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Check NowWe are looking for a qualified accountant with operations experience to provide budgeting and financial services and participate in a busy river environmental charity as part of its Senior Management Team. As an experienced finance professional you will play a crucial role within a charity context with a committed and enthusiastic team. This is an excellent opportunity for you to utilise your skills to make a positive contribution to Thames21’s charitable goals that will include helping recovery from the Pandemic by connecting communities with each other and with the blue/green spaces in their neighbourhood.Main duties and responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable Raise invoices in Quickbooks and manage credit control.
Purchase Invoices Code & input invoices; process supplier payments via online banking;
Treasury Maintain bank reconciliations and cashflow forecasts. Manage bank accounts and be key contact for banking relationship (including foreign currency).
VAT returns Calculate and submit quarterly partial exemption VAT returns.
Management accounts Prepare and present monthly I&E reports. Enter journals (payroll, overhead transfers, accruals & prepayments) and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
Project budgeting Work closely with project managers to develop budgets and track expenditure against budget. Assist with submitting funding claims.
Statutory accounts Preparation of annual statutory accounts and management of annual statutory audit.
Budgeting Preparation of detailed annual budget.
Payroll Responsibility for payroll processing via outsourced payroll bureau including P11Ds for 2 employees.
Line Management Build a strong finance and operations team including the existing Office Manager and new roles for a CRM Manager and Finance Manager.
Board Reporting Provide quarterly reporting/forecasting for and attend Finance Committee & Board Meetings. Work closely with the Fundraising Team and Senior Managers to ensure client invoices are correctly timed and despatched through the appropriate route and contact.
Work with the Senior Management Team to ensure direct and indirect project costs are correctly allocated and that Full Cost Recovery calculations are reviewed annually.
Review and maintain robust financial processes and propose any systems efficiencies that might be introduced.
This job description cannot cover every issue or task that may arise within the post at various times and the post-holder will be expected to carry out other duties from time to time which are broadly consistent with those in this document
Person Specification It is essential that in your application you give evidence or examples of your proven experience in each of the following criteria including the competencies.
Qualification, development & knowledge
Essential
Desirable
Assessed by
Minimum qualification: Fully qualified or qualified by experience; Essential.
Working Knowledge of IT systems and databases including Microsoft Office; Essential
Working knowledge of accounting software including Quick Books; Essential.
Working knowledge of operational functions including outsourced IT.Essential
Experience in managing a small team; Essential
Skills & Competencies
Charity finances and systems; Desirable
Working as part of a small team with a variety of skills and roles; Desirable
Working with a broad range of Thames21 partners and stakeholders; Desirable
Good communication, written and presentation skills; Essential.
Ability to work independently and with little supervision; Essential
Self-motivated and able to meet reporting deadlines; Essential
Additional Information
- 25 days paid annual leave are available pro rata plus public holidays. In addition, the Thames21 office is closed between Christmas and New Year.
- Thames21 operate a flexitime system of working, with Hybrid Office Working.
- Thames21 have an ‘Auto Enrol’ Work Place Pension Scheme with NEST
- Laptop & Mobile phone for company use
- Childcare voucher scheme is available
- The postholder must be willing to travel sensibly throughout London.
Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter together with confirmation of your entitlement to work in the UK and any dates to avoid for interview
Interviews are to be scheduled throughout this recruitment process.
About Thames21:
Thames21 is an environmental charity putting healthy rivers at the heart of community life. Through environmental improvements, community engagement, education and advocacy we bring about effective and lasting change by working hand-in-hand with communities to deliver tangible and measurable improvements to our network of rivers. This small, dynamic charity is looking for a key member of the team.
Please confirm your entitlement to work in The UK and any dates to avoid for interview.
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Salary - £37,300 - £40,248 + Up to £5,000 accountancy allowance
The Government Property Agency is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.
Beyond the bricks and mortar, the GPA is about providing great workplaces for our people. Through programmes like Hubs, Whitehall Campus and Smart Working you will be in the vanguard of creating model working environments and promoting flexible working practices.
This is an ambitious and exciting task, for which we need innovative people, with strong commercial acumen, who are passionate about visualising and implementing customer needs. Launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018, we’re a relatively new department and we are growing fast so we also need people who thrive in ambiguity, can adapt quickly to change and are comfortable stepping outside of their remit to drive outcomes.
