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

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.

We are committed to equality and diversity at the Refugee Council and actively encourage applicants from underrepresented groups. If you need any adjustments made to the application process to accommodate your needs, please let us know.

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

Closing date: 18 April 2021.

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

Forensic Accountant (Level 4) - London

£85648

• Are you a fully Qualified accountant with significant depth and breadth of experience and expertise in forensic investigation.
• Expertise in managing complex financial investigations involving high volumes of material. As well as significant expertise in investigating complex financial data.
• Do you have audit understanding and experience of the regulatory disciplinary process?

If so, read on.

Our Client is seeking an experienced Forensic Accountant to assist the Executive Counsel in investigating and prosecuting the most serious cases of accountancy and actuarial misconduct and breaches of relevant requirements for statutory audit in relation to matters that are in the public interest.

As a Forensic Accountant, your duties will include -

• Conducting forensic investigations into potential misconduct or breaches of relevant requirements from Accountants, actuaries, or Audit firms
• Manage investigations on behalf of Executive Counsel
• Support the Snr Forensic Accountant on the latest and most complex investigations
• Responsible for the allocation of case team resources; and the quality of work product from more junior members of the case team.
• Responsible for undertaking personally significant or complex areas of an investigation.
• Use expert forensic skills to determine the approach to the review and analysis of all material obtained including experience in the use of electronic search platforms.
• Responsible for preparing and conducting disciplinary interviews with subject partners and external lawyers. Interviewees are frequently amongst the most senior members of the profession, advised by leading law firms
• Liaise with the expert, case lawyer and external counsel in preparation of the Initial Investigation Report / Complaint. Responsible for ensuring that the results of the investigation and any expert opinions are clearly and accurately reflected in these documents.
• Responsible for agreeing and meeting deadlines for investigation work and working with the case lawyer to meet deadlines for the case.
• Working with the case lawyer in liaising with other regulators in sharing information.
• Identifying areas where processes and best practice for investigations can be improved and developed and working with Senior Forensic Accountants and Enforcement Division management in agreeing and implementing these.

To be considered for the role of Forensic Accountant, you will have the following -

• Qualified accountant with significant depth and breadth of experience and expertise in forensic investigation.
• Expertise in managing complex financial investigations involving high volumes of material.
• Significant expertise in investigating complex financial data.
• Skilled in planning and conducting technical interviews of senior individuals.
• Significant skill (written and oral) in communicating the results of investigation to a non-accounting audience.
• Solid understanding of the requirements of a regulatory disciplinary process.
• Understanding of audit.

In return you will enjoy working for an organisation that exists to protect the public interest, in a supportive, professional, and family-feel environment with a very healthy work/life balance. You will also work with experts within their fields. This is a very exciting time to join this organisation as they involve into a new body

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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

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.

Project Accountant: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits, London

For a organisation operating in multiple countries, we are recruiting a Project Accountant for 12 months on a FTC basis. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this role will act as the gatekeeper to the Project Investment and project finance structure and processes and will lead on the production of cost forecasts and variances as well as project accounting P&Ls, working capital and project profitability.

Main Duties:

• Work closely with project teams, challenging where necessary
• Prepare and review financial data for Project Managers and budget holders to identify project costs
• Prepare cost forecasts and analyse variances to forecast and between forecast and actual cost
• Support the project team with investment appraisals, bids, and investment requests
• Run and prepare flash reporting, P&L's, monthly costs for budget holders
• Medium term planning for project working capital
• Provision of regular insightful analysis for decision making including project and product performance reporting
• Implementation of new processes, systems and reporting techniques

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in Project and management accounting
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural and multi-site organisation
• Experience of applying commercial principles to their analysis and recommendations

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Senior Forensic Accountant

London

£100192

• Are you an experienced senior forensic accountant?
• Have you worked with or worked for FTSE top 350 companies?
• Are you ICAEW fully qualified (or equivalent?)
• Would you like to work with an organisation that actively promotes a healthy work/life balance?

A regulator whose mission is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and holding to account those responsible for delivering them is seeking a Senior Forensic Accountant to join their team.

Many of the investigations are large, complex and high-profile and our cases regularly require liaison with other investigators including the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Insolvency Service and the Pensions Regulator.

