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Check my CVTitle: Finance and Operations Manager
Location: Primarily remote for the first year, then based in London
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: GBP £36,000 - £46,000
Applications Close: 2 April 2021; applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
Start date: position is available immediately
Summary:
We are seeking a full-time London-based Manager to work alongside the Founder and Executive Director to provide a comprehensive finance driven operations system. The role will include organizational operations, human resources, financial due diligence, donor reporting, budget management, audit management and resources allocation. The appointed manager will need to have good overall financial skills including knowledge of building of a finance system thus enabling the operations of the organization to function effectively.
About All Survivors Project:
All Survivors Project (ASP) is an independent, international organisation that conducts research and advocacy and facilitates inter-disciplinary dialogue and learning to improve global responses for every victim/survivor of sexual violence including men and boys in situations of armed conflict and forced displacement. Through our work with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders and with male survivors of sexual violence, we seek to ensure that conflict-related sexual violence is prevented and that the rights of all victims/survivors, including men and boys, are fulfilled, and the dignity of all survivors is respected and protected. All Survivors Project has a team of full-time and part-time staff members in the UK and Europe.
About the position:
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Finance and Operations Manager will support a growing organization to plan for its future and meet its current commitments. The post holder will ensure adherence to financial policies and procedures including donor regulations and guidelines, and governmental compliance.
The Finance and Operations Manager will be the focal point for overall financial management and planning, including budgeting, donor proposal development, cash flow management, donor reporting, audits and internal capacity building. The Finance and Operations Manager will need to develop and build systems in the overall financial management of the organization. Whilst the Finance and Operations Manager will be the sole finance person to begin with, it is envisaged that a bookkeeper will be appointed to support the inputting requirements once systems are properly established.
The Finance and Operations Manager will also be the focal point for overall operations management, including legal compliance, managing and updating organizational policies, supporting ASP on human resources, internal communications, and documenting institutional memory. The role will also provide support to a growing team for daily operations.
Core Responsibilities:
The post holder will be expected to comply with all ASP policies and procedures. ASP has clear commitments to safeguarding all those it is in contact with, directly or indirectly, and the postholder will be required to work within ASP’s Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. Pre-employment recruitment checks will reflect these safeguarding commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Manager (Central Programmes)
BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international charity. We support the independent media essential to democracy and development; and support people facing insecurity, inequality and poverty with information they can trust – to protect health, bridge divides and challenge prejudice. With our partners we reach millions through creative communication and trusted media, helping people have their say, understand their rights, responsibilities and each other, and take action to transform their own lives.
We are now looking for an experienced and qualified Finance Manager with strong international development experience to join our central programmes team. The role will be the focal point across financial management, accounting processes and donor compliance for BBC Media Action's multi-country projects. She/he will also play a business partner role, working closely with colleagues in our country offices and the UK to design and plan new, multi-country projects.
You will ideally hold a professional accounting qualification and have strong experience in the international development field, preferably including both consortium financial management and US government budgeting and grant management experience. You’ll also bring great written and verbal communication skills and excellent financial management and analysis skills, with the ability to communicate complex data and principles clearly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Manager - Projects
12 month Fixed Term Contract
£43,000 - £47,000pa
London and Currently Remote
The purpose of this role is to support the Head of Finance and Financial controller in driving change across the finance team and the wider organisation to deliver more effective and efficient finance processes and ensure we are ready for the implementation of new finance systems.
Key Accountabilities / Objectives:
- To lead on key projects across the team as directed, working independently or collaboratively as a part of a wider team, ensuring they are completed within agreed deadlines and budget.
- To undertake a thorough review of all key financial controls to ensure they are well defined, fit for purpose and fully implemented.
- Develop a finance manual and finance team training materials
- To take a lead role in the project team responsible for the replacement of the finance systems with a particular focus on ensuring that supporting processes are effective and efficient.
- To improve data quality and timeliness across the finance team by finding out root causes of delays and data failures and identifying and implementing solutions.
Essential Education and Skills
- Qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience.
- Extensive experience of using finance systems – Great Plains would be desirable.
- Knowledge of Charities SORP, statutory accounting regulations, VAT (including exempt, partial exemptions and reverse VAT), PAYE and other payroll taxes, and Gift Aid.
- Experience of working effectively in cross-functional teams
- Proven experience of preparing annual accounts for external publication.
