We are  looking for an experienced and well-qualified HR Business Partner who shares our values and is committed to our causes, and who knows how to help a small organisation make the transition from start-up to a more established state, building a firmer organisational foundation for future growth and change.  We have many ideas and plans for the future and our HR Business Partner will help to bring them to fruition.

We have a team of 12 people currently, at different stages of their specialist careers in law, communications, research, policy, campaigning and corporate and governance support - but all united in their energy and commitment to GLP and the public it serves. We expect our team to grow by 6-8 roles over the coming 12-18 months, and as it does, we are committed to doing the best for them so that they can successfully achieve our aims and develop their capabilities. 

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR professional who wants to bring their generalist knowledge, wisdom and energy to an exciting and growing small organisation committed to the public good and to doing things the right way – and being seen to do so.

Are you starting on your accountancy career, keen to learn and develop in a supportive and ambitious charity team? 

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Dogs Trust cares for 9,000 dogs per year; we never put a healthy dog down. 

The purpose of the Finance Department is to support the rest of Dogs Trust in achieving the strategic aims of the Charity.  In order to achieve this purpose the department works to ensure financial (and non-financial) systems and controls function effectively and limit the exposure of the charity to related risks, provide accurate, timely financial information and of course pay our suppliers on a timely basis.

We are seeking an Assistant Finance Business Partner to become a core member of our Finance Business Partnering team and provide a great accounting support to our three Finance Business Partners. The postholder will assist with preparation of the monthly management accounts, gaining a wide range of experience across a range of areas across the charity from Rehoming to Fundraising, Dog School to International. The role also involves assisting with budget holder queries, taking responsibility for regular tasks such as posting prepayments and accruals, and helping prepare schedules for the auditors or wider Finance team.

Dogs Trust will offer financial support towards your professional accountancy qualification.

The ideal candidate is someone with good attention to detail, who can work accurately and is flexible and willing to fully engage with the team and the wider charity, and who has some experience in working in a Finance department. If you feel you tick these boxes, we would love to meet you!

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and a covering note explaining why you feel you are the ideal candidate for the Assistant Finance Business Partner role and for working in the Finance team at Dogs Trust. 

First interviews for this role will be held on 15th or 16th March by Zoom

Second interviews will be held on 18th or 19th March by Zoom

The role will be remote initially as we continue to be home based under COVID-19. However, the candidate should be able to commute into our London office in the long term. 

The job of a Save the Children’s UK Finance Business Partner is varied and fulfilling.

• Are you a qualified accountant?
• Do you have strong financial and commercial background?
• Do you have excellent relationship building and partnering skills?

• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn’t just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children’s unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Senior Finance Business Partner, the Finance  Business Partner will be responsible for maximising impact for children through the delivery of effective and efficient financial performance across our international projects.

The Finance Business Partner will work closely with the team to proactively support the organisation by providing relevant financial information and add value using financial analysis.

This includes preparation of monthly and quarterly management accounts, annual budgeting, quarterly reforecasting and ad hoc analysis as required. This is to provide support in decision-making across relevant areas of the organisation and report as necessary to senior management, Directors and the Board

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The  Finance Business Partner will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Finance Business Partner will provide strategic and financial decision support to client areas to underpin strong financial performance. Key duties include:

Business Partnering and Strategic Financial Decision Support

• Providing strategic and financial decision support to assigned divisions and departments. Providing constructive challenge where necessary

• Assisting the teams in developing their strategy and building business cases for investment spend within their areas

• Providing financial and commercial insight and challenge to ensure best value for money and efficiencies

• Working with budget holders and their teams to understand the assigned divisions and department’s activities and drivers of income and cost

• Developing the financial acumen of budget holders through constructive dialogue and discussion

Financial Processes and Project Support

• Driving process improvements to improve efficiency and control

• Providing finance support to organisation-wide initiatives and Finance projects (e.g. financial reporting improvement, electronic expenses and e-procurement)

