Finance business partner jobs near Lewisham, Greater London

Haringey Education Partnership

Haringey Education Partnership is a not-for-profit, schools-led school improvement company established by Haringey and Enfield schools in partnership with Haringey Council from September 2018. We exist to improve outcomes for children and young people through delivering the best school improvement available anywhere in the country. We support all types and phases of schools in Haringey and Enfield who want to work with us and our family of 100+ schools.

Our vision is to inspire our schools so every child and young person is able to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Our mission is to raise outcomes for all in HEP schools so achievement is as good as, or better than, anywhere in the country.

Role Profile

We are seeking to engage a highly motivated and experienced qualified accountant to lead the finance function following a period of set up and growth.

This is a hands on, top-table strategy role, and you will have the assistance of a part-time finance assistant. 

We are a small company and the post holder will be expected to contribute broadly across the business, particularly in identifying and delivering new commercial opportunities.

The role straddles financial and management accounting, and the post holder will have excellent communication skills, both written and oral, in being the chief financial advisor to the board, and in being a business partner to the leadership team and beyond.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that business processes, administration and financial management are as efficient as possible
• Assist the Chief Executive in the identification and delivery of business development opportunities
• Undertake and present the finance work associated with new services or products, ensuring that the associated commercial strategies (such as pricing) are appropriate
• Act as chief financial advisor to the board and the finance committee
• Act as business partner to company budget holders in the preparation and presentation of tailored financial management information
• Lead the maintenance of the accounting system (Quickbooks)
• Lead planning and forecasting activities with business partners to achieve business and company goals
• Prepare and present financial reports for the company’s finance committee and board
• Prepare and present financial forecasts by modelling scenarios
• Ensure legal compliance with respect to Insurance, Companies House and HMRC requirements
• Prepare revenue, expense, cash flow and balance sheet analysis as required
• Lead on the preparation of the annual budget
• Assist management to make better financial decisions to improve financial sustainability
• Provide the management and development of the financial assistant
• Review and process payments of creditors and employees (payroll is currently outsourced)
• Participate and, where appropriate, lead in the execution of changes to procedures, policies and systems to facilitate expansion, compliance and scaling of the business
• Prepare final accounts and lead the external audit
• Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns and the annual corporation tax return
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with auditors, solicitors and the bank
• Oversee the correct accounting for the relationship with HEP’s charitable arm, HEP Horizons
• Any other duties commensurate with the role

Person Specification

• Qualifications
  • Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CPFA)
  • Demonstrable CPD
• Financial Accounting
  • Technical knowledge commensurate with a small business
  • Preparation of VAT and Corporation tax returns
  • Preparation of final accounts
  • Leading on annual audit
• Management accounting
  • Budget preparation and monitoring
  • Evidence of business partnering with non-finance managers
  • Preparation and presentation of financial management information to committee and board
• Business Development
  • Evidence of working commercially, preparing finance work for business development
  • Evidence of cross-organisation working
  • Evidence of commercial development aptitude
• Management
  • Evidence of managing and developing staff
  • Evidence of influencing skills

Personal Qualities

You will:

• Have strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to build relationships quickly
• Be adaptable with good organisational skills
• Be a team player, with the confidence to lead, motivate and influence
• Have a commitment to customer-focussed working
• Have a passion for improving outcomes for children and young people
• Have an understating of the issues around diversity and anti-discrimination and a commitment to both

Other information 

• Salary:£60-70k per annum + 30 days holiday + generous defined contribution pension scheme
• Full-time, 35 hours per week (will consider part-time for an exceptional candidate)
• The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply

Please submit a comprehensive CV AND with a covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4 setting out your interest in the role along with details of how you would deliver on the responsibilities of the role and how you meet the skills and experience required.

Interviews:  HEP will commence interviews for this role w/c 22nd August

We are excited to launch our search for our next Finance Manager. 

About Rethinking Economics International

Rethinking Economics (RE) is an international network working to build better Economics in society and the classroom. Our vision is of economies which serve people and the planet. Our purpose is to build a diverse movement of people who challenge, interrogate, and renew the practice, teaching and application of economics. 

We started as a student movement in 2012 and have since grown to become a registered charity with an eight-person staff team. Through a mixture of campaigning, events and projects, we support over 120 student groups in 30 countries around the world, who work alongside thousands of supportive members of the public.

Due to the nature of our network, the Finance Manager will be responsible for supporting our network team by making international payments to the 30 countries where we have student groups. We distribute funds to these groups for events, activities and general expenses.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for someone methodical, systematic, good at problem solving, and who has a high level of accuracy in their work. You will manage your time effectively and will work with team members in a way that is time efficient for both you and them.

You will be able to manage the day-to-day finances of the organisation through our Xero accountancy system. You will ensure payments are made promptly through our bank (Triodos) and our other platforms of payment (e.g., PayPal, Pleo virtual card system and international transfer platforms such as Wise and MoneyGram). You will also raise invoices and ensure all our payments from grant givers are paid promptly.

We also want someone who can look at our current processes to develop them, so they are more streamlined, effective and reflect good accounting practice.

In addition, we want someone who can create and interpret budgets, including the organisational budget, and manage the reporting for grant budgets.