- Proven experience of coaching and training both finance and non-finance staff.
- Understanding of voluntary sector, financial controls required and how to work with decision making structure (including Trustees) preferred.
- Project management experience desirable but not essential.
Key Competencies:
- Confident and self-motivated with high resilience that can work independently or as part of a collaborative cross-functional team.
- Effective relationship builder with strong emotional intelligence and political awareness to proactively challenge and persuade senior stakeholders and partners.
- Analytical thinker with exceptional communication skills that engage and inspire.
- Dynamic professional with a positive, solution orientated and fun approach.
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Role closes - 12:00pm, 3rd Mar 2021 GMT (Europe/London)
Inclusivity at Comic Relief
We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, age, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to:
- Be valued for being yourself
- Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed
- Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background
- Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.
Comic Relief is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm.
* The position is currently working from home. Once the pandemic has calmed down. The role will come with flexible working.
* The position is part of the Senior Management Team and reports directly to the CEO and COO
* The position is open to Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountants
Salary is £35,000pa
About the Role
This is an exciting role for a professional with strong accounting and charity finance experience to join a small but growing charity.
You will have excellent understanding and experience of financial planning and implementing systems. Organised and with a high level of attention to detail, you will enjoy managing this function, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and as part of the SMT (Senior Management Team).
You will lead on all financial activities: accounting, budget setting and forecasting, financial management control policies and procedures, gift aid, banking and support donor management activities.
Key Accountabilities
Financial Management
* Ensuring all financial information held supports the SMT and ultimately the trustee board to make sound decisions
* Responsible for all month end processes, prepare key account reconciliations
* Set up of budget systems and support budget holders to prepare and manage their budgets, including advising on expenditure coding
* Prepare information (monthly, quarterly and annually) e.g. on budget spend and forecasting for funding bids and generation of new income.
* Review and analyse financial reports and budgets with SMT, reporting on trends and performance against budgets to inform management decisions and strategic planning processes
* Work with Fundraising & Partnerships Manager (to be appointed) and Marketing Manager to present financial information in a meaningful way for annual reports, grant and impact reports etc.
* Ensure efficient financial management systems and planning to inform business development, fundraising strategies and demonstrates value for money across all activities
* With the Treasurer, ensure efficient preparation of annual financial accounts and budgets
* Proactively ensure financial policies are adhered to and kept up-to-date. Ensure an appropriate financial control environment is in place.
* Take a proactive lead on financial risk management
The IEA is the UK’s original free-market think-tank, founded in 1955. Our mission is to improve understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society by analysing and expounding the role of markets in solving economic and social problems.
The Finance Manager is a position of responsibility at the heart of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Working within the Operations Team, reporting to the COO while supporting all staff and Trustees, you are responsible for all administrative aspects of financial management, while providing support on governance and filings.
You are a qualified bookkeeper or accountant or have well developed ambitions to qualify (with our support). You are comfortable using modern finance systems, with a passion for adapting older systems to new ways of working. Your attention to detail and accuracy are excellent. You are highly organised and good at organising others, with a mission of making their lives easier not more bureaucratic.
You enjoy working with people of all ages and backgrounds, from very junior staff to senior academics and Trustees running large companies. You are calm under pressure, can hit challenging deadlines, and show discretion in your dealings with sensitive data and busy people. You uphold the highest standards of ethical conduct in your professional dealings.
You have a passion for the mission of the Institute, and interest in education and learning in general.
Responsibilities
Your precise responsibilities and how they are shared in the Operations team will be determined by your experience, qualifications, interests and how they develop. But they might reasonably include:
- Undertaking finance processes, controls, providing and improving guidance to staff.
- Income and expenditure processing from multiple sources and systems.
- Managing and processing payroll, benefits, expenses, and company cards.
- Managing relationships with the bank, auditors, and contracted support.
- Supporting the annual financial, governance, and audit cycle.
- Supporting management planning, departmental budgets, and project accounting inquiries.
- Supporting the continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices.
- Supporting the administration of Trustee meetings and sub-editing papers.
- Supporting statutory filings with Companies House and other regulatory authorities
- Ensuring all of our internal procedures adhere to evolving legal and regulatory standards.
- Ensuring the integrity of our records, archives, and other papers, and modernising their storage.