Budgeting, Forecasting and Monthly Reporting

• Preparing, consolidating, presenting and uploading forecasts, budgets and longer-term financial plans, working together with business areas.  Analysing, commenting on and challenging proposed plans throughout the process

• Preparing monthly reporting for and leading monthly business reviews with assigned teams.  Communicating understanding of financial performance based on variance analysis

• Improving the impact of financial reporting on organisational performance

Donor Reporting

• Supporting the business on the financial components of donor reporting, ensuring reporting timelines are met and compliance with donor reporting requirements across a range of donor types

Person Profile

Experience

• Qualified accountant

• Experience in the preparation of revenue budgets and forecasts as well as the analysis of variances between actual and budgeted/forecasted expenditure

• Experience modelling financial scenarios and preparing high level documentation to aid decision-making

• Track record of developing the awareness of commercial issues facing an organisation

• Strong Microsoft Office skills with advanced Excel skills

Abilities

• Ability to understand issues and present solutions clearly, succinctly and confidently

• Able to juggle multiple priorities and deliver to deadlines and respond at short notice to a wide variety of tasks

• Ability to deliver and remain calm and confident in rapidly changing and time-pressured environments

• Ability to establish professional credibility quickly with colleagues, and to interact effectively at all levels and across all departments

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• A commitment to Save the Children UK’s aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Job Description: Business Administrative Assistant

Line managed by: Finance and Operations Manager  

Salary:   £10.85 per hour

Hours: 16 Hours per week (preferably spread over three - four days)

Base:     80% Remote - 20% Based in Hammersmith.

               Equipment will be provided where required.

Young Hammersmith and Fulham Foundation are the leading Children and young people organisation in the borough and currently support over 90 youth organisations. And are looking for an enthusiastic Business Administrative Assistant to join our team to provide administrative support.

The role of the Young H & F Business Administrative Assistant is to support the administrative function of the organisation and team. This role will focus specifically on duties of administrative support to the Finance and Operation Manager.

Main areas of responsibilities will include:

Business Administrative Assistant to perform a variety of administrative and clerical tasks.

Duties of the Administrative Assistant include providing support to Finance and Operations Manager.  

• Assist with finance administration e.g., Setting up invoices and expense on CAF bank online, adding invoices and expenses on financial software QuickBooks.
• Update CRM database with member’s organisation details.
• Assist to ensure all relevant policies for the organisation are in place, up to date and communicated to staff and trustees.
• Maintain paper/electronic records for all financial transactions.
• Work with Finance and Operations Manager to provide office expenditure, staff expenses, payroll and any other financial information required.
• Process payments and other finance support as required.
• Liaise with all staff to conduct System review on a quarterly basis.
• Arranging meetings, booking rooms, taking minutes, and arranging hospitality when requested.
• Support on administrative duties around membership events.
• Conduct all DBS checking and applications.
• Support in managing and maintain up to date mailing list on mailchimp, ensuring new members and partners are added.
• Support the development and delivery of staff management processes including staff appraisal. system, training, and maintain records on leave and absence.
• Keep full and appropriate records HR records for all staff and volunteers.
• Monitor info inbox account, survey monkey, website queries.
• Act as first point of contact for the organisation by phone and email.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Good level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise & work across multiple projects
• Good knowledge of finance admin processes and software
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook is required.  

Desirable

• Use of database systems
• Creative skills and innovative ideas
• An understanding of provision for children and young people
• Experience of children/youth charities

Please be advised any candidates submitting CVs without Cover letter will not be considered.

Deadline to submit applications by: Monday 22nd March 2021 5pm.

Are you a financial specialist looking to make a meaningful impact and help us in making the ordinary possible for children and young people with autism?

Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We provide services, raise awareness and understanding as well as campaign for change. Through TreeHouse School, Ambitious College and The Rise School we provide specialist education and support to children and young people, aged 4 to 25, with autism.