You will be proactive and driven, with strong analytical, communication and skills as well as a desire to tackle new challenges.

You do not have to be based in the UK, but you do need to have a good understanding of UK accountancy, and what is expected for the Charity Commission with regards to the annual report and accounts. Our accounts are currently independently prepared by WYCAS, and we are not yet at te threshold for a full audit.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

We are committed to providing equality and fairness for all and not to discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, racialised identity, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, mental health, religion or age. We encourage and celebrate the different qualities that our colleagues, and others we work with, bring to our work. And we believe that seeing things from a wide range of different perspectives helps us to resolve problems, adapt our approaches and develop as an organisation. We want to bring greater diversity to our team and we’re keen to hear what you think you’ll bring from your own background and experience (beyond your professional skills and knowledge).

Before you apply, please visit our website for the full job role, and information about the key skills and experience we are looking for in our candidates for this role.

Job title: Head of Finance
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Starting from £48,000 per annum (FTE)
Working hours: 28 hours per week
Location: Home-based (UK)
Benefits: 32 days paid annual leave including public holidays per annum (FTE), flexible working and TreeSisters operates a discretionary wellness scheme which currently offers six wellness days (FTE) pro-rata per annum.
 

About the Role

At TreeSisters, we envision a world where it is normal for everyone to protect and restore themselves and their world.  Our mission is to inspire everyone to rebalance with nature and lead global action to increase reforestation.

As Head of Finance (HoF), you will be responsible for the daily operation of the finance function and its members. You will lead on ensuring statutory compliance and implementing best practice to ensure financial activities are smooth flowing throughout the organisation, accessible and transparent. Together with driving insight and analysis to both support and influence strategic decision making.

Core accountabilities of the role

• Financial Management & Governance. Responsible for the creation and/or annual review of all financial policies and procedures, as well as ensuring adherence to them. Manage all of the accounting and reporting, and having full responsibility for Banking and payroll management. Support the process of granting funds to our Tree Partners including, understanding tree price, supporting due diligence, monitoring, reporting and timely payments.
• Financial Viability. Oversee and report on all funding streams that support financial growth.
• Strategic Direction. Assess and explore ways to manage financial activities in line with paradigm shifts in global economics.  Provide recommendations for sustainability and maximizing income. 
• People and Cuture. Represent our organisation internally and externally.   Build and maintain relationships and line management for the Finance team.

Interested? 

For more information, please see the job description.

To apply for this position please complete our employment application form on the above link.  Please note the closing date for applications is 9am on (BST) on 8th September.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
TreeSisters is committed to a long-term, ongoing, organisation-wide journey of dismantling systemic racism and making our team and network as inclusive as possible. At TreeSisters, we want to encourage everyone to become restorers of the planet. We accept and welcome all whatever their culture, nationality, religious persuasion, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, gender, race or age. We aim to be an inclusive organisation allowing people to be themselves.

Who Are We?
TreeSisters is a UK registered social change and reforestation charity that places restoration into everyone’s hands. Our mission is to inspire everyone to rebalance with nature and lead global action to increase reforestation. 

We bring communities together and put solutions in their hands. By ethically funding the planting of over 26 million trees in places like Brazil, Borneo, Kenya, India, Madagascar and West Papua, we provide a measurable way to restore life and mitigate climate change. 

Our mantra is to make restoration the new normal. We actively encourage the cultural and behavioural shift required to move from a consumer to a restorative culture. With a focus on gender parity, we seek to empower women globally and champion the feminine within all of us toward personal and collective action on behalf of the earth. With our relentless desire for integrity, ethical, environmental action, decolonisation, and deep listening to Original Peoples, TreeSisters is looking to change the world. We want to inspire and encourage the feminine in everyone and allow people to fully and generously express their unique gifts on behalf of themselves, each other and the forests we love and need.

Job title: Finance Coordinator
Contract: Permanent
Salary: Starting from £25,000 per annum (FTE)
Working hours: 28 hours per week
Location: Home-based (UK)
Benefits: 32 days paid annual leave including public holidays per annum (FTE), Flexible working and TreeSisters operate a discretionary wellness scheme which currently offers six wellness days (FTE) pro-rata per annum.
 

About the Role

At TreeSisters, we envision a world where it is normal for everyone to protect and restore themselves and their world.  Our mission is to inspire everyone to rebalance with nature and lead global action to increase reforestation.

The Finance Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the financial administration of the organisation, from processing payments, raising invoices and keeping the accounting system up to date and functioning effectively and efficiently. They will be responsible for all balance sheet items including monthly bank reconciliations, fund reporting and production of the monthly management accounts. 

Core accountabilities of the role

• Prepare management accounts
• Make all company payments and monitor income streams
• Ensure compliance with Government institutions
• Assist with the audit
• Administer payroll
• Assist the Head of Finance

Interested? 

For more information, please see the job description.

To apply for this position please complete our employment application form by following the link above.  Please note the closing date for applications is 9am on (BST) on 8th September.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

TreeSisters is committed to a long-term, ongoing, organisation-wide journey of dismantling systemic racism and making our team and network as inclusive as possible. At TreeSisters, we want to encourage everyone to become restorers of the planet. We accept and welcome all whatever their culture, nationality, religious persuasion, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, gender, race or age. We aim to be an inclusive organisation allowing people to be themselves.