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Previous experience of financial management in the third sector and / or charity accounting.
- Professional qualifications, or a clear plan for their development (with our support).
- Able to demonstrate how you improved financial management in previous roles.
- Outstanding attention to detail and passion for accuracy.
- Excellent organisational, time management and project management skills.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, comfortable with sub-editing tasks.
- Calm, confident and patient. Comfortable working with very bright, but disorganised people.
- Client-focused in your approach, sensitive to the needs of others
- Good MS Office skills, familiarity with Sharepoint & cloud tools, an advantage
- Understanding of Quickbooks, Salesforce and similar systems, an advantage.
- Understanding of payment systems and bank account integration, an advantage.
- A willingness to work unusual hours, sometimes at short notice, an advantage.
Closing Date: 09/03/2021
Interview/Start Dates
Applicants will be assessed and interviewed on a rolling basis, starting in late February
Application Details
Please send the following to the email provided:
- Curriculum vitae
- Covering letter
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Finance Manager
£32k - 35k + NI + 4% pension contributions (pro rata)
14 hours per week
We’re looking for an experienced finance manager to lead our finance team in a new role for LRMN. You will join the leadership team and support the CEO to set the finance strategy.
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.
You will have day to day responsibility for the organisation’s finances, working with colleagues to set and manage budgets, maintain accurate financial records and ensure all financial and compliance requirements are met.
With a relevant accounting background and qualification you will have an excellent understanding of, and experience of, financial planning. You will be organised with a high level of attention to detail.
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.
To apply, please find the job description, person specification and link to the application form on our website.
Deadline: 9am 15th March 2021
Interviews: Afternoon of 22nd March 2021
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About the role
The Access Project currently outsources its accounting function. In light of recent and planned future growth, we have decided to bring that function in-house from summer 2021. We are therefore looking to recruit a Finance Manager who will join a small finance team and play a key role in the successful transition from outsourced to in-house provision. You will be in a unique position to shape a new role to best support the charity.
The Finance Manager will report to the Finance Director.
About The Access Project
The Access Project is an innovative education charity that helps bright young people from disadvantaged backgrounds beat the odds and gain places at top universities. Our volunteers are trained and supported to be effective tutors who work with our students for an hour a week to raise their grades. In addition, a dedicated school-based staff member mentors the students so they have the knowledge and support to make strong university applications. Our results show this approach works.
The Access Project currently works in London, the East and West Midlands and Bradford. We have a growing team (currently c.60 staff) working in schools and regional offices (when lockdown restrictions are not in place).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with the Finance Director to develop a forward-looking finance function that provides accurate data, reports and analysis that can be used inform decision-making across the organisation.
Data capture and monthly processes
- Assist with the implementation of a new finance system and migration of relevant data
- Oversee the set up and ongoing use of any associated systems for invoice and expense management
- Oversee the month end process and produce monthly management accounts packs
- Ensure the accurate capture and coding of the underlying financial data, overseeing the processing done by the Senior Coordinator
- Post regular and ad-hoc journals, including payroll, prepayments, accruals and apportionment of support costs
- Maintain and monitor the cashflow forecast
- Develop and maintain a finance manual and regularly review the financial systems and controls in place
Finance business partnering
- Act as a finance business partner to all budget holders
- Provide ongoing training and support non-finance staff to enable them to effectively manage budgets and make informed decisions
- Draft and review organisational policies relating to finance
- Assist with the production of annual budgets and in-year forecasts in collaboration with the Finance Director and budget holders
- Liaise with the partnerships team, providing financial information for funding applications and reporting and tracking spend on restricted funds
Other
- Assist with the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and audit pack
- Provide the auditors with any information requested during the annual audit
- Undertake ad-hoc projects and requests when they come up
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential characteristics and experience:
- Studying towards a professional accounting qualification (eg. ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or qualified by experience
- At least 2 years of relevant experience, including use of accounting systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Able to effectively communicate financial matters to staff without a finance background
- Committed to driving improvement
- Excellent attention to detail
- Intermediate or advanced Excel skills
- Passionate about educational disadvantage and The Access Project’s mission
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
- Committed to upholding a professional code of ethics
Desirable characteristics and experience:
- Working knowledge of the charity SORP
Please note, as a minimum requirement, applicants will need to:
- have a university degree or significant professional experience;
- have the right to work in the UK.