The Finance Business Partner is an integral and influential role at Ambitious about Autism which has an annual turnover of £23 million. This role will provide financial expertise and partnership to improve communication and a robust financial service to the organisation. As a key stakeholder, you will ensure decision making processes are risk adjusted and collectively with your team, drive performance through digital transformation and quality data analysis.

About you

We are looking for an individual that has a recognised accounting qualification in one of the following; ICAEW/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA or is currently awaiting the outcome of an exam within the four listed.

• Demonstrate the value of being a team player, within small and large teams.
• Strategic knowledge and implementation of Finance and business planning.
• Adaptable approach to a multi-faceted organisation.
• Setting and leading on financial strategy.
• Experienced Business Partner in NFP/Education sector.
• Knowledge of the Charity Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) and tax rules for charities.
• Applying expert financial knowledge to provide financial advice and guidance to budget holders on finance policies, procedures and best practice, including challenging and influencing thoughts and existing practices.

Benefits

• Autonomy to build and nurture trusted relationships across the organisation.
• We are committed to CPD, where you can access a wide range of training and development opportunities.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5,000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to physiotherapy for all employees.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking organisation and make a real impact to young people and children with autism.

Please note the role may close before the advertised deadline and we would recommend applying for the role early.

Please find our recruitment pack below. If you have any questions around the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact Stephen Vickers.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

We are pleased to be working in partnership with a globally-recognised brand to recruit a Finance Business Partner role for their international team.

We are looking for a qualified accountant who wants to work for a business with meaning, which really makes a difference to people's lives globally. If you want to work in a team which delivers programmes globally, and would like to add-value to decision making through sound financial analysis and reporting, this could be a great role for you.

Here are some of the key day-to-day activities:

• Support and drive the business areas in maximising impact through delivery of effective and efficient financial performance management
• Drive strong financial control and advocate financial priorities to the business
• Work with and influence the relevant Divisional Directors in their strategic decision making, managing income/expenditure budgets across divisional areas of significant variability
• Provide strategic and financial decision support to client areas to underpin strong financial performance
• Prepare monthly reporting for and lead monthly business reviews with assigned teams. Communicate understanding of financial performance based on variance analysis
• Prepare, consolidate, present and upload forecasts, budgets and longer-term financial plans, working together with business areas. Analyse, comment on and challenge proposed plans throughout the process
• Development and utilisation of Excel modelling underpinning financial planning and providing the financial inputs for business cases
• Assist the teams in developing their strategy and building business cases for investment spend within their areas, providing financial and commercial insight and challenging to ensure best value for money and efficiencies
• Maintain a view of material financial risks and opportunities throughout the year, helping to identify potential actions to mitigate risks and to fully exploit opportunities
• Involvement with wider Finance Team projects/ work-streams, working collaboratively with other teams to identify further process improvements

We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills who is able to develop effective working relationships with senior stakeholders. The role will require the ability to challenge and influence assertively and cooperatively whilst maintaining an emphasis on the customer, remaining solution-focused within a culture of change and continuous improvement.

This is an equal opportunities employer, committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of their work both external and internal. They strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

My client is a large, complex national charity and a household name. They are looking for a dynamic finance professional to provide high quality support to the finance team.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Planning and Analysis, the Finance Business Partner is responsible for taking a lead role in the and analysis and communciation of financial information to ensure better decision making and the the future growth of the organisaiton.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing clear communication and in-depth support by building and maintaining excellent relationships with the business and ensuring budget holders are supported on all financial issues.
• Being responsible for delivering monthly management accounting and other reporting of initiatives and programmes; continually striving to improve the quality and timeliness of financial information, both to budget holders and senior management.
• Supporting the organisation with planning and forecasting throughout the annual budgeting process, and be confident in your ability to critically evaluate their assumptions to ensure that a robust and realistic budget is set in line with the Charity's financial objectives.

