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Check NowWe currently have an exciting opportunity for a positive individual to join our team as a Senior Project Accountant. You will join us working 35 hours per week, on a permanent basis and will be based remotely. In return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £49,328.20 per annum plus excellent benefits.
This role can be based from home or based at Cats Protection's National Cat Centre, Chelwood Gate, on the edge of Ashdown Forest. This is a remote location and public transport is limited. If you choose to be home based there will still be some travel to the National Cat Centre required, roughly once or twice a month, please bear this in mind when applying.
Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2021 we helped 137,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 375 cats a day!
The Finance Directorate has a highly skilled team of employees with responsibility for financial accounting and transaction processing, management accounting and reporting, forecasting and budgeting, and payroll. The Charity has an annual revenue budget of £75m and operates a trading subsidiary with income in excess of £2.0m per annum. The team processes around 5,000 supplier payments and 150,000 neutering vouchers per year. In addition, they run a payroll for over 1,000 staff and support over 220 branches and their volunteer treasurers, as well as providing financial advice and support to the 36 centres and a chain of over 100 shops.
Responsibilities of our Senior Project Accountant:
As our Senior Project Accountant you will provide strategic and operational financial management advice and guidance in relation to projects, across the organisation. There are eight current directorates that you will support in the production of business cases, ensuring there are robust financials within them which allows executive management and/or Trustee board to make effective decisions. You will monitor all agreed projects through their delivery and into benefits realisation is also an important factor of this role to ensure the appropriate financial governance is in place, and that any issues impacting the finances and/or benefits realisation of a project are appropriately flagged, and the deliverables identified in the business case are realised..
What we’re looking for in our Senior Project Accountant:
- A qualified accountant
- Significant experience of financial project management along with financial management, including drafting financial models, budgeting, analyzing financial information and correction.
- Confident with investment appraisal techniques
- Experience of working in a complex operating environment and working with multiple stakeholders
- Knowledge of how to produce a business case
- Excellent communication skills, both in writing and verbally, ability to challenge stakeholders where needed and maintain positive working relationships
What we can offer you:
- salary of up to £49,328.20 per annum plus excellent benefits
- generous annual leave entitlement
- contribution pension scheme
- life assurance scheme
- range of health benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- and more
Join us as our Senior Project Accountant and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Please note applications which are received after the closing date may not be responded to.
Closing date: 6th June 2022
Virtual interview date: W/C 13th June 2022, Second interview to follow w/c 20th June 2022
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Management Accountant
This is a key role in the day-to-day operations of the Finance department. Assisting in the production of management accounts, annual accounts and budgets for both the Diocese of Liverpool and Liverpool Cathedral. Taking responsibility for specific areas of work and assisting the Director of Finance in other areas throughout the finance function.
The Management Accountant is an important part of our finance team that supports the work of both Liverpool Cathedral and the Diocese of Liverpool. This permanent full time role gives opportunity to work independently within a team with exposure to a range of financial processes within a Charity setting.
Main responsibilities
- To assist in all aspects of financial management of the Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance and all Cathedral companies.
- To monitor and report on financial aspects of ongoing projects
- To guide and support the finance team in day-to-day operations
- To act as systems-controller regarding accounting software and coding structures and system maintenance
Our ideal candidate will be an experienced accountant with strong interpersonal skills and an acute attention to detail. They would benefit from experience in delivering month end processes and experience of designing, implementing and managing finance processes and policies.
Liverpool Diocese is committed to treating our whole community with dignity and respect. We desire to represent diverse identities within our community whether this be by race, culture, religion, sexual orientation, gender, disability or social background of each person to ensure they fulfil their potential within a proactive, loving and caring environment.
About the Diocese of Liverpool
The Diocese of Liverpool is the Church of England in a corner of the north west with churches from Southport to Widnes; Wigan to Warrington and throughout the city of Liverpool all working their hardest to fulfil our vision of asking God for a bigger church making a bigger difference with more people knowing Jesus and more justice in the world.
