International Finance Business Partner 9 Month FTC, London £48,000 - £52,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting an International Finance Business Partner for a 9-month contract. This international accounting role will report to the Business Partner Manager and will work closely with Conservation Programmes in London and overseas. The International Finance Business Partner will develop and implement accounting systems and procedures and budgeting that is fit for purpose. The role will understand financial performance and compliance, identify risks, and build financial capacity with in-country teams.

Main Duties:

• Develop a Grant Management Reporting Tool for all Donor Funded Grants
• Work with International Finance Business Partner Manager to project manage the year-end process for all country programmes and regions and consolidation model
• Develop financial strategy, policies, and procedures
• Develop processes to ensure information is received from international programmes for consolidation into the management reporting
• Map out how financial management is resourced and develop operating structure that is fit for purpose
• Provide regular reporting and updates to SMT ensuring oversight across international operations
• Provide expert Grant financial management to support externally funded Conservation Programmes - supporting DFID / FCDO, EU and various UN and US Government agencies
• Support during all internal and external audit work
• Contribute to an increase in financial management capacity of Conservation Programmes
• Develop budgets that align with multi-year plans and Country strategies
• Support Programme Managers with preparation and review of budgets for new Grant applications
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, working with SMT
• Support Conservation Operations and Programmes senior leadership teams as well as Country leaders to develop plans for rolling our accounting systems and policies
• Work with Conservation Programmes to monitor compliance and financial controls

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified or finalist level with proven experience of working with overseas finance teams in an International NGO
• Proven experience of financial management and financial reporting in relation to Grant funded work
• Planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Business partnering expertise, especially overseas in a development NGO
• Experience of UK Government, EU, UN and DFID/ FCDO

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Donor Finance Business Partner: £44,000 - £45,000 + Benefits: London

For an international NGO, we are recruiting a Senior International Grant Accountant to work on a complex international aid project funded by the UK FCDO. The Senior Grant Accountant will lead the financial reporting for the consortium and will be a key part in the management team, reporting to the Head of Finance. This role will lead on budgeting, reporting, compliance, and financial management coordination with 3 international partners.

Main Duties:

• Budgeting, planning and financial reporting
• Leading on financial reporting, re-forecasting, and Donor reporting
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures
• Business-partner with the grant budget holder around issues such as expenditure
• Enhance programme delivery and donor budgets to maximise donor funds
• Manage financial relationship with new and existing Grant Partners including due diligence, reporting procedures, variance analysis, expenditure and grant remittances, grant audits
• Monitor grant cash-flow
• Ongoing development of the Access Dimensions system across regional and international offices

Person Specification:

• Significant experience in restricted grant reporting within an international NGO
• Business-partnering experience in complex multi-location environments
• Experience in producing grant budgets in compliance with donor requirements
• Experience of working with overseas partners and offices
• Experience of DFID / FCDO, EC and US Donors
• Experience of IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative)
• Access Dimensions, Crystal Reports, and another UN Language (Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish) would be nice to have!

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Finance Business Partner: £55,000 + benefits, London | Home (12 Month FTC)

For a global education company, we are recruiting a Finance Business Partner on a FTC basis for 12 months. Reporting to the Head of Business Partnering, this role will deliver a high-quality finance service to decision makers across the UK and Ireland Regions. This will involve management and project accounting, performance monitoring (financial and non-financial), budgeting and forecasting, providing insightful analysis and recommendations, business cases and tenders. Based in London, this role will have regular travel to either office as well as occasional travel overseas.

