If you would like a role that sits at the heart of a leading ethical organisation, which will stretch both your financial and management accounting skills, give you the opportunity to make your mark, grow your profile and reward your hard work with opportunities for development, this could be the job for you. If you are excited by the opportunity to use your skills to help deliver positive change for people and planet then please apply.

About the job

This role is an excellent blend of financial and management accounting, so we need a really good all-rounder. You will be equally confident working on the technical accounting as influencing across the organisation with your business partnering skills. You may have previous experience in financial services but we are also looking for the right attitude and adaptability. You must have the appetite to learn and master our systems and processes and then improve them.

You will report to the Financial Controller and be the senior member of the Financial Control team, overseeing the work of the Assistant Accountants and Finance Administrator. You will be responsible for producing the management accounts and working across the organisation to convert your information into good decisions. You will need to be personable and persuasive as an expert business partner and will be crucial in helping our team enhance its influence across the organisation. Collaboration and generating insight will be important to you.

You will oversee the General Ledger so will need to have a relentless grip on the detail and the ability to master the relevant accounting standards. You will act as a partner to our auditors and will also lead on key elements of our internal financial controls and assurance as departmental Risk Champion. This means you will be comfortable in demonstrating the highest standards of stewardship and governance.

In return for your commitment and hard work, you will be rewarded with a salary of up to £43,000 (depending on experience). We believe people should be properly and appropriately paid for their work but that there should also be a fair distribution of the value the bank generates, which is why we do not have performance related pay or bonuses. Instead, we have an extensive benefits package where most of our benefits are non-contributory. Our benefits include:

• Non-contributory pension scheme from your first day of 8% in year 1 and 10% from year 2 onwards
• Life Assurance (worth 4 times basic pay)
• Income Protection - 75% of basic pay after 13 weeks sick and following six months service
• Private Medical Insurance
• A Health Cash Plan
• Vitality Leave – After each 7 years of service, you will be able to take a sabbatical of up 3 months
• 25 days (FTE) plus bank holidays per annum with additional increase in holiday though length of service (up to 5 days FTE)
• A buy and sell holiday scheme of up to 5 days (FTE) to maximum of 30 days
• Season Ticket Loan available for commuting into the office
• A wellbeing allowance of £100 a year
• Voluntary benefits, including discounts and cycle to work scheme

At Triodos Bank you will get lots of opportunities for personal and professional development. You might be a newly-qualified accountant or further in your career, but either way you will be ambitious to work somewhere that is helping to create a better society. If you’d like to find out more, please review the job description on our website. We are a friendly team and we look forward to welcoming you

Triodos Bank is proud to be using Rare's Contextual Recruitment System (CRS) which allows us to consider applicants' achievements in the context in which they were gained. We understand that not every candidate’s achievements look the same on paper – and we want to recruit the best people, from every background. Once you’ve submitted your application to us, please make sure to check your inbox, and or junk folder, for an email with a link to the CRS form.

Triodos embraces flexibility and diversity in the workplace and is proud to be a Living Wage Employer and a Disability Confident "Committed" employer. Should you wish to discuss flexibility in any way, please do let us know in your application.

Financial Accountant | 12-month FTC | £52,000

On behalf of a large NGO, we are recruiting a Financial Accountant to manage a small team of 3 staff who manage the financial transactions and payments to partners and suppliers. The Financial Accountant will deliver high-quality financial accounting and reporting and will improve internal controls, financial systems, and other key deliverables. The Financial Accountant will lead on the month-end and balance sheet control process as well as the closure of Regional Offices and production of consolidated management accounts.