Who Are We?
TreeSisters is a UK registered social change and reforestation charity that places restoration into everyone’s hands. Our mission is to inspire everyone to rebalance with nature and lead global action to increase reforestation. 

We bring communities together and put solutions in their hands. By ethically funding the planting of over 26 million trees in places like Brazil, Borneo, Kenya, India, Madagascar and West Papua, we provide a measurable way to restore life and mitigate climate change. 

Our mantra is to make restoration the new normal. We actively encourage the cultural and behavioural shift required to move from a consumer to a restorative culture. With a focus on gender parity, we seek to empower women globally and champion the feminine within all of us toward personal and collective action on behalf of the earth. With our relentless desire for integrity, ethical, environmental action, decolonisation, and deep listening to Original Peoples, TreeSisters is looking to change the world. We want to inspire and encourage the feminine in everyone and allow people to fully and generously express their unique gifts on behalf of themselves, each other and the forests we love and need.

Are you someone with ideas and creativity to help support a growing and ambitious organisation that punches above its weight in the migration and development sector? Someone who is looking to grow with our organisation, with the positive prospect of increased and wider future opportunities.  

If so you can make a difference working in an organisation like ours, especially if you can demonstrate these additional and critical values in the work-place – integrity, honesty, curiosity, ingenuity, resourcefulness, flexibility and a sense of fun! 

AFFORD is looking for a self-starter, motivated and enthusiastic individual to manage and improve its Financial and Human Resource systems and processes

AFFORD was set up in the UK in 1994 with a mission  “to expand and enhance the contribution of the diaspora to Africa’s development". with AFFORD Europe being set up in 2019 to carry out specific functions of the organisation’s work in Europe.

The job of a Save the Children UK's Finance and Awards Manager (DEC Funding) is busy and varied.

• Do you have experience of managing award and financial aspects on large, complex donor awards and a strong understanding of the award (grant/contract) management processes from institutional donors?
• Are you experienced in partnerships management for Direct Spend awards, including proposal and budget development with partner agencies?
• Are you experienced of creating financial plans, budgets and reports with an understanding and experience of audit readiness/processes?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

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

About Us

 The number of children requiring humanitarian assistance is rising as the climate crisis, entrenched conflict, and fragility, forced migration and infectious diseases all lead to an increase in the frequency, duration, and severity of catastrophic events. With needs continuing to grow and rapidly outpacing available resources, humanitarians around the world are once more forced to do more with less. Recognising the changing humanitarian risk landscape, the need to stay relevant, and to step up for greater impact, Save the Children has adopted a bold vision for the future of its humanitarian work and as part of this, there is an important role for SCUK to play in identifying and supporting next-generation collaborative initiatives that will ultimately deliver impact for disaster-affected children and their families.

The Humanitarian Leadership Academy (HLA) as part of SCUK's humanitarian department provides high-quality humanitarian capacity strengthening for the movement, as well as the wider sector, as part of our shifting the power agenda. The HLA's mission, as a team within the humanitarian department, is to enable people around the world to prepare for and respond to crises in their own countries, by providing quality learning opportunities.

The HLA's approach spans from focused needs-based learning in countries hit by crises to the huge international reach of our learning platform, Kaya.  They are a global team that has a full suite of in-house skills to provide and develop the offer; technical and learning experts, platform specialists, a digital and design studio, communications support and more.  The HLA enables SCUK to offer the most effective and impactful humanitarian capacity strengthening resource for both the Save the Children movement, the wider humanitarian sector and beyond. 

As part of Save the Children's regional response for Ukraine, HLA is leading SCUK's “Engine 2” response, funded through the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). 

Job Purpose

The role will sit within the Operations team within the HLA, which is responsible for ensuring operational excellence and high performance.  The Finance & Awards Manager will work closely with the Head of Operations, Operations Lead and HLA Finance Business Partner with finance and awards management responsibilities as part of SCUK's DEC funded response to the Ukraine crisis.

The purpose of this role is to ensure both financial and awards management compliance for HLA's DEC funding alongside the rapid implementation of our Engine 2 programming – which includes supporting delivery of quality programme implementation in accordance with the agreed donor budget, knowledge management and maintenance of all documentation audit trails, and oversight staff costs recovery.  

The Finance and Awards Manager will ensure that SCUK standards and processes are followed across the teams and acting as the focal point for the finance and awards management and compliance activities of the team.  You will also liaise regularly and consistently with HLA's Operations Lead and Finance Business Partner, keeping up-to-date on all SCUK finance and awards management processes.