Main Duties:

• Key player in growth plans by supplying the business with expert financial and management accounting services
• Build relationships with Directors, budget holders and Departmental Heads
• Provide direction and robust challenge to non-finance staff
• Oversee general financial management and ensure the maintenance of accurate financial records, reconciliations and processing of journals
• Production of monthly management reporting packs, commentary and analysis of performance and trends
• Provision of regular insightful analysis for decision making including project and product performance reporting
• Work with stakeholders to complete financial forecasting, annual budgeting, business cases and tenders
• Implementation of new processes, systems and reporting techniques

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in a finance business partnering role
• Experience of working in a mutli-cultural and mutli-site organisation
• Experience of applying commercial principles to their analysis and recommendations

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Finance Business Partner, Permanent, £50,000 - £55,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting a Finance Business Partner on a permanent basis to support the Business Services Directorate (Corporate Services) and CFO and MD across Finance, IT, Estates, Legal and Capital Works areas. The Finance Business Partner will prepare the annual statutory accounts for the main charity and the trading subsidiary and will manage the annual audit to final sign-off of the Annual Report and Financial Statements. This role will also provide business support to the Customer Engagement Directorates.

Main Duties:

• Provide first-class business partnering support to all budget holders within Business Services (Corporate functions) including Finance, IT, Estates, Legal and Capital Works
• Preparation and delivery of monthly management accounts to all budget holders
• Financial reporting and commercial modelling including income, profitability, cost analysis, forecasts, and modelling
• Supporting the annual budget, forecast and long-term business planning and modelling processes
• Support budget holders with P&L analysis and insight reporting
• Building improves business performance and financial reporting including dashboard and KPIs
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts for Charity and Trading subsidiary, through to Annual Report
• Management of the external audit process, planning the timetable and liaising with Auditors
• Maintaining and enhancing internal forecasting and reporting model
• Cash-flow and reserves modelling and forecasting

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified with non-profit or charity experience
• Proven experience as an engaging business partner, working in complex organisations
• Strong experience of preparing financial statements and preparing and supporting audit processes
• Commercial mind-set, strong modelling, and analytical skills
• Ability to present financial information in clear and engaging formats for decision making
• FP&A, forecasting, budgeting experience
• Experience or driving continuous improvement in business performance
• Charity accounting and FRS102 experience
• Modelling and dashboard experience including building models, graphs, and dashboards
• Power BI modelling / reporting
• Sun Systems and Q&A would be desirable!

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International Finance Business Partner 12 Month FTC, London £48,000 - £52,000

For an international NGO based in London, we are recruiting an International Finance Business Partner for a 12-month contract. This international accounting role will report to the Business Partner Manager and will work closely with Conservation Programmes in London and overseas. The International Finance Business Partner will develop and implement accounting systems and procedures and budgeting that is fit for purpose. The role will understand financial performance and compliance, identify risks, and build financial capacity with in-country teams.

Main Duties:

• Develop a Grant Management Reporting Tool for all Donor Funded Grants
• Work with International Finance Business Partner Manager to project manage the year-end process for all country programmes and regions and consolidation model
• Develop financial strategy, policies, and procedures
• Develop processes to ensure information is received from international programmes for consolidation into the management reporting
• Map out how financial management is resourced and develop operating structure that is fit for purpose
• Provide regular reporting and updates to SMT ensuring oversight across international operations
• Provide expert Grant financial management to support externally funded Conservation Programmes - supporting DFID / FCDO, EU and various UN and US Government agencies
• Support during all internal and external audit work
• Contribute to an increase in financial management capacity of Conservation Programmes
• Develop budgets that align with multi-year plans and Country strategies
• Support Programme Managers with preparation and review of budgets for new Grant applications
• Identify and mitigate financial risks, working with SMT
• Support Conservation Operations and Programmes senior leadership teams as well as Country leaders to develop plans for rolling our accounting systems and policies
• Work with Conservation Programmes to monitor compliance and financial controls

What will you bring to this role?

• ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CIPFA qualified or finalist level with proven experience of working with overseas finance teams in an International NGO
• Proven experience of financial management and financial reporting in relation to Grant funded work
• Planning, budgeting, and forecasting experience
• Business partnering expertise, especially overseas in a development NGO
• Experience of UK Government, EU, UN and DFID/ FCDO

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The Death Penatly Project is a non-profit organisation that provides free legal representation to prisoners facing the death penalty worldwide. Our work is concentrated in Commonwealth countries in the Carribean, Africa and Asia.

