Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people. Working with over 7,800 young people every year, our vision is to end youth homelessness. While we pursue this vision, our immediate focus is on providing vulnerable young people with a place to call home and a chance to acquire the skills they need to build a better future. Centrepoint works directly in London, Yorkshire and the North East of England, and collaborates actively with similar organisations right across the UK.
We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Service Manager. The role based in Brent and Harrow and includes responsibilities for supported accommodation services and a small floating support service.
The purpose of the Deputy Service Manager role is to promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence and fully integrated support and development services, reflecting the needs of those accessing the service. At Centrepoint, we work in a Psychologically Informed Environment. All staff are required to implement this approach when working with young people.
You will be required to line management and staff to ensure that performance targets and contractual requirements are met and exceeded. You will motivate and develop the staff team to deliver a consistently high quality, needs led and responsive service to young people in order to support their personal development and ultimately move them into more independent accommodation. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to individual and team development through effective management of staff. You must be able to work flexibly and in line with the rota.
You will work positively and proactively with all local stakeholders including commissioners, providers, local community groups and young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of staff providing an outstanding quality service to young people and stakeholders.
We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality. We especially welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people’s service.
Location: brent and Harrow
Closing Date: Wednesday 26 February, 12 noon
Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people.
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Duties and key responsibilities
Oversight, Strategy & Planning
- Lead the Community & Challenge Event team, providing exceptional management, oversight & reporting of International & UK Community & Challenge events
- Develop and implement an effective Community & Challenge fundraising strategy which incorporates key fundraising campaigns throughout the year, in addition to growing the mixed portfolio of UK & International events
Stewardship
- Develop strong relationships with community and challenge supporters; enabling life-long connections to MAP whilst maximising income opportunities
- Oversee the delivery of MAP’s champion fundraisers programme
Management
- Manage the community fundraising officer and help develop the role
- Monitor the effectiveness of the systems and strategies in place in order to develop efficient high-quality administration of MAP’s events
- Ensure the Community & Challenges officer regularly reviews the stewardship experience
- Create a supportive and inspiring culture within your team and have a mentality to support both the wider fundraising team, and other MAP departments in London and overseas
- Management of MAP overseas challenge events
Operational Planning
- The post holder will be responsible for achieving short and long term financial & non-financial targets and ensuring places are filled on targeted challenge events
- To monitor, review and evaluate performance against plan and report forecast financial and other results on to an agreed timetable
- Any other duties as required commensurate with the post
- Ensure MAP complies with all charity regulatory requirements, charity law, data protection, codes of practice and other relevant fundraising standards
Reporting
- Provide regular written reports, KPIs, updated budgets and finances to the Director of Fundraising
The Mulberry Centre (TMC) is an award-winning cancer information and support centre and an independent charity, based on the grounds of the West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth, West London. It has been open for over 18 years and has provided services and support to more than 15,000 people.
The Mulberry Centre plans to grow and diversify our income, particularly from unrestricted sources, to sustain and develop our work. We are seeking a Fundraising and Communications Manager role to work closely with the Executive Director and the Fundraising Committee.
The Fundraising and Communications Manager will develop and deliver an integrated and effective fundraising and communications strategy to grow income and to raise our profile in the community. You will have specific role/portfolio responsibility for relationships with trusts and foundations, HNWIs, corporates, community supporters and volunteer fundraisers. You will also line manage a part-time Fundraising and Communications Officer who will be responsible for developing and executing an integrated communications plan for the Centre and the fundraising activities.
We are looking for an experienced and talented fundraiser with successful line management experience. The candidate will have proven ability to research and develop winning fundraising applications, negotiate sponsorship deals and develop and maintain positive relationships with donors.
They will need to be a natural multi-tasker and have the flexibility to manage a varied workload, juggling responsibility for meeting bid deadlines, reporting to funders and managing key corporate, HNWI, community and key fundraising volunteer accounts. With attention to detail and excellent written and verbal presentation, you will also have the negotiation and project management skills to co-ordinate the production of complex bids and budgets.
To apply, please refer to the Information Pack and email a comprehensive CV and a covering letter showing evidence of how you meet the personal specification of the role no later than 5pm on Wednesday 11th March 2020. We will not be accepting CV's only.
Mission
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Looking for a role with an exciting organisation and an excellent progression path?
