Want to work for a prestigious organisation that impacts the lives of the local community?

Are you a determined and ambitious individual looking to gain exposure to year-end accounting?

Looking for a rewarding role with excellent flexibility and the opportunity to work in a close-knit team under supportive leadership?

If yes, then read on!

My client is a South London based organisation that is looking for an Assistant Accountant to join them on a permanent basis.

The mains responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• Take the lead on preparing reconciliations for the balance sheet and the organisation's main accounts.
• Full responsibility for raising invoices related to accounts receivable for designated income streams and posting journals, prepayments and accruals in a timely manner.
• Provide invaluable support in the year-end process and play a pivotal role in the production of monthly reporting.
• Sole charge for preparing data related to cashflow.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation to support on financial queries and deputise for various members of the finance department in a variety of ad hoc tasks.

With flexible working, an excellent benefits package and fantastic opportunities to develop professionally, this is the perfect opportunity for a proactive and ambitious individual who is looking to further their finance career in a dynamic and prestigious environment.

The successful candidate will have:

• Part-qualified or be actively studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification.
• Experience working in a finance role of a similar capacity.
• Fantastic communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.
• The ambition and determination to build a fantastic finance career and enthusiasm to learn on the job.

If you are interested in this position, please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily and the client is looking to conduct interviews ASAP.

My client is a busy and growing charity. They are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their team.

Your new company:
My client is a busy and growing charity based in the City which supports local as well as national projects. They are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their busy team.

Your new role:
This new and exciting role will support the finance team dealing with:
Assisting the Financial Controller with:
Budgeting and forecasting
Variance reporting
Producing reports in Excel
Investigating variances and providing commentary
Fixed assets
Complex reconciliations, including balance sheet reconciliations and reconciliations of several bank accounts
Multi-currency work
Use of Excel and internal systems

What you'll need to succeed:
In order to succeed, you will need to have prior experience in accounting duties. My client is also ideally looking for someone who is studying for a professional qualification. Previous experience in using financial software is also required.

What you'll get in return:
In return, you will have the opportunity to work for a well-regarded local charity which makes a real difference in the local and wider community.

What you need to do now
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Are you a driven and ambitious accountancy professional that is looking to assume extra responsibilities over time?

Looking for a role within an exciting organisation with an excellent progression path?

Want to be part of a forward-thinking and rapidly growing organisation that has recently been through a period of change?

If yes, then read on!

My client is a Gloucestershire based organisation who is looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join them on a permanent basis. With the fantastic opportunity to develop professionally and assume more responsibilities over time, this is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is looking to further their management accounting and line management skills in a closely-knit team and is excited about the prospect of learning from an experienced line manager who will invest in someone ambitious.

The main responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• Provide invaluable support in the production of the monthly Management Accounts to aid financial decision making, with the view of taking full responsibility for them over time as you develop.
• Full responsibility for ensuring that all restricted and unrestricted funding records are maintained accurately and to provide reports as required to the funding bodies.
• Line management of a small team, including workflow management and review, providing support and giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential.
• Build strong relationships and work collaboratively with non-financial stakeholders across the region to support on financial matters and improve understanding.
• Play a vital role in year-end procedures, including preparing information and being the key point of contact for external auditors.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and ambitious individual with experience in management accounts, who really wants to push themselves and shape their finance career within a collaborative and vibrant environment.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in supervising members of staff.
• Ideally worked in the charity sector previously. However, candidates without this are still strong encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience in assisting or leading on the production of the Management Accounts.
• Fantastic communication and interpersonal skills, be a proactive worker and proficient in the use of Excel.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please do not delay in applying as applications are being continually reviewed and the client is looking to interview as soon as possible.

Recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance Team in Westminster!

GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more. This role is a 6 month fixed term contract, working 35 hours per week.

Look Ahead Care and Support is a specialist housing association and provider of tailor-made care, support and accommodation services. Every year in 30 local authorities across London and the South East it supports more than 7000 people with a wide range of needs, including mental health, homelessness and complex needs, care leavers and young people.

Job Overview:

The Assistant Management Accountant will assist Look Ahead Managers in their budgetary control and management responsibilities by preparing monthly management accounts, analysing variances and compiling the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts.