As we work towards that vision we have four priorities
- Introducing people to Jesus
- Deepening discipleship
- Developing Christian leaders
- Working for justice
The diocesan offices provide essential support services to our parishes with many specialist staff offering expert support to our frontline parishes. We have a reputation for being a creative organisation securing national church backing for a range of innovative projects.
We are a small, supportive team offering a flexible approach. We have adopted a hybrid model balancing office based with home-based working. We are serious about the work life balance with generous holiday allowances and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. Diocesan staff have a strong working relationship with Liverpool Cathedral and our offices sit in the shadow of this magnificent iconic building.
The full job description and person specification is on the uploaded document.
Closing date 12th June 2022.
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Our Partner has been present in Ukraine for nearly 10 years and is one of the few INGOs based in country, with a total workforce of 250+. As one of the few INGOs with an operational presence in Ukraine, they were able to respond quickly with initial life-saving activities in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions and a programme to support arriving Refugees in Moldova.
Working closely with the Humanitarian Finance Manager for the Ukraine response you will:
- Lead on donor financial reporting – establishing audit trails, understanding donor requirements etc.
- Advise on all aspects of the financial management of externally funded project work e.g. funding allocations, exchange rate impact, interest calculations, income monitoring, etc.
- Facilitate and provide support to programme managers/budget holders on the budget development for new donors/projects
- Oversee field /area offices on donor financial reporting and compliance
- Ensure offices and relevant staff have copies of donor contracts and, a system to track compliance with contractual obligations
- Prepare all donor financial reports as required ensuring they are accurate, timely, of high quality and meet donor requirements before submission to the Finance Manager for final review and sign-off
- Reconciliation of donor financial reports to accounting systems and ensuring variances that cannot be adjusted to match are clearly communicated and recorded
- Provide support in training finance staff, programme officers and managers on donor regulations, regulations and key contractual obligations that need to be considered in budget development and reporting
- Contribute to development of financial/funding policies, procedures and strategy
- Work closely with the Finance Manager on the preparation and analysis of adjusting journal entries and recharges of expenses during month ends and year-end
- Work closely with the Finance Manger to ensure specific donor requirements are adhered to and those that are not are flagged, actioned to comply agreed, and followed up in all aspects including: procurement, fund reimbursement request, formats etc.
- Liaise with major external donors finance department as needed to clarify specific requirements and guidelines, resolve queries on submitted financial reports in consultation with the programme managers and budget holders
- Develop appropriate tools for better donor financial accounting
- Travel to country/area offices as required
- Provide cover for the Finance Manager
You will be someone with:
- Substantial prior accounting experience including budgeting, year-end accounting and provision and development of financial and donor reporting, preferably in a humanitarian /development context
- A recognised accountancy qualification (HD) or equivalent minimum of 5 years’ experience in Finance and donor reporting
- Strong budget management skills and donor financial reporting with and other institutional donors
- Ability to form a credible partnership with finance colleagues and managers from all functions on finance and donor requirements issues
- Strong communication skills in English
- Ability to achieve results by influence and persuasion
- Flexibility and adaptability to change priorities and work location at short notice
- Understanding of the complexities of working in a multicultural environment
- Extensive Microsoft office experience skills
- A good analytical thinker
- Capacity to organise work effectively and support teams to do so
- Willingness to travel around the response locations as required
Applicants must be willing to accomodate location changes that could include Moldova and Poland. Assistance will be provided with all appropriate associated incountry costs.
Please include your nationality upon application.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Assistant Management Accountant to join our team based in TBC. We will offer you a competitive salary of TBC.
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.
The Assistant Management Accountant Role:
This permanent role is a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to learn about accounting in the insurance industry and working with Scouts in the Finance Unity Insurance department.
The Team works very closely together. Roles are cross trained in order to provide internal team support and community spirit. It also offers a broader knowledge of the functions of the department and its relationship to other departments and the business as a whole.
you will support for further study to gain professional qualification to become a qualified Accountant, Most of the team have 14+ years knowledge & experience of working for Scouts in the Finance team. Working on our international brand World Scout Shop. The opportunity to learn about accounting in the insurance industry working with Unity Insurance.