Main Duties:

• Lead the month-end process, ensuring the month-end checklist is adhered to and closed
• Review and sign-off balance sheet reconciliations on a monthly bass
• Lead and manage the quarterly cash advance process to regional offices
• Review the cash and commodity grants issued to Member Associations
• Manage cashflow projections and reporting
• Ensure grant related payments to Member Associations are correct and reconciled
• Review, recommend and implement changes to processes and systems including master data cleansing and improvements to NetSuite
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of 3 staff
• Prepare analysis for external Audit

Person Specification:

• ACCA, CIMA or ACA qualified
• Proven experience in Group accounting, multi-currency ledgers and financial accounting and reporting in a complex multi-national organisation
• Proven experience in leading and managing a team is essential
• Experience from the international NGO sector would be welcomed

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The vacancy

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

About the role

You’ll be an Assistant Financial Accountant responsible for managing the charity’s financial ledgers, including income, payables, cash book and banking, across all entities. Maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations and assist with the month-end/year-end reporting processes, this includes supporting both internal and external audits. 

What you'll do 

• Be responsible for a key financial ledger along with peers e.g. Purchase /Income /Cash etc. and provide first line support to colleagues in managing the Ledgers.

• Assist in monitoring and maintaining accurate purchase orders within the Finance system including resolving invoice queries and supplier disputes.

• Process payments and expenses to ensure that they are accurately recorded and paid through BACS. 

• Be responsible for the day to day cash and cheque banking including posting to the ledger and reconciliations.

• Reconciliation of income (c£30m) to the Charity’s CRM/ fundraising database to ensure accurate receipt and reporting.

• Assist with the quarterly VAT return.

What you'll bring 

• Experience of managing financial ledgers, double entry bookkeeping and understanding of how the chart of accounts operates

• Experience of working in a financial accounting team with a good working knowledge of accounting principles and a basic understanding of VAT for charities

• A good understanding of using accounting packages and other databases e.g. Open Accounts, Finance Central, Raiser’s Edge (CRM)

• Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills with hands-on experience in Excel and G Suite

Closing date: 2 December 2021

Interviews will be held on 8 December 2021

Senior Internal Auditor, up to £51,000 + Benefits

For a global organisation with operations in over 100 countries, we are recruiting for a Senior Internal Auditor. This role will directly assist the Audit Manager in the Global Audit Team with planning, fieldwork and reporting focusing on governance, risk management and project assurance for the Corporate Services and Global Support Function. This role will involve up to 25% travel (post-Covid) and has excellent benefits attached, including enhanced annual leave and pension.

Main Duties:

• Leading and conducting the preparation, planning, execution, and reporting of risk-based audits in the Corporate Services Portfolio including UK HQ based audits of global support functions, business units and change programmes
• Development of the risk-based audit plan
• Producing and delivering audit recommendations for improvements to Country, Regional and Function management
• Delivery of high-quality audit working papers and summaries of information
• Analysis of complex audit workflows and preparing draft audit reports and management updates
• Ad hoc project work and investigations and advisory mandates
• Liaising with NAO, PwC, and various internal and external stakeholders

Person Specification:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Proven track-record in Risk and Assurance
• Internal Audit experience from international and multi-cultural companies
• SAP experience
• Shared Services and IT Assurance would be desirable
• Strong report writing skills and strong presentation skills
• COSA and IIA experience
• Internal Audit practices (COSO, IIA)
• Proven track record in Program and Project Assurance and managing Risk
• Programme and Project Assurance skills
• Very strong report writing and communication / presentation skills

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Financial Accounting Manager reporting into the Head of Financial Accounting responsible for the preparation of the statutory accounts.

Client Details

The organisation is a large Housing Association based in Central London, which owns and manages 60,000 properties. Over the last few years it has increased its development pipeline seeking to construct 1000 new homes in the next three years and continues to invest into the local area. On top of the housing services it provides, it also works closely with the local community and grass root charities.

Description

The Financial Accounting Manager has the following responsibilities:

• Full responsibility for the review and oversight of accurate recording of accounting entries.
• Responsibility for the production of the Annual Financial Statements.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of the control accounts and company balances.
• Maintain the necessary record, chart of accounts and systems.
• Ensuring adequate internal financial controls are in place and provide assurance that these controls are in place.
• Monitoring financial systems to make sure they are being used correctly and that transactions are being recorded accurately.