Main Accountabilities

The Finance and Awards Manager's key duties will be to:

General and Award Management

• Lead on financial and award management for HLA's Engine 2 DEC funding – throughout the project cycle ensuring at all stages that the control framework of the funding is consistent with the situation.
• Ensure robust award management systems are in place for the DEC award funding (e.g. procurement, contract amendments, income processing, and reporting) and that all donor compliance and SCUK quality requirements are met fully.
• Provide advice on donor relations strategy with the DEC, leveraging on funding opportunities, and managing donor expectations.
• Manage and process monthly HLA DEC staff salary recharges and maintain current recharge information on HLA's recharge tracker.
• Ensure that awards management information systems are up-to-date and global and internal processes are followed.
• Ensuring that award risk assessments are completed and periodically reviewed, taking timely actions to mitigate risk when needed
• HLA DEC lead for both internal and external audits.
• Periodically run award reviews to ensure that audit documentation is being adequately maintained and that all awards are compliant in case of audit.
• Liaise with HLA's Operations Lead to address complex or systemic issues, coordinate communications to DEC stakeholders, and ensure needs and are effectively prioritised.

Finance

• Consolidate financial data across multiple HLA and SCUK stakeholders, plus external partners to deliver timely and accurate reporting to the DEC.
• Manage highly attentive and detailed monitoring of the DEC funding's budget vs. actuals (BVA) data, including thoroughly explaining variances to the Finance Business Partner for the purposes of financial month-end commentary to the senior leadership team, and flagging all key issues in a timely fashion as they arise.
• Partner with the relevant HLA DEC programme managers (PMs), to provide consistent BVA information and spending planning
• Work with the HLA Finance Business Partner and HLA team to ensure that the DEC budget is effectively re-phased as needed at the time of the quarterly organisational (re)forecasting process
• Develop HLA and partner SCUK teams proposal budgets for future DEC programme funding.
• Provide high quality donor financial reports, and respond to donor financial report queries.
• Consolidate financial data from with various stakeholders across HLA, SCUK and external partners to deliver timely and accurate reporting to the DEC.
• Work closely with the HLA Finance Business Partner to ensure that the DEC funding is correctly processed at SCUK financial year-end.

Person Profile

Experience and Skills

• Experience of working with aid agencies'(such as the Disasters Emergency Committee) projects and funding
• Experience of managing award and financial aspects on £10m+ donor awards with multiple departments, stakeholders, and sub-grantees / financially managing a consortium of multiple partners
• Demonstrated partnerships management for Direct Spend awards, including proposal and budget development with partner agencies, compiling and reviewing Sub-grant Agreements, monitoring partners' activities and creating donor financial reports.
• Demonstrated competency with financial plans, budgets and reporting including construction and monitoring of budgets.
• Project management experience and skills, with a knowledge of governance tools and techniques and experience of managing complex cross-organisational projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent understanding of audit readiness and experience of the audit process.
• Experience of managing award and financial aspects on a large donor award with multiple stakeholders

Abilities 

• Highly numerate with the ability to monitor and manage financial information.
• Excellent organisation and administration skills with the ability to plan and prioritise work for self and others.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify key points from complex material or information.
• Professional interpersonal and communication skills with ability to communicate to wide range of people at all levels of seniority from a variety of countries and backgrounds, partner organisations, donors and other external contacts.

Aptitude

• Strong understanding of the award (grant/contract) management including but not limited to institutional donors.
• Highly computer literate and confident with MS Office

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

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

To see our full statement please visit our website. 

About Cord

Cord is an international charity working to make peace a reality where people don’t have the freedom to exercise their rights. We work to build the relationship between those in power and local communities. 

We believe that people flourish when all parts of society work together. Peaceful relationships make that possible. The simple act of talking begins a journey of growth which transforms mistrust, includes the excluded and turns adversaries into allies.

We are a small committed team who love working together to make a huge impact. If you like the sound of us then take a look at the current roles we have available to come and join our team!

About the Role

The post will work closely with the Head of Finance & Operations to introduce and roll out a cloud-based accounting system. It will involve collaboration with technical finance colleagues and programmes staff across Cord’s countries of operation in the UK, East Africa, and South-East Asia.

This is an exciting role that contributes to the organisation’s digitalisation and localisation agendas. On completion of this finance system change project, Cord will have a fully digital operating model. As well as improving efficiency across the organisation, this project will enable the roles of finance staff globally to be re-imagined as tasks become less location dependent. This will allow the release of currently under-utilised skills and talents of Cord’s finance staff around the world, and it will strengthen the opportunity for decisions to be made closer to the communities that we serve.

Alongside the system change project you will add vital capacity to the finance team providing support in the areas of programme financial management, donor compliance and partner grant management.

Cord is single entity registered as a UK charity and receives funding mostly from institutional donors, in particular the EU and the US government. To be suitable for this role you will have good understanding of the UK SORP, donor compliance and restricted fund management, as well as of multi-currency working. 

To be successful in this role you will need to be able to work collaboratively with colleagues from across Cord’s global team having advanced interpersonal skills, you will also need self-drive to keep the change project on track amidst a busy ongoing operation.We are looking for a qualified accountant but those with equivalent experience are encouraged to apply.

On a day to day basis you'll be working as part of the Finance Group with the Cord country teams providing support on programme financial management and grant compliance issues alongside developing and implementing the finance system change workplans.

We’re recruiting a Finance Manager!

We are a dynamic organisation, seeking to appoint a highly motivated and experienced Finance Manager to join our Executive team. This is a key role working closely with the CEO, the Executive team and Trustees. You will lead on the financial management of the organisation and play an active role in the management team’s strategic decisions for the future.