Key responsibilities as our Assistant Management Accountant:
- Support Purchase ledger Clerk with Invoice registration & approval
- Support the Assistant accountant with BACS payments
- Providing information and support for the year-end audit both internally and to the external auditors.
- Investigating variances and responding to queries.
- Providing detailed commentaries on both Monthly and YTD performance.
- Supporting the Assistant Financial Controller in adhoc projects.
- Assist with IT projects & system developments as a finance member stakeholder.
- Assist with preparing monthly Management and P&L postings
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations monthly, Accruals & Prepayments, Journal reconciliation & posting,
What we are looking for in our Assistant Management Accountant:
- Proven experience in a similar role.
- Good level of knowledge of accounting practices
- Knowledge & understanding of VAT & VAT reporting
- Part/full qualification in AAT/CIMA Or Qualification in a similar
- Good oral & written communication
- Flexible approach to changing business priorities
What we can offer you as our Assistant Management Accountant:
- 25 days holiday and going up to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 32 days after 5 years’ service
- Additional holidays between Christmas & New Year
- Life Assurance
- Simply Health Scheme
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free car parking
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Up to four personal days paid leave a year
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Childcare Vouchers
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave
Closing date: Fri, 3 June 2022, 11:59
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to join our fantastic team! Click ‘Apply’ now!
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.
This 6 - 9 month temporary role will see you maintain all the subsidiary company/charity accounts, including the production of individual budgets, financial reports when required and preparing for audits.
Main duties:
Timely and accurate posting of all transactions - income, expenditure and journal transfers.
Maintain investment records - including valuations and gains and losses.
Ensure bank reconciliations are managed effectively and records are maintained.
Account for all Restricted and Endowment funds
Produce in year financial reports of actual vs budgets and all required monthly/quarterly/annual reports in line with agreed schedule.
Monitor and analyse cash flow statements to ensure financial reports accurately reflect the companies/charities financial positions.
Work with the Financial Controller and Management Accountant to ensure smooth consolidation of subsidiaries into Main accounts.
Work with the Treasury Accountant to ensure that the banking processes are fully compliant.
Set up Companies/charities' Budget templates as required
Produce budget timetable and agree proposed budget with key stakeholders
Assess whether budget proposals are reasonable and in line with historic trends and provide stakeholders with advice accordingly
Calculate depreciation values for assets listed on the register
Ensure that VAT records are kept accurately and up to date, assist with VAT returns as necessary and signpost payment of all VAT liabilities.
Take appropriate action to resolve any discrepancies identified.
If you have the above skill sand experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!
I am seeking an experienced interim Project Accountant for one of my key London based not for profit clients for an 8 month assignment, starting ASAP!
The Project Accountant will work with the rest of the finance team and the service delivery teams to ensure proper accounting, monitoring and financial reporting for a specific grant programme. This will include setting up and designing financial monitoring systems and processes for any new projects, maintaining those which are already set up, working closely with the inhouse project team, the Lead, and other external partners and stakeholders including Clinic Commissioning Groups to ensure the successful management of the project budget and funding.
You will lead on the production of monthly detailed reporting to the Lead Partner of the programme, and will have a key role in ensuring the collection and propriety of the expenditure evidence required by the funder, as well as having a key role in helping develop a budget for any such bids for further funding.
You will also be expected to work on the project finances and accountability for other service areas as required. This aspect of the work will include working across service, fundraising and finance colleagues to ensure development and implementation of best practice.
Part qualified as a minimum, you will be able to demonstrate at interview:
- Relevant project accounting experience.
- Business partnering experience: experience reviewing management accounts; using your project accounting experience alongside variance analysis to identify areas of concern in project accounts, and liaising with project management to help decide the financial and operational actions required.
- Experience of identifying accounting errors, and preparing and processing corrective journals
- Experience working on European (EC) grants including familiarity with EC eligibility rules and reporting tools.
- Charity or grant funded not-for-profit sector experience, including controlling and reconciling grant income and expenditure accounts.