Want to work for an organisation who understands the need to balance work alongside your personal life?
Are you a driven and ambitious accountancy professional looking to further your management accounting skills?
If yes, then look no further!
My client is a London based charity who is looking for a Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. With flexible working hours, a generous pension contribution and numerous opportunities to develop professionally, this is the perfect role for someone who is looking to further their management accounting skills
The main responsibilities of this Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant role are as follows:
- Play a vital role in the preparation of the monthly management accounts to aid financial decision making, with the view of taking full responsibility for them when the Management Accountant is absent.
- Business partner with a variety of stakeholders from non-financial backgrounds across the organisation, providing financial support and guidance.
- Prepare monthly reports for your budget holders outlining financial position, explaining variances and reforecasts as required.
- Provide invaluable support in the yearly budget setting procedure.
- Full responsibility for the purchase ledger, including processing invoices, inputting them into the system and ensuring that all payments are made in a timely manner.
- Take the lead on obtaining invoice authorisations and approvals from relevant stakeholders and manage the weekly payment run process.
This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and ambitious individual with experience in management accounts, who really wants to push themselves and shape their finance career within a collaborative and vibrant environment.
The successful candidate will:
- Be part-qualified or actively studying towards a relevant accountancy qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA).
- Have experience assisting on the monthly management accounts procedure.
- Ideally have a good understanding of purchase ledger.
- Be a confident verbal and written communicator, proactive and have excellent Excel skills.
If you are interested in this Part-Time Assistant Management Accountant opportunity, please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily and the role is likely to be filled before the closing date.
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Your remit will be to develop, implement and manage all the finance processes that will ensure efficient financial management and overseeing of the commercial contracts. You will need the experience to be the focal person for all the finance related issues.
As Commercial Contract Accountant will also play a significant role in ongoing DFID commercial contracts and any future commercial overseas contracts.
Ideally you will be qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) and a strong track record in effective budgeting, reporting and process improvement. However, if you have experience of working on commercial and/or performance-based contracts is that more important.
This position could be based in Dublin or London. It will also involve overseas travel as well as to the London office if Dublin-based, and vice versa (possibly 20-30%).
Key Responsibilities
- Commercial Contract Tender preparation.
- Ensuring full understanding of commercial criteria and templates linked to tender submission.
- Leading the development of commercial submission including completion of cost templates with appropriate fee rates.
- Liaising with field teams and Commercial Contract team to ensure timely submission of tenders.
- Supporting development of any commercial risk or value for money submissions.
- Assisting with the development of reporting packs related to the financial management of commercial contracts.
- Development of related financial manuals and procedures.
- Working with the Finance staff in countries with Commercial Contracts to support and train local teams on the relevant procedures and compliance issues.
- Carrying out support visits to areas of operation to conduct trainings and workshops as required.
- Monitoring and tracking fluctuations in foreign exchange.
- Working with the Finance team, as part of the annual audit process, on issues related to commercial contracts
- Working with relevant staff in countries with Commercial Contracts to establish controls and review procedures that ensure all official submissions and invoices to the client are appraised and evaluated before submission.
- Working with the relevant staff in countries with Commercial Contracts to review and monitor field level management reports, cash flow forecasts, financial milestones and deliverables and following up on any relevant variances.
Essential
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, ACMA, CPA or CA or equivalent) with 3 years post qualification experience at a senior financial level (or Qualified by Experience)
- 2/3 years' plus experience in financial contract management.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong track record in effective budgeting, reporting and process improvement
- Ability to work on own initiative and to lead process
- Strong IT knowledge
Desirable
- Previous experience working with an international humanitarian organisation.
- Experience in commercial contract management.
- Previous experience workings with government (or equivalent), contracts.
- Previous experience of financial management in a consortium arrangement.
- Internal or External Audit experience.
- Experience in project start up and/or close out.
Contact length: 2 years
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HR Transformation - Senior People Transition Manager
London or Manchester
£401 PAYE or £500 Ltd
You will provide strategic leadership for the people change work-stream in support of the transforming HR programme. This role is responsible for the implementation of the Transition plan globally - working with Regional HR Directors across the Globe.