The Role:

To act as a Senior Forensic Accountant in our team of experienced case lawyers and forensic accountants led by Executive Counsel. The role will involve the investigation of potential misconduct on the part of accountants or actuaries and alleged breaches by a statutory auditor or statutory audit firm of a relevant requirement of the Audit Regulations. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Planning investigations into complex accounting, auditing or actuarial matters
• Identifying sources of evidence
• Working with internal experts to identify relevant accounting, audit, actuarial or professional standards, and ensuring a thorough understanding of technical issues
• Managing and conducting the review of material obtained in the course of the investigation including use of electronic search platforms
• Preparation and conduct of formal investigatory interviews of senior accounting, audit and actuarial professionals
• Preparation of objective reports of investigation findings
• Supervision and development of junior professional staff

The Person:

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with significant forensic accounting experience, who understands the requirements of working in a multi-disciplinary team in a contentious legal environment. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Excellent ability to identify key issues
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to explain complicated technical concepts to non-finance professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Highly organised, and able to plan and lead on more than one significant investigation at a time
• Ability and confidence to work autonomously
• Experienced in development of junior staff
• Enthusiastic and flexible, with a good team player ethic
• Experience of audit would be an advantage

The role will be based in their Central London office with virtual working from home during periods of restricted access to the office.

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Recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team in Westminster!

£35,000 per annum, 35 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the Assistant Accountant will be responsible for providing a finance & accounting service for Look Ahead's subsidiary companies. The main focus of the role is to provide an 'end to end' service, which includes the presentation of monthly accounts to senior management as well as all the necessary support work, including journal entry and balance sheet account reconciliations. The role will also require assistance with the year end statutory accounts and the external audit process.

Key Responsibilities:

- Present monthly accounts to Managing Director of Care & Support, including a written commentary, and analysis to highlight key issues and trends and identify any significant variances against budget
- Support the Financial Accountant with the production of the annual financial statements, including the annual year end audit process for the organisation and liaison with the external auditors
- Prepare and post journals required to ensure that financial ledgers are accurately maintained
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Lead the annual budget process and ensure budget is delivered according to the Group timetable. Assist in the review, challenge and recording of budget and forecast assumptions and ensure budgets reflect business plans and all budget holders understand and own their budgets
- Act as main point of contact for subsidiary finance staff who are based in regional offices
- Seek to continuously improve all reporting, budgeting, forecasting and planning, processes to better serve strategic and operational needs
- Assist the Financial Accountant with the development and day to day management of financial systems in order to achieve reporting efficiencies
- Attend business reviews and meetings as required. Occasional travel will be required to subsidiary offices (in Kent & Essex)
- Undertake ad hoc projects as required
- Promote a positive customer service attitude within the Finance team

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Technical Skills & Knowledge
It is essential that the post holder is studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA etc.). They must have strong financial and analytical skills and excellent financial modelling skills. Management accounting, business partnering and costing experience is essential and they must have some commercial experience and demonstrate an aptitude for understanding the business and its environment.

Personal Attributes
- Approachable, open & professional behaviour
- Is assertive and will challenge others
- Drives change, enjoys dynamic diverse environments and demonstrates entrepreneurialism, creativity and innovation
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Is Customer focussed
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about the business

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communications
- Experience of posting journals and working within a general ledger system
- Experience of balance sheet reconciliations
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Proven customer service experience
- Be studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc.)
- 2-3 years relevant accounting experience

Desirable:
- Experience of using Sun Financials
- Experience of SAGE
- Experience of accounting in the social housing or care sectors

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Department: Finance

Role: Grant Accountant (18 Month Fixed Term Contract)

For the past 50 years Amnesty International has brought people together to fight for human rights. The Finance department of the International Secretariat (IS) is accountable for €315m of annual global funds raised for human rights work across the world. The IS Finance team is predominantly based in London, but we have colleagues in many offices around the world. Globally, the IS Finance team has a responsibility to help maximise the effectiveness of our funding to further the cause of improving global human rights. The International Finance Team is responsible for developing financial expertise across the AI movement, grant accounting consolidating financial information of the IS and its 70 national entities, ensuring effective planning, control and monitoring of global income and supporting global resource allocation decision making.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

You will be working in the International Finance Team to provide high quality and comprehensive finance support to stakeholders. You will be responsible for financial grant administration, including monthly grant accounting duties to ensure the ledger is maintained and reflects grant transactions that are supported with adequate documentation. You will work with new and existing partners and programme colleagues, to manage financial aspects of grant inception, implementation and closure. The role involves reporting and analysis of spend against approved grant budgets, advising stakeholders on business processes and procedures, and acting as the key focal point for provision of financial donor compliance support. You will support grant managers throughout the grant lifecycle, ensuring that controls and expenditure are compliant with internal and external policies, providing input and advice on potential budget changes and ensuring these are documented. You will need to develop excellent relationships with fundraising teams and programme staff, and through effective business partnering will ensure finance and non-finance staff are empowered to manage, support and grow the portfolio of restricted income and expenditure.

