Management Accountant

An exciting opportunity for a part qualified management accountant has arisen at one of London’s fastest growing educational charities. A commercially minded and forward organisation, this role will suit someone who has experience in either the charity or education sector. If you are a part qualified finance professional, with excellent management accounting experience, this could be the right role for you!

The responsibilities for this role include creating the monthly management packs by liaising with mid-level and senior stakeholders across the organisation, working with budget holders on their accruals, deferments and budgets, supporting the Head of Finance as necessary. You will sit as part of a fairly small finance team, so must be able to work outside your job description, gaining exposure to a range of charitable financial activities.

Requirements:

· You must have at least 2 years management accounting experience, with exposure to the full management accounting pack and ideally have written or produced commentary

· You will be part qualified, with the desire to qualify in the next few years (there will be opportunities to work outside your job description on other exciting projects)

· You have worked with accruals, deferments and journals, and are able to apply your technical knowledge in ways that are easily understandable to non-finance professionals

· You will be articulate, emotionally intelligent and bright, with excellent attention to detail and organisation skills

Benefits:

· Study support including 5 extra days leave a year and money towards your studies

· Salary of £32,000 to £37,000 per annum

· Working in a close knit, friendly team in an artistic and expressive space

If you are interested in this role, please apply to find out more.

Financial Accountant position working for a leading Housing Association in central London. The position reports into the Head of Financial accounting and effectively acts as the deputy in the preparation of the organisations statutory accounts. This is a great role for someone that had recently qualified and is looking for a broad technical position.

Client Details

The organisation exist to provide affordable housing to those that need it and has over 20,000 homes in London and the South East. Housing associations are seen as a key market to protect in the current environment, as they often looks after some of the most vulnerable within our society.

Description

The Financial Accountant position will involve the following responsibilities:

• Line manage 1 finance assistant providing support, training and development opportunities.
• Responsible for all the financial accounting activities and financial control monitoring
• Maintain and develop accounts payable and receivable services.
• Produce cash flow reports and forecasts.
• Manage all restricted funding and ensure all funds are agreed and utilised in line with business aims.
• Manage payroll accounts
• Maintain compliance with HRMC gift aid requirements and prepare VAT returns for the organisation.
• Produce and review annual reports and month-end balance sheet reconciliations.
• Liaise with external advisors on tax efficiencies

Profile

Essential:

• Newly qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Exposure to the preparation of statutory accounts and ideally hands on experience of preparing them yourself.
• Excellent analytical skills to review data effectively.
• Experience of developing complex spreadsheet models for record keeping and reporting financial information with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across a range of audiences.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of managing VAT, Gift Aid, and tax matters.
• Experience of working within the property/housing sector.
• Technical understanding of Housing SORP.

Job Offer

£50,000-55,000 + Excellent benefits

Our partner is a leading global not for profit working to positively impact the lives of children and youth around the world. They are seeking an experienced financial accountant to support them with the year-end activities. 

Key Responsibilities

• Meet the timetable for pre and post year end activities, so that the financial statements are prepared and available to the auditors on time
• Provide supporting analyses for the year end results for the UK entities and group accounts.
• Assist with drafting sections of the financial statements

Requirements [essential]

• Qualified financial accountant, with experience in year-end accounting and audit processes. This includes experience in undertaking reconcilitations, year-end closing, trial balance production and statutory account preparation.
• Expereince of doing so in a complex, international organisation.
• Experience in using SAP, and advanced Excel skills. 

This is fixed-term 3 month contract. Applications are being considered, and applicants being invited for interviews on an ongoing basis. 

A medium-sized charity are looking for a technically gifted financial accountant to support the finance team, are you a part qualified accountant, familiar with the nuances of charity accounting?

The requirements for this role include:

• Familiarity with Charity SORP
• Advanced excel skills (including VLookups, Pivot tables and ideally macros)
• Experience of working within the finance function of a charity or non profit organisation

In this role you will utilise your high level of technical finance skill to further the charitable activities of this well known organisation. The finance team is small and in the medium term, there will be opportunities for line management and progression.