The two distinct activities include OD - developing new operating models and producing organisational designs. The second is HR people design - taking these designs and further involving them within the Business, then implementing them. You will manage the process from OD through to implementation
To be considered for this role/essential criteria:
- Human Resources experience in mobilising and delivering large scale organisational change
- Experience of working in a programme environment
- Employee relations in a unionised and/or public sector experience
- Experience within an international, matrix environment
- Organisational Design including developing new operating models
CIPD would be helpful
This is a 12 month assignment for a very well known global organisation - you can be based in either their London or Manchester office
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Accounts Payable Job (Part-Qualified) 12 FTC transition into a Perm role
Your new company
Your new company - based in Central London, exist to empower humanity to achieve true fulfillment and encourage curiosity & openness
Your new role
* purchase ledger (posting & processing purchase invoices, reconciliation of supplier's statements, dealing with supplier's enquiries)
* processing payment runs - bank (online banking - BACS, CHAPS) and cheques payments
* dealing with multi-currency (foreign currency transactions & payments)
* petty cash posting & reconciliation
* credit cards posting & reconciliation
* posting journals (wages, prepayments & accruals)
* bank reconciliation (sterling & foreign currency bank accounts)
* banking the cash & cheques
* inter-company transactions
* assisting with VAT return
* assisting with monthly reports
* analytical accounting
* general finance tasks as well as preparation of reports as requested
* assisting with the preparation of audit
* looking for the electricity & gas suppliers for the Centre & other properties
* ad-hoc duties as required (filing)
* Experience with Net Suite would be desirable
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed you will have extensive experience within purchase ledger and have a positive can-do attitude.
What you'll get in return
You will receive a salary between £25,000 to £30,000 per annum (depending on your experience) with opportunity to progress into the company and have flexible working.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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Head of Management Accounts to produce monthly accounts & stat accounts. Managing team of 4, reporting to DoF.
Your new company:
The Royal Opera House aims to enrich people`s lives through opera and ballet. Home to two of the worlds' great artistic companies - The Royal Opera and The Royal Ballet - the organisation seeks to be accessible and engaging. The organisation has an income of almost £140m with 75% of income generated from ticket sales, fundraising and commercial activity . This is a dynamic organisation that has a big cultural impact.
The role:
The postholder will be responsible for providing a range of duties for the Director of Finance, including overseeing the monthly management accounts, budgeting process, preparing the statutory accounts for the main charity and various ROH entities and accounting support as required for other projects. You will work closely with the Head of Financial Accounts, including work with the auditors on the year end accounts, and supporting development work on financial systems applications. You will also liaise with the Finance Business Partners to ensure that the information provided is accurate and clear. You will manage a team of four Management Accountants including one Group Management Accountant.
What you'll need to succeed:
You will be a qualified Accountant with broad experience including accounting experience within a large, complex organisation. You will have substantial accounting experience in a busy, tightly managed business, including: monthly reporting, budget preparation, financial modelling, cash flow reporting and preparation of statutory accounts. You will have experience of managing the preparation of monthly management reports and delivery of sound financial analysis.
What you'll get in return:
This is an opportunity to work within a creative organisation. You will also be offered a competitive package of benefits. Please apply ASAP to be considered as this process is moving quickly.
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Robertson Bell are working with a leading healthcare charity focussing on children to recruit an Interim Senior Finance Business Partner for a minimum period of 6 months with the potential for extension or to become permanent following this. The role joins the team at a key time with a lot of exciting changes upcoming.
Reporting into the Finance Director, the main responsibilities of the Interim Senior FBP are as follows:
Deliver a world-class finance service to key stakeholders in the organisation, including a number of budget holders at a director level.
- Manage two part-qualified management accountants, setting the standard of delivery to the team.
- Maintain the quality of information that stakeholders across the organisation are given by the business partnering team whilst improving the level of insight.
- Be the 'face of finance' in a changing organisation, helping to improve the way in which finance is viewed.
The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant who has experience of working in a changing environment and who understands what good looks like. Specific sector experience is not a requirement although candidates with a background in retail or other fast paced environments will have a small advantage. This is an urgent requirement so you will need to be available immediately or with a short notice period to be considered.
Applications will be reviewed daily so please do not delay in applying.
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About the European Climate Foundation
The European Climate Foundation (ECF) was founded in 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to help tackle climate change by fostering the development of a low-carbon society at the national, European and global level.
We support over 280 partner organisations to carry out activities that contribute to the public debate on climate action, drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero emissions economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world.