Profile

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious qualified accountant with experience of working in the financial function of a complex organisation. You will need the following experience:

Essential:

• Experience in the production of Statutory Accounts and dealing with external audit requirements, with an up to date knowledge of general accounting principles.
• You will be proactive and able to learn, review and develop internal processes and procedures, continuously looking to improve the services and outputs delivered by the team as well as enforcing compliance.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, able to understand a wide range of stakeholder needs and adapt services where necessary.

Desirable:

• Housing or property experience.
• Experience dealing with Oracle finance systems.
• Knowledge of rent and service charge accounting.

Job Offer

£70,000-£72,000, 26 days annual leave and a 10% Employer Pension contribution

Salary: £45,000 full time equivalent per annum (depending on experience)

Our mission is to lead the way in empowering, enabling, supporting, and connecting older people in the London Borough of Croydon to live well, healthily, and independently.

Role

An exciting opportunity for a passionate and experienced finance professional to join an organisation, whose focus is to look after the vulnerable and disadvantaged.

As the Finance Director you will be responsible for accurate and timely accounting and financial reporting. You will also contribute to the overall management and strategic development of the business working closely with the Chief Executive Officer as a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Co-ordinate and review Management accounts and ensure that the transactions of the business are conducted in accordance with the relevant accounting standards, procedures, and controls. Preparing financial statements attributable to cost centre/divisional managers.
• Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts in line with overall business strategy
• Analyse variances to budget/forecasts prior to submission of management accounts to relevant stakeholders
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and be able to identify potentials risks, ensuring business service awareness monthly
• Responsible for the management, leadership, performance management, development, and recruitment of any direct reports including new bookkeeper (new role 2022) and volunteer administrators.
• To be able to support both financial and business specific projects, providing relevant information to allow stakeholders to make proactive decisions.
• Take an active role in specific project initiation, planning, and execution.
• Any additional reasonable duties requested or delegated by your line manager

Ideal candidate:

• Qualified Accountant
• Commercially astute, with exposure to business processes and an understanding of the relationship between operations and P&L
• Strong IT skills, particularly accounting systems and high level excel skills, including data manipulation and interrogation

CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: 3rd December 2021

Interview Date:                              13th December 2021

Anticipated Start Date:                TBA

You will join our client and support the Financial Controller, Financial Accounting Manager and Finance Business Partners in providing high quality financial management support to colleagues across the charity but particularly the Operational and Commercials teams: Assisting in the preparation of management accounts, budgets and forecasts, variance analysis and the provision of regular and ad-hoc financial information.

Stock & Financial Accountant Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of the annual accounts of the group and all its subsidiaries to the required format.
• Support the Financial Accounting Manager in managing the year-end accounts timetable through provision of appropriate documentation to support audit queries with emphasis on cost of sales and inventory items.
• Assist with the internal audit process and closure of any control points arising 
• Work collaboratively with other Financial Accountants and Finance Business partners to ensure timely and accurate production the monthly trial balance including journal postings, accruals and prepayments to enable the accurate generation of reports. Lead on manufacturing costs, inventory and sales & margin analysis.
• Collaborate with Finance Business Partner and other colleagues to prepare cost of sales budgets and forecasts with a focus of profitability, cost of sales and ensuring raw materials and labour rates are up to date.
• Create and maintain a performance dashboard, optimising data processes. To scope and create new reporting tools, managing roll out and staff training.
• Maintenance of standard costing system and monitoring of unit of measure, bill of materials, labour and overhead recovery rates.
• Monitor controls associated with manufacturing costs, including labour, stock usage, material variances and waste.
• Produce, manage and review corporate balance sheet reconciliations and provisions across the group, ensuring timely resolution of issues identified during monthly accounting reviews, including the tracking of potential issues and exposures. Oversee inventory reconciliations, stocktakes and calculation of slow moving and obsolete stock provisions.
• Assist Financial Accounting Manager and Senior Financial Accountant in submission of all Corporation Tax and VAT returns through provision of data required for completion for tax packs and VAT schedules.
• Assist with highly technical transactions including property sales, legacies, endowments, restricted funds and investments.
• Provide support in the development and implementation of new finance system including user acceptance testing.