The successful candidate must be a professionally qualified accountant with a driven and proactive approach and robust technical skills. You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build rapport with a range of finance and non-finance persons across the organisation. This would be a fantastic opportunity for a recently qualified ACA looking to make thier first move out of practice, or a recent CIMA graduate.

To apply please send your CV via the link. The client is open to receiving CVs on an ad hoc basis so an early application is highly recommended. 

For a further discussion about the role please contact Bryony Feeney at Allen Lane.

The Charterhouse, a four-hundred-year-old start up, is an historic forward-looking care home for older people in Clerkenwell, London, with a museum, learning centre and thriving events business. We are seeking a dynamic full-time Finance Manager with demonstrable emotional intelligence for our small team.

You will be fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) and have over 2 years of post-qualification experience, ideally with some in the Charity sector. It is essential that you have experience of attending Management and Trustee meetings, and of producing monthly management accounts. You will also need to demonstrate experience in finance business partnering with budget holders. Knowledge of Sage Line 50, experience in producing Charity Statutory Accounts, understanding of the payroll process and a working knowledge of VAT and partial exemption would be a distinct advantage. You will be able to work with diplomacy, tact and discretion, including at Management level, and to demonstrate high emotional intelligence.

We can offer flexible work conditions and an option to work some days from home, however please note the beneficiaries of our Charity live onsite and staff will be expected to be onsite in London most of the working week once that is possible. Salary is £40,000-41,000 per annum. 

Please apply with your CV, via LinkedIn, in the first instance, thank you.

Management Accountant - Central Services, Permanent, £48,000 - £53,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting a Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis to support the Business Services Directorate (Corporate Services) and CFO and MD across Finance, IT, Estates, Legal and Capital Works areas. The Finance Business Partner will prepare the annual statutory accounts for the main charity and the trading subsidiary and will manage the annual audit to final sign-off of the Annual Report and Financial Statements. This role will also provide business support to the Customer Engagement Directorates.

Main Duties:

• Provide first-class business partnering support to all budget holders within Business Services (Corporate functions) including Finance, IT, Estates, Legal and Capital Works
• Preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts to all budget holders
• Financial reporting and commercial modelling including income, profitability, cost analysis, forecasts, and modelling
• Supporting the annual budget, forecast and long-term business planning and modelling processes
• Support budget holders with P&L analysis and insight reporting
• Building improves business performance and financial reporting including dashboard and KPIs
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts for Charity and Trading subsidiary, through to Annual Report
• Management of the external audit process, planning the timetable and liaising with Auditors
• Maintaining and enhancing internal forecasting and reporting model
• Cash-flow and reserves modelling and forecasting

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified with non-profit or charity experience
• Proven experience as an engaging business partner, working in complex organisations
• Strong experience of preparing financial statements and preparing and supporting audit processes
• Commercial mind-set, strong modelling, and analytical skills
• Ability to present financial information in clear and engaging formats for decision making
• FP&A, forecasting, budgeting experience
• Experience or driving continuous improvement in business performance
• Charity accounting and FRS102 experience
• Modelling and dashboard experience including building models, graphs, and dashboards
• Power BI modelling / reporting
• Sun Systems and Q&A would be desirable!

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Global HR Business Partner - Immediate start!!

Home Based

6 month FTC (option to become permanent)

Up to £40,000

Our client, a Christian faith charity, is seeking a Global HR Business Partner to join their team and work on some key projects over the next 6 months. These include Recruitment, Retention, Reward, and Global Reach.

Whilst this is initially a 6 month fixed term contract, there is a potential for the right person that this role can become permanent.