About the role
The International Energy Programme is a platform of ECF. The goal of the programme is to support strategies to secure clean energy around the world in the interests of healthy citizens and a healthy climate. The programme looks for strong, effective and inspiring plans to address the barriers to the transition in the energy sector, and this role will focus on transnational financial flows.
The Senior Associate, Finance Programme will join a direct team based in Europe, the US and Africa. The post holder will work on transnational financial flows with a focus on encouraging a shift away from high carbon finance.
Key responsibilities
The post holder will contribute to strategy development, work with all partners and grantees, manage grants, identify opportunities and monitor the progress of different work streams. There will be direct engagement with stakeholders engaged in the financial sector and co-ordination with other ECF programmes and platforms, partners and funders in designing and aligning strategies.
The Programme Manager will be responsible for:
- Strategy input and implementation: support the Director, team, and key external strategy advisors in operationalizing the strategy, related priorities and budgets; developing and executing a monitoring and evaluating process and impact of initiatives and grants; and acting as a liaison to report regular progress to funders and our team.
- Grant-making: administering grant making process including refining the scope of work for different steams of work; validating and refining proposals from potential partners; drafting recommendations for the consideration of the team and our funders.
- Research activities & prospecting: scoping the landscape around local and national climate politics and advocacy, or cross-cutting projects with other teams in the organisation, as well as identifying potential new projects & grantees.
- Internal coordination and communication: liaising with ECF’s other programmes, external advisors, and platform teams to ensure consistency and complementarity of different projects and work streams.
Experience and competencies
- A genuine interest in the mission and values of the ECF;
- The applicant should have 5-8 years of relevant work experience in civil society, government, foundations or the private sector;
- Relevant work experience is around bringing about change for instance in the public policy arena;
- Affinity for work on finance (While we do not require experience, we do require demonstable affinity for work in this area if candidates do not have direct experience)
- A demonstrable ability to learn new areas of work quickly;
- Demonstrably strong networking skills that enable effective collaboration with a diverse group of partners;
- Strong presentation and representation skills;
- Structured, driven and able to manage many processes simultaneously;
- Proven track record of working in an environment that demands professionalism, discretion and confidentiality;
- Excellent collaboration and influencing skills;
- English language essential, knowledge of other languages welcome but not essential;
- Enthusiastic personality, with a positive, can-do attitude.
What we offer
- The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
- A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;
- A full-time position for a 3 years project (possibility to be extended).
Location
London (preferred, other locations possible)
Start date
As soon as possible
How to apply
Upload your CV + Cover letter (in English) below:
https://cezanneondemand.intervieweb.it/europeanclimate/jobs/senior_associate_finance_programme_international_energy_programme_8743/en/
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Part time – 14 hours per week
Birmingham, Bradford, London or Manchester with frequent travel across the UK
Permanent
We’re looking for a Facilities Manager to lead on all facilities related activities across our UK offices.
At Refugee Action, we have a vision of a UK in which refugees and people seeking asylum will be welcome, can get justice, live free of poverty and successfully rebuild their lives. We empower refugees and people seeking asylum to influence both our work, the issues that matter to them and decisions made by government and we are a trusted partner for others who share our vision.
Over the last 3 years, we have provided life-changing support to more than 3,000 resettled refugees and 8,000 people seeking asylum, strengthened the work of more than 140 charities, and secured important changes in government policy and practice on English language provision and support for asylum seekers at risk of destitution. We want to do far more to learn from and shift power to refugees and people seeking asylum. It's an exciting time to be part of Refugee Action as we work towards achieving our 3-year strategy objectives (2019-22) through securing systemic change through our campaigns to change government policies, our direct services, and our work to strengthen and connect other service delivery organisations.
To succeed in this role you will have:
- Insight into the needs hopes and experiences of refugees and asylum seekers.
- A thorough understanding of facilities management
- Strong project management skills
- Two years’ experience of office administration including using computer systems (Word, Excel, database), bespoke databases and setting up and maintaining effective administrative systems and procedures (computerised and manual)
- Working knowledge of finance payment and invoicing systems
- Experience of successfully managing and prioritising own workload
For more information and to apply, please visit our website.
Those with lived experience as a refugee are encouraged to apply.