Safeguarding statement
"The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and will expect all volunteers and staff to share this commitment."
Disclosure of a Criminal Record
The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 does not apply to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment which involves working with children and young people must disclose any criminal record. If your application is successful, you are required to make these disclosures and consent to The Access Project verifying the accuracy of your response with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Your new company
A membership organisation, based in Central London, are looking for a Finance Manager to join the team.
Your new role
You will be reporting to the Financial Controller in a Finance Manager position. You will be responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective operation of the accounting and financial control processes. You will prepare monthly and year-end accounts, report and analyse monthly budget variances, maintain financial ledgers, prepare the monthly payroll for the outsourced payroll provider, prepare VAT reports and statutory returns. You will be responsible for supervising 2 junior members of the Finance team.
What you'll need to succeed
You will need:
- Working towards an accounting qualification - part-qualified/qualified by experience/fully qualified
- Strong Excel skills
- Previous experience supervising staff is desirable
- Experience working a small organisation
- Previous experience working in the Not for Profit sector is desirable
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
What you need to do now
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Are you looking for your next role in the Charity sector?
TPP Finance and Accountancy are working in partnership with a £2.6million turnover charity, looking to recruit their Finance Manager.
This is a permanent full time role based in London offering a salary between £48,000 - £52,000 per annum based on experience.
This is a perfect role for a strategic, commercial minded Head of Finance / Finance Manager who also will be able to work very closely with the Finance Officer.
Your main duties and responsibilities are:
- Management of all financial aspects of the group
- Leading and developing an effective finance team
- Production of monthly management accounts, cash flow forecasts, budget monitoring and variance analysis
- Provide financial advice, planning and modelling of financial strategy
- Support the directors with revenue and spending
- Support the annual audit process, preparation of annual accounts and other duties
Candidates applying for this role must have the following skills and experience:
- Qualified Accountant
- Strong knowledge of Charity SORP
- Delivery of group, SORP and management accounts and leading annual audits
- Leading and working closely with the Finance Officer
- Financial modelling and data analysis to drive commercial decisions and appraise associated risks
The client is holding interviews next week. If you are interested in this role, please apply immediately with a copy of your CV.
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Build Up is seeking a Finance Lead to set up and run data-driven financial systems to help scale our organisation’s social impact.
Who we are
You’ll be joining an ambitious young charity that supports young people to shape their local area. On our practical construction projects, young people practically design and build permanent, high-quality and accessible spaces for local communities.
Who you are
We are looking for someone that can both set up new systems and understand the needs of a small growing organisation for them to have maximum impact. You will understand the potential of good quality data and have a practical user-friendly approach to harnessing it.
Responsibilities
1) Set up efficient financial systems and processes to provide Build Up with good quality data to optimise our performance and scale our social impact.
2) Manage monitoring, processing and forecasting of Build Up’s finances
Work Pattern
You will be working 4 days a month on a flexible basis, initially from home. Build Up will be returning to our workspace later this year and are open to discussing working arrangements going forward.
To find out more, please view the full job description. Applicants are welcome to discuss the role with Build Up's Director Huan Rimington before making an application (contact details on our website).
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Since 1963 the National Children’s Bureau has been at the forefront of campaigning for children and young people’s right to a safe, secure and supported childhood. This dynamic and multifaceted organisation has spent the last three years working to a financial strategy that has strengthened the organisation, delivered in-year sustainability and built reserves. The Finance Business Partner will continue to be an important and highly-valued role at NCB, as we continue that journey. The role has breadth and depth, with autonomy to make a real impact to the charity and scope for well-supported personal development. The role sits in a high-performing Corporate Services function with clear strategic objectives.
Key Accountabilities
- Support managers in fulfilling their responsibilities as budget holders, including providing budget holders with reliable and relevant information, expert review, challenge, training and support to ensure strong financial management across NCB
- Be a key liaison between operational teams and the core finance team, to ensure accurate, timely and relevant information required, delivering ongoing technical advice and support to managers
- Line manage and develop the Finance Officer
- Assist the Head of Finance & Resources in the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and external audit file, VAT and other statutory returns including liaison with auditors.
- To deputise for the Head of Finance & Resources as required and fulfil any other duties as requested.