Stock & Financial Accountant Requirements:

• Accountancy qualification to CCAB standard (ideally CIMA) or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of five years’ experience in a financial accounting function working as part of a team delivering month end and year end processes including the provision of statutory accounts.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in providing financial support for commercial and manufacturing activities including sales & margin analysis and aspects of accounting related to costs of sales and inventory.
• Advanced level user of Microsoft Excel.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of complex financial accounting software.
• A Knowledge of the legislation and regulations relating to the preparation of charity, subsidiary undertakings and consolidated accounts.
• Able to contribute to strategic, group and operational level decision making using a variety of information sources and management tools.
• Ability to identify key issues, to collect and evaluate information in a logical manner and make systematic and rational judgements.
• Ability to be commercially aware and able to offer commercially oriented solutions to business issues and problems whilst recognising the potential value of non-financial outcomes.
• Ability to be proactive, self starting, enthusiastic and committed. Displaying a flexible and ‘can do’ approach.
• Able and willing to travel throughout the UK, involving occasional over-night stays.

About our client:

They are one of the UK’s leading sight loss charities and the largest community of blind and partially sighted people.

Everyday 250 people begin to lose their sight. Our client has a crucial role to play in creating a world where there are no barriers to people with sight loss. They want society, communities and individuals to see differently about sight loss.

Location: Flexible, London, Peterborough, Newcastle
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum
Hours: 36 per week

You may have experience of the following: Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, Stock Accountant, Accounting Technician, Project Accountant, Finance Accountant, Chartered Accountant, ACCA, CCAB, CIMA, etc.

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Financial Controller

6 to 9 months FTC

Hybrid Working

£60k - £65k

Reporting into COO and will manage the Financial Accountant and the Senior Finance Officer

A leading independent research institute, with an income of £18m seeking a qualified accountant with charity experience to assist with year-end financial reporting, production of Annual Reports and Accounts and related external audit processes.

The Financial Controller will also be the lead contact internally for IT.

Main responsibilities of the role (but not limited to):

• Maintain oversight of transactional input, ensuring that adequate internal financial controls are maintained to minimise the risk of fraud or error and to provide quality assurance over financial data
• Identify any improvements to the finance system, processes, monitoring and reporting and oversee implementation and communication of changes.
• Manage key contracted services
• In conjunction with brokers and the Operations Manager, ensure that the charity carries appropriate insurance cover to protect its assets, and for all aspects of its operational activities
• Monitor cash and update cashflow forecasts to ensure the Institute is able to meet its obligations at all times
• Regular monitoring and approval of schedules of fixed assets and depreciation, prepayments, accruals and other balance sheet items
• Maintain an asset register
• Oversee and monitor the management accounts for expenditure of support functions, identifying key metrics and efficiently communicating variances on a timely basis
• Coordinate and be the internal lead for the implementation of IT related services and products within the organisation.
• Manage third-party supplier relationships, including the IT support company, software and hardware suppliers, e.g. video-conferencing, telephony, mobiles and printers

The post holder will be a CCAB qualified accountant (or international equivalent) with strong knowledge of accounting systems including Access Dimensions and FocalPoint, as well as advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint and Sharepoint).

It is crucial that the appropriate post holder will have gained extensive experience in a Charitable organisation as reporting on the requirements of Charity SORP is essential.