The responsibilities of the Client Finance Manager will include:
- Delivering budgets and forecasts for each client, property and tenancy, using complex data from the MRI Horizon general ledger and other systems, Hyperion and Excel tools to provide accurate and meaningful financial information
- Being accountable for financial control over property services accounting, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction by providing accurate forecasting, explanations and billing
- Maintaining a focus on process improvement, including planning and establishing new systems and processes for quarterly financial reporting to ensure clients understand their costs and bills, delivering an ongoing service that meets and exceeds expectations
- Being the key liaison between senior finance and property staff for client meetings, involving being acutely aware of the customers’ needs and acting upon them, and being proactive in problem solving and finding solutions
- Leading the service delivery to clients alongside management accountants and other colleagues, supporting the growth of the GPA, and matching resources to client demand
- Manage due diligence exercises on estate-related financial information provided by the client and interrogate to identify material financial risks to GPA and ensure correct account treatments are applied
To be successful in the Client Finance Manager post, you will be:
- CCAB, or equivalent, qualified or part-qualified with the ability to gain formal CCAB qualifications within a reasonable time.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel skills and able to manipulate complex data sets
- Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data
- Experienced in client finance, including reporting to clients, managing systems and processes, working in partnership with clients to deliver results (Desirable)
- Have experience with property management systems such as MRI Horizon, Yardi Voyager, or similar systems, in addition to Excel and Hyperion (or similar) for financial reporting (Desirable)
- Ideally have experience in the property industry within medium to large organisations where customer service is a priority (Desirable)
- Experience in performing due-diligence in relation to transferring assets and service agreements (Desirable)
For more information or to apply please use the link or contact Michael Swinburn or Jack White at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
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Finance Officer
We are a small organisation with big ambitions for National growth and are seeking a finance officer to support the CEO with bookkeeping, fundraising and financial management. We require 12 hours a week but are totally flexible about when you work.
For 20 years Mankind UK has offered therapeutic services to support men 18+ in Sussex who have experienced sexual assault or abuse. We have 13 staff, a turnover of £500k and offer both face to face and digital services.
This role will suit you if you are - ambitious, meticulous and self sufficient, and are passionate about supporting mental health.
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Our client is a human rights charity. They stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. They imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and they can live their lives to the full.
Over the last 30 years, they have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Their campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. They ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout their lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on them, whether they're learning, working, praying or playing sport.
As a Client Account Manager, you would be a key part of a team of driven, passionate people who are working together to deliver their Free to Be Strategy (2021-25). For this role they are looking for someone with experience of workplaces; no matter the sector. They want to hear from a wide range of experiences; those with experience of multiple sectors, those who may not have worked in diversity and inclusion before and individuals looking for a career change.
They especially want to hear from those who haven't worked in charities before, but who are dedicated to the power of workplace inclusion.
Their people make up a vibrant, dynamic community. Lots their staff have a personal investment in the work they do, and many come from marginalised backgrounds. They're proud of this diversity, and of their support for one another – in their teams, their network groups, and their friendships.
Salary: £28,940 inside London, £27,440 outside London
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Location: Farringdon
Closing Date:8 June 2022
You may have experience of the following: Account Manager, Client Relationship, Client Account Manager, Business Development, Sales, B2B, Account Management, Graduate, New Business Development, Sales Executive, Customer Service, etc.
Ref: 133 103
Role Overview
The Finance Manager will be responsible for managing the finance function, developing, implementing, and maintaining an appropriate internal control framework, and applying the terms and conditions of contracts and grants.
You will facilitate the maintenance of accurate and up to date financial and accounting records to ensure the effective running of the charity.
You will manage the Finance Assistant and work closely with the Fundraising team and external accountants.
Key responsibilities:
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Support the securing of income opportunities by providing financial information for bids, grants, and applications.
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Create and implement templates to enable the team to provide accurate financial information for submitting bids, quotes and applications and high-level security within the systems to uphold client confidentiality.
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Work with project leads and the senior team to ensure the effective management of funds, including the tracking and reporting expenditures in line with statutory requirements of WIT's filing system.
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Develop and deliver financial performance information to assist the Senior Team and Trustees in the running of the charity providing valuable financial insights to help make better decisions about formulating and executing the charity's strategy.
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Assist the CEO and Senior Leads in the business planning and budgeting/forecasting processes
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Manage the year-end audit by liaising and engaging with the external auditor and accountant to process payroll and pensions monthly.
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Work with the Senior Team and Finance Sub Committee to provide adequate procedures, measures, and systems of internal control appropriate for the nature and size of the charity and meeting statutory obligations.