Key Responsibilities:

Budgetary Control
- Assist in the co-ordination of budget and quarterly forecast information from all budget holders
- Assist in the review, challenge and recording of budget and forecast assumptions
- Maintain the integrity of data in Jedox, ensuring all budget holders have the relevant security permissions
- Import budgets and forecasts into the Accounting system
- Issue and distribute budgets to all budget holders
- Assist Property and Landlord Services with the annual rent increase process

Management Reporting
- Prepare and distribute monthly salary reports to budget holders
- Post relevant accrual and prepayment journals on a monthly basis
- Post monthly journals for Procurement for Housing
- Prepare and distribute all monthly management accounts to Senior Management Team (SMT) and budget holders on a timely basis
- Review trends, analyse variances and highlight risk and problem areas to the Finance Business Partners
- Investigate and resolve any issues raised by budget holders
- Reconcile relevant balance sheet accounts on a quarterly basis including accrual and prepayment control accounts
- Process overhead apportionments
- Reconcile the insurance control account quarterly
- Post all fixed asset journals, reconciling relevant balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
- Prepare the quarterly VAT return
- Work flexibly and co-operatively as part of the team and the Finance Department

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.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
- Is numerate and confident with figures
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage their own workload
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to cope under pressure and work to tight deadlines
- Excellent IT & communication skills

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential:
- Studying or looking to study for a relevant professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA etc)
- Minimum of 2 years management account experience
- Strong financial and analytical skills and excellent financial modelling and spreadsheet skills

Desirable:
- Experience of posting journals and working with a general ledger system
- Experience of balance sheet reconciliations

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

FFI is seeking an experienced Financial Accountant to cover a range of tasks including supporting the Financial Controller, leading on developing effective processes to embed FFI’s updated Staff Expenses policy and procedure into the organisation, playing a key role in preparing payroll information and supporting the timely and accurate production of management account information. This role will suit an individual who is looking for exposure in a number of different areas of finance in a multi-currency, global organisation.

You will be CCAB qualified or part qualified and actively studying, have a good technical understanding of current UK GAAP and FRS 102, together with proven management reporting experience (up to balance sheet reconciliation), experience in payroll and exposure to HMRC employee expenses and benefits regulations. As a member of the UK-based Finance Team, your strong communication, interpersonal skills and customer focus will enable you to build effective working relationships at all levels across the organisation.

You will enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, where the ability to manage a variety of concurrent tasks is paramount. You will be comfortable researching technical financial guidance and documenting findings. In return, we offer the opportunity to work for a ground-breaking organisation at the forefront of global conservation, with generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 6 January 2020.

One of our two Finance Assistants will be going on Maternity Leave in February, so we invite you to join our friendly and supportive Finance Team on a fixed term contract, for up to one year. To give some handover we suggest the post starts on 27 January 2020. This role is part of a small team providing services to over 100 students and around 35 staff. It is a general requirement that all the college’s staff be in sympathy with the Christian aims and objectives of the college. The annual salary offered is £17,308 - pro rata to a full time salary of £21,635 (or you might like to volunteer your time if you have personal support!). This role is for 30 hours per week which can be worked over 4 days or spread over 5 days.

Role Overview

The College has one Finance Assistant and one qualified book-keeper, who assist the Head of Finance to maintain proper financial and accounting records for the college and the trading company - the wholly owned subsidiary. These two posts cover for one another and undertake all the day to day book-keeping of the college and trading company.

The responsibilities are divided according to skills and experience and include:

• Processing payments and recording incoming receipts
• Calculating termly fees etc. and providing students with regular statements
• Following up on debts and liaising over payments
• Issuing invoices to conference and other guests
• Administering Gift Aid and petty cash
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations
• Reconciling inter-company and PayPal transactions and card machine payments
• Assisting with year-end accounts

To thrive in this role, the post holder will enjoy working with numbers, have a great eye for detail and a naturally high level of accuracy in their work. There is interaction between this role and staff and students, so being a team player with good interpersonal skills will be important. The successful applicant is likely to have some accountancy or book-keeping qualification or be working towards one. Good Excel skills will be needed and payroll experience is desirable but not essential. Experience of working in a charity would be helpful as would skills in a computer-based accounting system.

Please see the job description for more detail.

Closing date: 6th January 2020     

Interviews:  Interviews are expected to take place on either 13th or 20th January 2020. However, if a suitable candidate applies early we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date.

Assistant Adviser - Land Management

Our client is looking for an Assistant Adviser (Land Management) to primarily support the Land Management Services team as directed by the Chief Adviser (Land Management). This will include supporting the development and delivery of their policies on rural crime and pest management.

