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.

An exciting opportunity for a progressive and ambitious Assistant Accountant looking to work in a busy and rapidly growing team in one of London's Top Universities.

Client Details

Based in Central London this Organisation provides Higher Education Courses to thousands of Students from around the world.

Description

The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for the following duties

• Provide information to Key Stakeholders to help them manage budgets.
• Manage both Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger Functions.
• Produce various reports and analyses based on income and expenditure.
• Process corporate Credit Cards and ensure they are correctly allocated.

Profile

The successful Assistant Accountant will be actively studying ACCA or CIMA and keen to progress. You will have experience of transactional duties and reporting or analysing data. Experience with in the Education Sector is not essential.

Job Offer

A salary of between £30,000 and £35,000 plus benefits including study support and a generous holiday allowance.

Financial Accountant, up to £44500 + Benefits (Maternity Cover) London

For a large membership organisation and professional body in the UK and internationally, we're recruiting a Financial Accountant to lead the management and financial accounting aspects of their charitable subsidiary foundation. This role is key in preparing their statutory accounts, management accounts, budgets and forecasting. The Financial Accountant will also work on wider Group entity accounts in reviewing monthly reconciliations, balance sheet accounts and all fixed asset registers. The Financial Accountant role will be for a period of 11 months to cover maternity leave and will manage one Assistant Financial Accountant.

Main Duties:

• Develop and maintain year-end analysis and reports in accordance with statutory SORP
• Improve and develop financial business processes and financial reporting
• Review balance sheet reconciliations for all Group entities, performing reconciliations on high risk areas
• Manage year-end process for the foundation, ensuring all audit deliverables are hit and act as main contact for external auditors
• Contribute to the production of statutory accounts and year end and interim audits; Trade Union and Charity Commission returns
• Ensure all accounting records and VAT are compliant
• Manage the Group fixed asset registers including additions, disposals and depreciation
• Ensure year end timetables are communicated effectively
• Manage the foundation month-end process including first review and analysis of reconciliations; Working with the foundation to ensure financial reports reconcile; Management and review of all investment assets including income, gains and losses; Management and review of all reserve accounts
• Prepare monthly management reports, budgets and forecasts for the foundation; Develop management accounting including budgeting, forecasting and reporting
• Manage the Assistant Financial Accountant

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with up to date knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS102) and SORP
• Excellent knowledge of VAT and experience of producing/ auditing SORP statutory accounts
• Experience in the full year-end process and of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience of maintaining accurate and current fixed asset register
• Experience of monthly management accounts
• Experience of staff management

Please note:

The deadline for CV applications is ^{11th May 2020 and interviews will be held on 15th May 2020} (remotely due to Covid-19)

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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.

Want a role that offers flexible working and a fantastic pension scheme? Interested in working for a CV enhancing organisation? Looking for a broad finance role with excellent progression opportunities? Then this is the role for you!

My client is a national organisation based in Oxfordshire, looking for a ­­Project Accountant to join their team in a key role that leads on the taxation and capital projects of the organisation.

The main responsibilities of the Project Accountant are:

• Liaise closely with key project managers and stakeholders across the organisation to review their budgets with them, analysing any variances that there may be.
• Full responsibility for preparing the various budgets and forecasts for your allocated projects and divisions.
• Take the lead in the preparation of monthly reports for capital projects, producing commentaries and performing various reconciliations.
• Be the main point of contact for all taxation queries for your allocated projects and divisions, providing advice to managers and stakeholders.

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to further their career in a wonderfully broad role within a CV enhancing organisation that offers development to all its staff. Furthermore, this organisation offers excellent benefits including flexible working and an unrivalled pension scheme.

The successful candidate will have:

• Fully qualified as an accountant or be at finalist level (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.).
• Ideally experience of capital and/or tax accounting, however, candidates without this are still encouraged to apply.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).

If you are interested in the position, please apply immediately as applications are reviewed daily and this role may be filled before the closing date.

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.

Our partner is a membership organisation organisation. They are seeking a Management Accountant is to support the FP&A Manager in delivering astute management information to advise on resolution-making. The role will encompass generating accurate and punctual monthly management reporting for both unrestricted and restricted funding sources  alongside, acting as finance partner for teams and departments.

Key Deliverables

• Monitor transactions of organisations montlhy, whilst checking for errors and making sure all key items are uploaded before end of period.
• Manage payroll.
• Monthly reporting and analysis, as well as monthly management accounting for organisation (including as a whole, and required individual departments).
• Financial partneing to specified teams.
• Provide support to relevant teams with budget and forecast preparation. 

Person Specification

• Qualified Accountant.
• Excellent Excel and system skills.
• Adaptable, flexible and able to pick things up quickly.

Whilst this role is offered on a 6 month's contract, it is the organisation's hope that this may be extended longer in accordance to the current global situation.

Are you an aspiring or current Assistant Accountant who is tired of the daily grind? Would you like 38 days of holiday allowance in a role with flexible working? How about a pension scheme with a contribution of over 20%? If this sounds like the role for you then please read on!

Robertson Bell are delighted to be partnering with a Birmingham-based education organisation on the recruitment of a permanent Assistant Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved with a recently restructured team and put your stamp on an already well established and highly regarded organisation.

