vulnerable people. They are seeking an all-round Finance Manager to fulfil their accounting, financial management and reporting requirements.

Responsibilities

• Produce the quarterly and annual management accounts, and produce and update the cashflow forecasts. 
• Responsible for the project financial monitoring and reporting, working with partners to ensure that they have proper controls and procedures in place, and meeting donor compliance and reporting requirements.
• Prepare the year-end statutory accounts, and prepare for the external audit, acting as the main point of contact for the auditors.
• Oversight of cash and bank, including reconciling expense claims, cash payments and bank accounts on a monthly basis; and international transfers on a regular basis.
• Responsible for payroll, including meeting the tax and pension requirements.
• Support the trustees and senior leadership in strategic planning, and in continuous development of controls and financial systems.

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with experience of creating and implementing internal controls and procedures, budget setting, producing management accounts, year-end accounts, and reporting. Experience of doing so within a charitable setting, and knowledge of charity SORP is desirable.  
• Strong IT skills, including advanced MSExcel skills
• Strong communication skills – both verbal and written – and culturally sensitive, able to work with staff and stakeholders in the UK and overseas.
• Flexible, able to manage a varied workload. 

SALARY: £35,949 to £39,462

(New employees would normally start at the bottom of the grade. We might consider a market supplement if needed to secure the right candidate)

Closing: May 12, 2021

Location: London

Contract type: Permanent

The Refugee Council was established in 1951 and has been helping asylum seekers and refugees in the UK ever since with a range of expert and holistic services. We also work within the wider refugee movement and through our advocacy work push for wider changes on asylum systems to the benefit of refugees both here and abroad.

In recent years, the Refugee Council has grown both in size and in the number and complexity of its funding streams. Our funding comes from a range of sources including EC grant funding, central government grants and contracts, voluntary income from trusts and foundations, individual giving, and some business and commercial income. Each of these funding streams carries specific funding characteristics, which in turn affect our project design. This post sits within the business partnering team which supports the provision of strategic leadership on the setting and successful delivery of funding strategies to sustainably fund our core service and advocacy activity. This new post has been created specifically to add capacity to the finance team in these areas.

The post holder will work under a Business Partnering Senior – Projects Finance Manager and be allocated as finance support and business partner to several of our key departments. You will work closely with budget holders in services, with income generation (fundraising), and the wider organisation on the financial aspects of externally funded projects.

The key purpose of your work will be to provide budgeting support for external funding bids, help budget holders to monitor and manage funding to achieve maximum impact for our clients, and to ensure accountability for the funding in the form of prompt and accurate funder reporting and financial accounting. You will also be involved in providing ad hoc financial analysis in support of service specific and organisational wide needs.

This is an exciting time to join the Refugee Council, and this is by no means a regular accountant post. The finance team has fostered a positive and collaborative working environment with the rest of the organisation, underpinned by a thorough understanding of our services and how they make a difference for our clients. We expect this post holder to build upon and develop the quality of our work, suggesting and implementing improvements to both financial and organisational systems. It is a post in which you can make a real contribution to the charity, and so help to make a difference to the lives of refugees.

As a flexible finance team in a changing organisation, the Project Accountant can also expect to assist other members of the team as required, including in the provision of management and financial accounting services to the charity; in transaction processing; and in general administrative responsibilities for the team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Management Accounting, Budgeting & Monitoring

• To support budget holders in the financial management of services by helping them to monitor actuals against budgets, service plans and forecasts. To liaise with managers to address any issues and suggest options to mitigate any variations from resourcing plans.
• To produce and maintain multi-year financial projections for service areas and funding streams, including assisting service managers with the production of annual budgets and in-year forecasts.
• To meet formally on a quarterly basis with service managers to review actual expenditure and consider reforecasts required for the year.
• To review the allocations of shared costs to projects to ensure costs are appropriately charged to funding streams.
• To produce management commentaries for the Head of Finance for inclusion within the monthly Management Accounts, identifying and investigating variances and trends that need to be reported to senior management.
• To use spreadsheets and the finance system to enter and maintain approved budgets and reforecasts, process year-end accruals and prepayments, and to create and post corrective journal entries as required for correct management and financial accounting.
• To provide friendly and expert support to service staff on a range of financial topics.
• To play an active part in the organisational budget planning cycle, both annual and longer term.