Closing date: 09:00am, Monday 2nd March 2020
Interviews: Friday 13th March 2020 in London
An incredible, high profile international development organisation is looking to appoint a qualified accountant, with prior experience in the charity sector, into an exciting and varied new role. This unique contract would be an excellent opportunity for someone who is motivated by a varied and interesting workload, and who can work flexibly across the whole scope of a finance function.
Main responsibilities include:
- Working closely with the Finance Manager to support and enable the smooth running of the day to day finance functions of the organisation's UK office, and a separate overseas office
- Taking responsibility for the budgeting and reforecasting process, and supporting the Head of Finance with the consolidation and review of the two offices' organisational budgets
- Leading on the production and analysis of the monthly management accounts
- Alongside the Finance Manager, planning and managing the year end and statutory audit process, and on the production of year end financial statements
- Ensuring that both organisations' financial and reporting responsibilities to the wider group of organisations are fulfilled
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant
- Have excellent experience with financial statements in accordance with Charity SORP, and of playing a lead role in the statutory audit process within a charity
- Be an adaptable and flexible individual, able to work in a 360 finance role
- Have strong budgeting and forecasting experience, along with the ability to communicate financial information to non-finance colleagues
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HR Transformation - Senior People Transition Manager
London or Manchester
£401 PAYE or £500 Ltd
You will provide strategic leadership for the people change work-stream in support of the transforming HR programme. This role is responsible for the implementation of the Transition plan globally - working with Regional HR Directors across the Globe.
The two distinct activities include OD - developing new operating models and producing organisational designs. The second is HR people design - taking these designs and further involving them within the Business, then implementing them. You will manage the process from OD through to implementation
To be considered for this role/essential criteria:
- Human Resources experience in mobilising and delivering large scale organisational change
- Experience of working in a programme environment
- Employee relations in a unionised and/or public sector experience
- Experience within an international, matrix environment
- Organisational Design including developing new operating models
CIPD would be helpful
This is a month assignment for a very well known global organisation - you can be based in either their London or Manchester office
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A high-profile international development organisation is seeking an Interim Project Accountant to support them through their year-end period. Joining a busy central finance team, based in central London, you will be responsible for year-end preparation and delivery, specifically around intercompany reconciliations. You will support the Head of Financial Assurance in the development of robust financial controls and supporting in establishing a centralised process for the year-end period.
You will be an experienced accountant, ideally with working knowledge of multi-country and multi-currency year-end finances. In the longer term, the role has potential to focus more broadly on programme finance management for some of the key programmes, dependent on the skills-set of the incumbent.
The role will be offered on a fixed-term basis, applications will be considered upon receipt so potential applicants are encouraged to apply early to avoid disappointment.
Blind Veterans UK helps vision-impaired ex-Service men and women of every generation rebuild their lives after sight loss. Since 1915, we’ve provided rehabilitation, training, practical advice and emotional support to tens of thousands of blind veterans.
We are looking for an IS Project Manager/Business Analyst who will ensure the selection and implementation of new applications or enhancements of existing applications. You will influence and guide project members to ensure a favourable outcome of the project. Leading on the definition of Business Processes, scenarios and solution requirements for a given area of the business, you will also be responsible for determining how information technology can be applied to the benefit of the business and advise management accordingly. The post holder will then effectively manage the change associated with the technology projects.
As an experienced Project Manager/Business Analyst, preferably with a project management background, you will be equally comfortable gathering user requirements from our care teams in the Centres, as well as presenting new development ideas to the Senior Leadership Team.
The ideal candidate will have highly developed communication skills and the ability to develop effective and influential relationships at all levels. The post holder will also have a methodical and flexible approach to problem solving and experience managing large and complicated projects.
In return, we offer a wide range of benefits and career development opportunities for the right candidate.
Closing date: Monday 24 February at 5.00pm
Interview date: Wedneday 11 March 2020
To be considered for this role please submit your CV and supporting statement of no more than 500 words outlining your suitability for the role to us.
Should we receive a high volume of interest, we may close applications for this vacancy before the deadline so you are advised to express your interest as soon as possible.
Due to the high number of enquiries and applications we receive for our vacancies we don't acknowledge each one - if you haven't heard from us within a week of the closing date, please assume that we won't be inviting you for an interview. You are, of course, welcome to try again if a suitable post comes up. We are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.
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