We are recruiting for an experienced management accountant to join the Brentwood Diocesan Finance Team providing support in all aspects of general accounts administration.

As Management Accountant, you will be AAT qualified or a Part Qualified Accountant, have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office ( Word, Advanced Excel, Powerpoint), and have knowledge of Sage 50 General Ledger and payroll systems. You will also be an excellent book-keeper and be confident in reconciling and analyzing high volumes of data within Excel. You will:

• Be responsible for the month end close process, including monthly recharges and allocations
• Produce monthly and year to date management reports
• Be responsible for running the monthly payroll (~200 employees)
• Be responsible for account substantiation and the integrity of the general ledger.
• Provide general support and guidance to other members of the Finance Team

This is an essential role within the Diocese with interesting opportunities. If you believe, you have the necessary knowledge and experience to be an asset to our team we would like to hear from you.

Applicants are asked to submit a CV and covering letter and should highlight how their skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

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

Want to work for an organisation who understands the need to balance work alongside your personal life?

Are you a driven and ambitious accountancy professional looking to further your management accounting skills?

If yes, then look no further!

My client is a London based charity who is looking for a Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. With flexible working hours, a generous pension contribution and numerous opportunities to develop professionally, this is the perfect role for someone who is looking to further their management accounting skills

The main responsibilities of this Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant role are as follows:

• Play a vital role in the preparation of the monthly management accounts to aid financial decision making, with the view of taking full responsibility for them when the Management Accountant is absent.
• Business partner with a variety of stakeholders from non-financial backgrounds across the organisation, providing financial support and guidance.
• Prepare monthly reports for your budget holders outlining financial position, explaining variances and reforecasts as required.
• Provide invaluable support in the yearly budget setting procedure.
• Full responsibility for the purchase ledger, including processing invoices, inputting them into the system and ensuring that all payments are made in a timely manner.
• Take the lead on obtaining invoice authorisations and approvals from relevant stakeholders and manage the weekly payment run process.

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:

• Be part-qualified or actively studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA).
• Have experience assisting on the monthly management accounts procedure.
• Ideally have a good understanding of purchase ledger.
• Be a confident verbal and written communicator, proactive and have excellent Excel skills.

If you are interested in this Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant opportunity, please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily and the role is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Working hours: 30 hours per week

Contract type: Fixed Term 3 months

You will play a key role in supporting the Union's plans to deliver a first rate finance service to our students and staff. This role will support the Finance Manager by ensuring that all finance transactions are processed accurately, management accounts are prepared in a timely manner, and all income, payments and expenses are recorded correctly. In addition to producing variance reports and detailed analysis the post holder will also be responsible for providing excellent customer service to staff and students in helping deal with finance queries and the administration of finances through electronic and manual systems. So we require someone with a hands-on, flexible approach and is passionate about finance!

Who we are looking for?

• Possesses a professional financial qualification or be qualified by experience
• Has a minimum 5 years recent experience in preparing management accounts
• Has significant hands-on experience in a finance team of small/medium-sized organisations
• Experience with Exchequer Accounting desirable but not essential
• Available with short notice period

Why apply?

Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.

Benefits and Perks

In return for your passion and experience we offer:

• Flexible working hours
• 25 days holidays per year (pro rat’d) plus additional shutdown holiday dates
• Access to a wide range of activities including yoga classes, dance classes, pilates classes
• Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
• Access to UAL staff training courses
• Ability to purchase TOTUM (NUS) card giving wide range of discounts
• Flexibility for work-life balance
• Interest free Travel loan

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so if you are interested in this role complete your application as soon as possible!

Sadler’s Wells – Production Accountant

With over half a million audience members a year and more new dance work presented than any other theatre in the world, a truly unique opportunity for an outstanding Production Accountant has arisen with the iconic dance organisation – Sadler’s Wells.