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Manage the financial and accounting operations using Xero financial management software and Microsoft Excel
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Produce accurate monthly Management Accounts for the CEO and Senior Management Team, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets and Update monthly the cash flow forecast
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Produce accurate quarterly Management Accounts for review to the Finance Sub Committee, including commentary on significant areas and variances from budgets
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Work alongside the Senior Management Team to prepare detailed annual budgets for approval by the CEO and Finance Sub Committee
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Monitor Gift Aid and submit claims when required.
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Undertaking administrative tasks as and when required, be hands-on and self-sufficient
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Work with the external accountant to complete monthly return payments to Inland Revenue, and year-end returns in a timely, proactive and accurate manner
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Report safeguarding concerns to the WIT Designated Safeguarding Manager and follow company procedure.
Essential Skills / Experience
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Demonstrable knowledge and experience of financial accounting
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Qualified (CIMA, ACCA or ACA ) or QBE for the right candidate. Part qualified acceptable, with the right experience
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At least three years of experience in the review and production of accounts
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Excellent IT skills with extensive experience in working with online accounting systems, Excel and MS Office
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High proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs etc.)
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Experience in using Xero online accounting system
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Experience in dealing with auditors and a clear understanding of their requirements
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Experience Overseeing SORPs and Charity Accounting
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Thrives in a socially motivated environment and can work at speed in a constantly changing environment
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Experience in people management and a team player
Timeline
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To apply, send your CV and covering letter by 5 pm on 17th June 2022
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Applicants shortlisted for an interview be interviewed within one week
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The official role start will be in end-June 2022
Vision
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Our client is a human rights charity. They stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. They imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and they can live their lives to the full.
Over the last 30 years, they have helped create transformative change in the lives of LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Their campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy. They ensure LGBTQ+ people can thrive throughout their lives by building deep, sustained change programmes with the institutions that have the biggest impact on them, whether they're learning, working, praying or playing sport.
As a Client Account Manager, you would be a key part of a team of driven, passionate people who are working together to deliver their Free to Be Strategy (2021-25). For this role they are looking for someone with experience of workplaces; no matter the sector. They want to hear from a wide range of experiences; those with experience of multiple sectors, those who may not have worked in diversity and inclusion before and individuals looking for a career change.
They especially want to hear from those who haven't worked in charities before, but who are dedicated to the power of workplace inclusion.
Their people make up a vibrant, dynamic community. Lots their staff have a personal investment in the work they do, and many come from marginalised backgrounds. They're proud of this diversity, and of their support for one another – in their teams, their network groups, and their friendships.
Salary: £28,940 inside London, £27,440 outside London
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Location: Farringdon
Closing Date:8 June 2022
You may have experience of the following: Account Manager, Client Relationship, Client Account Manager, Business Development, Sales, B2B, Account Management, Graduate, New Business Development, Sales Executive, Customer Service, etc.
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Finance Officer (Part time 28 hours, London)
Band 7 Organisational support – Admin £20,910 to 27,183
Thank you for taking the time to find out more about our vacancy for the Finance Officer at Respond. It’s an exciting time to join us, we have grown quickly from a small charity to a medium sized one in recent years and are currently in the first year of our three year strategy which started in April 2022. We are looking for a team player who can help us continue to improve and develop our systems, processes.
The role involves carrying out a range of practical and technical financial administrative support, including accounts payable and receivable administration, budget management, expenses, invoicing and database management. You will also take ownership of reconciling, investigating, and resolving any discrepancies in areas of work assigned and provide support to the Finance Manager on other areas where required.
An important part of our work at Respond is working in a trauma informed way. What this means for us is that we hold in mind the impact of trauma at all levels of the organisation and all take part in reflective practice or team dynamics.
We are keen to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates who are both interested in leading operations, as well as supporting people with learning disabilities and autistic people who have experience trauma.
We are committed to the furthering of human rights, equality, and positive social change through our therapeutic and advocacy work, and are committed to anti-racism and other forms of anti-discriminatory practice. We recognise that we need to continually keep this as a focus in our work and as an integral part of our organisational strategy.
We celebrate diversity as an employer and as a provider of services to people who often experience multiple discriminations because of (but not limited to) being autistic or having a learning disability and experiences of trauma.
If you’d like to find out more about this role, please read through the job description and our person specification. When you apply please make sure that you address the points in the person specification in your statement.
If you’ve got any other questions please direct them by email to Victoria Kuyela Finance Director
Deadline for applications – Sunday 29th May Midnight by email
Interviews
First stage online Wednesday 1st June.