Benefits for the role include:

• An annual salary of £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
• Study support as you complete your accountancy qualifications
• Working from home up to 2 days a week when the organisation is back in the office

If you are interested in this role, please apply with an up to date CV to be considered.

Marie Curie provide care and support for people across the UK living with any terminal illness. An opportunity to join this life-changing charity has arisen, as Marie Curie are looking for a finalist or qualified Financial Accountant to join the finance team alongside the new Financial Controller.

This role will be ideal for a person who is a finalist or fully qualified with experience in either an audit firm or in a large finance function.

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Controller in ensuring the accuracy of the Trial Balance by preparing regular reports and analysis for review, coordinating monthly process to review balance sheet reconciliations and to ensure a strong control environment, particularly through regular review of key processes.
• Maintaining an accurate Fixed Asset Register through regular postings, based on review and liaison with Budget Holders. Prepare capital expenditure reports and support in ensuring that all payroll costs are accurately reflected in the Trial Balance.
• Preparing timely and accurate VAT returns any handling other tax related queries whilst supporting the year end process to deliver a clean audit.
• Preparation of cash flow reports and forecasts for Financial Controller.

Requirements for the role:

• Extensive financial accounting and tax experience in roles within a medium/large sized finance function or audit firm
• Knowledge of key principles and concepts needed for strong financial controls (Charity sector specific knowledge is desirable)
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Recognised accountancy qualification (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or CIPFA)
• Ability to understand complex processes and drive through improvements

Timings:

• Closing Date:  31st July 2020 (applications being reviewed on a rolling basis)
• Interview date: 5th - 7th August 2020

To find out more, please contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane for an informal conversation, or apply below to be considered.

Finance Manager, reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance and responsible for crucial management reporting, analysis and finance business partnering for a key business area of a large housing and property business in East London.

Client Details

This organisation is one of the leading housing organisations in London and the UK, owning and managing over 100,000 homes across the UK. The organisation is known for its excellent treatment of its staff and has be awarded various prizes for this.

Description

• Budgeting and forecasting

• Finance business partnering across various key stakeholders, at all levels.

• Preparing accurate and timely management accounting

• Ad hoc analysis and reporting as required

• Medium/Long term planning, financial modelling

Profile

You will be a CCAB qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA,CIMA or Similar) with strong technical and commercial finance understanding. An ability to work closely with non-finance stakeholders and support decision making is absolutely crucial for success for this role and experience working in a business partnering position would be highly beneficial.

Job Offer

Salary £45,000 to £50,000

Excellent benefits including pension, annual leave, medical provider

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.

Senior Financial Accountant, 40 - 45K + Benefits, London | Remote

For a renowned international charity, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant to lead in the development and integration of financial reporting in Overseas Offices and in ensuring the Regional Office finance functions and reporting methods are fit for purpose. Reporting to the Financial Accounting Manager, this role will liaise with Overseas Finance teams, Regional Directors, Management Accounts, Procurement, Global Operations, Audit, and Legal Team.

Main Duties:

• Work with overseas offices in developing statutory financial reporting
• Coordinate overseas offices Year-End financial close process
• Prepare templates for consolidating overseas offices financial results into the Statutory Accounts, resolving any technical reporting issues
• Design and conduct internal Audits in overseas offices and reporting to Finance and Audit Committee and overseas office Directors
• Develop and improve internal Audit delivery for overseas offices and manage implementation of Internal Audit Function
• Review monthly balance sheet reconciliations and improve balance sheet controls
• Ensure intercompany transactions are recorded and reconciled
• Promote improvement of financial accounting processes and strengthening of controls in London and overseas
• Point of contact for financial queries including accounting treatment, reporting issues, technical systems, and payroll
• Provide assistant with the use of IS systems and support AP decentralise system processes
• Review and approve payment requests, international payments, and supplier BACS submissions