The role of this Production accountant will be to support the Production and Touring Department (which increases the reach of Sadler’s Wells by a further 1.9 million people) in delivering their stunning global performances, ensuring close collaboration between Producers, creatives and the Financial Director.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Business Partnering with producers and colleagues involved with touring, ensuring financial and analytical support to the Executive Producer for Productions and Touring, including responsibility for drafting production and touring budgets and cash flow forecasts
• Producing monthly management accounts in line with the month end timetable, providing productive commentary on the variances therein for the use of producers
• Preparing reports for relevant stakeholders, including royalties for artists
• Regular reports for the Audit and Risk Committee relating to the activities of the Production and Touring Department
• Preparing international tax exemption applications and supporting the theatre’s annual Tax Relief claims to HMRC

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a full qualification in accountancy such as ACA, CIMA, ACCA or similar
• Be analytical and solution-focussed, with a positive approach to tasks and a desire to deliver to the highest standards
• Have significant experience of complex budgeting, management reporting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Have acute attention to detail, be able to manage with conflicting deadlines and pressurised, time sensitive environments
• A proven track record of outstanding communication skills, stakeholders in this role range across a broad range of disciplines, from numerical to artistic, you must be able to work closely and successfully with them all
• Be committed to artistic excellence, have some experience of working with or passion for the arts, and support the work, aims and mission of Sadler’s Wells
• Ideally have previous experience of SUN accounting software, however this is not required if the above criteria are all met

The salary for this role is £45,000 per annum, with an interest free season ticket loan, 25 days annual leave (rising to 28 after 5 years) and 2x life assurance. You are also encouraged to attend our breath-taking performances while you work here, and will have access to the discretionary allowance of employee tickets.

To apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement by Sunday 1st March. For an informal conversation about the role please contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane.

Looking for a Management Accountant role with the genuine capacity to influence senior managers in an organisation whose reach spreads across the country? Would you like to be a part of a complex organisation that offers a fantastic employee culture and a competitive benefits package?

If yes, then look no further!

Reporting into a well-respected Head of Finance, this permanent Management Accountant role based in Berkshire will offer a great challenge for someone who is looking to consolidate their previously learned skills within a highly ambitious, complex organisation.

The main responsibilities of this Management Accountant role are as follows:

• Full responsibility for the preparation of the monthly management accounts, for your subsidiaries, including reviewing variances, challenging overspends and writing commentaries as required.
• Take the lead in preparing the yearly budgets and long-term forecasts.
• Undertake occasional travel to manage key relationships with your stakeholders from financial backgrounds across the country to ensure that all work is completed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Capacity building budget holders and other team members, in addition to being a key point of contact within the finance department.
• Monitor and maintain the organisation's budget software to optimise functionality and be at the forefront of producing new ideas related to improving the effective allocation of funds across the wider organisation.

This role offers a brilliant opportunity for candidates looking to join a close-knit finance team within a forward-thinking, dynamic establishment. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive benefits package, including 30 days annual leave, flexible working hours and a generous pension contribution.

The successful candidate will have:

• At least six month's experience of preparing management accounts.
• Started studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Demonstrable experience of budget setting.
• Strong Excel skills, including vlookups and sumifs.
• Ideally, have previous experience working in the education sector. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be a proactive worker.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now as applications are being reviewed daily and this role is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Want to be part of a forward-thinking and ambitious charity that has recently been through a period of change?

Are you a confident Management Accountant looking for a new challenge?

Would you like to have a supportive Manager and benefit from generous employee benefits?

If yes, then read on!

Reporting into a well-respected Head of Finance, this permanent Management Accountant role based in Cambridgeshire will offer a great challenge for someone who is looking to consolidate their previously learned skills within a highly ambitious, forward-thinking charity.

The main responsibilities of this Management Accountant role include:

• Full responsibility for producing the monthly management accounts for your area of responsibility, conducting variance analysis and writing commentaries.
• Sole charge for the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayments.
• Play a pivotal role in the year-end audit process and be at the forefront of producing new ideas related to improving the efficiency of the organisation's current accounting processes.
• Be the key contact in the organisation for all matters relating to payroll, business partnering with the outsourced bureau, producing journals and making adjustments where necessary.
• Take the lead on the management of all data related to Gift Aid, ensuring compliance with all regulations and training other members of staff on the correct processes as required.

This is an exciting time for the organisation, and it offers a fantastic opportunity for candidates looking to join a close-knit finance team within a rapidly growing establishment. The successful candidate will be offered a competitive benefits package, including flexible working hours, TOIL and opportunities to work from home.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience leading on the production of management accounts.
• Ideally, experience working in the charity sector. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and be a proactive worker.
• Strong Excel skills, including vlookups and pivot tables.

If you are interested in this Management Accountant opportunity, please do not delay in applying as CVs are being reviewed daily and the line manager is looking to interview ASAP.

Our client are an award winning housing association who are a major force in providing London and the surrounding areas with affordable and quality homes. An organisation that invest in their employees and strive to be the most successful housing association in London, our client are looking for an ambitious, hardworking and diligent Assistant Financial Accountant to support their finance team.