We are looking for a Finance Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for administering and managing the organisation's finances, and working with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the financial processes are effecive and efficient. 

Key responsibilities

1. Financial management and administration

• Preparing monthly organisational management accounts
• Assisting in annual organisational budget preparation and monthly monitoring of variances
• Assisting in annual audit preparation
• Day to day book-keeping and financial administration, including, staff expenses and claims, and contractor/third party invoicing, recording all receipts
• Processing and administering bank payments
• Working with the Senior Leadership Team on funding application budgets
• Working with Deputy Director and Project Officer to track project expenditure and to coordinate invoices; assist in preparing project expenditure forecasts
• Producing project and donor financial reports
• Working with the Deputy Director to ensure financial processes are effective and ensure reconciliation of bank and other DPP accounts
• Any other duties as so directed in connection with the finance system process

2. General tasks

• Attend and participate in Board meetings and Sub-Committee meetings as required
• Undertake any other tasks that are appropriate to the role and which reflects the need of the organisation

Experience and Qualifications

• A minimum of two years proven experience in a bookkeeping and/or financial administration role
• Familiarity with Xero (or other) accounting software
• Experience of preparing monthly management accounts, including analysis
• Previous experience in the charity sector and/or supporting international projects
• Flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks with tight deadlines
• Strong ICT skills, in particular MS Excel (database and spreadsheet experience) and Word processing
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a self-servicing environment and in a small team; Pro-active approach with a ‘can-do’ attitude
• Permission to live and work in the UK

Please refer to the job specification below for further details. 

Please submit a short personal statement/cover letter along with your CV detailing relevant experience and qualifications to the role. 

Farm Africa are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Director of Finance role on a permanent, full time basis. For more than 35 years Farm Africa has worked with farmers, helping them to increase their harvests, build their incomes and sustain their natural resources. They do this by working closely with local communities, partnering with governments and the private sector to find effective ways to fight poverty.

Farm Africa are now seeking an exceptional Director of Finance to provide outstanding leadership and expertise to strategically manage finance and other control functions. This role also plays a vital role providing broader leadership in the delivery of the ambitious strategy, and is a crucial business partner to the CEO, the SMT, and the board treasurer.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Responsible for accounting including the production of the annual accounts for the Charity & its subsidiaries, financial planning, the production of management accounts and all banking & cash management.
• Provide strategic input to the development of the organisation’s strategy and future growth plans, thinking beyond own direct areas of responsibility.
• Together with the Chief Executive, develop annual and medium-term financial plans for Farm Africa ensuring the longer term financial sustainability of the organisation.
• Set the strategic direction and annual objectives for the finance function, covering UK head office and Africa-based teams.
• Line manage the Head of Finance, and support Country Directors in their line management of country Finance leads.
• Ensure that financial risks throughout Farm Africa’s activities are identified and ensure that appropriate processes are in place to monitor and mitigate them.
• Act as the key staff contact for the Finance, Risk and Audit committee (FRAC), ensuring (together with the Treasurer) that meetings take place regularly, agendas are appropriate and that the committee discharges its devolved responsibilities on behalf of the board.
• Ensure all financial activity is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and donor / contractual requirements.

The organisation:

Farm Africa operates in East Africa, with offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, with a Head Office in London.  There is a finance team of four based in the UK, with other finance staff dispersed around the organisation, including country offices and field offices.

Farm Africa is embarking on a new five year strategy and is recruiting for a new Director of Finance to lead the financial management of the organisation through a period of growth. Building on foundation of strong financial planning and control and of exceptional audit compliance they are seeking an experienced and dynamic new Director to join their team. 

Essential requirements:

The successful candidate will have a recognised accountancy qualification, in-depth understanding of financial management in a complex grant-dependant organisation, experience of strategic planning and an aptitude for controls such as governance, risk management and the charity legal environment.

Farm Africa’s UK office is based in central London, however, we are flexible on working location and will consider substantial home working.