Person Specification:

• ACA or CCAB qualified with strong financial accounting and controls experience
• First-rate communication skills and the ability to liaise with dispersed stakeholders whilst maintaining influence and emotional sensitivity
• External or internal audit experience and preparation of Statutory Accounts
• Experience in a large international dynamic organisation
• Ideally advanced Excel, Sun, and Vision experience
• Development of training materials and best practice procedure guides

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This London based Charity are looking for a newly qualified accountant from accountancy practice to join their extremely high-performing and high calibre finance team.

Client Details

This organisation is a well-established Charity based in London, focused on research and support for healthcare and specific disease. They are one of the largest charities in the UK and have a national presence, supporting individuals in both hospitals and via outreach. They run significant research on an annual basis and are closely related to a number of high profile academic institutions.

Description

• Group statutory reporting and support of the annual audit process
• Working across the organisation as a technical finance expert
• Maintaining and developing good working relationships and effective communications with all stakeholders both internally and externally
• Budgeting and forecasting exposure
• Exposure to key projects such as acquisitions and initiatives to diversify revenue streams

Profile

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) with strong technical finance capabilities that can be evidenced through experience. You will have trained with a top 50 accountancy practice firm and have a strong understanding of the audit process and dealing with complex financial reporting. The ability to deal with extremely senior, high profile stakeholders both externally and internally is absolutely crucial.

Job Offer

Salary - £45,000 to £50,000

25 Days Holiday

Flexible Working

Senior Financial Accountant

For the past 50 years Amnesty International (AI) has brought people together to fight for human rights. Joining us as our Senior Financial Accountant, you will provide financial control and support for our human rights activity across the global organisation.

About the role

Building relationships with finance managers and regional directors in many different countries and cultures, you will be a vital support to help them embed excellent financial processes. Using your experience of financial accounting and controls, you will standardise and streamline procedures across the Global Finance Function. Communication skills and the ability to write briefly, clearly and persuasively are essential to develop training materials, manuals and checklists to ensure overseas colleagues work effectively and consistently. You will design and conduct internal audits and report findings directly to the Finance and Audit Committee. You will further influence key decision makers through working closely with the Senior Director of Global Operations and regional directors. Keen analytical and IT skills will be needed to troubleshoot issues and ensure systems and processes are efficient and effective.

To be successful in this role you will need to be:

• willing to challenge accepted practice and to continuously improve ways of working;
• able to build productive and collaborative relationships with colleagues around the world; and
• a competent project manager, with the ability to innovate

About you

Key competencies required include proven experience of leading organisational change and applying good practice in financial controls, preferably in an international environment. The ability to build trust and collaboration with colleagues at all levels internationally is essential.

Providing critical support to the Financial Accounting Manager, you will demonstrate that you are a team player who can manage your own workload, prioritise effectively, and achieve multiple tasks within tight timelines. A solid experience of Excel is essential.

ACA (or equivalent) qualified with a strong technical background and an eye for detail, you will be ready to take full advantage of the range of opportunities to put your excellent relationship skills and technical knowledge into practice.

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 wonderful 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.

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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.

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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.

We are delighted to be partnering with the English National Opera, a nationally recognised arts charity, renowned for both their breath-taking productions and outreach work.

Currently going through a finance transformation project, this is a very exciting time to join as Financial Accountant, as you will be part of an established charity that is devising and implementing fresh ideas.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Running month end processes by processing various income and expenditure items including their reconciliation
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly basis
• Preparing and submitting the quarterly VAT and withholding tax returns
• Overall responsibility for all capital expenditure including budgets, maintaining the fixed asset register and posting monthly depreciation
• Assisting with the preparation of the statutory accounts including auditors lead schedules
• Preparing the monthly cashflow
• To challenge financial processes and work with the HOF to improve the control environment in the organisation

To be the right person for this role, you will have had experience of different accounting cycles and will be methodical with strong problem solving capabilities. Your excel skills will be excellent and you will be a qualified finance professional who is keen to learn and progress their career.