- Experience of providing training to finance and non-finance staff on complex financial topics.
- Knowledge of the issues and context of charity-specific project accounting, for instance full cost recovery, restricted and unrestricted fund accounting, and the treatment of VAT for charities
Please send an updated CV, together with an indication of your salary expectations for this fixed term contract and any notice period to Lara Knights.
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding living collection of plants and world-class herbarium as well as its scientific expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world with a history stemming back to the 18th Century.
Allen Lane are proud to be partnering with Kew Gardens in their recruitment for a Senior Management Accountant to join the organisation in an exciting period of change. The post will work closely with the Head of Project Fund and Accounting and will be a key interface to senior stakeholders such as the Scientist behind the key Kew Scientific projects
This is a key role and you will be required to:
- To produce monthly management accounts and provide commentary
- Support business teams to analyse business performance and provide monthly reporting to the Directors and Heads of departments.
- Identify opportunities for streamlining data and reporting and enhancing efficiencies across the department
The successful candidate will likely be studying towards a professional accounting qualification or qualified finance professional (ACA,ACCA,CIMA or CIPFA) from the Commercial or Not for profit sector. You will have previous experience of working within a Management Accountant role with a positive track record and good Excel Skills. This role would be a great fit for a candidate who is ambitious and looking to add direct value to the organisation.
For RBG Kew to achieve its vision of a world where plants and fungi are understood, valued and conserved, we will work to become an organisation that embraces diversity and creates an inclusive environment within which people may work and thrive and as part of its recruitment policy, Kew 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. We especially welcome applications from ethnic minorities and those with disabilities as they are underrepresented at this level within the organization.
Further Job Spec is available on request. To apply please send your CV via the link. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Tiffany Richards via the Allen Lane agency website.
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Allen Lane have partnered with a well-respected Performing Arts organisation based in London who are currently seeking a Management Accountant / Show Accountant. The opportunity will suit qualified Management Accountant (or qualified by experience) from the Arts sector who are passionate about performing arts.
Working closely with the Head of Finance the successful candidate will be responsible for
- Completing all Financial Settlements to do with the programme of shows and performances.
- Produce Monthly Management Accounts.
- Reconcile Monthly Balance sheet control accounts.
- Attend programming meetings and ensure finance team are kept up to date with activities
Key Skills & Qualifications:
- Qualified Accountant or QBE
- Experience producing full set of management accounts, budgets and forecasts and business partnering with non-finance stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills [or British Sign Language if primary language],
- Analytical and solutions-focussed, with financial accounting experience
What the role will offer you:
- Competitive Salary.
- 25 Days Annual Leave with an additional 3 days after 5 years of service.
- Free Theatre and Performance Tickets.
- Most Importantly you will be a key part in ensuring the organisation keep to their mission to make and share performances that inspire and create connections beyond borders, cultures and languages.
To apply please get in touch with Tiffany Richards @ Allen Lane.
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Kew Gardens
Management Accountant
Salary: £30,000 - £36,500
Location: Richmond / Hybrid Working
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world famous scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding living collection of plants and world-class herbarium as well as its scientific expertise in plant diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world with a history stemming back to the 18th Century.
Allen Lane are proud to be partnering with Kew Gardens in their recruitment for a Management Accountant to join the organisation in an exciting period of change. The post will work closely with Senior Management Accountants and the Head of Financial Planning and Performance.
This is a key role and you will be required to:
- Process Month End journals
- Use figures-to-date plus shared intelligence from departments to carry out periodic forecasts to year-end
- Support the HoFP&P and Senior Management Accountants to improve financial processes and controls
- Support the Financial Accounting team with year-end processes
The successful candidate will have strong ambition and drive to peruse a professional qualification within finance and will likely already have completed an Accountancy based degree or started to study towards a qualification (AAT,ACA,ACCA,CIMA or CIPFA) . You will have previous experience of working within a Finance role with atleast 2 years of experience. This role would be a great fit for a candidate who is looking to take the next step in their career
For RBG Kew to achieve its vision of a world where plants and fungi are understood, valued and conserved, we will work to become an organisation that embraces diversity and creates an inclusive environment within which people may work and thrive and as part of its recruitment policy, Kew 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. We especially welcome applications from ethnic minorities and those with disabilities as they are underrepresented at this level within the organization.