The closing date for applications is 9:00am on Monday 15th February 2021. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

An opportunity has become available for a Director of Finance to support a fast-growing climate change organisation.

The Director of Finance will play a key strategic role in enabling the organisation to deliver its mission. The role will be expected to contribute to organisational strategic direction, providing support, advice, positive influence and constructive support to the Board and Senior Management.

Whilst your career might have been within a larger organisation, you will still retain the ability to apply your knowledge within a small and agile finance team working from different locations.

Ideally, you will have worked in an international environment, perhaps in a knowledge-rich or consulting business. You will have a passion for applying this experience to the not-for-profit or charitable sectors.

To be suitable for the role you need to be fully qualified with a CCAB or equivalent finance qualification. You will have proven ability to build influential relationships across the group and with funders and demonstrate accountability to Board level.

This role will be based from home at first before transitioning back into the Central London office when safe.

Responsibilities of the Director of Finance:

As a key member of the Senior Management Team, the Finance Director reports to the Chief Operating Officer. The responsibilities of the role are to:

• Provide high quality strategic financial planning, modelling and analysis that supports professional, accurate and risk-based decision-making. The Director will lead on the preparation of financial planning and annual budgets through to year-end audit with the support of a high calibre team

• Develop financial strategy and operations to underpin funding growth and delivery of group objectives

• Report to the Board on financial performance, strategy, risk and resilience

• Develop and support effective financial management across the group, with legal entities internationally

• Producing comprehensive financial reports for key stakeholders both nationally and internationally

• Have oversight for the development of the finance control and systems infrastructure to ensure the organisation and team have the tools necessary to support the growth of the organisation

• Provide effective leadership and professional development to the Finance team to ensure service excellence through skills and systems, with experience of developing teams to produce high integrity accounts and financial information

• Ensure that colleagues across the organisation are supported to deliver their resource responsibilities to a high standard, decisions are financially robust, compliance obligations are met; and risk is effectively managed

• Managing all aspects of Treasury; ensuring cash flow and ForEx forecasts are robust and fit for purpose in the current environment

Person Specification:

• The successful candidate will demonstrate inspirational leadership skills, business acumen with multi-office/country experience, and the drive and nous necessary to allow the organisation to further grow and develop
• Highly developed cultural awareness and used to dealing with colleagues at all levels of the business
• A results orientation, with the ability to encourage changes to existing mind-set
• Importantly, our Director of Finance must have excellent people and communication skills, and an outstanding work ethic

Experience and Knowledge:

• A qualified accountant (e.g. ACA or ACMA) with significant knowledge and experience of leading a finance function to successfully deliver the full range of financial management activities

• Experience of successfully reviewing, designing and delivering change to/in a finance function. Including effectively engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, leading and supporting staff and ensuring that change is positioned to deliver optimal outcomes

• Experience of providing leadership and management to a cross-functional team. This should include providing guidance, development, management and challenge with the ability to deploy a range of management styles. Experience of driving high performance, developing staff and managing issues of performance and conduct successfully

• Highly developed skill in building relationships for influence across a range of culturally, geographically and professionally diverse colleagues. Ability to actively listen, and understand the perspectives, and own the priorities, of others; to influence and build better mutually beneficial outcomes

• Intellectual curiosity including a strong disposition to seek out diverse views, engage with difference of option and consider new and novel ways of doing things. Ability to adapt plans and approaches to a range of contexts

Applications will be considered over the holidays and candidates with relevant profiles will be contacted in the New Year.

Your new company
An international charity is looking for a part-time Finance Officer to join their team.

Your new role
You will be reporting to the Finance Manager in a Finance Officer role. This role will be part-time working 28 hours per week. You will be responsible for managing the accounts payable and accounts receivable system, completing reconciliations, maintaining the PO system, dealing with queries, monitoring the aged debtors for the charity and recovering debts. You will assist with the management accounts and analyse income/expenditure on a monthly basis.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need:

• AAT qualified or similar
• Charity experience is preferred
• Knowledge of double-entry
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills are essential

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
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Internews are exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell to recruit their Finance Coordinator role on a permanent basis.