Location: Working from home currently, but office is based in London

About ARTICLE 19

Established in 1987, ARTICLE 19 works for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination. Our mission is to promote and defend the universal human rights of freedom of expression and information around the world, through international advocacy, campaigns, legal analysis, and regional and national projects. ARTICLE 19 operates internationally: although our international secretariat is based in London, we have regional teams based in the Americas, Asia, MENA, Europe, and Africa through an established network of offices and personnel.

Role Purpose

This position is a key role for the finance team to increase the capacity during a period of growth. The role will support all  financial aspects of budgeting, reporting, compliance and financial management of grants managed by ARTICLE 19,  including all finance-related work with grantreceiving partners. The role is a key part of improving our programme delivery  by supporting grant budget holders.

For further details and to apply, please click ‘apply’ to be re-directed to our application page.

Closing date: 6th December 2021

HEAD OF GLOBAL ACCOUNTING SERVICES REQUIRED FOR 1 YEAR FTC

ICAEW or international equivalent Accountant required

Client Details

Leading International Charity with its headquarters based in Surrey are looking to recruit a Head of Global Accounting Services candidate on at least a 12-month fixed term contract basis.

This role will be responsible for leading the approach to Financial Accounting, control and compliance embedding a customer focused approach to balancing serving Country Offices to enable them to deliver their objectives, while ensuring that the organisation is protected financially and meets its statutory and regulatory compliance requirements.

Description

• Lead strategic thinking to inform approach to Statutory Accounts, ensuring effective production of final audited accounts and appropriate engaging papers to inform and advice key stakeholders including LT, FAC, IB and MA.
• Lead provision of technical financial advice and advice/recommendations of financial position, challenges in balance sheets, accounting reserves etc to ensure regulatory financial positions maintained and financial sustainability assured in order to support the successful delivery of the organisations international mission and strategy and ensure CEO/Executive Director Finance and IT/FAC/IB is able to have confidence in both the business financial position and the Finance function
• Lead maximisation of the implementation of new ERP to improve financial accounting and reporting processes, simplify accounting transactions, and enable a culture of getting things right first time, on time, every time, minimising the need for GH Finance to have to undertake remedial work to compensate for shortcomings in systems, skills and behaviours.
• Enhance customer service in relations to all aspects of financial accounting, particularly accounts payable and receivable, expenses etc, through integrating approach for all parts of, simplifying processes and improving procedures manuals/guidance, implementing appropriate KPIs/SLAs etc
• Transform statutory accounting approach by integrating production of all legal entity accounts within one team, building comprehensive business understanding to ensure appropriately reflected in Accounts and aligned with management reporting, strengthening in year reporting to reduce additional requirements at year end
• Monitor, control and manage resources to ensure objectives are delivered according to schedule and within budget.
• Contribute to the development of policies and processes and lead the implementation of systems and process improvements in own area.
• Develop and manage the ongoing relationships with internal and external stakeholders to identify and deliver solutions that benefit all.
• Contribute to the transformation of financial accounting for the organisation to ensure simpler streamlined processes that minimise effort and complexity required while maintaining accuracy and impact
• Evaluate risk with sound business and commercial judgement.
• Champion change by role modelling the behaviour expected from all colleagues, develop, and communicate plans to ensure change is successfully implemented within own department.
• Lead a team of specialists and manage their performance across all activities to achieve business objectives and continuously improve performance.

Profile

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant discipline
• Extremely strong technical accounting expertise and experience
• Good Accounting systems knowledge
• Audit experience gained in practice
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW or international equivalent)
• Breadth of financial experience within the iNGO (ideally humanitarian/development) or non-profit sectors, ideally including work in programme delivery countries would be preferred.
• Strong project management skills

Job Offer

Hybrid working role (far more home working than office working)

Free parking

A chance to work for a highly respected and worthwhile organisation

Generous pension

25 days holiday

Career progression opportunities within this organisation

Based in Nottingham with flexible home/office working

Full time – (4 day a week working considered)

Inspire: Culture | Learning | Libraries is a charitable membership organisation delivering a range of cultural, heritage, learning and library services across Nottinghamshire.