Video interviews are being held in the second week of August, however outstanding candidates may be able to be seen early, so apply now or contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane to find out more.

This is a role which gives an opportunity to someone who is dynamic, strategic, is enthusiastic about serving the organisation’s Christian mission, prizes excellence and leads others well.

As Head of Accounting Services, your role will be to manage a team of up to ten staff delivering accounting services to over 370 clients (including your own client portfolio); forming client delivery strategy in consultation with the Leadership Team; and ensuring that the team continues to deliver quality professional services.

Main responsibilities:

Service delivery: 

• Oversight and responsibility for the delivery of the Accounts Examination Service, including line managing other team members, and ensuring clients receive an excellent service which complies with our Service Level Agreement.
• Managing own client portfolio of 50+ clients, including conducting accounts preparation and examination, and giving professional advice to our clients when appropriate.
• Being responsible for overseeing the AES budget, monthly KPI results, profitability, utilisation, and capacity workings.
• Responsibility for overseeing technical compliance:
  • Ensuring awareness of Charity Commission and accounting body best practice on accounting and examinations;
  • Overseeing process and template updates in accordance with changing requirements;
  • Overseeing development and delivery of training within the team and managing others assisting with this.
• Reviewing resource capacities alongside strategy in developing partnerships with new clients.

Strategy and leadership:

• As part of the Extended Management Team, working with the Leadership Team on short and long-term objectives for the Accounts Examination Service and the wider organisation.
• Liaising with the Chief Relationship Officer in strategy, reporting and budgeting.
• As part of the Relationship Services Leadership Team; seeking to strengthen cross-team collaboration, enabling an integrated service to our partners in ministry, and delivering excellent customer service. 

Your new company
A large nationwide charity are looking for an Assistant Management Accountant based in their head office in Central London, reporting to the Management Accountant.

Your new role
You will be reporting to the Management Accountant in an Assistant Management Accountant role, responsible for assisting with management accounts and providing variance analysis. Responsibilities include monitoring and reviewing budgets, consolidation activities and supporting the Management Accountant with reporting and preparing the annual budget process.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need:

• Experience in a similar role
• Part-qualified CCAB/CIMA or AAT qualified
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Experience working in the charity sector is desirable

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available - this role will be working from home initially.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Head of BirdLife International Marine Programme
Reference number: A0230720
Location: Bedfordshire
Salary starting at £39,970 to £44,289 per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent

Seabirds are among the most threatened groups of birds on the planet - almost half of all species are in decline and under threat. RSPB hosts the BirdLife International Marine Programme, with a particular emphasis on stopping albatross declines through implementing practical solutions to reduce bycatch in longline and trawl fisheries and protecting the most important sites for seabirds globally.

We are looking for a visionary and inspiring marine specialist to head up the Birdlife International Marine Programme, leading the RSPB Global Seas programme, overseeing the Marine Programme Regional Co-ordinators in BirdLife International Partners across the world and co-ordinating the marine policy and scientific work at the BirdLife International Secretariat.

The overall aims of the Marine Programme are to improve the conservation status of the world's seabirds through the adoption of bycatch mitigation measures in longline and trawl fisheries, to identify bycatch mitigation measures in gillnet fisheries; and to delineate and protect marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of seabirds and marine issues and excellent skills in facilitation and the development and co-ordination of a dispersed team.

You will be willing to travel worldwide to make the case for improved conditions for birds at sea, through working with partners and persuading operators and policy makers to adopt new methods, and also pushing for a high level of uptake of the measures.

You will be joining a motivated and friendly team with an ambition to save seabirds.

Closing date: 12 August 2020
Interview date: 8 September 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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