The main duties of this role will be:

• Creating reports and analysis on a monthly basis regarding both the current and forecasted financial position of key budget holders
• Assisting the Finance Manager with annual planning
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns
• Handling high volumes of bank reconciliations daily
• Working in conjunction with the AP and AR teams to ensure cash is posted correctly
• Managing the preparation and posting of month end journals as well as accruals, generally overseeing the month end processes
• Completing control accounts for review by the Finance Manager

This position will join a small team within a wider finance function, offering the opportunity for personal development as well as salary increases and even more holiday as you progress. This role will suit someone who is a strong analytical thinker and possesses a solid range of knowledge in management accounting.

Successful applicants will be:

• Educated to a good standard, particularly with English and Maths
• Qualified to at least AAT level 4
• Experienced in working in a similar role (min. 3 years)
• Proficient in the use of technology, especially Excel
• An excellent communicator, able to converse with colleagues and clients at all levels

If you're interested in joining a progressive, forward thinking and modern organisation, please do not hesitate to apply below.

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 a brilliant INGO 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 Head of Finance in an integral role within the finance 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 in line 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.
• Managing and processing public donations and overseeing Gift Aid returns.
• 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 is a brilliant London based opportunity for progression and will best suit someone who is ambitious, hardworking and passionate about the charitable sector.

The successful candidate will:

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

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

Looking for an exciting project-focused role in a role with international travel? Want to work for an organisation whose work impacts the lives of thousands across the globe? Would you like to be part of an ambitious organisation that offers fantastic employee culture?

If yes, then look no further!

My client is a London based international charity who is looking for a Project Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. With excellent flexibility, a competitive salary and numerous opportunities to develop professionally, this is a fantastic role for someone who is looking to challenge themselves and learning and grow within a forward-thinking, vibrant environment.

The main responsibilities of this Project Accountant role are as follows:

• Play a pivotal role in the preparation of budgets for all new international projects, liaising with the regional project teams to ensure that all costs have been included and ensuring compliance with donor requirements.
• Provide invaluable support in the preparation of quarterly donor reports, analysing the data to provide insight on financial performance as required.
• Full responsibility for overseeing the management accounts process, ensuring that all deadlines are met and the reports are produced accurately.
• Undertake occasional international travel to various locations to develop and manage relationships with stakeholders on project-specific matters.
• Sole charge for monitoring the restricted funds accounts, ensuring that all funds have been correctly allocated and highlighting errors as necessary.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone with a passion for international development, who is looking to further their finance career and is excited at the prospect of learning from an experienced line manager, who will invest in a proactive and determined individual.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of working on the monthly management accounts.
• Started studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Ideally, previous experience working in the charity sector. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Fantastic Excel skills (vlookups and pivot tables).
• The determination and ambition to build a fantastic finance career and enthusiasm to learn on the job.

If you are interested in this role, please do not delay in applying as CVs are being reviewed daily and the line manager is looking to interview ASAP.

Charity based in Cornwall is looking for some immediate Management Accountancy support to cover a period of sickness

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the successful candidate will maintain a close relationship with all areas of the charity producing their weekly and monthly reporting, whilst also taking ownership of many ad hoc projects

Key responsibilities include:

• Produce monthly management accounts and reports for Executive and Trustee Board tracking variances on a monthly basis

• Provide solutions to queries on organisation wide issues and specifically manage internal customers

• Provide expertise on all management accounts and business processes

• Undertake ad-hoc projects that provide added value where required

About You:

• Part or fully qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA accountant with a number of years accounts experience in a large finance team

• Prior experience in management accounting function with strong track record of producing monthly reporting information

• Highly numerate and analytical with strength in accuracy and attention to detail in a high output environment

• Strong collaboration skills and able to communicate effectively across multiple departmental functions

• Proactively drive improvements in process to generate measurable efficiencies and play a significant part in shaping the Finance function.

Are you a qualified accountant looking for your next move into a progressive organisation in the charity sector? Does working in a changing environment excite you and inspire you to drive improvement? If this sounds like you, please read on!

Robertson Bell Finance are working with a well-known international development charity to recruit an Interim Management Accountant - Systems for a minimum period of 5 months. Based in Central London, the organisation are going through a period of transformation and will have a lot of change in the wider team.

The main responsibilities of the Interim Management Accountant - Systems are as follows:

• Produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts for a number of subsidiaries in the organisation.
• Carry out detailed analysis of variances between the actuals and the forecasted numbers - addressing these with stakeholders.
• Ensure the completion of a range of complex reconciliations and assist with any year end requirements in the wider team.
• Work with senior stakeholders across the organisation to produce annual budgets and forecasts.
• Be the go-to person in the team for all system related queries, acting as the super-user for the ERP.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant who has led on the production of monthly management accounts in a previous role - assisting with this will not be enough. In addition to this, it is highly preferable to have worked in the charity sector so that you are able to hit the ground running. Finally, you will be well experienced with producing budgets and forecasts and communicating these with senior budget holders.

You will need to be immediately available or have a short notice period to be considered. Applications will be reviewed daily, so please do not delay in applying.

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.
   

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.