In this newly created role, you will be part of a dynamic and committed leadership team, taking responsibility for finances, strategic project management and technology.

If you have experience of leading, developing and delivering financial strategy, project management and the successful exploitation of digital resources, then this could be the exciting opportunity to work in the not for profit sector you have been seeking.

We are a young organisation with strong public service and charitable values, with staff and community involvement at the heart of the governance of our organisation.  We have a turnover over £18M and have 680 staff members.

We are seeking to appoint someone who can join our leadership team to lead, manage, build and develop the organisation, helping it to be better able to withstand financial challenges and to deliver better cultural and learning outcomes across Nottinghamshire.

If you like the sound of Inspire and what we do and want to find out more, please don’t hesitate to contact Peter Gaw, Chief Executive Officer to arrange an informal discussion. 

Application deadline:  12 noon Monday 6th December 2021

Interview date: Wednesday 8th December 2021 – Nottingham

Before applying for the role – you must first create an account on the Inspire recruitment portal and then complete all the sections of My Details. This includes options to add a CV, make a personal statement as well as enter your work and education history.

Once completed then proceed to complete the application for the role itself.

All sections need to be completed for any application can be considered.

Our partner is a large, well-known and well-reputed international healthcare charity. They are seeking an experienced finance & grants accountant to support the UK & international finance team with new proposal development and submissions, and grants compliance, monitoring and reporting.
 

Responsibilities

• Programmes budget management, working as a finance business partner with the programmes team to support with new proposal development and submissions; ensure that budget holders understand any variances; and that restricted and unrestricted income, and match funding requirements are strictly monitored.
• Lead in preparing grants reports for donors, and for preparing and delivering donor audits.
• Support the Head of Finance in developing and reviewing internal controls, policies and procedures, and ensuring that these are understood and applied.
• Undertaking risk assessments, and undertaking financial and risk monitoring visits to ensure effective financial management.
• Develop the capacity of staff to ensure grant management and financial compliance requirements are understood and adhered to.

Key Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with a strong technical background and understanding and experience of the compliance, management and reporting requirements of institutional donors, including DfID, EU, and USAID.
• Experience of charity SORP, and experience of working in a multi-country, multi-currency environment.
• Experience in strengthening internal controls, and in building the capacity of colleagues, both in the UK and internationally.
• Strong financial analysis, management accounting and reporting.
• Strong IT and systems skills, including advanced Excel skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with finance and non-finance staff, both in the UK and overseas. Strong cultural awareness.

Immediate start preferred. Candidates are being shortlisted and interviewed as they apply, and so early applications are strongly encouraged.

Please note, this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. They anticipate that the successful individual will be home-based for the duration of the contract.

We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated staff to join our Accounts team. Your work will be integral to the running of Green Pastures as you use your eye for detail to manage the sales ledger and support the finance team. If you want to put your accounting proficiencies towards the goal of ending homelessness in the UK, this could be the role for you!

THE TEAM

Our Accounts team are the foundation of the Finance department within Green Pastures. We manage the preparation of the financial statements, balance sheet, cash flow, day-to-day reconciliations, payroll, purchase and sales ledgers and Investor Loan Stock management. We also manage and conduct regular internal audits and put controls in place to make sure that we not only comply with all necessary law and regulation, but that Green Pastures continues to operate in good financial health.

In one year the total value of the transactions we processed came to over £719 million, with more than 40,000 individual transactions - this is a lot of work and a lot of responsibility, but something we do with integrity, enthusiasm and passion.

THE ROLE

This exciting role gives you the opportunity to manage a number of processes, including a new software that we have recently adopted for the management of our leases and tenancies. As our Sales Ledger Manager, you'll review tenancies to ensure accuracy, analyse and report on rental debts, manage rent reviews, assist with credit control and much more.