Responsibilities:
- Pan-organisational responsibility to advise and challenge all managers on financial decision-making
- Creating organisation-wide financial policies and procedures derived from external legislation and best practice
- Providing complex financial modelling, analysis and advice on organisation wide initiatives and issues
- With support from the Head of Finance and Resources, responsible for developing and redesigning finance processes and procedures, having analysed changing needs, within the team and across all projects
- To develop strong and productive relationships with budget holders across NCB in order to influence decision making and provide specialist advice
- Overseeing the whole-organisation budget and driving the process of building budgets and forecasts
Person Specification
- A qualified (including by experience) accountant, preferably with post-qualification experience in a charity environment.
- Excellent analytical, problem solving skills and an ability to prioritise work and meet multiple deadlines.
- Excellent written and interpersonal skills; an ability to influence and instill confidence, as well as effectively discuss financial matters with non-finance staff at a range of levels.
- Knowledge of the Charity SORP and VAT principles are desirable, but an appetite to learn and implement what you learn is far more important
- A commitment to practices promoting equal opportunities and diversity.
Logistics:
- NCB will carry out a number of pre-employment checks including a DBS check
- As part of an ongoing commitment to increasing diversity in NCB’s senior roles such as this, the role offers flexible working, generous leave provisions, an employee assistance programme and a culture of continuous improvement and reflection, open to hearing what support you need
- The salary of this role is £47,445, with a guaranteed cost of living increase on the 1st of April 2021 (to £48,290). There is a small discretionary uplift on the salary should a candidate demonstrate experience above and beyond the requirements of the role.
- The deadline for applications is Sunday the 31st February with applications being reviewed on a rolling basis
For more information or to apply, please contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane.
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Donor Finance Manager - Consortium Programme: £250 per day
On behalf of an international NGO, we are recruiting a Finance Manager for a global consortium funded by DFID / FCDO. The Finance Manager will be covering maternity and will be responsible for setting up budget monitoring, reporting and all compliance management across several countries and for several Consortium Partners. This role ideally needs a qualified accountant and someone who has proven experience leading the financial and compliance management across a Consortium programme, particularly strengthening financial management to FCDO / DFID.
Main Duties:
- Lead financial management for projects based on Donor requirements (budget preparation, transaction monitoring, currency flux, compliance, payments etc)
- Produce consolidated financial reports for Donor submission
- Monitor programme budget and spend for countries and Consortium Partners
- Monitor and report on financial performance management
- Support and train finance staff on reporting and compliance
- Maintain and monitor financial controls and KPI including budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, procurement, travel, and treasury
- Liaise with country staff and provide financial capacity building
- Oversee all project financial processes and transactions
Person Specification:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Experience of DFID, FCO (now FCDO) grant management and Donor compliance
- Consortium Partner financial management experience
- INGO background is essential
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Managing one finance assistant, the transactional finance manager will be responsible for overseeing the whole AP, AR, Cashbook and Payroll functions.
Client Details
An independent leading health-care charity providing advice and tools to help people make better lifestyle choices.
Description
Payroll
- Act as key point of contact to external payroll provider (Moorepay);
- Ensure monthly payroll submissions to Moorepay are completed accurately and on time;
- Working closely with the HR Manager, ensure monthly payroll reports from Moorepay are
- checked for accuracy and completeness;
- Ensure payments to employees are made accurately and on time;
- Ensure that starter and leaver payroll processes are in place;
- Ensure that payroll records are maintained accurately and that appropriate controls are in
- place e.g. to ensure confidentiality of employee payroll records;
- Act as key point of contract to pension provider to ensure pension information is supplied
- correctly and auto-enrolment pension scheme processes are in place;
- Report and develop dashboard of payroll KPIs;
- Assist with the preparation of the year-end audit file and liaison with auditors relating to
- payroll;
- Act as a system administrator for the payroll system;
- Support annual pay review process as required.
