Senior Capital Accountant for a well-known Charity with over £100 million property portfolio.

Central London

£53,000 + benefits.

Ensure the business follows appropriate processes for recording and accounting for capital expenditure. Ensure all proper accounting treatments relating to fixed assets, capital grants and revaluation reserves are adhered to, maintain an up to date knowledge of FRS102 and changes in the Housing SORP and advise others in the finance team on its impact on the financial position of the organisation.

• You will lead the team in producing a high quality capital accounting service to the business, enabling budget holders and directors to make decisions on the future use and value enhancement of our primary business assets.
• You will work closely with partners in asset management to assist in strategic planning and ensure that long term improvement and maintenance works programmes are accurately reflected in financial budgets and forecasts.
• Responsibility for and ownership of the annual capital budget process and quarterly capital reforecasts is yours. You will manage the submission of relevant regulatory returns and grant claim processing, ensuring operational colleagues are aware well in advance of the expiry forecasts for grants to utilise them effectively.
• Administering the Fixed Asset register to be responsible for the accurate preparation, calculation, notification and reporting of Capital spend across our £100m property portfolio.
• Development of capital models to support 5 year strategy, 30 year investment proposals and asset disposals.
• To provide support to Property Services, Property Development and other teams undertaking capital investment plans, providing financial models to support investment decisions and monitoring financial performance during the life of the project.

Qualifications/experience required

Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)

What’s on offer?

£53,000 Salary + benefits

Management Accountant

• to £55,000 plus excellent benefits
• Westminster, London

A professional membership organisation, who are a registered charity with a commercial trading arm are seeking a Management Accountant - Commercial

You will maintain timely, accurate records of financial transactions/forecasts to assist management in the decision making process. Provide business partnering support with budget holders to improve the company's operations and profitability.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The preparation of accurate financial statements, monthly management accounts and forecasts to assist managers with timely decision making
• Supporting managers and key employees with accurate and timely ad hoc financial information to ensure the smooth running and progression of every department
• Identify and drive improvements to financial processes
• Liaison with various divisions for reporting requirement and simplifying processes to improve control
• Managing the annual budget and forecast process, to collate information from budget holders to present detailed company reports
• First Point of contact with Audit Team to ensure information is provided as quickly as possible leading to a smooth audit sign-off
• Assisting in the preparation of the Yearly statutory accounts and Audit pack for final review by the Finance Director & Controller
• Preparing board pack and presentation for the FD to present at board meetings
• Providing new product development & Capex reports as required by divisional heads
• Providing quarterly vat summaries
• Providing training/mentoring to the assistance accountants
• Ensuring the balance sheet is fully reconciled and all excel working files are presented clearly

Essential criteria for this role:

• Sound knowledge and understanding of management accounting, accounting principles and reconciliation skills is essential
• Advanced user of Excel
• Experience of extracting, formatting and manipulation of high volumes of financial data
• Well organised with excellent time management with the ability to prioritise, working smart, to meet strict deadlines
• Must be able to work accurately and effectively to time pressures
• Must be flexible during the month-end & year-end process in order to meet tight reporting deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and communications skills
• Experience in a similar role in a commercial environment

Desirable

• CCAB qualified or final stage is desirable for this role (or evq)
• Experience working with Access Dimensions Accounting system is desirable

This organisation offers a wide range of benefits including working in a amazing building and a wide range of other benefits. Send your CV ASAP to be considered.

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Management Accountant: £45,000 - £48,000 + Benefits, London

For a global company, we're recruiting a Management Accountant on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of Management Accounting, this role will produce and deliver management accounts along with accurate and insightful management information to senior stakeholders as well as acting as a Business Partner to the Service Directorate. The Management Accountant will be instrumental in helping transform the finance function by improving month-end processes, improving the quality of management information and the timeliness of reporting and checks and controls.