ABOUT YOU:

You will be a finance professional with a chartered accountancy qualification (or have significant relevant experience) and experience in financial grant management and reporting, preferably in a global organisation. You will have excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills, including presentation skills, with people of different teams (in particular non-finance teams), levels, and countries. You will ideally have experience in producing grant budgets that reflect donor requirements and experience of working with international partners and offices and business partnering with fundraising teams. You will also need strong project management skills and be able to deliver quality information to deadlines. You will have experience using finance systems, and have intermediate/advanced Excel skills.

For more information about the finance team, please see link below

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.

Senior Financial Accountant: £50,000 - £60,000 | 6 Months + | London

For a global organisation with headquarters in central London, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant on a 6-month contract to permanent basis to lead on the completion of monthly reporting and statutory compliance across global regions including EMEA and the UK. The Senior Financial Accountant will lead the Balance sheet reconciliations and ensure Group data is consolidated monthly. This role will ensure senior leaders have confident in the Group Balance sheet and statutory accounts and that reporting controls are sustainable. This is a key role in the development of procedures and will be the Group subject matter expert on financial accounting issues.

Main Duties:

• Lead on Group financial accounting consolidation and reporting across SAP and other reporting platforms
• Manage the month-end process and lead on Group Consolidation and consolidated inter-company, Cash flow and Balance Sheet
• Manage balance sheet control on the reconciliation tool
• Lead in the management of the Group's external audits
• Document and review financial controls and compliance processes
• Review processes to ensure Group entities are operating in line with GAAP
• Train and support colleagues in implementing control processes and lead on ad hoc technical assignments

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with experience in practice and industry
• Hands on experience of financial compliance, controls, and assurance gained in audits
• In-depth UK GAAP (FRS 102), and complex consolidation (40+ entities multi-currency)
• Balance sheet reconciliation and statutory accounts experience
• SAP, Hyperion, OneStream, Cognos, Blackline or similar
• Advanced Excel skills for modelling and analysis
• Excellent interpersonal and business partnering skills

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About WSUP

WSUP is a not-for-profit company that helps transform cities to benefit the millions who lack access to water and sanitation. We were created in 2005 as a response to the urban explosion that has left many cities unable to provide basic services, such as access to a toilet or drinking water, to low-income communities.

We work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, supported by an office in the UK. Since inception we have helped over 20 million people access better water and sanitation services. 

About the role

Overall purpose

Located in the Finance Team, the Senior Management Accountant plays a key role in Secretariat “downstream” contract management responsibilities, working in close partnership with the Partnerships and Communications Team and Global Programmes Teams, and is a key member of the inter-departmental “Project Task Force”.

The role is responsible for management of WSUP’s portfolio of restricted funds, for meeting all WSUP’s funders’ financial reporting requirements and audits in accordance with funder contracts and compliance rules, for providing technical support in budget preparation to maximise cost recovery within WSUP’s cost recovery model, coordination of WSUP staff time planning, aligning resources to funder and organisational budgets, and supporting good project financial management.

You will play a senior role in the Finance team, contributing to the group’s budget setting processes, monthly management accounting, year-end accounting and audit, development of systems and processes, acting as finance business partner, and deputising for the Director of Finance as required.

Computing software

WSUP’s accounting software is Sun Systems v6 (Infor10) with an Excel add-in called Infor Query & Analysis (previously Vision Q&A) used for uploading data into the ledger and for reporting.  Training can be provided on both Sun and Infor Q&A. WSUP’s purchase ledger functions are operated on Sun through the IPOS commitment management and authorisation software.

Excel spreadsheets, often employing advanced functions, are used extensively to produce project budgets, forecasts and monthly reports.  Payroll is outsourced.  All staff complete timesheets.  Data from the payroll and timesheets is used to post staff time to funds in Sun on a monthly basis.