Following a recent period of rapid growth and expansion, Internews are now looking to recruit this key role.

The Finance Coordinator will be responsible for a variety of tasks across team including ensuring smooth operations between Internews Europe and its Related parties. The role will support both Corporate and Project finance tasks, as well as assume responsibility for key areas of Corporate reporting.

About Internews

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local information providers worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, supports business development strategies for the sector and helps establish policies needed for open access to information. Internews programmes create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress.

Internews’ commitment to research and evaluation creates effective and sustainable programs, even in the most challenging environments. Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in Arcata, California; Washington DC; and London, UK; as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi.

Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 90 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

The key responsibilities are as follows:

• Monthly review of financial records, ensuring the completeness of records and reconciled balances:
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Partner/Sub-grantee reconciliations
  • Regular Balance sheet reconciliations
• Supervision and management of organisational timesheets.
• Oversight for Internews Europe’s key financial relationships with its sister companies, including preparing monthly reconciliations and allocations, providing financial accounting support and regularly liaising with key stakeholders to manage relationships.
• Work closely with the Audit Manager to provide support in funder audits as required.
• Provide efficient delivery and support of periodical assignments such as annual budgeting, cashflow reporting and year-end statutory tasks.
• Provide invaluable support in the creation of new policies.
• Play a significant role in supporting the migration from Quick Books to Unit 4 ERP. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Made significant progress on working towards a professional accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA).
• A minimum of five years’ experience of working in a fast-paced finance department.
• Strong experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Ideally, previous experience working within an NGO. However, candidates without this are still strongly encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience assisting on management and/or financial accounts.
• Good Excel skills, including vlookups, SUMIFS and Pivot Tables.
• Proven experience in working across diverse teams and multi-cultural environments.
• Good understanding of other Microsoft Windows applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven multi-tasking skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

CVs are being reviewed on a daily basis with first stage screening interviews commencing as early as 14th January. Please submit your application ASAP with our exclusive agent Robertson Bell to avoid disappointment.

The Brokerage is at a critical and dynamic point having recently launched a strategic re-direction, innovative new services and a relevant new brand, all supporting our vision of a world where a young person’s ability and aspiration alone determine their career path. At the heart of this exciting new direction is our service delivery with hundreds of disadvantaged young people and our work around changing organisational practices with our corporate partners.

We are recruiting for a skilled and experienced Executive Assistant to support the CEO in the smooth running and good governance of The Brokerage and as well as support our partnerships and finance functions. You will be organised and efficient, with excellent attention to detail, able to quickly pick up new systems and procedures, and to prioritise and juggle competing priorities and requests. Although able to work with substantial independence and initiative, you will be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills, dealing proactively and confidently with a range of people, tasks and situations. This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious person to work as a key member of a small but fast-paced, innovative team.

You will need to share the CEO’s vision of creating a modern, trust - not rule -based organisation that is high-performing and offers its staff the ability to work pro-actively, autonomously and with an entrepreneurial spirit whilst offering a supportive, inclusive and flexible working environment.

Our Finance team is looking to recruit an Assistant Financial Accountant to join our Financial Control team, reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant. 

About the role

You’ll be part of the Financial Control team, which delivers technical support and advice to the organisation, and you'll take responsibility for completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, working with other teams to ensure issues are resolved and checking supplier payments.

You will also support processes related to restricted funds and VAT, contributing to the year-end accounts and audit and ensuring that policies and procedures are kept up to date.

About you

A CCAB or equivalent part qualified accountant you’ll have experience in a similar assistant financial accounting role. You will also have experience of working closely with a range of stakeholders from different teams and with different levels of finance knowledge.

With previous experience as a proficient user of accounting systems (experience of SUN, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Infor Q&A and Atlas is desirable) you’ll have strong analytical and reconciliation skills, as well as advanced MS Excel knowledge. You’ll be able to work independently but also contribute and collaborate as part of a team.

