We currently have an exciting opportunity for a creative Assistant Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Gillingham. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis, working 7 hours per week on a rota basis (to include some weekends), and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £3,470.03 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of Assistant Shop Managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment while improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

Responsibilities of our Assistant Shop Manager:

As an Assistant Shop Manager you will assist with managing all shop activities and together with the wider management team, achieve set targets and maximise financial contribution to the charity. You will help with overseeing and managing all shop activities including recruiting, training and managing an effective team of volunteers; being responsible for the day to day running of the shop on days when the Shop Manager is not present, ensuring it meets agreed income and expenditure targets for Cats Protection and taking responsibility for the shop’s accounting procedures including cash reconciliation, daily banking and till procedures.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Shop Manager:

• Previous retail experience
• A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills
• A highly self-motivated, positive and resilient individual
• The ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people
• Confidence working well on own initiative
• Experience of working in retail management is highly desirable, as is experience working in the charity retail sector

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £3,470.03 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Assistant Shop Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 14 November 2021

Virtual interview date: 23 November 2021

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a creative Assistant Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Oadby. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis, working 7 hours per week on a rota basis (to include some weekends), and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £3,470.03 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of Assistant Shop Managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment while improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

Responsibilities of our Assistant Shop Manager:

As an Assistant Shop Manager you will assist with managing all shop activities and together with the wider management team, achieve set targets and maximise financial contribution to the charity. You will help with overseeing and managing all shop activities including recruiting, training and managing an effective team of volunteers; being responsible for the day to day running of the shop on days when the Shop Manager is not present, ensuring it meets agreed income and expenditure targets for Cats Protection and taking responsibility for the shop’s accounting procedures including cash reconciliation, daily banking and till procedures.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Shop Manager:

• Previous retail experience
• A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills
• A highly self-motivated, positive and resilient individual
• The ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people
• Confidence working well on own initiative
• Experience of working in retail management is highly desirable, as is experience working in the charity retail sector

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £3,470.03 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Assistant Shop Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 27 October 2021

Virtual interview date: 09 November 2021

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a creative Assistant Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Southampton. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis, working 14 hours per week on a rota basis (to include some weekends), and in return you will receive a competitive salary of up to £6,940.07 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Cats Protection is the UK’s leading feline welfare charity with a nationwide network of adoption and homing centres, volunteer-run branches and charity shops. During 2020, despite all of the challenges, we helped 126,000 cats and kittens. That's the equivalent of around 345 cats a day!

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of Assistant Shop Managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment while improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

Responsibilities of our Assistant Shop Manager:

As an Assistant Shop Manager you will assist with managing all shop activities and together with the wider management team, achieve set targets and maximise financial contribution to the charity. You will help with overseeing and managing all shop activities including recruiting, training and managing an effective team of volunteers; being responsible for the day to day running of the shop on days when the Shop Manager is not present, ensuring it meets agreed income and expenditure targets for Cats Protection and taking responsibility for the shop’s accounting procedures including cash reconciliation, daily banking and till procedures.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Shop Manager:

• Previous retail experience
• A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills
• A highly self-motivated, positive and resilient individual
• The ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people
• Confidence working well on own initiative
• Experience of working in retail management is highly desirable, as is experience working in the charity retail sector

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £6,940.07 per annum plus excellent benefits
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Join us as our Assistant Shop Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs that are emailed to us directly. Applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Closing date: 14 November 2021

Virtual interview date: 23 November 2021

About the role:

An exciting, new role bringing you the opportunity to join an organisation that strives to achieve clean energy and sustainable land use by identifying failures and reinventing the current systems in place around us. The organisation is seeking to appoint an Assistant Accountant to join their Finance Team during an exciting period full of impactful change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing month end and year end financial and management reporting including month end close journals, like payroll, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
• Supporting the Financial Controller with the budgeting and forecasting activities for the company
• Ensuring accounts are delivered accurately and on time
• Preparing for year-end including reporting, enacting corrections and postings, reviewing financial systems, whilst working with the International FC

The successful candidate will have:

• Two or more years' experience working as an Assistant Accountant or an Assistant Management Accountant (or similar role), with experience of management accounts including month end journals and reconciliations
• Be a newly qualified accountant, or finalist studying accounting exams
• Experience of using accounting software and advanced Excel skills
• A passion for the cause and a desire to make a difference

A professional body is now seeking an Assistant Accountant to join their processing team to help create a smooth-running finance function. The post-holder will have key responsibilities in transactional finance and report to members of the senior management team.