In addition, you will represent members' interests and concerns on a range of land management issues relating to, for example, hot air balloons and low flying aircraft, dangerous dogs, sky lanterns, firearms and pest management. Within this role, you will be required to interpret and communicate all relevant legislation, policies and associated information to members,
briefing Officeholders, Policy and Commodity boards as well as staff, where appropriate. This will also require you to prepare responses to policy and legislative proposals.

Assistant Adviser Requirements:

Are you a conscientious and co-operative individual who is good with detail and enjoys working with people? Do you have a sense of urgency to get things done quickly whilst maintaining a balance of working accurately and to tight deadlines?

To be successful in this role you must be a great communicator and will possess the ability to work well within a team and by yourself with minimal supervision. Experience of researching, analysing, interpreting and communicating the implications of regulations and legislation is essential.

You will hold a relevant degree and will also have knowledge of policy and regulation as it influences the farming industry.

About our client:

Our client represents the interests of farmers and growers across England and Wales. Promoting the interests of farmers and growers, They aim to influence decision making at the highest levels to create an environment in which their members can be successful.

Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2TZ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £22,600 per annum

Benefits: Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services. Working for our client means working alongside great people, who are recognised for their knowledge and expertise. They offer 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays, pro rata) and a friendly working environment.

You may have experience of the following: Assistant Adviser, Land Management Adviser, Advisor, Policy Advisor, Project Coordinator, Project Assistant, Land Management, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 90814

Income Accountant

£36,000-£40,000pa

London

The Income Accountant ensures that Comic Relief’s income is accurately recorded and tracked and that the investment portfolio is accounted for correctly.  

Key responsibilities:

· Ensure all income due to Comic Relief is accurately recorded in the finance system including donations, royalties, licensing fees, contributions to operating costs, grant income, Gift Aid and interest on investments.

· Ensure all income balance sheet accounts including bank accounts and current asset investment accounts are reconciled.

· Track all income receivable to ensure requests for settlement are made on a timely basis and chase unpaid income with appropriate teams.

· Maintain day to day oversight of Comic Relief’s investment portfolio, ensuring accounting entries have been correctly recorded and the portfolio remains in line with the Investment Policy.

· Support the Gift Aid claim process.

· Oversee the social investment loans ensuring interest and capital charges are invoiced in accordance with the contract terms.

· Liaise with Campaign teams and wider business to manage payment methods for receipt of income and advise on VAT treatment for income where necessary.

· Support year-end audit process.

· Line manage and support the Income Finance Assistant and Officer.

Essential Skills and Competencies:

· Part qualified accountant.

· Experience of using finance systems (Great Plains is desirable).

· Knowledge of Charities SORP.

· Experience of line management or supervising junior staff.

· Analytical thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture and make appropriate and effective decisions.

· Confident communicator that understands and relishes cross-functional / collaborative working.

· Strong manager with excellent planning, flexibility and resilience to navigate the unexpected.

· A fun, positive and engaged professional that demonstrates high proactivity.

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Role closes - 12:00pm, 18th Dec 2019 GMT (Europe/London)

Job Overview

Temp to Permanent

£45,000

Immediate Start

A Globally Renowned Charity is looking for a Senior Management Accountant to specifically liaise with their budget holders.

• Daily duties include providing high quality management information, performance monitoring and reporting while planning, budgeting and forecasting effectively, enabling faculties to achieve their objectives. The role is largely collaborative and will give you the opportunity to influence departmental decision making, creating an integrated finance support service.

Responsibilities

• Managing the faculty reporting, forecasting and year end processes
• Working with faculties to create and monitor operational and finance plans
• Providing financial advice on a range of topics including performance management and resource allocation
• Providing mentoring/training through improving the financial knowledge of the staff within the team
• Developing business cases, costing and pricing for new initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Qualified accountant
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Significant management accounting experience
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex financial, business and management information in a commercial environment.

Salary- £45,000

Excellent benefits

Are you looking to apply your tax expertise in a role that will allow you to grow? Do you enjoy being considered a subject matter expert and being able to apply your in-depth Tax knowledge? Are you looking for an opportunity that will enhance your VAT understanding and contribute to the effective running of a well respected organsiation?

My client, a large public sector institution with key links to the Arts, is recruiting for a knowledgable Tax Accountant to join their friendly and dedicated team. As an organisation with multiple sites and revenue streams, the complexity and opportunity to grow in the role stands out above similar posts. The role has line management of one junior member of staff and reports to a long-serving manager with an excellent history of developing the skills of those reporting to them.