Funder Planning and Reporting

• To work with service managers and the income generation team on funding applications for a range of funders including central and local government, trusts, and individual donors. In particular, to work with service managers on the production of realistic and complete budgets aligned to the activities planned, within any criteria set by the funder.
• To review grant agreements and contracts ensuring requirements can be and are met by the organisation.
• To advise the Head of Finance, Director of Finance and Director of Services on the financial and resource implications of bids and related contractual agreements.
• To maintain mapping of funder accounting requirements to Refugee Council standard financial reporting.
• To produce the financial information required for donor reporting, and work with service managers to ensure that narrative reports to funders are consistent with financial reporting.
• To work alongside service managers and the income generation team on the monitoring and management of grant activity and spend, including identifying reasons for variances and helping to identify options for dealing with them.
• To work with the Business Partnering Senior – PFM, service managers and the income generation team to highlight areas and gaps in services which will need funding and to work closely with those teams on routes and strategies for securing funding.
• To maintain oversight of the overall financial position of service areas and support the Income Generation team where they need to look at adjustment to fundraising plans.
• To work with the Business Partnering Senior – PFM, other finance team members, and the wider organisation, on the development and standardisation of grant budgeting, bidding, monitoring, and reporting processes.

General

• To act as an expert ‘critical friend’ to services and the organisation, ensuring services are run to the maximum benefit of our clients whilst conscious of the overall financial parameters of the charity and of financial accountability.
• To identify and implement continuous improvement in finance processes, controls and services, in particular where these relate to projects and funding bids, and to negotiate with senior management on best practice in financial processes.
• To respond to all correspondence (email, telephone, post, fax etc) from staff, volunteers, funders, and other finance users on a timely basis, providing high quality customer service; to escalate more complex queries to the Business Partnering Senior – PFM as necessary.
• To attend key meetings internally in particular with budget holders, fundraising staff, and senior management; to build links with other teams to ensure a comprehensive service to all finance users.
• To attend key meetings externally with funders as required representing the Refugee Council and its financial interests.
• To share in general administrative support responsibilities for the team, including post opening, purchasing, records management including scanning, filing and archiving, procedures manual and standard form updates.
• To help cover the work of other team members as necessary.

Additional Information

Health & Safety

The post holder is responsible for:

Cooperating with the Refugee Council in delivering all legal responsibilities in respect of your own and your colleagues, volunteers, clients and others health and safety whilst at work.

Becoming familiar with the Refugee Council’s Health & Safety Policy and procedures including evacuation procedures in the workplace.

Carrying out risk assessments for their work and especially their own workstation to ensure that they or others are not exposed to unnecessary risk.

Flexibility

In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed and the post-holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will, however, fall within the scope of the job, at the appropriate grade. The job description will be subject to periodic review with the post-holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

Equal Opportunities Statement

As part of its recruitment policy, the Refugee Council intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion, or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.

Working at the Refugee Council

A commitment to the values of the Refugee Council.

Personal Effectiveness

With the support of their manager, the post-holder will need to effectively manage their own workload and medium and long-term plans and objectives.

Flexible Working

This job is not suitable for job sharing.

This job is suitable for a mix of home and onsite working subject to agreement. Attendance at regular onsite meetings in Stratford is an expectation, as is more occasional attendance at meetings in the Refugee Council’s other offices including nationally.

To apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Duties and key responsibilities

1. Management and Statutory reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts.
• Reconcile Balance sheet accounts monthly including accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare all statutory reports including Quarterly VAT Returns, Companies House, and Charities Commission Annual Returns, etc.
• Support the Head of Finance and Compliance to prepare the Annual accounts for Audit.
• Reconcile the Union Bank accounts monthly.
• Prepare weekly sales and analysis report.

2. Updating Charities Commission & Companies House websites:

• Maintaining Trustees database
• Update the Union’s details with Companies House and Charities websites on a regular basis. 

3. Budgeting, forecasting and Cashflow statements:

• In consultation with the Head of Finance and Compliance, prepare annual budget and cashflow statement.
• Prepare forecast report and statements as and when required.
• Prepare monthly cashflow statement.

4. Managing and supervisory duties:

• Responsible for some aspects of purchase ledger which includes:
• Issue and maintain adequate records of purchase orders issued and chase up associated invoices.
• Maintain and post all Petty cash.
• Supervise and manage the Intern.
• Attend regular manager meetings with other departments.