Second stage in person in London Tuesday June 7th June.
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We are looking for a detail focused, organised, approachable Finance Officer to join our finance team. This role would suit someone with experience in a charity finance and administration team. You will have good organisation skills, attention to detail, accuracy, an ability to assess and deliver information in a timely manner and be able to work to deadlines. An accountancy qualification is preferred but not required.
LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugee and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing on south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include provision of specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender-based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevention of mental health problems, and helping our clients integrate and engage in their community.
Your main responsibility will be to maintain the organisation’s financial records using QuickBooks, ensuring that all transactions are accurately and fully recorded.
The role’s responsibilities and functions may be adjusted slightly for the right candidate and organisational needs changing over time.
LRMN is an equal opportunity employer and committed to safeguarding and fulfilling its duty of care to people working and volunteering in the organisation and to those we come into contact with. The successful candidate will be required to complete a basic DBS check.
We are currently working in a hybrid model. You would be expected to work one to two days from our office in Deptford.
To apply, please find the job description, person specification and link to the application form on our website.
Deadline: 9am Monday 13th June 2022
Interviews: Week beginning 20th June 2022
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A well-respected charity is looking for a Finance Officer for six months to cover maternity.
Your new company:
My client is a well-respected charity with a long history of helping people across the UK.
Your new role:
My new role is a Finance Officer. The role is an interim contract for six months. Duties will include:
- Post daily bank receipts onto finance system, including into the fundraising database
- Manage income collection, banking and recording for all events
- Follow the guidance on cash handling procedures
- Process batch & maintain all donations
- Ensure that all payments and receipts are posted on the finance system in a timely manner
- Reconcile all bank accounts on a timely basis
- Reallocate online giving to the appropriate income stream in liaison with the Data team
- Deal with grants
- Process expenses
What you'll need to succeed:
In order to succeed you will need previous finance experience, preferably within a charity. If you were studying for AAT, ACCA or CIMA this would also be an advantage. Strong systems skills are also essential.
What you'll get in return:
In return, you will have the opportunity to work within a well-respected and secure charity within an experienced team. The role is interim, but there may be the opportunity for the contract to be extended.
What you need to do now
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A Mental Health Charity in Central London is looking for an interim Finance Officer to join the team on a temp to perm basis.
Client Details
A lovely Mental Health Charity in Central London, offering Hybrid working
Description
- Full responsibility of raising invoices for Head Office and Corporate Partnerships. Liaise with internal teams in order to ensure that invoices are raised upon request and actively reconcile records each month in order to identify aging debt.
- Setting up sales invoicing portals as required by customers and ensuring all required invoices are logged via this method of invoice submission.
- Production of monthly reports for Regional Managers, Head of Operations and Head Office. Design and produce ad-hoc reports used for error checking and cost analysis.
- Assist with the processing the monthly payroll via Payrite for approx. 500 employees. Ensure the accurate processing of starter, leavers, changes to contracts and overtime. Manually calculate statutory (SSP, SMP, etc), bonus payments, lieu payments, additional payments and company sickness payments.
- Assist with payroll queries. Liaise directly with employees and HR in order to resolve complex queries in a professional and timely manner.
- Assist with the managing and maintaining the auto-enrolment process for pensions in order to ensure that all personnel are automatically enrolled and removed upon request. Take Responsible for the re-enrolment process every three years as per current pension regulations.
- Managing and monitoring the retail finance mailbox on a daily basis and ensuring invoices received are approved in a timely and efficient manner.
- Use a range of office software including email, spreadsheets and database information to produce timely and accurate reports.
- Support Finance Manager and Head of Central Services and Finance when required.
- Assist with ad-hoc task relating to the finance team.
Profile
- Experience using Payrite
- A proven track record in end to end payroll processing
- Ability to use MS office applications - Word, Excel & outlook
- High attention to detail
- Well-developed interpersonal skills
- Excellent telephone manner
- Excellent organisation skills- able to prioritise
Job Offer
£28,000 - £30,000
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Finance Officer
Salary: £22,236 per annum
Based: Dartington office, Sheffield office or Remote from within UK
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: FTC Fixed to term of programme through March 2023, with review to make permanent at end of term.
Research in Practice work with clients across children’s services, adult health and social care across the UK, supporting them to develop an evidence-informed approach to their work. Our focus is on using evidence from research and practice to improve practice, policy and services in order to achieve positive outcomes for people of all ages.