As a Global HR Business Partner you will be responsible for

• Developing international recruitment campaigns
• Change management initiatives including but not limited to performance management, succession planning, reward, wellbeing, and engagement
• Development of HR policies and procedures
• Development of HR and organisational design development in the UK and globally

Experience required for Global HR Business Partner

• Minimum CIPD Level 5 Qualified
• Have worked in a similar role with international/global experience
• Extensive experience of change management, consultation and conflict management
• A senior HR manager with the ability to deliver a variety of projects and experience leading teams and/or projects
• Comfortable working in a Christian faith organisation

The client is looking to interview ASAP and ideally looking for the successful candidate to start on Monday 22^nd February

For more information about this role get in touch with Loren von Sternberg on 0207 269 6358 or

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Interim Finance Analyst, up to £41,715 + Benefits

For a large membership organisation and registered charity, we are recruiting an Interim Finance Analyst for 6 months, starting immediately, to provide financial support during a time of change. The Interim Finance Analyst will support with the implementation of a new chart of accounts (COA) and new reporting packs and will support the FC with day-to-day finance processes.

Main Duties:

• Work with the finance team and wider business to create a new chart of accounts (COA)
• Improve existing and build new reports and dashboards in the new COA's.
• Oversee the Finance systems project
• Support the budget and forecasting process working with other Finance Business partners
• Support the Financial Controller and Finance Director with ad-hoc analytical work
• Prepare and review departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified, ideally with experience from the charity sector
• Experience of setting up Chart of Accounts (COA)
• Experience with producing new reports
• SQL and OLE function experience
• Experience of setting up SOP's
• Experience of business partnering
• Project management experience

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The Operations Assistant will help power everything that we do – this is a great opportunity to learn first hand how a startup charity operates and play a key role in our future success.

This role is temporarily home-based due to covid-19. 

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home. We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations. 

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception in 2015, we have supported over 1,100 people from a refugee background and have ambitious plans to expand this as part of our strategic plan. We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute. We are a team of 36 employees supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for a similarly driven and ambitious individual keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved. 

 We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values: 

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else. 
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us. 
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions. 
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go. 

Role overview

The overall purpose of this role is to create a safe, welcoming and confidential office environment for Breaking Barriers staff, volunteers and clients. With an eye for detail, this team member will be entrusted vital administrative and operational tasks and to provide day to day support for the charity’s core functions, including Finance, HR and IT. Juggling routine workstreams with ad hoc tasks, this role will involve coordinating petty cash, onboarding new staff, confidential data management, and helping to troubleshoot issues that arise in day to day work.

The postholder should be excited about the work Breaking Barriers does and willing to serve their colleagues in helping the charity to achieve its mission. They will demonstrate flexibility, a can-do attitude, sound judgment, reliability and discretion. This role is a great opportunity for someone with a hands on mindset who is always looking to get stuck in and execute operational tasks in an efficient and effective way.

Key Responsibilities​

We are a fast growing charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.

Office and facilities management

• Take overall responsibility and ownership for the Breaking Barriers office, ensuring it is a welcoming, secure and safe environment for staff, volunteers and clients.
• Assist staff with remote working and facilitate flexible working patterns
• Liaise with building management and third party providers to resolve general facilities issues.
• Support the Health and Safety lead in identifying and implementing improvements to office safety and security.
• Maintain inventory of office assets and accounts to ensure charity property is being used responsibly and in line with GDPR.
• Ensure cleaning and hotdesking systems are working effectively to create a positive and clean working environment.
• Provide ad hoc support to staff on practical and technical issues.

Finance support

• Carrying out daily petty cash duties to ensure the smooth running of operations when face-to-face delivery resumes
• Helping to improve controls and process around finance and operations to ensure the smooth running of the organisation
• Supporting the finance function with other finance processes
• Supporting on large contract management to maintain good working relationships

HR support

• Supporting line managers with onboarding process for new starters, including new equipment, logins and paperwork, as well as administrative processes for leavers.

IT support

• Ordering of new equipment, including laptops, phones, tablets and electronic accessories.
• Reallocating and monitoring existing equipment as necessary.

General operational support

• Responding to general enquiries or redirecting complex enquiries to different teams.
• Contributing to the wider team by participating in projects, working groups and other initiatives.

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Meticulous and detailed in completing forms and paperwork.
• Ability to manage and schedule time and prioritise tasks in a busy environment.
• Able to follow set processes, and to identify and implement improvements.
• Excellent computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Advanced IT skills
• Able to find creative solutions and has a continuous improvement mindset. Looks for new and better ways to do things.
• Ability to work with confidential and sensitive information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interact confidently and with diplomacy both internally and externally.
• A demonstrable interest and commitment to working with marginalised populations, particularly refugees.

Desirable

• Experience of data protection and health and safety protocols.
• Lived experience. We welcome applicants from a refugee background.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Harris Hill is recruiting for a Part Time Finance Manager for the health charity based near Huddersfield.

* The position: Part Time Finance Manager
* The Hours: 30 hours a week
* The Salary: 36,000pa Pro Rata
* The Location: Huddersfield Area

You will report to the Director of Finance & Resources and look after a small team of Finance Assistants.

Education / Qualifications

* A Part Qualified Accountant is acceptable with a recognised professional qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Essential Skills and experience

* Advanced Excel and Microsoft office skills, ability to do lookups, pivot tables and graphs.
* Experience of producing detailed departmental and consolidated management accounts, including analysis and commentary.
* Experience of working on accounting software such as Sage or Exchequer, and understanding the principles around the use of accounting systems.
* Experience of working on payroll software, and understanding of payroll principles and processing.
* Knowledge of Charities SORP FRS 102 and experience in preparing consolidated statutory accounts for a medium sized charity and trading company.
* Knowledge of corporate governance and company secretarial duties.

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities

* Manage the finance team, delegating duties and supporting development.
* Manage the Data/IT Analyst under the mentorship of the IG Lead.
* Attend Leadership meetings to present finance updates and other organisational meetings as required.
* Provide an essential finance support service across the wider organisation through acting as a business partner to budget holders by developing and reporting on KPI's and measures, through an understanding of finance related systems (Exchequer, Excel, Till Systems, Donor Database etc.)
* Ensure efficient maintenance of the financial records of the charity and trading company.
* Ensure restricted and unrestricted funds are recorded accurately and restricted spend is monitored accordingly with relevant supporting paperwork e.g. trusts and grant income.
* Produce timely, accurate and relevant monthly management accounts information of the charity (all departments), trading company and other potential partnerships, including commentary on significant areas and variances against budgets.
* Work closely with the HR team to ensure an efficient payroll service and that monthly payroll is accurate and meets tight deadlines.
* Responsible for meeting all payroll and pension compliance and regulation submissions and deadlines.
* Thoroughly check and authorise monthly payroll BACS
* Process monthly payroll journals and accruals within strict deadlines and reconcile all payroll control accounts with HMRC, SAGE payroll and Exchequer accounts system.

The Assistant Management Accountant role is to work as part of a large finance team reporting into the FP&A Manager. The AMA will business partner with various directorates and build relationships with budget holders whilst supporting them with their budgets.

Client Details

The Client we are working with is one of the United Kingdom's most renowned performing arts venues which has remained strong during the pandemic by adapting and moving into the digital streaming world. They are planning to resume live performances in the not so distance future.

Description

The responsibilities of the Assistant Management Accountant include but are not limited to:

• Work with the FP&A Manager to monitor, analyse and report on actuals, budget and forecasts
• Assist in monitoring income and expenditure to ensure budgets are met or targets are achieved
• Responsible for month and year end accounting for departmental budgets
• Monthly reconciliations (P&L)
• AdHoc as required

Profile

The successful Assistant Management Accountant will be actively studying a CCAB professional Qualification as this role is a fast track to becoming a fill Management Accountant. The AMA must also have excellent communication skills with previous experience of building relationships with budget holders.

A keen interest in the Arts and Theatre will also be very beneficial!

Job Offer

On offer for the Assistant Management Accountant is a starting salary of up to £30,000 per annum with a clear progression road map to become a management accountant as well as an extremely comprehensive benefits package.