5. General finance department duties:

• In consultation with the Head of Finance (or working with the Head of Finance), review Finance department working practices and direct/ overseas the computerisation of some systems procedures.
• Responsible for Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, and payroll in the absence of any of the Finance Officers with the Head of Finance.
• Assist with the sales ledger, purchase Ledger and payroll as required by the Head of Finance and Compliance.
• Prepare ad hoc reports or information promptly via the Head of Finance for Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Sabbatical Officers and other stakeholders.
• Prepare other financial reports and information for SU staff as and when required.
• Respond to queries from SU staff quickly and efficiently.
• Undertake filing and other administrative tasks as and when required.
• Maintain the Finance department’s customer –facing systems, paperwork, and efficiency improvements.
• Support the Head of Finance and provide necessary information to enable the department produce management accounts, budgets, forecasts and cashflows and audit and in the general running of the department (this is a guide not full list).
• Undertake other tasks and responsibilities, compatible with the level and nature of the post as required by the Head of Finance.

2 General Responsibilities

• Represent and be an ambassador for GSU.
• Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop, or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position.
• Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Support and promote liberation, diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private, or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and Project data.
• Adhere to the Sustainability policy and strive to reduce carbon footprint.
• Actively seek better ways to assist GSU in its effort to become a more sustainable workplace.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

EXPERIENCE         

• Experience of preparing budgets, forecasts and cashflows.
• Proficiency in the use of an accounting software
• Previous experience of working in Finance department.
• Experience of customer service
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective systems for collecting, collating, and reporting information.
• Experience of payroll (desirable but not essential).

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Clear communication skills face to face and on the phone or email.
• Ability to troubleshoot difficult situations, and deal with them calmly, efficiently, and effectively.
• Writing skills – produce reports and ability to write succinct documents on complex areas.
• IT skills at a level that supports report writing, email, internet, and database.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to engage and motivate others.
• Self-motivated with the confidence to work alone but can also work co-operatively and flexibly as part of a team.
• Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face on changing priorities.
• Accurate, methodical and with a good eye for detail.
• Strong Customer service focus and an ability to build effective working relationships with employees and external stakeholders/suppliers.

KNOWLEDGE

• Regulatory requirements and best practice guidance relating to:
• Accounting and Finance
• HMRC and Charities Act
• Understanding and experience of taxation including VAT and PAYE tax /compliance
• Payroll and Pension compliance

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Part qualified ACCA or any professional qualification.
• Relevant experience and qualification in Accounting and Finance

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Able to travel extensively within the Borough and Region when needed.
• Able to work some evenings and weekends and stay overnight where necessary.
• Works well in a team with a flexible approach to work
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.  An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work. 
• Commitment to the values and ethos of the Organisation

Supporting with preparation of financial statements and audits.

Clearing financial backlogs.

Client Details

My client is within the not for profit sector based in Buckingham.

Description

• Technically strong (understanding of FRS102 and ability to understand SORP)
• Support audit work
• Reconciliations
• Transactional level support
• Tests ahead of the financial statements

Profile

The successful Interim Accountant:

- Qualified accountant

- Immediately available and able to travel into the Buckingham office

- Strong technical experience and knowledge

- Ability to adapt to changing demands

- Hit the ground running

Job Offer

For the successful candidate there is an opportunity to start immediately in an organisation based in Buckingham, daily rate of £225 - £250 per day (via umbrella company) and an opportunity to add value and potentially become involved in various finance projects.

TPP Recruitment are working with Operation Smile UK a well-known non-profit medical organisation. They are seeking to appoint an experienced qualified Management Accountant on a full-time permanent basis.

This role reports to the Chief Finance and Operating Officer. It will be varied, taking on the whole accounting/financial processing, management, and reporting activities of Operation Smile UK. It is essential this Management Accountant has a good grounding in the principles of UKGAAP, FRS102 Charity SORP Accounting.

This role is expected to contribute towards the strategic thinking of Operation Smile UK and help with the process of identifying and analysing costs in relation to income; providing advice as necessary.

Job description:

• Lead on the implementation of new accounting software upgrades/ updates.
• Accounts Receivable recording, management, and control.
• Accounts Payable recording, management, and control.
• Support staff with budget preparation and reporting.
• Manage Operations Budget
• Conduct continuous analysis of overall budget and providing guidance to all staff.
• Tracking financial performance.
• Month End reconciliations and close.
• Preparing Monthly Management Accounts and Balance Sheet.
• Monthly cashflow management.
• Payroll submission and oversight; yearend reconciliations.
• Prepare financial statements and deliverables for annal audit.
• Support the Chief Finance and Operating Officer with delegated duties.
• Ensuring due diligence with verifying suppliers' details to avoid fraudulent payments.
• Build internal understanding and awareness of finance and its management and control as an integral part the overall goal.
• Develop and provide training to non-finance staff/stakeholders
• Develop and produce a Finance and Administration Manual
• VAT Registration reviews and subsequent actions