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Finance Officer with excellent communication, organisational and information management skills to support our growing business in a full-time role.
You will work as part of our core business finance teams, with specific time allocated to provide finance support to the national Tackling Child Exploitation programme (TCE) funded by the Department for Education. Approximately half of your time will be spent supporting the wider business, with the remainder being spent working with the national TCE programme team.
Experience in raising and processing purchase orders, invoice processing, and maintaining project finances is essential. The successful candidate will be able to read a monthly transaction list, apply expenses to budgets, and work with project managers to forecast future expenses.
You will contribute to the work of the finance team by:
- Carrying out a range of financial transactions and operations such as processing electronic purchase order requests, processing of invoices, following up with invoice approvers.
- Quality assuring financial data and information management, ensuring accurate financial coding and record keeping.
- Building and maintaining good relationships with internal and external customers (eg suppliers and colleagues), be the first point of contact investigating and resolving invoicing and payment queries.
- Processing and applying monthly expenses to appropriate budget line items, tracking outstanding purchase order balances, updating forecasts, and escalating any unusual variances in spend.
- Engaging with suppliers and colleagues to ensure invoices are submitted and processed in a timely manner and to our organisational finance quality standards.
About you
You will have experience in working in a similar role, will be creative and have a solution-focused approach to managing competing demands. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and delegates.
We work with clients across England and Wales from our main office in Dartington, Devon and a satellite office in Sheffield. Candidates can apply to work in either location and remote working within the UK may also be considered.
Closing date: 6th June 2022
Interviews will be held remotely on 15 June 2022.
Dartington Trust is an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.
About Dartington Trust
We believe that big ideas can make the world a better place. So our beautiful estate is home to a community of people who nurture new thinking, encourage learning and debate, and work every day to inspire one another. There are many sides to Dartington and that’s what makes our future so exciting. Come and be part of it.
Interested?
Please click the Apply button. You will be redirected to our website, where you can complete your application for this position.
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I am seeking an interim Senior Finance Officer for one of my key London based clients for a 6 month assignment, starting ASAP!
This is an exciting opportunity to specifically support the project accounting team by consolidating bids and blue budget reforecasts into the accounting system, taking ownership of the sales ledger function, and supporting the Purchase Ledger Controller.
This involves timely updates of the AACL and preparing month-end tasks to provide accurate monthly management accounts. You will also be involved in Financial accounting, managing the sales ledger by raising sales invoices and performing credit control duties, Head office petty cash, and supporting the other Senior Finance Officer to manage the purchase ledger.
The role is a 6 month fixed term contract with the opportunity to go “temp to perm”.
The salary on offer is £30K.
Interviews will be this week with an immediate start, although they will wait for someone with a notice period if one needs to be taken into account.
You will be a Part qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW or equivalent) as a minimum and have experience of identifying accounting errors, and preparing and processing corrective journals, as well as experience of budgeting, extracting management data from a financial system and report writing.
You must have excellent Excel skills, including regular creation and use of pivot tables, vlook-up, SUMIF.
If you have experience of the following, that would also be to your advantage but it is not “essential”:
- Experience working in the Charity sector
- Familiarity with charity accounting requirements, particularly full cost recovery
- Experience with MS Dynamic Great Plains accounting system
- Experience of using financial accounts to produce financial project reports for external funders
My client is a very passionate international children’s organisation. At present they are looking to recruit some additional support for their finance team as they look to set up a new programme of support for the Ukrainian crisis. This role can be completed on an entirely remote basis with travel to a central London office roughly once a month.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Reconcile balance sheet accounts required, identify discrepancies and proposing journals to correct and maintain the integrity of the general ledger in line with the month end timetable
- Maintain metrics around processing times and departmental performance for review by the Director of Finance & Resource
- Input and code invoices to the organisation’s finance system ensuring authorisations are made by the appropriate budget holder.
- Maintain the purchase ledger set up new existing accounts and manage the organisation’s payments to ensure that invoices are paid in line with payment terms
The Successful Candidate:
Will be someone proactive, who can demonstrate experience within a broad role. Part Qualified or QBE is desirable.
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About Hibiscus Initiatives
We are a passionate, women-centred organisation, having delivered high impact advocacy and advice services for 35 years to those at the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems. Hibiscus enables marginalised migrant women trapped in the immigration and justice system to rebuild their lives.
We have distinct expertise in delivering holistic, trauma-informed, and gender-responsive intervention services across four specialist service areas: prisons, international resettlement, community resettlement, and anti-trafficking.