Purchase Ledger
- Take full ownership of the accounts payable process including maintenance and accuracy of
- the financial records;
- Critically review the accounts payable control environment, develop and maintain appropriate controls;
- Report and develop dashboard of purchase ledger KPIs;
- Ensure monthly purchase ledger processes are completed within management accounts reporting deadlines;
- Act as first level approver for all purchase orders ensuring these are coded correctly and have appropriate supporting documentation;
- Review weekly / monthly supplier payment proposal in advance or approval by FD & CEO;
- Monitor age profile of open purchase orders to ensure these accurately represent financial commitments of the organisation;
- Act as system administrator for the purchase order / invoice approval system (SICON);
- Manage supplier reconciliations and supplier relationships;
- Manage payment of employee expenses, season ticket loans and health and well-being grant payments;
- Assist with the preparation of the year-end audit file and liaison with auditors relating to the AP ledger
Sales Ledger
- Take full ownership of the accounts receivable process including maintenance and accuracy
- of the financial records;
- Raise invoices / requests for donations as required (there are three main invoice runs per
- year- approximately 600 invoices in total);
- Ensure credit control processes are in place and that potential bad debts are escalated to the
- FD;
- Review cash allocations for accuracy and completeness;
- Lead monthly meetings with the Account Management Team to ensure (i) all invoices have
- been raised promptly and accurately (ii) delays to invoices e.g. where PO numbers are
- required, are escalated (iii) potential bad or doubtful debts are reviewed;
- Report and develop dashboard of accounts receivable KPIs;
- Assist with the preparation of the year-end audit file and liaison with auditors relating to the AR ledger
Cash Book
- Oversee and review cash book postings and reconciliation of cash books to bank statements;
- Oversee and review credit card postings and reconciliation of cash books to bank statements;
- Ensure bank mandates are up to date and comply with financial policies;
- Maintain relationships with banks.
Profile
- Part Qualified (ACCA/ CIMA)
- Experience of working in a not-for-profit and/or SME environment.
- Previous experience of managing high volumes of financial transactions.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to explain financial reports to non-finance specialists.
- Ability to liaise effectively across all levels of the organisation including directors of the
- organisation.
- Excellent communication skills.
Job Offer
This is a 12 month contract offering between £35,000 to £45,000 depending on the level of experience.
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Our partner has emerged as a key targeted healthcare service provider in Cambodia. In addition to offering treatments, it runs an education programme for nurses and doctors in-country. They are seeking a Head of Finance to oversee their finance function.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and maintain an effective finance function, ensuring a sound control environment and reviewing, improving & streamlining accounting & financial management processes as required.
- Manage compliance with regulatory and audit requirements.
- Lead on the preparation of the annual organisational budget and long-term forecasts.
- Oversee all aspects of financial reporting for the Executive Committee, Board, internal departments and external stakeholders, including donors.
- Risk management
- Undertake special projects, including support with a new system implementation and lead on the introduction of a fee-based service.
Person Specification
- Experienced senior finance professional, with strong technical background, a commercial mind, and experience developing financial management strategies in complex environments.
- Strong analytical background, with experience in financial modelling and analysis.
- Experience of system implementation, and strong computing skills.
- Experience of grant management in a complex NGO, knowledge of developing bids & proposals, grant compliance, management & reporting is highly desirable.
- Strong finance business partner, ability to work effectively with the executive team, junior staff and a variety of external stakeholders, including donors and government officials.
- Experience of working in the healthcare sector is highly desirable.
- Able to provide leadership, culturally sensitive, resilient, flexible and self-motivated.
This role is based in Cambodia.
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Donor Finance Manager - Consortium Programme (9 FTC months +) £50,000 + Benefits
On behalf of an international NGO, we are recruiting a Finance Manager for a global consortium funded by DFID / FCDO. The Finance Manager will be covering maternity and will be responsible for setting up budget monitoring, reporting and all compliance management across several countries and for several Consortium Partners. This role ideally needs a qualified accountant and someone who has proven experience leading the financial and compliance management across a Consortium programme, particularly strengthening financial management to FCDO / DFID.
Main Duties:
- Lead financial management for projects based on Donor requirements (budget preparation, transaction monitoring, currency flux, compliance, payments etc)
- Produce consolidated financial reports for Donor submission
- Monitor programme budget and spend for countries and Consortium Partners
- Monitor and report on financial performance management
- Support and train finance staff on reporting and compliance
- Maintain and monitor financial controls and KPI including budgeting, financial reporting, forecasting, procurement, travel, and treasury
- Liaise with country staff and provide financial capacity building
- Oversee all project financial processes and transactions
Person Specification:
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Experience of DFID, FCO (now FCDO) grant management and Donor compliance
- Consortium Partner financial management experience
- INGO background is essential
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