Main Duties:

• Act as Finance Business Partner for the Press Directorate, providing advice and guidance to the Press team.
• Liaise with the Director and Press Team to produce robust budgets and forecasts; Support on ad-hoc business cases, projects and analysis
• Prepare regular monthly financial income and expenditure reports to managers including narratives, variance analysis and year-end forecasts.
• Completion and ledger posting of prepayments and accruals; Monthly ledger balance sheet analysis; Reconciliation of income and expenditure adjustments
• Support Head of Business Partnering in preparation for monthly financial meetings with budget holders to review accounts, forecasts and queries
• Provide forecasts and commentaries to help decision making and to challenge forecasts
• Actively lead on continuous improvement of financial processes and controls
• Prepare templates for forecast and budget and support Head of Business Partnering in analysing and reviewing year-on-year variances
• Assist production of year-end accounts and financial returns and support during interim and final external audits

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA finalist or newly qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in preparing year-end and monthly management accounts including year-end forecasts and budgets
• Experience of consolidation of management accounts packs for management reporting
• Experience of working in a multicultural and multisite organisation
• Proactive, solution oriented with experience of process improvement

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Would you like to work for a well known international not for profit organisation? Are you keen to be a part of an organisation that has a great mission and carries out vital work around the world? Looking for a new varied finance role? If so, this could be the next best step for you!

Robertson Bell are recruiting for an International Accountant to join a world-renowned international organisation, that runs various project around the world. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join this brilliant organisation on a permanent basis.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide financial support relevant to all externally funded programmes.
• Work closely with the overseas teams to assist with the development of budgets ensuring they are in line with organisational strategies and financial plans.
• Assist conversation programmes and continually review performance of country programmes.
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships and answer any queries.
• Ensure that all financial information is reported on the finance systems accurately.
• Assist operation teams in donor reporting and external grant queries.
• Ensure relationships across different departments are developed and maintained.
• Support the finance team with the development and implementation of finance procedures.
• Support both the internal and external audit.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant who has a highly commercial mindset, whether this is through the commercial sector or a not for profit organisation that has a strong focus on driving incomes. You will be comfortable working in a high-paced environment and must have experience of business partnering in an revenue generating setting. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world-renowned organisation which would be a brilliant addition to any CV.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA).
• Have experience in financial management and financial reporting.
• Have dealt with overseas finance teams.
• Have stakeholder engagement experience.
• Have excellent communication skills.

If you are interested in this International Accountant opportunity, please do not delay in applying as CVs are being reviewed daily.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a qualified financial accountant with aspirations to become the Finance Controller of a large organisation.

The Senior Financial Accountant role will offer oversight and understanding of a large and complex university (£130m+ T/O) and you will be given valuable support in developing. The University of Roehampton was ranked ‘best modern university in London’ in recent years and boasts a vibrant and welcoming community.  The University is an equal opportunity and ‘disability confident’ employer; and is a place where students thrive, whatever their background. Despite the challenging global context, this is an exciting time for the University, having opened a new £35m state-of-the art library and further developing external global partnerships. 

Reporting to the Deputy Director of Finance and leading a team of 5, you will be responsible for delivering Financial Accounting services for the University and its subsidiaries - making sure that compliance with the University’s accounting policies and accounting standards is maintained. As a key member of the Finance team – you will be driving continuous improvement in the month end reporting processes and handling complex technical financial accounting issues.

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA) with strong post qualification and relevant financial accounting experience
• Higher Education sector experience is highly desirable, but also wider not for profit/public sector work is also helpful
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong IT skills, including Excel.
• Strong management skills, with excellent written & verbal communications skills.

Ivy Rock Partners have been engaged on an exclusive basis to recruit this role – for more information and to request the candidate pack, please contact Michael Quest at Ivy Rock Partners Directly or apply via this advert.

Key Timings:

• Sunday 14th June - Application deadline
• Week commencing 22nd June- 1st stage Interviews
• Week commencing 29th June- 2nd stage Interviews

Our partner is a leading humanitarian and development organisation. They are seeking a Management and Project Accountant to support and establish sound financial systems in line with the needs of the organisation. 

Key Responsiblities Include:

• Monthly management accounts preparation.
• Quaretly financial report preparation - for both Trustee and Board approval.
• Maintain integrity of the financial information; review grant agreements, transfers and international invoice payments; review accounting processes & controls, and propose actions to mitigate any risks and implement process improvements as appropriate.
• Provide finance support and financial management surge support to international teams as required.