Country Programme finances are organised as follows:

Branch office registration:

• a local bank account is usually maintained;
• local country programme staff are employed directly by WSUP and paid from the local account;
• local office running costs, including contractual payments to local suppliers, consultants and in-local WSUP Members are paid through the local bank account.

No local registration:

• local WSUP staff are usually employed through a hosting arrangement;
• Contractual payments to local suppliers, consultants and WSUP Members are paid by the WSUP UK Finance Team.

In both instances, WSUP UK may have direct contracts with consultants, contractors and suppliers in the UK or internationally and these are paid direct from the UK.

Main responsibilities & tasks

Restricted and Broadly Restricted Fund Management

Create a culture of full cost recovery across WSUP, improving and regularising pooled costs, IT and insurance recharges, specifically:

• Responsible for the development of process and systems for management of WSUP’s portfolio of restricted funds, promoting appropriate and full utilisation of contracted funding.
• Maintain organisational data on funding streams and project obligations for organisational budget management purposes.
• Identify funding gaps within country programmes and Secretariat Cost Centres, maintaining a general situational analysis and strategy information for the Executive Committee, plus individual project information to the Project Task Force.
• Input to the annual organisational budget and budget revisions by provision data on project funds, expenditure and projections of income and spend.
• Input to the management of the annual organisational budget though review of management and Cost Centre accounts with respect to fund allocations.
• Organisational time planning through management of timesheets and staff allocation to projects, liaising with the Systems Accountant.
• Liaising with the Finance Controller, managing restricted fund balances, carrying out necessary project related fund adjustments including exchange adjustments during implementation and at project close.
• Reviewing the balance sheet with the Director of Finance and instructing the Financial Accountant and Systems Accountant on any amendments needed

Funder Budgets

Promote excellence in proposal budgeting throughout the organisation, ensuring accurate costing and full inclusion of relevant allowable costs, specifically:

• Responsible for development, promotion and monitoring of budgeting standards, systems and processes, and their application in proposal budgets.
• Training staff in the application of agreed systems and processes
• Develop and apply WSUP’s standard budget template and process information to capture all relevant costs and ensure cost recovery.
• Agree and train Country Finance Leads in new staff budgeting and recovery tool, ensuring these are reflected in the funder reports and forecasts.
• Liaise with the Partnerships and Communications Team on the preparation of funding applications.
• Work with the Partnership & Communications Team, other Secretariat Teams and Country Programmes to support the preparation of:
  • proposal budgets, ensuring staffing capacity is available.
  • financial forecasts – supporting the Project Task Force in ensuring relevant financial forecasts are accurately completed.
• Ensuring adherence to WSUP policies, particularly on budgeting and cost recovery.
• Keep all budget records for all funders in a logical and consistent manner.

Project Financial Management

Responsible for contributing to the development of a coherent project management cycle, building systems and processes to support the cycle, and the capacity of staff within the Project Task Force and Project Leads in financial management, within the following stages of the project cycle:

Project Launch

• Support the Project Task Force to develop appropriate contract budget management systems.
• Provide analysis of budget by Cost Centre and team, agreeing timesheet allocation
• Liaise with the Director of Finance and Finance Controller to ensure that WSUP’s Operational Budget is updated.
• Set up new funder analysis codes on Sun Accounts and IPOS purchase ledger system, maintaining updated access status for use of codes.
• Manage invoicing of funds and other income due and maximise income collection.
• Working within the Project Task Force, contribute to the oversight of WSUP’s procurement policy and practice.

Project Implementation

• Keep up to date with all relevant funder guidelines and reporting templates for contracted funds, disseminating updated funder formats (proposals and reports) and other funder related information to all relevant programme staff for guidance on report preparation
• Deliver monthly financial reports to WSUP project managers, in funder formats, directing in country staff and the Project Task Force to address and respond to monthly fund report notes as part of monthly fund report process
• Deliver high-quality and timely financial reports to funders.
• Liaise with finance colleagues on completion of processes to ensure accuracy of funder reports.
• Keep thorough records of all financial reports and disbursements sent to funders.
• Submit funder invoices, ensure that WSUP invoice register is updated, post invoices to SUN, and produce reports of outstanding income debtors.
• Carry out other necessary checks on transactions to be posted to correct allocation of funds, including payment forms.
• Reconcile funder reports sent to income received by WSUP and support WSUP’s aged debtor function.
• Provide ad hoc information and analysis.
• Work closely with the Partnerships & Communications Team to ensure grant compliance requirements for specific funders.
• Support consistency of procurement management, though developing monitoring systems and controls to ensure the application of WSUP procurement procedures and funder compliance requirements, and training staff in their use.
• Support accuracy of retentions management (the responsibility of Programme staff to implement) through developing systems for review, checking, and by monitoring the level and allocation of retentions.
• Manage project audits required during implementation period, liaising with country offices, Secretariat Cost Centre managers and Finance colleagues.