You’ll be intellectually curious and challenging, taking a proactive with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. You will also be able to work well under pressure with the ability to prioritise work to deliver in a demanding environment.

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Financial Accountant on a 9-12-month fixed Term Contract to Permanent for this Grant Giving Charity based in Central London.

* The position is currently working from home but will be expected to work from the office at least 3 days a week once the office reopens.
* Salary: 40,000pa - 50,000pa depending on experience
* You will need to be a fully qualified Accountant for this assignment

Person specification

* A qualified accountant with experience of working within a Charity or in an accountancy firm and auditing charities
* The principal requirement of the role is a good level of experience in charity accounting and reporting with the proven competence in the preparation of annual reports and financial analysis. To deal confidently and expertly with a variety of finance tasks.
* Good experience of finance systems (PS Financials, so experience of this system would be a distinct advantage). Very good Excel skills and experience in production of management information. Experience of reporting packages such as Power BI would also be an advantage.

The role

* The primary responsibility of the role is the preparation of statutory accounts and other financial information for a number of the charities in the organisation.
* The role will operate under the overall direction of the Head of Finance with specific areas of work being under the direction of Accountants within the team.
* Support the ongoing accounting and reporting of the investment portfolios. Including preparation of information for the trustee's investment committee

The Financial Accountant will have the following responsibilities.

Financial reporting

* Preparation of annual reports (year ending 5th April) from their financial records. This includes the preparation of supporting analysis and detailed disclosures as well as liaison with the Auditors.
* To support the senior members of the finance team by preparing periodic financial summaries, cashflow projections and other management information.

Management Information and Finance Partnering

* Preparation of financial information for the trust executives and materials for trustee meeting. Including details of grant making.

Investment management

* Support the ongoing accounting and reporting of the investment portfolios. Including preparation of information for the trustee's investment committee.
* Monitor the cashflow of funds between the trusts' investment portfolios, deposit accounts and their clearing banks.

Financial Control

* To support the financial control processes including the preparation of key reconciliations and analysis.

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking an Assistant Accountant to work in the four-person Finance Team, as part of our Global Team working in 20 locations around the world.

• Terms and Conditions: £27,000 p.a + 5% pension contribution; 24 days of Annual Leave
• Contract type: open-ended; full time – 35 hours/week
• Reports to Head of Finance
• London or South East England – attendance at London office usually once per 1-2 weeks
• Closing date: 29th of January 2021
• Interview date: 5th of February 2021

Job description

Achieve efficient financial transactions, month-end processing, and pay-roll as part of the professional financial management of the organisation, delivered by the Finance Team, in collaboration with our Global Team and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Payable:

• Secure coding/authorisation, ensuring that they are correctly coded, authorised, and input onto SAGE.
• To prepare payment runs including supplier payments, refunds, expenses, and foreign payments.
• Process petty cash and the company credit card transactions
• To file accounting records on a regular and timely basis.

Pay-Roll:

• Work with Head of Finance to process UK & US monthly payroll to respective agencies and check output

Month-End and Quarterly Processing:

• Month end processing including
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Month end journals
  • Variance analysis

Project Support:

• Work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues across the organisation on project finance.
• To respond to Regional Researchers and budget holder queries in a timely and professional manner.
• To monitor the Accounts email inbox, managing and distributing incoming mail as required and responding to queries in a timely and professional manner. Any other activities as directed by the Head of Finance

Key Skills required

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the role of assistant accountant or accounts assistance.
• Ability to build good working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, with a positive and problem-solving attitude.
• Ability to pick up new processes quickly, and take the initiative.
• Strong IT skills, Excel in particular, Sage Line 50 essential.
• Excellent attention to detail and conscientiousness.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, able to multi-task, prioritise effectively/efficiently and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Excellent written and spoken English skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience of using accounting systems (Sage Line 50) essential.
• AAT part qualified finalist desirable.
• GCSE English (or equivalent).
• Proof of right to work in the UK