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with experience of working in international development and/or non-profits.
• Experience of developing financial systems to support international operations
• Experience with institutional donors, including budget proposal development, budget management, grants compliance & reporting.
• Flexible, able to adapt to workload and changing priorities as required
• Excellent communication skills – able to communicate to finance and non-finance staff.
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*Please note this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. Our partner is considering candidates on a rolling basis, and therefore early applications are strongly advised.

Do you tire of reading adverts for run of the mill Finance jobs, wishing there could be a bigger project out there for you? How about something completely unique to get your teeth into? Can you see yourself being the leader of a complex acquisition/construction project worth over £100m?

A large property developer is currently in the process of making a £100m acquisition which will ultimately create thousands of new homes; it is the start of a long-term project central to the regeneration of the local area of London. A new post is being created within the Finance team of the parent company to essentially oversee, and be responsible for, the entire project from a Finance perspective. Key responsibilities will evolve over time and be shaped by the appointed candidate, but the overview of responsiblities for the Senior Project Accountant would include:

• Being the Finance figurehead for integrating the new development into the Group
• Business Partnering with Directors and Senior Managers in the Development function, ensuring that the project lifecycle remains on course
• Building a team within the parent company as time goes on to deal with the increased demand on Finance
• Conducting investment appraisals and reappraising the project at every stage; performing financial modelling and stress testing of various scenarios to inform a robust strategic business plan
• Performing due diligence on the acquisition, ensuring that everything from a compliance and tax perspective is compliant with all necessary regulations and protocols.

If you're looking for a non-traditional Finance position with the opportunity to oversee a major project that will put thousands of people into homes and be a key hub in the redevelopment of a part of London, then this could be the role for you. The employer is well respected and has excellent staff satisfaction; the benefits package is excellent, and you would join a highly skilled team all working towards a common purpose, based in an easily accessible office in the heart of London.

This is a highly complex position and would suit someone with a very specific set of skills and experience. Those who come from an audit background who have then gone on to deal with complex acquisitions or mergers, group consolidations and/or joint ventures may find that this is the senior Finance role they have been looking for.

While there may be many candidates with an interest in this position, essential criteria include:

• A full, recognised accountancy qualification. Those who qualified in audit who have experience in roles requiring complex financial appraisal and financial modelling, complex transaction planning and long-term business planning - within sectors relating to Housing, Property, Development or Construction will be seen highly favourably.
• First class communication skills with the credibility to be the point of contact for a multi-million-pound contract
• Being capable of taking on a senior leadership role and building a high functioning team as the project progresses.

This is a newly created role and preparations are being made to resort to video interviewing to allow recruitment to proceed during the coronavirus outbreak. The client is well geared to remote working and interviewing and therefore this process will not slow down due to the increased demand to work from home - if this role appears to be of interest, please apply now to kickstart an informal chat.

Would you be interested in working for an international development organisation in a varied and exciting finance role? Robertson Bell are looking for a Project Accountant on behalf of one of the most interesting INGO's based in London. This is an exciting opportunity to join this organisation in a position that will immediately have responsibility for adding value.

Working closely with the International Finance Manager in an integral role within the projects team, you will ensure effective donor reporting processes are in place for their overseas offices. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting monthly meetings with project managers to ensure project cash flow and deferred income is managed.
• Oversee income and expenditure ensuring compliance inline with restrictions is maintained always.
• Supporting the development of the financial aspects for each proposed project.
• Developing a budget for each project, track financial performance against the budget and identify any risks and issues.
• Submitting complex reports to donors and ensuring project donor audits are conducted.
• Providing financial advice and support to overseas offices.
• Provide support throughout the statutory accounting process.

This position would either suit someone with relevant international NGO and major donor (EU/DFID/BMGF/USAID) experience or candidates with experience in auditing charitable organisations. This organisation has a brilliant reputation for treating employees well and has maintained high staff retention rates over recent years.

The successful candidate will:

• Be fully a qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA) or at the later stages of their qualification.
• Have solid excel experience in order to work on multiple spreadsheets.
• Be a confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
• Aspire to develop your career within finance.
• Have an interest in international development.

Applications will be reviewed on a daily basis however the client is looking for candidates ASAP so please don't hesitate in applying!