Gestalt is an approach to life, counselling and psychotherapy that enables people to develop meaningful relationships, navigate change and lead fulfilling lives by creatively utilising their own resources, skills and strengths.

At the Gestalt Centre, our vision is a world were meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives. We promote and support the emotional and psychological well-being of people and organisations through Gestalt education, training and practice.

Ready to make a difference? Join our team!

• join a highly committed, experienced and collaborative team in a dynamic participatory organisation that is growing and  changing in innovative ways
• deliver a diverse role with opportunities to grow as a professional
• join the Gestalt Centre, a beacon of excellence in the therapy world
• support people develop emotional and psychological wellbeing and create a world where meaningful relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives
• flexible working, home working and convenient office location for your office visits. Options to be based at home or in the office.

FINANCE MANAGER JOB DESCRIPTION

Role Purpose

Proactively plan and manage the finances of our small dynamic and growing organisation

Responsible for the smooth running of all aspects of financial management.

Main objectives

• Provide leadership, in-depth knowledge and financial expertise to support the organisation’s strategic development and operations
• Lead on the day-to-day management of financial operations and ensure sound financial management and accuracy around all financial routines, procedures and compliance with all relevant financial statutory and regulatory requirements
• Prepare statutory and management accounts and lead on the annual audit
• Provide and manage sound financial reporting for both internal and external stakeholders

You would be a motivated and forward-thinking Finance Manager with sound technical skills, project management ability and good strategic thinking, working closely with the CEO and the senior management team to ensure effective financial planning, reporting and management.

The role would suit a ‘can do’ person, working independently and collaboratively with colleagues, with minimal supervision. You would be flexible and open minded and enjoy thinking and acting proactively, with confidence, adapting your skills to the requirements of the role in a dynamic organisation.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Financial Leadership and senior management

• Lead on the day-to-day management of the financial operations, forecasting and the annual planning and budgeting process, working closely with the CEO
• Provide sound financial advice to the CEO, Executive and Trustees also assisting with business planning and strategy, forecasting, projections and business models
• As part of the Executive, you will ensure that the organisation makes the most of opportunities and works with challenges effectively as they arise and in order to meet priorities.
• Monitor any cash flow forecasts and the budget against actuals and in relation to approved expenditure and note any major variations in budget expenditure
• Management accounts and financial report for the Executive and Trustees
• Writing, reviewing and updating finance policies as and when required
• Update and manage all financial procedures and systems
• Prepare and issue employee contracts and liaise with staff regarding relevant information important for payments, ensuring payroll is timely and accurate
• Work with the CEO to review and manage systems and operational contracts
• Monitor telephone, utility and photocopier bills, re-negotiating rates before the end of contracts
• Ensure that office, building and professional indemnity insurances are up to date and renew them annually
• Lead on the audit process and ensure it is carried out effectively and in a timely manner
• Collaborative working with staff and key stakeholders: meetings, reporting, negotiating and other associated tasks.

• Liaise with London Metropolitan University regarding student registration invoicing and attend 5-yearly review meeting
• Update Security Policies as requested by Security Metrics for the Executive Centre Manager
• Direct line management of the bookkeeper

Accounting

• Supervise and review all accounting records processed by the bookkeeper
• Ensure timely, up to date and accurate accounting practice including journal entries, accruals, phasing and reconciliation
• Prepare monthly Management Accounts and Financial reports including Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account for monthly Executive and quarterly Trustees meetings
• Prepare room income comparison tables and graph and occupancy report for Executive and Trustees meetings
• Manage credit control, ensuring that student fees are received by due dates and room users pay on time
• Prepare course fees and room charges for decision by executive and issue new fee sheets
• Ensure that staff and tutors are paid correctly and on time
• Liaise with auditors to ensure annual accounts are prepared and filed by due dates
• Manage monthly pension submission and carry out administration
• Banking
• Authorise payment of suppliers, with CEO involvement as and when required.

Governance

• Ensure legal compliance with respect to Insurance, Charity Commission, Companies House and HMRC requirements
• Ensure compliance with Companies House, Charities Commission and HMRC and all requirements and standards, including filing of relevant accounts and compliance information
• Ensure financial policies, reporting systems and coding structures are maintained
• File quarterly report with National Statistics Office

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and experience  

• Qualified or part-qualified (final stage), for example ACA, ACMA, CIPFA, CIMA
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience working with a charity/not for profit
• Good experience of sound accounting and financial management in the charity/not for profit sector
• Sound knowledge and experience of leading and managing the audit process
• Thorough practical up-to-date understanding of management accounting principles and techniques
• In-depth knowledge and experience with payroll and pension processes and management systems for accounting functions, including QuickBooks
• Experience and skill providing monthly management accounts, year-end statutory accounts and financial reporting.
• Experience of contributing to the strategic, organisational and financial planning processes
• Good practical understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Good working knowledge of current accounting software systems
• Good understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the charity sector
• Excellent IT skills, including advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Competency using MS Office, email, online platforms and learning management systems
• Experience of working well within a multidisciplinary team (desirable)
• Experience facilitating or leading change and growth (desirable)