The main purpose of this role is to support the Group Financial Accountant with the following responsibilities:

• Assisting with all aspects of financial accounting and statutory reporting
• Assisting with the production of year end accounts
• Supporting the yearend audit process
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Proactively dealing with queries in relation to all transactions
• Working closely and efficiently with stakeholders

The ideal candidate for this role will have the following attributes:

• Brilliant communication and interpersonal skills when dealing with all members of the team
• Experience using Excel and other Microsoft programmes
• Financial accountancy software experience
• Experience of working in a volume intensive environment
• Ability to meet deadline and adhere to month-end timetable
• Ability to analyse data
• Part qualified accountancy qualification

Interested in working for a leading charity in its field? Would you like to be a part of a well-respected finance team? Have you got management accounting experience in the charity sector? If yes, this could be the role for you!

Robertson Bell are partnering with a well-established and progressive UK charity that boasts an impressive membership base to find a new permanent Management Accountant. Reporting into the Financial Controller you would join a close-knit finance team and look after two junior members of staff. Duties for this role will include but are not limited to:

• Oversee the business partnering function, liaising with multiple budget holders and providing sound financial advice and information.
• Working closely with the Financial Controller to provide support with project accounting.
• Manage and develop the management accounts function, ensuring processes are efficient and streamlined.
• Deal with any queries from budget holders and ensure they have access to relevant tools and necessary training.
• Run monthly reports, carrying out variance analysis and investigating budget variance.
• Providing leadership, training and mentoring to two members of staff.

This brilliant charity is based in central London and provides brilliant employee benefits including, season ticket loans, flexible working and a generous annual leave package. This Management Accountant role would best suit someone who has charity sector experience and is a qualified accountant with some staff supervisory experience.

This successful candidate will be:

• Experienced in management accounting.
• A qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA).
• Experienced in staff management.
• An excellent communicator both verbally and written.
• Personable with the ability to engage with staff of all levels.

If interested, please do not delay in applying as CV's will be reviewed on a daily basis.

Robertson Bell are recruiting an Interim Accountant to join a prestigious organisation going through a period of change and growth for an initial period of 6 months with possibility of extension.

Working closely with the Head of Finance the Interim Accountant will be responsible for:

• Providing pivotal support to various country offices to ensure that all transactions are entered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Carrying out various reconciliations including complex intercompany reconciliations.
• Analysing various reports and financial information, to ensure anomalies are spotted and resolved.
• Taking lead on documenting various financial controls.

This is a great opportunity to join a prestigious charity on a contract basis to support the team through a very busy period. This role will be great for someone who is looking to gain experience within a project-based finance team and want to develop their skillset within a busy accounting team.

To be successful in this post you must:

• Have strong experience in double entry accounting and intercompany reconciliations.
• Be a part-qualified accountant.
• Have previous experience working with multi-currencies.
• Have great communication skills.
• Have great Excel skills, confident doing Pivottables and VLookUps

My client is moving very quickly on this role and will be closing soon. CVs will constantly be reviewed, and interviews carried out on a regular basis, so please do not hesitate in applying for the role.

An ideal opportunity for a part-qualified Accountant wishing to work part-time to fit in around a busy life, could this be you?

Learning through Landscapes is looking for an experienced qualified/part qualified accountant who can pull together month end reports for the management team and trustees, who can oversee Sales and Purchase ledger, handle VAT requirements and payments on behalf of the charity and also manage the year end process including preparation for audit. The post-holder will be a good team player, an excellent communicator, be used to meeting deadlines and be organised and pro-active in their working routine.

If you have skills in all of the above, have recent experience with Sage software (preferably Sage 200) and have previously worked in the charity sector, please take a look at the information pack for more details.

This is a part time post working 12 hours per week over 2 days (with some flexibility) and based in our Winchester office. The actual salary is £9,405 per annum ((£29k pro rata) plus benefits.

The deadline for applications is 9 am on Thursday 27th February.

Are you looking to lead on management accounting for a children's charity?

Would working to business partner with multiple senior stakeholders be of interest to you?

Does working for a long established charity in Central London interest you?