Job role entails:

- Dealing effectively with purchase orders

- Processing and generating invoices in timely manner

- Regular reconciliation of supplier statements

- Recording cash book payments and receipts

- Liaising with budget managers and overdue debtors

- Operating weekly payment runs

The successful candidate MUST:

- Be at least AAT or equivalent qualifications

- Experience working within transactional finance

- Have system skills such as intermediate Excel and large financial system

Agency Reference Number: 7109440

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000

Length: 1-2 months Temp

To apply for this role or to find out about other Public Sector Finance roles, please contact Tiana Thomas or Myles Argent on our London Finance team.

Assistant Management Accountant: £30,000 - £35,000 | Permanent | London

For a global education company, we're recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Management Accountant, this role will assist in the production of management accounts and the production of accurate and insightful management information. The Assistant Management Accountant will lead on the accounting for the Publishing entity, working closely with budget holders and finance business partners. This role will suit someone who is studying towards their ACCA, CIMA or ACA and someone who is familiar with month-end journals, accruals, and prepayments. Based out of the London office, this role attracts very flexible working.

Main Duties:

• Process financial information to help deliver monthly management accounts
• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts including accruals, prepayments, income reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and variance analysis
• Lead the quarterly intercompany process, including invoicing and reconciliation
• Support with year-end reconciliations, liaising with Audit as necessary
• Help with process automation and transformation / improvement
• Provide support to the Management Accountant and Head of Business Partnering

Person Specification:

• Part-qualified ACCA, ACA, CIMA or AAT qualified
• Experience of accruals, prepayments, and month-end journals
• Pro-active, keen to learn
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience of working in a large to medium-sized organisation
• Strong MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)

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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.

About the role
An educational charity and membership association with approximately 6,000 members worldwide is looking for an Assistant Management Accountant. This is a key role that will provide an efficient and proactive service in relation to Finance Management, including strategic Finance advice, guidance, coaching and support to Managers and staff.

As the Assistant Management Accountant reporting directly to the Head of Finance, your focus will be on recommending finance solutions which drive efficiency, improve understanding of business models, and reduce business risk, through standard accounting rules and practices. This includes but is not confined to budgeting, reporting and forecasting, both on a rolling basis and over a three year horizon.

For this role, you will have the following:

* ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant
* Commitment to the mission of the Society
* Experience working in a charity or not for profit organisation
* Excellent knowledge of accruals and prepayments
* Excellent knowledge of financial and management accounting frameworks.
* Experience producing full set of management accounts, budgets and forecasts and business partnering with non-finance stakeholders
* Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English, including report writing.
* A positive 'can-do' attitude
* An ability to work as part of a small highly-motivated team

This role may initially be based remotely. With government advice allowing, a hybrid working pattern will be in place involving work from the office for 2 days a week of your choice with the Finance team. The office is also open and available to you if you prefer to work in the building for more than 2 days a week.

I am reviewing CV's as and when I am receiving them so if you are keen to apply please do so today.

TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website www.tpp.co.uk and pop your CV over to us!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