Key accountabilities include:

• Being the first point of contact for VAT and other tax queries by operating the helpdesk, responding to wide ranging ad hoc enquiries made by internal customers at all levels
• Providing verbal advice to inform on best practice, and following up with written confirmation to a highly professional standard
• Assisting with the successful delivery of new income streams by ensuring that upcoming events and other business opportunities are correctly prepared for from a tax perspective
• Supporting one direct report in their day to day workload, dealing with escalated queries, and encourgaing their ongoing development
• Analysing complex data sets, gathering data effectively and applying core accountancy skills to be contribute to a smooth month end process.

On offer is the chance to work in a bright, modern office in an easily accessible Central London location, surrounded by urban attractions and cultural hotspots. Many employees report the satisfaction of representing a well respected organisation and there are regular opportunities to engage in high profile events, making this an excellent CV enhancing role.

To be considered, you'll need to meet the following key criteria:

• Demonstrate up to date VAT knowledge and have experience giving detailed, technical written tax/VAT advice, with exposure to complex VAT areas
• Hold a full or part accountancy qualification
• Be a great relationship builder, posess excellent written skills and be able to explain complex taxation terminology to those without a Finance/tax expertise.

Applications are under review every day - apply now to be considered.

£24,000 per annum full-time equivalent, pro rata

Part-time, 30 hours per week over 4 days (there is flexibility on which days are preferred)

Permanent

Based at Counting House, London Bridge

What the job involves

We are looking for an enthusiastic Finance Assistant with a can-do attitude to administer and process the transactional processing activities within the charity and its subsidiaries. The job involves administration of the procure to pay process, banking and providing excellent customer service, to our internal and external customers. You will perform general credit control duties, reconciliations, training of staff volunteers and assist with supplier payment runs and general income postings. You will be the first point of contact and interact with all departments of the organisation, from Fundraising to Digital Marketing, this will give you great exposure of the charity on a whole.

What we want from you

An experienced Finance Assistant, with strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to use their own initiative to make day-to-day decisions and adhere to the financial guidelines set by the charity. A team player, who has an eye for detail and an understanding of the importance of sound financial controls embedded in the transactional processing activities within Finance.

Why work for us?

We have a simple ambition – to stop men dying from prostate cancer. Through shifting the science over the next 10 years to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and support, we can make prostate cancer a disease the next generation of men need not fear. Be part of a team that will put an end to prostate cancer being a killer.

The support we’ll provide

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – competitive benefits package, contributory pension scheme, life insurance and a season ticket loan – but much more besides. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

Closing date:  Midnight, 12th December 2019.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so please do apply asap if you're interested in the role as we may close the role earlier than indicated.

Interview date: Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

The successful Accountant will be responsible for helping to alleviate the pressure on the Finance team as the organisation continues to grow internationally.

You will be assisting the Head of Finance with management accounts and a variety of other duties.

Client Details

The client is an international membership body who have their head office in London.

The environment is friendly and supportive.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Accountant will be to:

• Assist with the management accounts/carry out upto trial balance

• Carry out bank, balance sheet, credit card, inter-company and investment reconciliations

• Post the monthly payroll journal

• Assist with the year end close, reporting and audit requirements

• Carry out a monthly review of the fixed assets and capital expenditure and preparation of depreciation calculations

Profile

The successful Accountant will have a keen eye for detail, checking and reviewing processes, the ability to work on your own initative and a real interest in accounting.

You will be AAT qualified and/or ACCA/CIMA part qualified.

Experience with Sage 50 and/or 200 will be very desirable. You will be a proficient user of Excel with a good understanding of V Lookups and Pivot Tables.

It is essential that you have experience and a strong understanding with multi-currency reconciliations as it is an important part of the role.

You will have worked in a similar role where you have carried out management accounts up to trial balance.

If you have come from a charity or a membership body background this will be highly desirable experience.

Job Offer

The successful Accountant will receive the option of two pensions and flexible working hours.

This is a full-time position and your role will be to support the organisation in ensuring that all financial and accounting control functions are performed professionally and in line with the Union’s policies and requirements. 

The successful candidate should have previous experience in an administration, bookkeeping or accounting role and knowledge and understanding of financial procedures and controls. 

They should be able to prioritise their workload in a busy environment and have excellent team working and communication skills.

If this post sounds like the kind of role for you, application packs and further details are available on our website.