A revenue accountant at a medium sized childrens charity based in Central London responsible for revenue recognition policy and reconciliation of charity income. The opportuntiy to work flexibly with an organisation open to three or four day a week working.

Client Details

The client is a leading children's education and childcare charity based in enviable central London.

Description

Key responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• To work with the AR Billing and Customer Service teams to ensure billing is correct and cash receipts are correctly allocated on receipt.

• To reconcile the fees billed to the finance system and parental fee receipts, resolving any variances.

• To support the team in undertaking reconciliations of connect income to the head count submissions ensuring any corrective action required is taken.

• To reconcile Connect income to the accounting database resolving any variances.

• To undertake regular reconciliations of local authority, grant portals, investigating and resolving any differences.

• To ensure all SEND income and costs are correctly billed and reconciled to receipts.

• To ensure all sundry income is billed monthly and cash allocated correctly.

• To ensure all income is recognised correctly and complete, accruing/deferring income as required.

• To ensure capital expenditure is invoiced and cash collected allocated to the correct nominal accounts.

• To ensure all restricted income is identified, accounted and reported on correctly.

• To ensure all parental deposits are posted and reconciled on a monthly basis.

• To ensure there is no unallocated cash in the sales ledger.

• To ensure we deliver reconciled income and compliant revenue recognition for audit purposes.

• To ensure that the basic requirements of income, cash, bank processes and reports are correctly and completed in a timely manner.

• To continually evaluate and improve the quality of reporting and add value to the all areas of the income generating parts of the business.

• To prepare any monthly reporting to ensure compliance with legal and charitable entity requirements.

• To produce reconciled month end income and debtors reports to ensure the integrity of the database.

Profile

You will be a qualified Financial Accountant with numerous post qualified knowledge of reconcilliations and financial accounting.

Job Offer

Up to £45,000 pro rated for days working (either three or four) generous pension.

This International Conservation charity are looking for an international accountant to join their finance team. This is a broad and exciting someone, ideal with someone with the experience below who wants to business partner internationally.

Requirements:

• Experience of working with overseas finance teams is essential
• Substantial experience of financial management & financial reporting in relation to grant funded work
• Experience in planning, budgeting and forecasting
• Experience of working in a business partner capacity with key stakeholders
• Experience in building relationships across departments, at multiple levels and in an international/multi-cultural organisation
• Communication skills, particularly written and with non-finance people

Responsibilities:

• Working with the International Finance Business Partner Manager to project manage the year-end processes for country programmes and regions, ensuring country offices and other overseas operations meet the global annual financial reporting and external audit deadlines.
• Co-ordinate with Conservation Programmes to make arrangements to monitor the ongoing compliance of the country programmes, and partners where necessary
• Work with the Conservation Programmes Operations team, overseas operations and country entities to develop budgets that align with wider strategy
• Support the International Finance team in developing and implementing finance procedures that support global strategy.
• Provide expert grant financial management support to externally funded Conservation Programmes.
• Providing effective assurance to senior management that financial management is operated effectively across all Conservation Programmes.
• Support the International Finance team to provide regular reporting and updates to the Conservation & Policy management teams, ensuring financial oversight across all international operations. 

Benefits:

• Salary of up to £47,500 per annum
• Outstanding pension scheme (minimum 7% employer contribution)
• The chance to contribute to global conservation efforts

Interviews are being held on a rolling basis, so please apply now to be considered.

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Role

You will be responsible for:

• the preparation of monthly income and expenditure management reports
• the preparation of funder reports
• support with budget planning and forecasting
• accruals (income and expenses), prepayments, fixed assets depreciations, apportions
• support with operational finance when needed
• adhoc work

A. Main Purpose of Job

• Ensure monthly management accounts are produced within established deadlines and distributed to budget holders.
• Provide monthly analysis of accruals and prepayments.
• Complete the financial sections for funder reports within reporting deadlines.
• Support the preparation and download of budget worksheets.
• Support the preparation and compilation of monthly key performance indicators.
• Compliance to agreed standards and procedures for all finance operations.
• Work with other Finance colleagues and Solace staff.
• Adhoc project work as needed.

B. Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline the duties and responsibilities of the post, these duties are not exhaustive.