Skillset:

To be considered for this role the successful Management Accountant needs to be ACCA/CIMA Qualified and have 5 years post qualification experience, 3 years within the charity sector. Experience of working in an operational finance environment delivering month end processes and reports including Management Accounts, balance Sheet and financial analysis. The Management Accountant must have knowledge of budgeting processes and excel beyond areas of responsibility by building a strong collaborative working relationship across the organisation. It would be desirable if the Management Accountant has experience using QuickBooks or an equivalent accounting package, and a CRM such as Raiser's Edge. Please note this role requires willingness and availability to travel as and when required.

If you have the above background and skillset and keen to know more please apply to TPP Recruitment by sending your CV 

Our partner, is a well-reputed charity, working to drive social change. They are seeking an experienced systems accountant to oversee the implementation of their new accounting and project management system.

Responsibilities

• Assess the client’s system needs, documenting business processes to ensure that they meet their requirements.
• Prepare a detailed implementation plan, keep the organisation updated on progress and challenges, and coordinate all testing
• Set up reports for group management accounts and project reporting.
• Work with all relevant teams to train members on the new system

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with experience leading a systems implementation using Agile or SCRUM methodologies in a charitable entity. Specific experience of MSDynamics.
• Experience of engaging staff through a transition, including coaching/training on the new system.
• Strong organisational, problem solving, team working and communications skills.

This is an 8 month contract, with an immediate start preferred. The client would consider a a 4-day working week for an experienced candidate.

Please note, this role is only open to candidate with the right to work in the UK. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the International Movement Accountant at Amnesty International based in London you will play a key part in the delivery of consolidated global financial reporting to the Amnesty International Movement. To achieve best results, you will work with finance teams within 70 national entities and programme experts within the IS to ensure that we provide accurate and informative analysis to support effective decision making.

You will also be responsible for reviewing grant requests from our national entities and providing support to senior colleagues to make grant decisions. This will involve significant organisation and teamwork.

Finally, you will get involved in ad hoc project to support the International Finance Team's aim to ensure excellent financial management across the Amnesty International Movement. In a nutshell, this role will require you to be versatile, adaptable and will guarantee that no two days are the same.

JOB PURPOSE

The facilitation of better decision making across the Amnesty global movement, through:

• the reporting and analysis of Amnesty's consolidated global financial information through the global management accounts and support on other reporting when necessary
• supporting the financial management of the AI operational grant budget and advising on effective allocation of resources to funded entities
• providing ad hoc advice to finance colleagues in sections, regarding both consolidated reporting and technical accounting queries.
• working with non-finance colleagues across Amnesty to support the creation and design of reports which include financial information.

ABOUT YOU

CCAB qualified or qualified by experience, you will have proven experience delivering quality financial analysis and reporting and an understanding of the needs of large global organisations operating in multiple currencies. You are a personable individual who works well with others and will particularly enjoy working with finance staff in overseas locations including relationship building, explaining financial information clearly and concisely and empathising with others.

You have excellent communication skills and can influence across function, culture and level of seniority. You will conduct yourself professionally with peers and management. You will have experience of using accounting software and an ability to learn new systems and processes, as well as intermediate Excel skills.

We are looking for somebody well organized, efficient and resourceful, who will take pride in working for Amnesty International and will take the initiative to improve the status quo and deliver quality results to agreed deadlines

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Qualifications

• ACA / CIMA / ACCA qualified or equivalent

Work Experience

• Strong experience in financial analysis and interpreting data
• Practical experience of financial reporting and interpreting reports
• Experience of dealing with finance and non-finance staff, including in overseas locations (including relationship building, explaining financial information clearly and concisely, empathising with others requirements)
• Comfortable maintaining an accounting system (Longview)
• Language skills preferred (French, Spanish)
• Systems experience - Intermediate excel (essential), SUN, Q&A, Microsoft D365, Longview (desirable)

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

A charity in Central London is looking for a Systems Accountant to clean up a bad PS Financials implementation

Client Details

A Women's Charity in central London

Description

You will work on the implementation of PSFinancials, process design, data analysis and data integration and delver training across the organisation. You will be an expert user of the system and assist in the successful role out of the new system to completion and testing stages.