Qualities

• Passion and commitment to the Gestalt Centre values, work and direction
• Passion and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
• Awareness of self and others alongside a mindset and practice for growth and learning
• Leadership and management with kindness, integrity and collaboration
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including ability to communicate financial concepts and information in accurate, simple and clear ways and work collaboratively across teams and at a senior level
• Ability to manage competing priorities and detail with big picture thinking and lead effectively and at pace  
• Proactive dynamic leadership and project management skills
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills, along with creative and flexible thinking
• Ability to be flexible, adaptable with good organisational skills
• Ability to receive and provide feedback, learn and grow as a professional
• Creativity, resourcefulness and an open mind to be able to see opportunities, embrace challenges and facilitate resolution of any issues.
• Good understanding of and familiarity with organisational dynamics, realities and requirements of a not for profit

To apply please upload your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements for the role and the added value you’ll bring to it. 

Looking forward to receiving your application!

Finance Process Analyst | Interim 6 months + | £350 (Umbrella) per day

For a complex, global organisation, we're recruiting a Finance Process Analyst to provide support within the Finance Transformation team and drive the end-to-end reviews across global finance processes R2R, P2P, O2C, Master Data, Planning, and Management Reporting. This role will assist the design of the Finance Target Operating Model (TOM) and will work on scoping activities, then the preparation and execution of the design workshops.

Main Duties:

• Establish standardised delivery project management framework and process end-to-end from pipeline through to post-contract evaluation
• Establish and put in place governance for process ownership before and after transition to BAU
• Document current processes, identify business requirements, complete review and analysis and support the development of future improved end-to-end global standardised finance processes
• Analysis of what RACI element is applicable and what KPIs are required for each process
• Prepare and maintain plans for each deliverable and identify cross-workstream dependencies
• Complete all documentation of the "to be" process and manage the transition of the "to be" process to BAU.
• Support all stakeholders in the development of the "to be" design and the change control governance process
• Deliver workstream deliverables including training and documentation for end users

Person Specification:

• SAP system experience
• Experience of finance process improvement, process mapping, developing RACI charts and KPIs as well as controls and risks
• Experience working in international and multi-cultural companies
• Experience of MS Project, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Visio

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the 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.

We are looking for an experienced Finance professional to support the work of our Head of Finance as well as to coordinate the day-to-day running of the department. This is a 35 hours per week contract. 

Are you interested in working for an organisation with Investors in People Platinum Award which makes a real difference through the provision of high quality care and support?  Would you like to work for a flexible, diverse, inclusive, not-for-profit organisation? With good training and benefits? This is a great opportunity for someone with the right values and experience in Finance to make a difference in our Company and the wider Community.

In this role, you will be jointly responsible for a range of tasks, including:

• The day-to-day management of the Finance department and efficient management of the accounting functions.
• The preparation of quarterly accounts.
• Supporting the organisation with the financial management of contracts, to maximise accuracy and income.
• The preparation of draft year-end accounts.
• Assisting with the development, improvement, and implementation of The Action Group’s quality system within the finance team.

Please read the job description and person specification for full details.

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail as well as a proactive attitude to work, great interpersonal skills and experience writing reports for senior managers. Experience in working in a charity or social care organisation would be an advantage, but it is not essential.  You will also need to empathise with The Action Group’s values and have respect for confidentiality.

Benefits include

• Pension
• 24/7 employee assistance programme, with access to free legal advice and counselling
• Good annual leave entitlements
• Ongoing support, training and development opportunities
• TAG Rewards – our exclusive discounts and savings programme
• Travel time payable where applicable
• Mileage allowance where applicable

To apply please go to our website, read the job description and send us your CV and covering letter explaining how you are a good fit for the job. 

The closing date for applications is 09:00 on August 24 2022. 

Interviews are expected to take place on week commencing the 29 August. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications for the role. If you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. Please note that we are only able to get in touch with candidates who we are able to invite for interview.

We are looking for a part-time, UK-based Finance Manager who wants to work flexible hours from home and be a key member of a small, but influential, charity that helps museums work with the information that connects collections and audiences. This is an exciting time for Collections Trust, as we and our partners enter the detailed planning phase for a museum data service that will transform the way UK museums and their users work with the nation’s collections over coming years.

Aims and scope of the post

The aim of this post is to ensure sound financial management to support the organisation’s ongoing charitable work. The Finance Manager is responsible for CT’s financial strategy, timely and accurate financial administration, maintenance of financial and management accounts, as well as cash flow, stock control, payroll and pension.

Responsibilities and tasks

Budgeting and forecasting

• Produce annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts, and scenario models for the organisation budget.
• Support budget forecasting for project tenders, ensuring due diligence and financial viability.

Reporting

• Produce quarterly management accounts, including variance reports, analysis by income streams, and cashflow forecasts.
• Prepare and present financial reports for the quarterly board meetings and biannual audit committee meeting.
• Produce minutes of the audit committee meetings and contribute to the minutes of board meetings.
• Complete statutory reporting to Companies House, the Charity Commission and HMRC.
• Submit the relevant reports to funders to ensure timely receipt of grant payments.