Further Job Spec is available on request. To apply please send your CV via the link. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Tiffany Richards via the Allen Lane agency website.
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We are looking for an enthusiastic Management Accountant to join our finance team. We are looking for someone who sees this as a progressive opportunity to take ownership of the Management Accounts.
Client Details
Our client is a centre for excellence in the arts and culture sector! They have a high performing finance team and will provide you with the right training and support you need to achieve your goals!
Description
- Preparation of month end accounts for your directorate
- Preparation of forecasts
- Collaboration of the annual budget
- Analyse income and expenditure and make recommendations to improve profitability
- Build effective relationships with your key stakeholders
Profile
The Management Accountant must be:
- A qualified accountant
- Good communication skills
- A team player
- Eager and willing to learn
Job Offer
- £46,000 - £47,000
- The flexibility to work from home
A not for profit organisation responsible for regulating pharmacies.
Your new organisation
A respected regulatory body that regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in the UK.
Your new role
The Management Accountant will be responsible to produce the monthly management accounts, which includes journal preparation, variance analysis and commentary. They will work closely with the senior finance managers to deliver the budget, forecasts, and other statutory reporting.
- Lead on the accurate and timely production of the financial information including monthly management accounts with relevant variance analysis and appropriate commentary.
- To oversee the production of monthly accruals, prepayments, deferred income and other accounting journals into the accounting system.
- To support the annual budgeting and forecasting cycles playing a key role in maintaining working papers and supporting documentation.
- Prepare information to support the delivery of the annual financial statements and liaise with internal and external auditors on queries and issues relating to the management accounts.
What you'll need to succeed
Part-qualified and actively studying towards a recognised professional accounting qualification, with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a similar environment.
What you'll get in return
- 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
- A choice between two pension providers: NHS pension scheme or Standard Life.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Hybrid working
- Private medical insurance, life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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Financial Accountant working for one of London's largest Universities. The position reports into the Head of Financial accounting and effectively acts as the deputy in the preparation of the organisations statutory accounts. This is a great role for someone that had recently qualified and is looking for a broad technical position.
Client Details
The organisation is a leading university based in central London specialising in the arts and design field.
Description
The Financial Accountant position will involve the following responsibilities:
- Line manage 1 finance assistant providing support, training and development opportunities.
- Responsible for all the financial accounting activities and financial control monitoring
- Maintain and develop accounts payable and receivable services.
- Produce cash flow reports and forecasts.
- Manage all restricted funding and ensure all funds are agreed and utilised in line with business aims.
- Manage payroll accounts.
- Maintain compliance with HRMC gift aid requirements and prepare VAT returns for the organisation.
- Produce and review annual reports and month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
- Liaise with external advisors on tax efficiencies.
Profile
Essential:
- Newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Exposure to the preparation of statutory accounts and ideally hands on experience of preparing them yourself.
- Excellent analytical skills to review data effectively.
- Experience of developing complex spreadsheet models for record keeping and reporting financial information with strong attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills across a range of audiences.
Desirable:
- Knowledge and experience of managing VAT, Gift Aid, and tax matters.
- Experience of working within the charity/membership sector.
- Technical understanding of Charity SORP.
Job Offer
£50,000-£55,000, home working offered, flexible working, 27 days annual leave and 10% pension
Are you a Management Accountant looking for either a permanent or a six months contract role?
Charity People are working in partnership with an amazing £40million turnover education charity based in London to help them recruit a permanent Management Accountant (MA) and another temporary MA for six months.
With regards to the temporary role, the client is looking for someone who is available to start immediately.
The reason for both these hires is due to growth and internal promotion.
You will be working very closely with the Director of Finance and the Head of Finance and the team providing advice and support to budget holders
The salary being offered is between £50,000 per annum to £55,000 per annum.