The Benefits

• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Generous salary package of £45-50k
• Substantial pension contribution
• Working in a large office in Central London

The Role

• Producing detailed management reporting for areas including fundraising and service contracts
• Prepare cashflow forecasting and additional strategic financial plans in collaboration with other members of the senior finance team
• Working towards planning, maintenance and development of the budget for the charity
• Act as a business partner to various members of the SMT including senior non-finance staff, in order to deliver and present financial information in a way that is understandable
• Provide training and exposure for junior members of the team

The Candidate

• A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA)
• Excellent communication skills with experience in working with and explaining complex financial information to non-finance staff
• A proactive nature
• Ideally have experience working in a charitable organisation
• Ideally have experience of working with service contracts from a finance perspective

Applications are being reviewed daily so please apply now!

Accountant - Theatre & Arts
Cardiff

About Us

The Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) is a home for the arts in Wales, firing imaginations through world-class productions, developing emerging talent with pieces that are rooted in Welsh culture and igniting a passion for the arts in young people to drive the next generation of culture for Wales.

We are now looking for an Accountant to join us and support the financial growth of our organisation.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £28,000 per annum
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Pension with employer contribution (up to 8%)
- Access to shows and tickets within the Wales Millennium Centre
- Flexible working and the option to buy/sell leave
- Access to Welsh language training

If you are a CIMA, ACA, ACCA or AAT Level 4 part qualified accountant, this is a fantastic opportunity to build your expertise with one of the most successful arts organisations in the UK.

We have ambitious goals and finance is key in enabling us to reach them. As such, you will have the chance to learn from our dedicated team and gain new financial and language skills.

So, if you’re looking for a new challenge and want to join an organisation igniting the imaginations of people across Wales and further afield, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As an Accountant, you will join the Finance Team and ensure the production and delivery of accurate financial information while minimising risk.

You will support business partner activities for the Theatre Programming, Artistic Programming and Creative Learning departments. This will involve running transaction reports, posting journals and reconciling budget trackers and balance sheets.

Your role will also involve:

- Processing all settlements within a set timescale
- Undertaking additional project activity to support events such as the Festival of Voice
- Supporting the completion of the month end reporting
- Preparing information for the annual statutory accounts and requests by the auditors
- Posting requested journals and reconciling assigned balance sheets

About You

To join us as an Accountant, you will need:

- At least two years’ experience in a similar role
- To be a Part Qualified Accountant with CIMA, ACA, ACCA, or AAT Level 4 (with demonstrable QBE considered)
- Demonstrable experience of using accounting software, such as Sage ERP X3 V7 (or similar)
- Strong communication and customer care skills at various levels

Ideally, you will be committed to learning the Welsh Language, but this is not essential.

Other organisations may call this role Financial Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Part Qualified Accountant, Accounts Junior, or Accounts Manager.

We are interested in hearing from those with relevant experience gained within Accounts, Accounting, Accountancy, Finance, or Financial areas.

Webrecruit and WMC are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking a new, exciting challenge as an Accountant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 39 hours per week

Our partner is a leading international development organisation, supporting people achieving positive outcomes in health & nutrition, and increasing their ability to secure food & water and maintain economic livelihoods. They are seeking an experienced international accountant and finance business partner, to oversee the accounting and financial reporting processes for their country and regional programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• To support in the development and implementation of a global financial assurance programme
• To be the lead regional contact on financial accounting and financial assurance issues. 
• To provide country programmes professional levels of support and advice on technical financial accounting issues, financial policies and processes and tools.
• Oversight of data recording, ensuring it is accurate; identifying and resolving any issues as these arise.
• Preparing regular and ad hoc financial reports, analyses and forecasts.
• Preparing quarterly project expenditure forecasts.

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with a strong technical background, and experience in budget creation, management, preparing monthly management accounts, analyses, and forecasts.
• Strong business partner with demonstrable experience of successfully working with finance and non-finance staff.
• Up to date and strong financial accounting technical expertise and knowledge
• Experience of developing financial policies and streamline processes
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and global accounting systems

The role is based in London with some travel overseas. Please note, this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK. 

The successful management accountant will be working a 10 month contract for maternity cover.

The position will be to take ownership of the management accounts and ensure the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and rent ledger journals are submitted in a timely manner.

Client Details

The client is a new housing association based in the central London with brand new offices.

Description

The key responsibilities of the management accountant will be to;

• Take full ownership of the management accounts
• To ensure that the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and rent ledger journals are submitted in a timely manner
• Liaise with budget holders and heads of departments

Profile

The successful management accountant will be at least part qualified ACCA or CIMA.

You will have great communication and people skills.

You will be pro active and highly organised.

A property background would be highly desirable but not essential.

Job Offer

The organisation is growing and has a large investment meaning that there may be other employment opportunities in the future.