Profile

Candidates must have experience with PS Financials and be able to demonstrate previous work in a similar role

Job Offer

£200-250 per day

A Woman's Charity in Central London is looking for a Management Accountant to joint he team ASAP to look after the Belgium Office's accounts

Client Details

A Woman's charity in Central London

Description

ensuring the accurate and timely processing of transactions, co-ordinating the production of monthly management accounts and overseeing VAT returns for the Belgium office.

You will enjoy considerable variety and extensive responsibilities as you provide insightful reports and analyses for committees and projects, prepare annual budgets and accounts. You will take ownership of payments and receivables and have a central part to play in ongoing financial control.

Profile

Part qualified

PSFinancials

Experience and an understanding of Belgium legislation and laws ESSENTIAL

Job Offer

£15-18ph depending on experience

My client is a NHS Trust in Devon who are looking for some extra capacity over the next 6 months to support a busy finance team and a busy period of activity.

This role will provide a high quality Management Accounting service to the Finance Managers of the Trust. It will be important in ensuring that financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner and have an important role to play in the management accounting team

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Senior Management Accountants and Finance Manager by providing Management Accounting assistance and advice to budget holders throughout the Trust. 
• Provide Ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Business Managers and the Assistant Director of Finance 
• Investigate budget holders and managers complex queries relating to designated budgets and/or business plans in a swift and professional manner.
• You need to have prior experience of working in a complex organisation in a management accounting role and be very familiar with excel and all IT 
• Ability to work under pressure and to realign priorities to fit in to business needs on a daily basis is important. 
• Prior NHS or public sector experience would be useful but not essential

This is an excellent opportunity to join as a Financial Accountant working for a national charity on a temp to perm basis

Client Details

Leading disability charity

Description

• • Support the Head of Finance in the review and development of finance systems ensuring they meet organisational needs
  • Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the organisations accounting records and financial systems
  • Manage and ensure the close down of month & year end processes
  • Maintain nominal and business coding structures across financial systems
  • Ensure financial records are reconciled to feeder systems
  • Ensure statutory and regulatory requirements are met for the charity and subsidiary companies - VAT, Corporation tax, PAYE
  • Prepare and submit VAT return
  • Prepare draft corporation tax returns
  • Manage the Co-ordinate Gift Aid claim and direct debit collection processes, liaising with internal stakeholders to ensure these are as effective and efficient as possible
  • Manage the systems for recording, reporting and auditing of the charity's restricted funds
  • Manage, develop and monitor appropriate financial policies and procedures
  • Monitor control accounts
  • Provide effective support to the organisation on technical accounting issues and finance systems and controls
  • Manage and implement effective systems for recording and reporting on leases, fixed assets and TB by company
  • Responsible for the management and maintenance of the fixed asset register

Profile

In order to be considered for this role, you must be part-qualified and have worked in the Charity/ Not for Profit sector previously.

Strong systems experience is also essential as well as being confident with Excel (pivot tables and v-look ups)

Job Offer

This is a temporary to permanent role.

Initially the role will be home based but once restrictions ease, the successful candidate will be expected to go into the office twice a week.

A fantastic children's charity, providing support and services in the field of emotional wellbeing and mental health, are looking for a Management Accountant to join their team. Having grown very quickly as an organisation, the role is a broad and varied opportunity, managing a team of two and reporting into the Head of Finance.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Taking responsibility for the delivery of the monthly management accounts pack by collating the outputs of the finance function (including Business Partnering, Accounts Assistants and business unit information)
• Line managing a team of two Accounts Assistants, carrying out 1:1s, undertaking performance reviews and supporting their development
• Managing the full annual audit process, from audit readiness and delivery to the production of annual statutory accounts and the annual reports
• Acting as Finance Business Partner to relevant Business Units
• Reviewing the monthly payroll process

The successful candidate will have:

• A full accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Post-qualification experience working in the charity, or wider not-for-profit sector
• Experience leading on the annual audit for a non profit organisation
• Experience delivering management information to relevant stakeholders

NHS Trust is looking for some interim management accounting support over the next 6 months in their Finance Business Partnering team

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing a high quality Management Accounting service for the division ensuring financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner
• Undertaking investigations into complex financial activity , frequently meeting budget holders, undertaking costing reviews , and providing advice as appropriate.
• Support the Finance Business partners and Divisional Managers by providing Management Accounting assistance and advice and assistance to budget holders throughout the Trust
• Ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Business Managers and the Assistant Director of Finance

You will need to ideally be a qualified accountant and have some recent management accounts experience. A can do attitude and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines is also essential

Good excel skills are essential