Some of your main duties are:
- Develop and operate appropriate financial models and tools
- Provide advice and guidance to budget holders
- Production of the Monthly Management Accounts, including Balance Sheet and Cash Statement
- Support with accurate out-turn forecasting and cashflow
- Implementation of the new reporting structure and uploading of the Budget
- Detailed transactional analysis to support Budget holders and generally to support with ad-hoc requests
Candidates applying for this role must have the following requirements:
- Excellent commercial skills
- Experience of financial business partnering in a charity or not-for-profit organisation
- Demonstrating excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
- Experience of collaborative work across all areas of business
- Very strong experience using Excel
Candidates applying for the temporary role should be available to interview at a very short notice and be able to start in June 2022
For the permanent role, the client is looking to interview w/c 30th May or sooner
If you have the necessary skills and experience, please apply with a copy of your CV.
Candidates shortlisted for a permanent role will be required to write a supporting statement.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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Are you a systems savvy accountant looking for an exciting new opportunity in a highly-regarded organisation? A nationwide homelessness charity are looking for a Systems Accountant to join their dynamic team.
Who would you be working for?
Founded over 50 years ago, this charity works to provide support to young people vulnerable to homelessness. With a strategy to end youth homelessness in the next 20 years, they provide a wide range of life-changing support including accommodation, education and vital health services.
What is the role?
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will have a pivotal role within the Financial Management team.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Taking responsibility for developing the finance systems; acting as an administrator
- Providing systems training; responding to questions, queries and issues
- Leading on systems and process improvements; consistently seeking & implementing improvements
- Supporting with management and other ad-hoc reporting
- Business partnering & communicating finance information to non-finance stakeholders
With a salary of up to £45k, a hybrid work set-up is offered.
What do you need to succeed in this role?
- Strong experience with accounting software; particularly SUN Systems & iPOS
- CCAB qualified or qualified by experience
- An ability to work well with systems; experience with a loan management, portfolio management or CRM system would be an advantage
- Confidence communicating effectively to a variety of non-finance stakeholders
- A shared desire to support vulnerable young people and end homelessness
What's next?
If this sounds like the perfect role for you or you have any questions, please don't hesitate to get in touch with me via or on 0207 324 0529
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Who are we?
United Bible Societies (UBS) is a fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies that work with all major church traditions in more than 240 countries and territories. Together, we translate, publish, distribute and help people engage with the Bible. We are a leading Bible translation agency, having completed more than 70% of the world’s full Bible translations. We also help people engage with the Bible in their daily lives and at key points of need including using the Bible to develop literacy skills and using the Bible in trauma healing programmes. We exist to work until our mission of “the Bible for everyone” is complete. We operate as a globally dispersed virtual team with local hubs in Kenya, Singapore, the UK and USA. We are seeking to appoint a Financial Accountant to join our team.
What will this role involve?
The role sits within the Global Mission Team Effectiveness division of UBSA, which both provides services directly to member Bible Societies and supports the work of other divisions. Services include various forms of consultancy, management of the Fellowship’s grant programme between members, and provision of a variety of financial services. The role plays a key role in the Senior Finance Team, bringing the financial accounting perspective and working with the wider team to provide the best level of service to the organisation.
Who are we looking for?
You are a qualified financial accountant with experience of UK statutory reporting, preferably including charities. You have the ability to navigate ambiguity and bring order to complex situations. You are comfortable with delivering reports and information to tight timetables. You are experienced in operating in a multicultural environment with sensitivity to different world-views and opinions of the financial world. You have the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues from other countries, cultures and time zones, with a willingness to work (infrequent) unsociable hours when necessary. You are able to work collaboratively or independently and you are willing to undertake occasional international travel. You are comfortable working in a Christian organisation and you are sensitive to the breadth of church support that UBS enjoys.
What do we offer?
You will be joining a dynamic, international organisation with a passion for providing all people with the Word of God in their heart language. There will be opportunities to travel, and to work on unique projects with a global team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.