Financial management

• Process supplier invoices and carry out twice-monthly payment runs.
• Raise customer invoices for consultancy work, licensing agreements, training, and other income due.
• Carry out credit control for overdue customer invoices.
• Manage payroll, including monthly payments to HMRC, payroll year end, and pension contributions.
• Manage CT bank accounts, including weekly monitoring of transactions and income matching, managing bank mandates and online access.
• Manage company credit cards, ensuring strong controls and adequate accounting for individual cardholders’ usage.
• Respond to financial queries from customers, suppliers, funders and staff members.
• Manage grant receipts.
• Oversee the retail function, responding to queries and issues regarding sales of items through the CT online shop.
• Oversee the purchase ordering system.

Accounting

• Carry out monthly bank account and credit card reconciliations.
• Complete month-end procedures, including processing accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and inventory list.
• Ensure accurate accounting for restricted and unrestricted funds.
• Complete quarterly VAT returns, ensuring the correct VAT treatment for all transactions (specifically regarding business/non business, and irrecoverable VAT designations).
• Complete year-end procedures and prepare draft statutory accounts for audit, together with schedules to support the figures and workings in the statutory accounts.
• Act as the main point of contact to external auditors, providing all required information.

Risk management

• Lead on maintaining the organisation’s strategic risk register.
• Ensure adequate annual insurance.
• Regularly review the reserves policy to ensure that it meets the needs of the organisation.
• Lead in liaising with the pension fund, actuary and trustees in the management of the (legacy) defined benefit pension scheme (now closed to new members).
• Carry out regular reviews of systems, procedures and financial controls to ensure they are fit for purpose.

Line management

• Management of the part-time Retail and Administration Officer (0.6 FTE).

General responsibilities

• Following the principles of Collections Trust’s policies and procedures.
• Additional duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.

Line management

The Finance Manager reports directly to the Chief Executive, and is in turn responsible for the line management of the 0.6 FTE Retail and Administration Officer.

Person specification

Collections Trust is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our sector, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. Please note that the Finance Manager will need to have the right to work in the UK.

Essential knowledge, skills and qualities

• A part-qualified accountant or equivalent knowledge gained through relevant experience.
• Three years’ experience in a similar role, ideally in the charity sector.
• Strong ICT skills including relevant accounting software and Microsoft Office 365 (particularly Excel).
• Ability to write clear and concise board reports, with the ability to communicate complex financial information to a non-financial audience.
• An excellent eye for detail and consistency.

Desirable knowledge, skills and qualities

• Honesty and integrity.
• A working knowledge of Xero or comparable accounting software.
• Familiarity with appropriate charity accounting practices (SORP regulations).
• Autonomy and ability to work effectively under own initiative.
• Strong verbal communications skills, able to convey financial information to a non-financial audience.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to work well within a team and manage others effectively.
• Enthusiasm, flexibility and proactive approach.
• Commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
• An understanding of relevant retail and/or consultancy operations.

The Paul Mellon Centre is looking for an experienced Finance Manager who will be responsible for managing the Centre’s day-to-day financial processing, systems and reporting, and supporting the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Due to the Centre’s recent growth and development, this exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic financial professional to join our team. 

As part of the Centre’s finance team, who work closely and support each other where necessary to deliver the Centre’s financial objectives and balance workload, this new role will be involved in all aspects of the team’s work and will work closely with staff across the Centre’s departments.

The ideal candidate will be a professionally qualified accountant with strong financial and accounting knowledge. We are looking for someone with a flexible, proactive and collaborative approach in addition to excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will also bring experience of managing and developing a small team, as well as excellent knowledge of finance systems and procedures.

The Paul Mellon Centre is an educational charity that champions new ways of understanding British art history and culture. We publish, teach and carry out research, both in London at the Centre and through our online platforms. Our archives, library and lively events programme are open to researchers, students and the public. The Centre’s grants and fellowships enable institutions and individuals to pursue exhibitions, publications, events and scholarly projects. Through all areas of our work, we promote activities that enhance and expand knowledge about British art. The Centre was founded in 1970 by art collector and philanthropist Paul Mellon, and is part of Yale University and partner to the Yale Center for British Art.

Whilst experience in the charity, publishing and/or arts sectors would be beneficial it is not essential, and we welcome applications from capable candidates from all backgrounds.

Why join us?

• Hybrid working (up to 40 per cent work from home available by agreement)
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CPD supported

Programme Finance Specialist, Temp. £200 per day (Umbrella). Remote

For an international NGO operating in over 100 countries, we are recruiting an interim Programme Finance Specialist for up to 2 months to support them during a busy period. This role will provide contract, finance, and compliance support for several contracts through end-to-end programme management, funding proposals, donor reporting and project close-out. The Programme Finance Specialist will work on key UK and FCDO donors and deliver finance training to programme managers. This is a fully remote role.