PQ Accountant, Central London – Not for Profit, up to £35,000

A leading membership body in the UK are looking to hire a part qualified accountant into their busy team. The position is ideal for an accountant with experience in transactional finance and who has had a hand in the month end process, including prepayments, accruals etc. The organisation is happy to support study for the ACCA/CIMA qualification and you will be learning from an experienced and qualified team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monthly management accounts – prepayments, accruals, reconciliation work, FX, bookkeeping duties, general journal postings, lease accounting.
• Subsidiary reporting – overseas company, payments, reconciliations.
• Monthly bank reconciliations, petty cash.
• Accounting duties such as purchase invoices, purchase payments, sales invoices.
• Online banking system – setting up new suppliers and input payments as required Oversight of payment runs in multi-currencies.
• Credit control duties – producing and analysing aged debtors reports and chasing outstanding payments.
• Budget Reporting – annual budget, variance reporting to budget holders.
• Regulatory reporting – UK and overseas VAT, US tax, government submissions.
• Other ad hoc tasks and activities within the finance team.
• Provide back-up / support for assistant accountant.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA) with at least 3 years’ experience in an accounting role
• Sound understanding of double entry bookkeeping and basic knowledge of prepayments and accruals.
• Strong MS Office skills, must be proficient in Excel.
• Experience of processing multi-currency transactions is preferred, but not essential.

• Ability to work within a dynamic and experienced team.
• Highly organised and focussed, able to multi-task and manage workload to ensure that priorities are met.
• High level of attention to detail; ability to produce reliable, accurate work.
• A motivated and customer-focussed team-player, who can work effectively with staff at all levels.
• Eagerness to learn and willingness to listen to others; ability to follow instructions and respond positively to constructive feedback.

• Strong analytical and numerical skills; ability to gather facts/statistics and identify trends/ patterns.

• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.

My client is seeking additional support from an experienced interim Management Accountant to bring new perspectives and ideas to the team. This role supports one of the Finance Business Partners managing multiple cost centres and a significant income stream. This role will be hands on with plenty of analysis and pulling information together from multiple sources.

Key criteria:

• Qualified accountant
• Good Excel
• Adaptable to new sectors - charity background not necessary
• Can do attitude
• Positive and forward thinking attitude

This 6 - 9 month role requires someone who can start within the next few weeks and will be paying circa £350 per day (inside IR35 via umbrella). It will be mainly remote with a requirement to go into the office circa once per month.

**Role is based South London/Surrey region

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to work in an exciting, compassionate, faith-filled organisation?  New Wine continues to press into the presence of God with a vision to see local churches enabled in the ministry of the Holy Spirit with the expectation of the signs and wonders that go with being a disciple of Jesus. We are really excited about the opportunities that lie ahead and about the part we have to play in seeing local churches changing nations. 

We are looking for someone with a servant heart and the right skills.

We currently have a vacancy for a Finance & Business Assistant role. 

Location – New Wine Trust, 4a Ridley Avenue, Ealing, London, W13 9XW. Flexible working and some working from home are also possible in discussion with your line manager

Hours – 35 per week

Context – The role will support both the Finance team and Business Development with a broad scope and through a variety of functions including partnerships, fundraising and finance administration, supporting New Wine to achieve its vision of local churches changing nations

Role – As New Wine emerges from the pandemic, this role is vital to support key functions in the team, assisting with finance administration, drawing up partnership contracts, managing the delivery of partnerships and sponsorships and supporting the development of fundraising, including with trust and grant applications.

Person – To be dedicated, enthusiastic and take a professional approach to your work, within a relaxed, supportive environment.

Allen Lane are working with a charity based in North London to support with some technical accounting work before their next audit. This work is vital in ensuring that audit recommendations are amended. We are looking to speak with technical accountants with experience restating accounts and reviewing accounting policies.

Key responsibilities:

• Restate a set of accounts for a linked charity under a different set of accounting policies (Charities SORP to RSL SORP)
• Review the charity SORP against the charities accounting policies and highlight any policies that need to change
• Put a process in place for revenue recognition for major gifts

The successful candidate:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA preferable but will consider exceptional candidates with relevant experience from ACCA/CIMA)
• Experienced  stepping into an organisation to solve technical problems
• Strong technical accounting skills with demonstrable experience of restating accounts from one set of accounting principles to another - the role specifically requires charities SORP to RSL SORP but will consider exceptional candidates who can adapt quickly

The role will be starting ASAP and will be paying circa £450 per day (via umbrella) depending on experience. The role will require 2 days per week in the office based in North London and is a minimum of 3 months but could potentially be longer depending on the scale of work. 

Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

We are passionate about the work we do and need equally committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing excellent, timely, accurate and value-added financial management and reporting for Fegans branded activities and a selection of Spurgeons projects. They will ensure that all income (restricted / unrestricted) is correctly invoiced, collected and accounted for and all expenditure is correctly recorded.

They will support the budgeting process, working alongside budget holders to provide robust budgets for consolidation and submission to the Head of Finance & Corporate Services.

You will be required to work remotely for this role.

Full information about this role can be viewed in the job description on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.

Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer

Bid and proposal costing and pricing standards

• Work closely with other Senior managers to develop clear processes and tools in order to price and cost bids to achieve full cost recovery on all bids and contracts developed
• Set, maintain and actively communicate to all relevant stakeholders a database of standard costs and charge out rates to be used in bid development process
• International Overhead rate calculation, communication and audit as necessary, this includes FCDO Non Project Attributable Costs (NPAC) and USAID Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA)

Bid and proposal budget review for full cost recovery

• Lead a small team of bid costing managers
• Feed into Go/No go decisions in funding processes, advise on strategies of engagement with donors
• In close collaboration with colleagues, ensure clear financial strategies for budget development, financial negotiations parameters and red lines are in place
• Review all bids submitted to donors to ensure Full Cost recovery principals
• Ensure all bids submitted cover all costs incurred, articulate VSO value and demonstrate value for money to the donor before they are submitted
• Lead on particularly complex or large bid budget development and negotiation
• Work closely with the Implementation Team on budget re-negotiation

Key donor specific guidance development

• Develop specific guidance tools (knowledge hub) for VSO key donors
• Ensure bid budgets and negotiations briefs are tailored to donors and cost recovery is maximised

Reporting and performance management

• Set and report on Key Performance that demonstrate full cost recovery is achieved
• Maintain global view on risk and liabilities arising from funding submissions

People management

• Build effective relationships with senior leaders across VSO and effectively lead and develop a high performing team
• Ensure team ways of working and behaviours are in line with VSO People First values and policies and comply with legal and organisation requirements
• Ensure team delivers a consistent high-level customer-focused approach, and achieves objectives

Our partner is a Christian charity, leading the fight against treatable disease, and offering people the chance to access healthcare and live a life of dignity. They are seeking an experienced programmes accountant to lead on the financial compliance and reporting of their institutional grants.

Responsibilities

• Institutional donor compliance – this includes monitoring the financial management & reporting requirements, ensuring these are understood and adhered to by overseas partners, ensuring timely review of budgets, grants reporting, preparing for grant audits, and managing correspondence with the donors.
• Working with the programmes team to develop programme budgets, based on a full cost recovery basis, updating these as required.
• Monitoring cashflow for each project.
• Undertaking budget vs. actual analysis, and proactively monitoring expenditure to maximise funds.
• Business partnering with the overseas offices – improving and streamlining processes; supporting them in adhering to best practice in budgeting and monitoring expenditure, financial controls, and donor compliance and reporting; and supporting them with any capacity building support, including software upgrades.
• Carrying our financial monitoring visits (these are being conducted remotely at the moment), an supporting them in implementing recommendations.

Requirements

• Part qualified or qualified experience with at least 3 years of demonstrable understanding of institutional donor compliance and reporting requirements. The organisation is open to considering candidates with longstanding charity finance backgrounds, or those looking to transition into the sector, as long as they are well-versed with institutional grants management.
• Excellent management accounting, analysis and reporting skills.
• Strong IT skills; this includes intermediate/advanced Excel skills
• Strong and culturally sensitive business partner, able to work with colleagues in the UK, as well as partners overseas. Some of them operate in fragile states, so an understanding of the practicalities of working in this context is essential.
• Good written and communication skills, able to communicate and negotiate with donors confidently, and to communicate financial information to non-finance staff.
• Thrives working in a small, close-knit team.
• Passionate about the work of the organisation, and empathy with the Christian ethos of the organisation.

The organisation is offering hybrid working arrangements; however, it will be essential to spend 3 days in their office in Cambridgeshire.