Ensure the monthly management accounts are produced within established deadlines and distributed to budget holders

• Prepare monthly accruals and other permanent journals (depreciation, central and other allocation journals) for review by the management accountant.
• Upload journals and generate monthly management income and expenditure and balance sheet.
• Provide variance analysis.
• Deal with routine queries from budget holders.

Provide monthly analysis of accruals and prepayments

• Reconcile the accruals (income and expenditure), prepayments, fixed assets depreciations on a monthly basis for review by the management accountant.

Complete the financial sections for funder reports with budget holders

• Comply list and timing of funder reports through regular contact with budget holders.
• Complete funder reports (finance sections) with review by the Management Accountant and Chief Operating Officer in time to meet all deadlines.
• Support with new tender applications.

Support the preparation of budget worksheets and analysis

• Support preparation of budget worksheets and analysis of expenditure items.
• Support the Management Accountant to manage planning cycles.

Support the preparation and compilation of monthly key performance indicators

• Support the Management Accountant to prepare KPIs at agreed intervals.

Compliance to agreed standards and procedures

• Ensure finance standards and accounting requirements for internal reporting are adhered to.
• Comply with all Solace Women Aid’s policies and procedures.

Agree internal service standards and ongoing monitoring

• Reporting of management information at quarterly Team Leaders meetings.

Working with other Finance colleagues and Solace staff

• Respond to queries from the Management Accountant, Chief Operating Officer and other firm wide managers.
• Support the Management Accountant with special projects and process improvements.
• Collaborate with other managers to support overall organisation and departmental goals and objectives.

Adhoc project work as needed, including necessary cover duties           

• Provide lunch time cover for reception duties once a week (at a pre-agreed fixed day of the week). 
• Provide holiday and emergency cover for the Management Accountant.
• Provide occasional support for Finance Operations.
• Other adhoc duties as needed.
   

Financial and Management Accountant to work with a membership organisation in central London - £45,000.

Your new company:
A professional membership organisation based in Central London. The organisation has a group structure including a charity foundation.

Your new role:
The Financial and Management Accountant will work within the Foundation reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant. The postholder will get involved in anything from management accounts preparation to taxation to maintenance of the fixed asset register and liaising with the rest of the Group. We'll look to you for the review of balance sheet reconciliations, for accuracy financial information, and VAT accounting, investment accounting and wider financial aspects of the Foundation. It's a great way to build your understanding of the business and grow your potential.

As our Financial Accountant you'll be the lead Finance staff understanding Foundation business and developing relationships with the key stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to understand the group finance structure and work with other companies including the parent company and commercial subsidiary i.e. Publishing.
You will manage the year end process for the Foundation, ensuring all audit deliverables required by the auditors are produced on time and to a high standard. The post holder will be the lead contact for external auditors during audits and will be responsible for resolving and where appropriate escalating any issues arising in an effective and timely manner

You will also manage one part qualified person who is responsible primarily for the accounting of the fixed asset register.

What you'll need to succeed:
The ideal candidate will be a qualified Accountant with an understanding of the technical accounting aspects of working within the charity sector. You will have experience of both financial accounting and management accounting. Candidates from an audit background with experience of preparing accounts will be considered.

Please apply ASAP to be considered! This role is an 11/12 month contract but there is scope for the role to become permanent.

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A well-known international development organisation is currently seeking a Head of Financial Analysis to join their global hub in London. This is a key position within the central finance team. In close liaison with a variety of stakeholders across all areas of corporate services, you will be developing key processes and templates to inform on strategic and commercial decisions. 

• Developing complex multi-year forecasts & templates
• Develop a robust in-year forecasting process to subsequently roll-out across global platforms
• Provide key analysis on forecast submissions for SMT and Board level members
• Support & advise SMT members on annual budget submissions
  Direct line management of 1 newly qualified Financial Analyst

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Financial Analyst / Commercial Finance professional to join a fantastic organisation going through a period of significant change and transformation. 

You will be CCAB qualified or equivalent with at least 3 years post-qualification experience. Knowledge of or experience in the international development sector is highly desirable. 

Are you an Audit Senior, Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• 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
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of 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 for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance.