NHS Trust is looking for some interim support over the next 6 months in their management accounts team

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing  a high  quality  Management  Accounting  service for the organisation ensuring financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner and in accordance with procedures and policies of the Finance Directorate.
• Producing monthly variance analysis for review, and investigation for specific budgets. Assisting with monthly I&E reporting. Forecasting pay and non-pay expenditure forward on a regular basis, and assisting with yearend processes and procedures.
• Undertaking  investigations  into  complex  financial  activity  ,  frequently meeting budget holders, undertaking costing reviews , and providing advice as appropriate.
• Support the Senior Management Accountants and Finance Managers by providing Management Accounting assistance and advice and assistance to budget holders throughout the Trust
• Ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Business Managers and the Assistant Director of Finance - Business Support.

You will need to ideally be a part qualified / qualified accountant  and have some recent management accounts experience. A can do attitude and the ability to work under pressure and  to deadlines is also essential

Duties and key responsibilities

1. Management and Statutory reporting

• Prepare monthly management accounts.
• Reconcile Balance sheet accounts monthly including accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare all statutory reports including Quarterly VAT Returns, Companies House, and Charities Commission Annual Returns, etc.
• Support the Head of Finance and Compliance to prepare the Annual accounts for Audit.
• Reconcile the Union Bank accounts monthly.
• Prepare weekly sales and analysis report.

2. Updating Charities Commission & Companies House websites:

• Maintaining Trustees database
• Update the Union’s details with Companies House and Charities websites on a regular basis. 

3. Budgeting, forecasting and Cashflow statements:

• In consultation with the Head of Finance and Compliance, prepare annual budget and cashflow statement.
• Prepare forecast report and statements as and when required.
• Prepare monthly cashflow statement.

4. Managing and supervisory duties:

• Responsible for some aspects of purchase ledger which includes:
• Issue and maintain adequate records of purchase orders issued and chase up associated invoices.
• Maintain and post all Petty cash.
• Supervise and manage the Intern.
• Attend regular manager meetings with other departments.

5. General finance department duties:

• In consultation with the Head of Finance (or working with the Head of Finance), review Finance department working practices and direct/ overseas the computerisation of some systems procedures.
• Responsible for Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, and payroll in the absence of any of the Finance Officers with the Head of Finance.
• Assist with the sales ledger, purchase Ledger and payroll as required by the Head of Finance and Compliance.
• Prepare ad hoc reports or information promptly via the Head of Finance for Senior Leadership Team (SLT), Sabbatical Officers and other stakeholders.
• Prepare other financial reports and information for SU staff as and when required.
• Respond to queries from SU staff quickly and efficiently.
• Undertake filing and other administrative tasks as and when required.
• Maintain the Finance department’s customer –facing systems, paperwork, and efficiency improvements.
• Support the Head of Finance and provide necessary information to enable the department produce management accounts, budgets, forecasts and cashflows and audit and in the general running of the department (this is a guide not full list).
• Undertake other tasks and responsibilities, compatible with the level and nature of the post as required by the Head of Finance.

2 General Responsibilities

• Represent and be an ambassador for GSU.
• Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop, or be assigned in line with the broad remit of the position.
• Maintain and improve competencies through continuous professional development.
• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• Support and promote liberation, diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
• Treat with confidentiality any personal, private, or sensitive information about individual organisations and or clients or staff and Project data.
• Adhere to the Sustainability policy and strive to reduce carbon footprint.
• Actively seek better ways to assist GSU in its effort to become a more sustainable workplace.
• Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

EXPERIENCE         

• Experience of preparing budgets, forecasts and cashflows.
• Proficiency in the use of an accounting software
• Previous experience of working in Finance department.
• Experience of customer service
• Experience of developing and maintaining effective systems for collecting, collating, and reporting information.
• Experience of payroll (desirable but not essential).

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Clear communication skills face to face and on the phone or email.
• Ability to troubleshoot difficult situations, and deal with them calmly, efficiently, and effectively.
• Writing skills – produce reports and ability to write succinct documents on complex areas.
• IT skills at a level that supports report writing, email, internet, and database.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to engage and motivate others.
• Self-motivated with the confidence to work alone but can also work co-operatively and flexibly as part of a team.
• Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face on changing priorities.
• Accurate, methodical and with a good eye for detail.
• Strong Customer service focus and an ability to build effective working relationships with employees and external stakeholders/suppliers.

KNOWLEDGE

• Regulatory requirements and best practice guidance relating to:
• Accounting and Finance
• HMRC and Charities Act
• Understanding and experience of taxation including VAT and PAYE tax /compliance
• Payroll and Pension compliance

EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Part qualified ACCA or any professional qualification.
• Relevant experience and qualification in Accounting and Finance

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Able to travel extensively within the Borough and Region when needed.
• Able to work some evenings and weekends and stay overnight where necessary.
• Works well in a team with a flexible approach to work
• Commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.  An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work. 
• Commitment to the values and ethos of the Organisation

Part qualified Assistant Accountant needed for charity in central London.

Your new company:
A well respected housing association is looking to appoint an Assistant Accountant to join their busy team.

Your new role:
The role will involve:

• Ensure that the month end schedule is routinely adhered to
• Timely month end close and completion of all ledger transactions according to deadlines
• Ensuring that all billing for contracts and services for the charity are done promptly.
• Prepare the group quarterly VAT Returns
• Reconcile and post monthly payroll
• Oversee the accounts payable, accounts receivable transactions and general ledger
• Ensure sales ledgers are accurate and complete
• Perform the weekly bank reconciliations for all accounts
• Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations and maintain fixed assets register
• Update the financial manual with new approval limits and changes to procedures
• Reconcile including inter-company account monthly
• Ensure that monthly month end journals are posted by the month end cut off: including accruals, prepayments, recharges journals and depreciation

What you'll need to succeed:
In order to succeed, you will need previous experience within the housing sector and ideally be studying for a professional qualification.

What you'll get in return:
In return, you will have the chance to work for a secure and growing housing association where there is scope for progression.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team in Westminster!

£35,000 per annum, 35 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the Assistant Accountant will be responsible for providing a finance & accounting service for Look Ahead's subsidiary companies. The main focus of the role is to provide an 'end to end' service, which includes the presentation of monthly accounts to senior management as well as all the necessary support work, including journal entry and balance sheet account reconciliations. The role will also require assistance with the year end statutory accounts and the external audit process.

Key Responsibilities:

- Present monthly accounts to Managing Director of Care & Support, including a written commentary, and analysis to highlight key issues and trends and identify any significant variances against budget
- Support the Financial Accountant with the production of the annual financial statements, including the annual year end audit process for the organisation and liaison with the external auditors
- Prepare and post journals required to ensure that financial ledgers are accurately maintained
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Lead the annual budget process and ensure budget is delivered according to the Group timetable. Assist in the review, challenge and recording of budget and forecast assumptions and ensure budgets reflect business plans and all budget holders understand and own their budgets
- Act as main point of contact for subsidiary finance staff who are based in regional offices
- Seek to continuously improve all reporting, budgeting, forecasting and planning, processes to better serve strategic and operational needs
- Assist the Financial Accountant with the development and day to day management of financial systems in order to achieve reporting efficiencies
- Attend business reviews and meetings as required. Occasional travel will be required to subsidiary offices (in Kent & Essex)
- Undertake ad hoc projects as required
- Promote a positive customer service attitude within the Finance team

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.

Technical Skills & Knowledge
It is essential that the post holder is studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA etc.). They must have strong financial and analytical skills and excellent financial modelling skills. Management accounting, business partnering and costing experience is essential and they must have some commercial experience and demonstrate an aptitude for understanding the business and its environment.

Personal Attributes
- Approachable, open & professional behaviour
- Is assertive and will challenge others
- Drives change, enjoys dynamic diverse environments and demonstrates entrepreneurialism, creativity and innovation
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Is Customer focussed
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about the business

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communications
- Experience of posting journals and working within a general ledger system
- Experience of balance sheet reconciliations
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Proven customer service experience
- Be studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc.)
- 2-3 years relevant accounting experience

Desirable:
- Experience of using Sun Financials
- Experience of SAGE
- Experience of accounting in the social housing or care sectors

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

My client is a NHS Trust in Devon who are looking for some extra capacity over the next 6 months to support a busy finance team and a busy period of activity.

This role will provide a high quality Management Accounting service to the Finance Managers of the Trust. It will be important in ensuring that financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner and have an important role to play in the management accounting team

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Senior Management Accountants and Finance Manager by providing Management Accounting assistance and advice to budget holders throughout the Trust. 
• Provide Ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Business Managers and the Assistant Director of Finance 
• Investigate budget holders and managers complex queries relating to designated budgets and/or business plans in a swift and professional manner.
• You need to have prior experience of working in a complex organisation in a management accounting role and be very familiar with excel and all IT 
• Ability to work under pressure and to realign priorities to fit in to business needs on a daily basis is important. 
• Prior NHS or public sector experience would be useful but not essential

My client is a NHS organisation who is looking for temporary support for a minimum of 6 months

You need to be an experienced and qualified management accountant who will be a senior member of the finance team and responsible for leading on new business contracts and associated projects

Responsibilities included:

• Lead the finance team in delivering a full range of financial reports, monthly reporting and advise on all operational finance workstreams
• Act as a finance business partner for the team supporting financial aspects of transformational work and acting as the finance lead to support budget managers
• Provide expert financial advice to the organisation especially non finance managers and other stakeholders

This is an exciting and challenging role and would suit someone with ideally NHS experience or some kind of public sector working

Prior experience on working in a busy management accounting team in a large and complex organisation would be extremely beneficial

We are a large national charity with our Head office based in Stockport, looking for an experienced Management Accountant to work in our fast paced and friendly Accounts Team. You will be working closely with other team members and across the wider Head Office departments to produce detailed reconciliations of Balance Sheet control accounts, with responsibility for resolution of all reconciliation items.  You will be particularly involved in the areas of payroll reconciliations and fixed asset reviews.

This is an excellent opportunity for a person with relevant previous experience to develop skills within a complex accounting environment, while contributing to the work of our Not for Profit organisation.

You will need to be well organised, hard-working and flexible as this is a fast paced and challenging role, reporting across multiple sites across the country.  You must be able to work independently, manage your own workload and respond flexibly to the needs of the team and the wider organisation. You will be exceptionally proficient in MS Excel, with excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Our range of employee benefits includes:

- A Birthday Holiday Bonus after 2 years continuous service

- A range of employee discounts

- Free life assurance

- Pension with company contribution

This is a real opportunity to make an impact and improve the performance of the charity. You will be offered on the job/external training and career development opportunities.

Our Head Office located in close proximity to transport links into Manchester City Centre, with Stockport train station a 5 minute walk away.   

Forensic Accountant (Level 4) - London

£85648

• Are you a fully Qualified accountant with significant depth and breadth of experience and expertise in forensic investigation.
• Expertise in managing complex financial investigations involving high volumes of material. As well as significant expertise in investigating complex financial data.
• Do you have audit understanding and experience of the regulatory disciplinary process?

If so, read on.

Our Client is seeking an experienced Forensic Accountant to assist the Executive Counsel in investigating and prosecuting the most serious cases of accountancy and actuarial misconduct and breaches of relevant requirements for statutory audit in relation to matters that are in the public interest.

As a Forensic Accountant, your duties will include -

• Conducting forensic investigations into potential misconduct or breaches of relevant requirements from Accountants, actuaries, or Audit firms
• Manage investigations on behalf of Executive Counsel
• Support the Snr Forensic Accountant on the latest and most complex investigations
• Responsible for the allocation of case team resources; and the quality of work product from more junior members of the case team.
• Responsible for undertaking personally significant or complex areas of an investigation.
• Use expert forensic skills to determine the approach to the review and analysis of all material obtained including experience in the use of electronic search platforms.
• Responsible for preparing and conducting disciplinary interviews with subject partners and external lawyers. Interviewees are frequently amongst the most senior members of the profession, advised by leading law firms
• Liaise with the expert, case lawyer and external counsel in preparation of the Initial Investigation Report / Complaint. Responsible for ensuring that the results of the investigation and any expert opinions are clearly and accurately reflected in these documents.
• Responsible for agreeing and meeting deadlines for investigation work and working with the case lawyer to meet deadlines for the case.
• Working with the case lawyer in liaising with other regulators in sharing information.
• Identifying areas where processes and best practice for investigations can be improved and developed and working with Senior Forensic Accountants and Enforcement Division management in agreeing and implementing these.

To be considered for the role of Forensic Accountant, you will have the following -

• Qualified accountant with significant depth and breadth of experience and expertise in forensic investigation.
• Expertise in managing complex financial investigations involving high volumes of material.
• Significant expertise in investigating complex financial data.
• Skilled in planning and conducting technical interviews of senior individuals.
• Significant skill (written and oral) in communicating the results of investigation to a non-accounting audience.
• Solid understanding of the requirements of a regulatory disciplinary process.
• Understanding of audit.

In return you will enjoy working for an organisation that exists to protect the public interest, in a supportive, professional, and family-feel environment with a very healthy work/life balance. You will also work with experts within their fields. This is a very exciting time to join this organisation as they involve into a new body

________

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.

The Refugee Council was established in 1951 and has been helping asylum seekers and refugees in the UK ever since with a range of expert and holistic services. We also work within the wider refugee movement and through our advocacy work push for wider changes on asylum systems to the benefit of refugees both here and abroad.

In recent years, the Refugee Council has grown both in size and in the number and complexity of its funding streams. Our funding comes from a range of sources including EC grant funding, central government grants and contracts, voluntary income from trusts and foundations, individual giving, and some business and commercial income. Each of these funding streams carries specific funding characteristics, which in turn affect our project design. This post sits within the business partnering team which supports the provision of strategic leadership on the setting and successful delivery of funding strategies to sustainably fund our core service and advocacy activity. This new post has been created specifically to add capacity to the finance team in these areas.

The post holder will work under a Business Partnering Senior – Projects Finance Manager and be allocated as finance support and business partner to several of our key departments. You will work closely with budget holders in services, with income generation (fundraising), and the wider organisation on the financial aspects of externally funded projects.

The key purpose of your work will be to provide budgeting support for external funding bids, help budget holders to monitor and manage funding to achieve maximum impact for our clients, and to ensure accountability for the funding in the form of prompt and accurate funder reporting and financial accounting. You will also be involved in providing ad hoc financial analysis in support of service specific and organisational wide needs.

This is an exciting time to join the Refugee Council, and this is by no means a regular accountant post. The finance team has fostered a positive and collaborative working environment with the rest of the organisation, underpinned by a thorough understanding of our services and how they make a difference for our clients. We expect this post holder to build upon and develop the quality of our work, suggesting and implementing improvements to both financial and organisational systems. It is a post in which you can make a real contribution to the charity, and so help to make a difference to the lives of refugees.

As a flexible finance team in a changing organisation, the Project Accountant can also expect to assist other members of the team as required, including in the provision of management and financial accounting services to the charity; in transaction processing; and in general administrative responsibilities for the team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Management Accounting, Budgeting & Monitoring

• To support budget holders in the financial management of services by helping them to monitor actuals against budgets, service plans and forecasts. To liaise with managers to address any issues and suggest options to mitigate any variations from resourcing plans
• To produce and maintain multi year financial projections for service areas and funding streams, including assisting service managers with the production of annual budgets and in-year forecasts.
• To meet formally on a quarterly basis with service managers to review actual expenditure and consider reforecasts required for the year.
• To review the allocations of shared costs to projects to ensure costs are appropriately charged to funding streams.
• To produce management commentaries for the Head of Finance for inclusion within the monthly Management Accounts, identifying and investigating variances and trends that need to be reported to senior management.
• To use spreadsheets and the finance system to enter and maintain approved budgets and reforecasts, process year-end accruals and prepayments, and to create and post corrective journal entries as required for correct management and financial accounting.
• To provide friendly and expert support to service staff on a range of financial topics.
• To play an active part in the organisational budget planning cycle, both annual and longer term.

Funder Planning and Reporting

• To work with service managers and the income generation team on funding applications for a range of funders including central and local government, trusts, and individual donors. In particular to work with service managers on the production of realistic and complete budgets aligned to the activities planned, within any criteria set by the funder.
• To review grant agreements and contracts ensuring requirements can be and are met by the organisation.
• To advise the Head of Finance, Director of Finance and Director of Services on the financial and resource implications of bids and related contractual agreements.
• To maintain mapping of funder accounting requirements to Refugee Council standard financial reporting.
• To produce the financial information required for donor reporting, and work with service managers to ensure that narrative reports to funders are consistent with financial reporting.
• To work alongside service managers and the income generation team on the monitoring and management of grant activity and spend, including identifying reasons for variances and helping to identify options for dealing with them.
• To work with the Business Partnering Senior – PFM, service managers and the income generation team to highlight areas and gaps in services which will need funding and to work closely with those teams on routes and strategies for securing funding.
• To maintain oversight of the overall financial position of service areas and support the Income Generation team where they need to look at adjustment to fundraising plans.
• To work with the Business Partnering Senior – PFM, other finance team members, and the wider organisation, on the development and standardisation of grant budgeting, bidding, monitoring, and reporting processes.

General

• To act as an expert ‘critical friend’ to services and the organisation, ensuring services are run to the maximum benefit of our clients whilst conscious of the overall financial parameters of the charity and of financial accountability.
• To identify and implement continuous improvement in finance processes, controls and services, in particular where these relate to projects and funding bids, and to negotiate with senior management on best practice in financial processes.
• To respond to all correspondence (email, telephone, post, fax etc) from staff, volunteers, funders, and other finance users on a timely basis, providing high quality customer service; to escalate more complex queries to the Business Partnering Senior – PFM as necessary.
• To attend key meetings internally in particular with budget holders, fundraising staff, and senior management; to build links with other teams to ensure a comprehensive service to all finance users.
• To attend key meetings externally with funders as required representing the Refugee Council and its financial interests.
• To share in general administrative support responsibilities for the team, including post opening, purchasing, records management including scanning, filing and archiving, procedures manual and standard form updates.
• To help cover the work of other team members as necessary.

Additional Information

Health & Safety

 The post holder is responsible for:

Cooperating with the Refugee Council in delivering all legal responsibilities in respect of your own and your colleagues, volunteers, clients and others health and safety whilst at work.

Becoming familiar with the Refugee Council’s Health & Safety Policy and procedures including evacuation procedures in the workplace.

Carrying out risk assessments for their work and especially their own workstation to ensure that they or others are not exposed to unnecessary risk.

Flexibility

 In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed and the post-holder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will, however, fall within the scope of the job, at the appropriate grade. The job description will be subject to periodic review with the post-holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.

 Equal Opportunities Statement

 As part of its recruitment policy, the Refugee Council intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion, or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.

Working at the Refugee Council

 A commitment to the values of the Refugee Council.

Personal Effectiveness 

 With the support of their manager, the post-holder will need to effectively manage their own workload and medium and long term plans and objectives.

Flexible Working

This job is not suitable for job sharing.

This job is suitable for a mix of home and onsite working subject to agreement. Attendance at regular onsite meetings in Stratford is an expectation, as is more occasional attendance at meetings in the Refugee Council’s other offices including nationally.

We are committed to equality and diversity at the Refugee Council and actively encourage applicants from underrepresented groups. If you need any adjustments made to the application process to accommodate your needs, please let us know.

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 18 April 2021.

Financial Accounting role with a small/medium sized membership based organisation in Central London.

Your new company
Membership based organisation in central London that offers professional development and training and well as advocacy. This organisation has an income of approx. £11m.

Your new role

• Manage the monthly close in a timely manner to ensure all income and cost streams are correctly recorded.
• Preparing and posting all journals for month end including, accruals, prepay, investment, payroll.
• Provide analysis on cost variance needed for month end reporting
• Produce all Monthly balance sheet reconciliation including, Fixed assets, prepayments, payroll, sales and purchase ledger control, accruals and investments.
• Provide commentary on the balance sheet reconciliation variances
• Monthly preparation of all balance sheet for review by FC
• Cash flow forecast and updating of the forecast with actuals and analysis on the variance.
• VAT
• Assist with audit for yearend preparing schedules for audit pack for external auditors - with a view to leading on this in year 2
• Ad-hoc reports for FC on request regarding sales ledger and purchase ledger control

What you'll need to succeed
You will have previous experience of reconciliations and journals and an understanding of/interest in technical accounting. You will be at finalist or qualified level - ideally ACA or ACCA. If coming from practice, you will have ideally prepared accounts as well well as audited.

What you'll get in return
This is an opportunity to work with a small team where you will get opportunities to gain broader experience than listed in this job description. The organisation also offers a competitive package of benefits including work life balance.

What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered. The client is considering CVs now.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Senior Financial Accountant
Reference: DEC20204477
Location: RSPB England HQ - Sandy, Bedfordshire
Salary: £38,632.00 - £46,611.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days annual leave, flexible working

A wonderful opportunity to join a great team saving nature!

This is a financial management role with responsibility for contributing to the financial frameworks that underpin the successful delivery of strategic initiatives RSPB has in place to meet the conservation challenges we face.

We are looking for a strong technical professional, whose financial expertise and specialist insight in this area are a given. This role also requires you to be able to work collaboratively across the organisation to influence and lead change programmes that translate RSPB’s strategies into clearly defined priorities and outcomes.

The purpose of the role is to lead a team providing technical support with responsibility for ensuring that financial resources are processed, held, applied and reported in a way that supports the successful delivery of the RSPB strategic outcomes. The scope includes all RSPB-related and supported entities.

What’s the role about?

You will lead and be supported by a team of professionals and will report to the Financial Controller. You will also be part of a team giving the insight and support needed to deliver complex cross organisation change programmes.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Preparing the Trustees’ Report and Accounts (including subsidiary and related entities). This involves co-ordinating input from the Finance team as well as liaison with the Communications and Corporate Governance and Risk teams to provide an integrated narrative that clearly articulates RSPB’s impact and the challenges it faces;
• Liaison with external and internal auditors;
• Cash flow management;
• Managing all areas of tax compliance including VAT, Gift Aid and corporation tax;
• Be the point of contact for internal advice regarding tax compliance;
• Manage a £30m+ investment portfolio with support of professional advisers; and
• Support the development of a framework of accounting policies and internal financial control and provide practical advice and interpretation consistent with these policies and controls.

With income of around £147m per annum and 1.2 million members the RSPB combines world wide charitable impact and a substantial commercial operation. The scale and diversity of the operation gives scope for this role to make a significant impact on the delivery of RSPB’s work as well as the opportunity for major personal development.

What we need from you?

You will be an inspiration to the team; creative, bright and on the ball, focused on getting things done. You’ll have ambition.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with proven experience as a financial accountant and up to date technical knowledge, looking for their next step.

You will be a supportive and solution based leader with excellent communication skills and be proficient at leading change and continuous improvement, with the ability to influence at all levels for your function.

You will have advanced knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software. You will also have the support of the Assistant Financial Accountant.

Everything you do will be in harmony with our values and ambitions, putting wildlife conservation at the core of our work and in the minds of our supporters.

Essential criteria

• Fully qualified accountant
• Good working knowledge of the rules, regulations and standards in respect of tax legislation (VAT and Gift Aid), particularly for the charity sector
• Good working knowledge of the rules, regulations and standards in respect of financial reporting (Accounting standards and company law) particularly for the charity sector.
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial data.
• Ability to communicate financial information to both a finance and non-finance audience.
• Experience within a medium sized organisation (Income £50m+) of preparing reports/returns for external stakeholders including Tax returns (VAT, Gift Aid and corporation tax), Annual reports and Annual Returns (Charity Commission, Government agencies)

Closing date: 23:59, 07 March 2021
The RSPB reserves the right to pull this advert at any time.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application. 

No agencies please.

NHS Trust in Somerset is looking for a Project Accountant to support the finance team with some short term extra workstreams. Working closely alongside Heads of department and various clinical leads, you will be an integral member of the senior finance support mobilised to deliver on a number of business cases and transformation of some clinical services across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional financial advice and information to support the development of budgets, financial plans, project plans and the review of policies and strategies
• Develop relationships with wider members of the senior finance team on any projects with clear and accurate financial information
• Prepare and proactively contribute to reports clearly identifying the financial effects of policy and other corporate proposals on the delivery of services
• Prepare and monitor the annual budget and capital programme, including regular review and forecasting, in compliance with the Budget

We need someone who can hit the ground running as this is a crucial position within the Trust. You will also need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and have passion and drive to ensure that organisations impending deadlines are met.

Project Accountant: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits, London

For a organisation operating in multiple countries, we are recruiting a Project Accountant for 12 months on a FTC basis. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this role will act as the gatekeeper to the Project Investment and project finance structure and processes and will lead on the production of cost forecasts and variances as well as project accounting P&Ls, working capital and project profitability.

Main Duties:

• Work closely with project teams, challenging where necessary
• Prepare and review financial data for Project Managers and budget holders to identify project costs
• Prepare cost forecasts and analyse variances to forecast and between forecast and actual cost
• Support the project team with investment appraisals, bids, and investment requests
• Run and prepare flash reporting, P&L's, monthly costs for budget holders
• Medium term planning for project working capital
• Provision of regular insightful analysis for decision making including project and product performance reporting
• Implementation of new processes, systems and reporting techniques

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in Project and management accounting
• Experience of working in a multi-cultural and multi-site organisation
• Experience of applying commercial principles to their analysis and recommendations

________

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 WSUP

WSUP is a not-for-profit company that helps transform cities to benefit the millions who lack access to water and sanitation. We were created in 2005 as a response to the urban explosion that has left many cities unable to provide basic services, such as access to a toilet or drinking water, to low-income communities.

We work in seven countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, supported by an office in the UK. Since inception we have helped over 20 million people access better water and sanitation services. 

About the role

Overall purpose

Located in the Finance Team, the Senior Management Accountant plays a key role in Secretariat “downstream” contract management responsibilities, working in close partnership with the Partnerships and Communications Team and Global Programmes Teams, and is a key member of the inter-departmental “Project Task Force”.

The role is responsible for management of WSUP’s portfolio of restricted funds, for meeting all WSUP’s funders’ financial reporting requirements and audits in accordance with funder contracts and compliance rules, for providing technical support in budget preparation to maximise cost recovery within WSUP’s cost recovery model, coordination of WSUP staff time planning, aligning resources to funder and organisational budgets, and supporting good project financial management.

You will play a senior role in the Finance team, contributing to the group’s budget setting processes, monthly management accounting, year-end accounting and audit, development of systems and processes, acting as finance business partner, and deputising for the Director of Finance as required.

Computing software

WSUP’s accounting software is Sun Systems v6 (Infor10) with an Excel add-in called Infor Query & Analysis (previously Vision Q&A) used for uploading data into the ledger and for reporting.  Training can be provided on both Sun and Infor Q&A. WSUP’s purchase ledger functions are operated on Sun through the IPOS commitment management and authorisation software.

Excel spreadsheets, often employing advanced functions, are used extensively to produce project budgets, forecasts and monthly reports.  Payroll is outsourced.  All staff complete timesheets.  Data from the payroll and timesheets is used to post staff time to funds in Sun on a monthly basis.

Country Programme finances are organised as follows:

Branch office registration:

• a local bank account is usually maintained;
• local country programme staff are employed directly by WSUP and paid from the local account;
• local office running costs, including contractual payments to local suppliers, consultants and in-local WSUP Members are paid through the local bank account.

No local registration:

• local WSUP staff are usually employed through a hosting arrangement;
• Contractual payments to local suppliers, consultants and WSUP Members are paid by the WSUP UK Finance Team.

In both instances, WSUP UK may have direct contracts with consultants, contractors and suppliers in the UK or internationally and these are paid direct from the UK.

Main responsibilities & tasks

Restricted and Broadly Restricted Fund Management

Create a culture of full cost recovery across WSUP, improving and regularising pooled costs, IT and insurance recharges, specifically:

• Responsible for the development of process and systems for management of WSUP’s portfolio of restricted funds, promoting appropriate and full utilisation of contracted funding.
• Maintain organisational data on funding streams and project obligations for organisational budget management purposes.
• Identify funding gaps within country programmes and Secretariat Cost Centres, maintaining a general situational analysis and strategy information for the Executive Committee, plus individual project information to the Project Task Force.
• Input to the annual organisational budget and budget revisions by provision data on project funds, expenditure and projections of income and spend.
• Input to the management of the annual organisational budget though review of management and Cost Centre accounts with respect to fund allocations.
• Organisational time planning through management of timesheets and staff allocation to projects, liaising with the Systems Accountant.
• Liaising with the Finance Controller, managing restricted fund balances, carrying out necessary project related fund adjustments including exchange adjustments during implementation and at project close.
• Reviewing the balance sheet with the Director of Finance and instructing the Financial Accountant and Systems Accountant on any amendments needed

Funder Budgets

Promote excellence in proposal budgeting throughout the organisation, ensuring accurate costing and full inclusion of relevant allowable costs, specifically:

• Responsible for development, promotion and monitoring of budgeting standards, systems and processes, and their application in proposal budgets.
• Training staff in the application of agreed systems and processes
• Develop and apply WSUP’s standard budget template and process information to capture all relevant costs and ensure cost recovery.
• Agree and train Country Finance Leads in new staff budgeting and recovery tool, ensuring these are reflected in the funder reports and forecasts.
• Liaise with the Partnerships and Communications Team on the preparation of funding applications.
• Work with the Partnership & Communications Team, other Secretariat Teams and Country Programmes to support the preparation of:
  • proposal budgets, ensuring staffing capacity is available.
  • financial forecasts – supporting the Project Task Force in ensuring relevant financial forecasts are accurately completed.
• Ensuring adherence to WSUP policies, particularly on budgeting and cost recovery.
• Keep all budget records for all funders in a logical and consistent manner.

Project Financial Management

Responsible for contributing to the development of a coherent project management cycle, building systems and processes to support the cycle, and the capacity of staff within the Project Task Force and Project Leads in financial management, within the following stages of the project cycle:

Project Launch

• Support the Project Task Force to develop appropriate contract budget management systems.
• Provide analysis of budget by Cost Centre and team, agreeing timesheet allocation
• Liaise with the Director of Finance and Finance Controller to ensure that WSUP’s Operational Budget is updated.
• Set up new funder analysis codes on Sun Accounts and IPOS purchase ledger system, maintaining updated access status for use of codes.
• Manage invoicing of funds and other income due and maximise income collection.
• Working within the Project Task Force, contribute to the oversight of WSUP’s procurement policy and practice.

Project Implementation

• Keep up to date with all relevant funder guidelines and reporting templates for contracted funds, disseminating updated funder formats (proposals and reports) and other funder related information to all relevant programme staff for guidance on report preparation
• Deliver monthly financial reports to WSUP project managers, in funder formats, directing in country staff and the Project Task Force to address and respond to monthly fund report notes as part of monthly fund report process
• Deliver high-quality and timely financial reports to funders.
• Liaise with finance colleagues on completion of processes to ensure accuracy of funder reports.
• Keep thorough records of all financial reports and disbursements sent to funders.
• Submit funder invoices, ensure that WSUP invoice register is updated, post invoices to SUN, and produce reports of outstanding income debtors.
• Carry out other necessary checks on transactions to be posted to correct allocation of funds, including payment forms.
• Reconcile funder reports sent to income received by WSUP and support WSUP’s aged debtor function.
• Provide ad hoc information and analysis.
• Work closely with the Partnerships & Communications Team to ensure grant compliance requirements for specific funders.
• Support consistency of procurement management, though developing monitoring systems and controls to ensure the application of WSUP procurement procedures and funder compliance requirements, and training staff in their use.
• Support accuracy of retentions management (the responsibility of Programme staff to implement) through developing systems for review, checking, and by monitoring the level and allocation of retentions.
• Manage project audits required during implementation period, liaising with country offices, Secretariat Cost Centre managers and Finance colleagues.

Project Closeout

• Deliver Final Financial Report, accruing and closing complemented commitments
• Review income and expenditure over project lifetime and make necessary adjustments to funds.
• Ensure asset handover, in accordance with funder compliance rules and WSUP Financial Policy.
• Manage closure of funder codes on SUN.
• Manage project audits required during implementation period, liaising with country offices, Secretariat Cost Centre managers and Finance colleagues.
• Formalising fund close out procedure with the Project Task Force and embedding an overhead contribution review.
• In liaison with P&C support external reporting requirements related to project finance and compliance.

Capacity Building

Enhance the financial skills of Project Leads and other Financial Managers in WSUP through training and feedback generally, specifically:

• Support Secretariat Cost Centre managers and Country Programmes with:

• Alignment of funder reporting structures to WSUP’s internal reporting framework.
• Timely upload of contract budgets to WSUP’s accounting system.
• Financial management of contracts.
• Funder financial compliance.

• Participate in team meetings and share skills with colleagues within the Secretariat and Global Finance Team.
• Participate in Project Task Force meetings and Country Coordination calls.
• Conduct inductions for finance and non-finance staff and update teams on the work of the Global Finance Team.

Management Accounting

Working closely with the Director of Finance and Finance Controller, support the work of WSUP Group and the Global Finance team, specifically:

• Act as WSUP Charity accountant, preparing board reports, management accounts and treasury services.
• Support the WSUP group annual budget process and periodic reforecasts.
• Support the monthly management accounts process, including FX revaluations, cost recharges, fund statements and reports.
• Support the annual statutory audit process, preparation of audit schedules, specific funder audits, and liaison with auditors.
• Act as finance business partner for specific cost centres as required.
• Contribute to innovation and the improvement of processes and policies considering relevant standards, use of technology, best practice and organisational needs.
• Contribute to WSUP’s requirement to measure its value for money (VFM), to the development and maintenance of VFM measurement methods, promoting standard practice and learning in the organisation.
• Contribute to the development of internal transfer pricing and full cost recovery.
• Perform any additional tasks as reasonably requested by the Director of Finance.

To apply for this position, you should upload your CV and cover letter on the link below.

Please note: This job is based in London, UK.  Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.  Please do not apply if this is not the case.