As an organisation working on racial and gender justice and migrants’ rights Hibiscus is particularly keen to attract talent from Black and minoritised communities and those with lived experience of immigration restrictions, the criminal justice systems, and/or gender-based violence.
About You
We are excited to recruit for a meticulous, well-organised and resilient Finance Officer to join our Operation Team at the Hibiscus Initiatives office in Islington, London. We would love to hear from candidates who are motivated and passionate about leveraging their skills and experience to support third-sector organisations, and enable them to fulfil their charitable purpose efficiently and effectively.
The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience working in a finance operations capacity. The candidate will have an understanding and experience of working on QuickBooks, preparing and managing budgets, payroll, financial policies, financial risk management with the operational knowledge and skills needed to meet the needs of a growing, fast-paced charity.
They will ideally also have an interest in Hibiscus’ key work areas – criminal justice, immigration and migrants’ rights, racial justice, and/or gender-based violence/gender justice.
We are committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. We provide regular training and other learning opportunities, offer wellbeing classes and activities, clinical supervision, 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme, and other benefits to support staff wellbeing.
Please note that we may close either or both vacancies early if suitable candidates are found and/or a sufficient number of candidates have applied. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
To apply please download the Job Description and carefully read through the information provided regarding the role and person specification
Please send us the following by the closing date of 6 June:
An up-to-date CV (no more than 2 pages)
A cover letter addressing relevant parts of the Person Specification in the Job Description outlining why you are the right person for the role (no more than 1 page)
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Please note that interviews are held on a rolling basis.
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Head of Finance & HR required for leading Mid Sussex Public Sector body
Qualified ACCA/CIMA/ACA Accountant required
Client Details
Established Mid Sussex Public Sector body are looking to recruit a Head of Finance & HR candidate. The successful applicant will be expected to develop and provide leadership for the organisations' finance services and act to continuously improve the financial information management and technology strategies which support the finance services of the organisation to meet its strategic and operational objectives.
Description
To manage the day-to-day financial and accounting operations of the Association by:
- Maintaining an internal reporting system and account structure that ensures transparency and accountability for all financial activities
- Providing accurate and timely information to Boards and actively participate in meetings. This includes cashflow reporting and variance budget analysis
- Preparing annual statutory accounts including planning and managing annual audits
- Compiling annual budgets and assure appropriate resource for program spending needs, and monitor expenditure to ensure compliance with Board approved budget
- Overseeing the inputting of financial data, invoice processing, banking and payments
- Maintaining Sales and Purchase Ledgers including a Purchase Order System
- Overseeing the credit control / debt management process Head of Finance & Operations Last
- Reconciling bank accounts
- Preparing and submit VAT returns
- Managing the: PAYE/payroll service; pension scheme; cash flow and investments
- Maintaining IT based accounts package linked to membership database
- Managing reporting from Sales ledger, overseeing the finance reporting library, to ensure efficiencies and added value Delivery of financial support and advice by:
- Providing forecasts and other data analysis as required
- Advising on future financial planning policy taking account of legislative changes
- Assisting with the preparation of the Year End Accounts and annual audit
- Undertake other work as required by the Chief Executive. HR & Office Services
- Leading HR & office service strategies in partnership with our HR Manager, keeping Senior Management Team and employees updated on HR initiatives. Oversee employee relation matters (including investigations) in compliance with our HR policies and procedures, UK law and HR best practice. Governance
- To ensure legal compliance of the Association ensuring that statutory forms are promptly filed with Companies House and the Association's responsibilities under the Companies Act are fully complied with. Line management
- Provide leadership and effective management to drive innovation in delivery of service, motivating the team to implement a culture of customer service.
Profile
Fully Qualified in Accounting practices with relevant and strong experience of financial accounting and financial management
- Post holder should have a confident and assured manner and be able to liaise with staff and members , and to work with individuals at all levels
- High degree of integrity, confidentiality and personal qualities necessary to earn respect and cooperation from all stakeholders
- Team player, with strong communication skills both oral and written
- Able to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a strong attention to detail
- Good IT knowledge and experience
Job Offer
- Flexi time
- Hybrid working
- 35 hour week
- Season ticket advance (paid back monthly)
- On-site parking
- Tailored learning and development, including formal training, attending events and knowledge sharing sessions
- Career opportunities
- Active employee voice
- Life assurance
- Casual dress Fridays
- Generous pension