Main Duties:

• Provide support on program management and contract set up, budget cost proposal, grant management, compliance, cashflow management and monitoring of the grants and contracts
• Support Program Funding Team in proposal budget development
• Prepare country office agreements (IPIA) and advise on consortium agreements
• Ensure compliance with FCDO donor requirements
• Review contract performance of projects and carry out contract and finance activities including Donor reporting
• Prepare responses to donor audit queries as well as budgeting and reforecasting processes
• Reconcile all active projects and close-out calculations

What will you bring to this role?

• International grant management for EU and UK Donors including FCDO
• Budgeting and financial analysis of international programmes
• Strong MS Excel
• Experience from the charity and NGO sector including Donor contract and reporting
• Strong understanding of UK/European donor financial compliance and contract requirements

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the 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.

Our Finance department is looking for a Finance Manager to join our Finance and Central Services Team.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting the CFO and Finance team in the management of all financial and accounting aspects of Hillsong Church London. Taking responsibility for the leadership of the finance team, with the Finance Manager focusing on supervision of accounting and bookkeeping, financial and process controls, management information and annual audit.

Financial control

• Designing and maintaining adequate and appropriate financial controls for all areas
• Responsible for end-to-end accounting practices
• Ensuring the full reconciliation and maintenance of balance sheet accounts (with accounts team), including prepayments, accruals, and accounts payable, and providing management analysis on same.
• Preparation and entry of journals and other monthly adjustments
• Supervision of accounting and bookkeeping functions in line with accounting standards and audit requirements include items such as income recognition, restricted funds and expense management
• Treasury functions including monitoring of banking, management of cash balances including restricted funds and in line with cash forecasting information
• Preparation of monthly cash flow information
• Maintenance of fixed asset ledger including management of capital budgets
• Ensuring the correct preparation of periodic VAT returns, including responsibility to ensure compliance and best practice for all aspects of VAT as it applies to the organisation. Working with AP and income functions to ensure return prepared correctly and efficiently.
• Understanding of taxation issues as relevant to the organisation, including employment matters and ensuring adherence to taxation regulation. Annual submissions of P11D and PSA forms.
• Reconciling intercompany balances including liaising with Hillsong international teams and maintain correct controls over recharged costs
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts and audit file, including management of audit process and liaising with external auditors and supplying required information
• Management of appropriate financial policies and procedures to support financial controls
• Supervision of work completed by accounts assistants relating to accounts payable, income processing and gift aid reconciliation
• Providing technical on the job training and development to accounts assistants.

Management Accounting and Information

•  Preparation of monthly management accounts including supporting schedules and information
• Responsible for collation of monthly reporting packs for Board, Global and other reporting as required.
• Working with Management Accountant to develop reporting packs that meet management reporting needs.
• Collating variance analysis and providing reports and analysis to CFO and other senior staff, with appropriate reports designed as required. Other management reporting as and when required

Accounting and Financial Systems and Processes

• Ownership of all financial systems and processes, including constant review of best practice, ensuring all processes are efficient and effective
• Working with Head of Operations to ensure processes are understandable and relevant to all departments, that sufficient training and resourcing is in place to equip other areas to effectively manage department finances.
• Liaising with other departments to ensure good financial reporting as relevant to each area of church operations
• Functioning as Business Partner to departments as needed
• Review and continuous improvement of all financial tools, reports and accounting systems
• Working with Head of Operations to ensure strong processes and best practice in areas of procurement, asset management and other commercial operations.
• Responsible for payroll processes, working with HR team to ensure best practice and fit-for-purpose systems to maintain payroll records, process payroll and record transactions correctly.

Management of Finance Team

• Responsible for day-to-day workflow of finance team, including ensuring effectiveness and efficiency of roles
• Training, development, and upskilling of finance team, including responsibility for well-being of team members
• Working with CFO for appropriate team structure and roles and responsibilities to meet organisational operations and change. 

Skills & Educational Requirements:

• Proven experience in an accounting role within a professional environment
• Qualified (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• Technical accounting knowledge as applies to organisation and statutory accounts
• Appropriate Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience of AP and managing effectively
• High attention to detail and ability to meet assigned deadlines with accurateness
• Comfortable working with various deadlines and multiple projects at the same time, delivering consistently in a dynamic, challenging environment
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail including ability to self-review and maintain accuracy
• Ability to delegate and manage the work of others
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate financial information to non-financial peers
• Able to take initiative and self-manage your own workload

Why work for Hillsong Church?

We work in a dynamic, growing, Christ-centred environment that is influencing the world.

We’re always looking for people to join our team! We have a range of exciting employment opportunities spanning various occupations, capabilities, and skill levels. Turn your passion for God into a career that builds the local and global church.

Employees at Hillsong are offered some great benefits including:

• 28 Days Annual Leave including bank holidays PLUS additional leave for office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Enhanced Company Maternity leave
• Employer Pension Contribution
• Flexible working including hybrid working from home where possible
• Annual staff retreat at offsite location
• In-house learning and development with access to resources via online platform for enhancing personal and professional skills
• Opportunity to apply for financial and leave support for external study programs and qualifications
• Access to Employee Assistance Programs, including health, wellbeing, and other support available. Specialist wellbeing resources and support available.
• Health Intervention program offering opportunity to be referred to professional health services.
•  Interest free Season Ticket and Bike2Work loans

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply today!