Project Closeout

• Deliver Final Financial Report, accruing and closing complemented commitments
• Review income and expenditure over project lifetime and make necessary adjustments to funds.
• Ensure asset handover, in accordance with funder compliance rules and WSUP Financial Policy.
• Manage closure of funder codes on SUN.
• Manage project audits required during implementation period, liaising with country offices, Secretariat Cost Centre managers and Finance colleagues.
• Formalising fund close out procedure with the Project Task Force and embedding an overhead contribution review.
• In liaison with P&C support external reporting requirements related to project finance and compliance.

Capacity Building

Enhance the financial skills of Project Leads and other Financial Managers in WSUP through training and feedback generally, specifically:

• Support Secretariat Cost Centre managers and Country Programmes with:

• Alignment of funder reporting structures to WSUP’s internal reporting framework.
• Timely upload of contract budgets to WSUP’s accounting system.
• Financial management of contracts.
• Funder financial compliance.

• Participate in team meetings and share skills with colleagues within the Secretariat and Global Finance Team.
• Participate in Project Task Force meetings and Country Coordination calls.
• Conduct inductions for finance and non-finance staff and update teams on the work of the Global Finance Team.

Management Accounting

Working closely with the Director of Finance and Finance Controller, support the work of WSUP Group and the Global Finance team, specifically:

• Act as WSUP Charity accountant, preparing board reports, management accounts and treasury services.
• Support the WSUP group annual budget process and periodic reforecasts.
• Support the monthly management accounts process, including FX revaluations, cost recharges, fund statements and reports.
• Support the annual statutory audit process, preparation of audit schedules, specific funder audits, and liaison with auditors.
• Act as finance business partner for specific cost centres as required.
• Contribute to innovation and the improvement of processes and policies considering relevant standards, use of technology, best practice and organisational needs.
• Contribute to WSUP’s requirement to measure its value for money (VFM), to the development and maintenance of VFM measurement methods, promoting standard practice and learning in the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of internal transfer pricing and full cost recovery.
• Perform any additional tasks as reasonably requested by the Director of Finance.

To apply for this position, you should upload your CV and cover letter on the link below.

Please note: This job is based in London, UK.  Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.  Please do not apply if this is not the case.

Senior Financial Accountant: £50,000 - £60,000 | Permanent | London

For a global organisation with headquarters in central London, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant on a permanent basis to lead on the completion of monthly reporting and statutory compliance across global regions including EMEA and the UK. The Senior Financial Accountant will lead the Balance sheet reconciliations and ensure Group data is consolidated monthly. This role will ensure senior leaders have confident in the Group Balance sheet and statutory accounts and that reporting controls are sustainable. This is a key role in the development of procedures and will be the Group subject matter expert on financial accounting issues.

Main Duties:

• Lead on Group financial accounting consolidation and reporting across SAP and other reporting platforms
• Manage the month-end process and lead on Group Consolidation and consolidated intercompany, Cash flow and Balance Sheet
• Manage balance sheet control on the reconciliation tool
• Lead in the management of the Group's external audits
• Document and review financial controls and compliance processes
• Review processes to ensure Group entities are operating in line with GAAP
• Train and support colleagues in implementing control processes and lead on ad hoc technical assignments

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with experience in practice and industry
• Hands on experience of financial compliance, controls, and assurance gained in audits
• In-depth UK GAAP (FRS 102), and complex consolidation (40+ entities multi-currency)
• Balance sheet reconciliation and statutory accounts experience
• SAP, Hyperion, OneStream, Cognos, Blackline or similar
• Advanced Excel skills for modelling and analysis
• Excellent interpersonal and business partnering skills

________

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

If you know anyone looking for a new role, your referral could earn you £250

The consists of five distinct brands: , , , and . If you or anyone you know is looking to join our growing recruitment team, speak to us today. £250 is on offer for any referrals we successfully hire.

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