You will be a vital member of a growing team, and your work will directly facilitate the purchasing of property to house the homeless!

WHAT YOUR RESPONSIBLITIES WILL BE

1. Overall management of Landlord Vision (online rental management software)
2. Import of rental charges from Landlord Vision into Sage Line 50 (daily)
3. Import of tenant receipts from Sage Line 50 into Landlord Vision (daily)
4. Review of all newly created tenancies created on Landlord Vision to ensure accuracy
5. Analysis and reporting of rental debts into separate specific categories
6. KPI reporting to departmental managers/ the Board of directors
7. Managing upcoming rent reviews to ensure staff undertake them at the correct times
8. Assisting with credit control
9. Review of sales ledger systems to help improve efficiency throughout

PERSON SPECIFICATION

​We are looking for someone who:

1. Is PC literate with the ability to use Microsoft packages, including Word and Excel, to a good standard
2. Utilises good literacy and numeracy skills
3. Has the ability to pick up and learn new software
4. Has the ability to adhere to deadlines and deliver required information in a timely manner
5. Is a good communicator
6. Utilises excellent organisational skills
7. Has the ability to prioritise, multi-task and work to deadlines
8. Is a team player
9. Has excellent attention to detail
10. Has the ability to follow written and verbal instructions
11. Has previous experience with SAGE 50 Accounts (desirable)
12. Has experience of working within a Finance department (desirable)
13. Has a flexible approach to workload and tasks dependent upon departmental requirements at the time
14. Has a keen desire to learn and develop new skills
15. Operates with a good team ethic This job description is not exhaustive and additional tasks may be added from time to time.

WHO ARE GREEN PASTURES?

We are a Social Enterprise that exists to equip and release the Church to end homelessness in the UK. To find out more, visit the About page on our website.

OUR VISION

Our vision is:

1. To house 2,000 people by 2024
2. To reach 100 Christian Partnerships by the end of 2021
3. To see strengthened and continued growth of our Partners
4. To witness continued growth and transformation of our residents, through Christ
5. To provide opportunities for increased meaningful activity of residents
6. To facilitate our Partners working as one body - sharing expertise and resources as one family

JOB DESCRIPTION:Finance Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF POSITION

The overall purpose of the role is to manage the financial operations of the organisation, including setting and monitoring budgets, producing accurate and timely management accounts, processing payments and payroll and providing strategic financial advice where appropriate.

The Finance Manager is a member of the Management team, led by the Executive Team which includes the Finance Manager, General Manager, Head of Production, Associate Director, Head of Marketing and Head of Development. 

For more info and to apply please visit our website and click Join Us (at the bottom of the homepage)

You’ll be responsible for 

Financial planning and decision making:

• To support the Executive Team and Heads of Departments with excellent financial information, analysis and advice to drive decision making.

• To assist the Executive Director in the preparation of annual and long-term financial plans. 

Forecasting, budgeting and accounting

• To assist the Executive Director in the annual budgeting process.

• Prepare and review quarterly management accounts with the Executive Director 

• To prepare Reading Rep Theatre’s end of year accounts, with support from the Executive Director and our external accountants and auditors.

• To lead on cashflow planning and manage the overall cash flow with the Executive Director, ensuring adequate funds are available to settle liabilities as they fall due.

Accounting Records - using Xero

Sales and income processing 

• Raising and processing sales invoices 

• Producing regular debtor reports and issuing statements and emails to customers in respect of overdue debts, following up where necessary 

• Reconciling and processing bar takings and posting bar income  with the support of the General Manager

• Recording and processing fundraising income with the support of the Head of Development

• Recording and producing settlements for visiting companies, accounting for income and contra as per the hire agreement, with the support of the General Manager.

• Recording and reconciling Box Office income for in house productions.

Purchase ledger and expense processing 

• Reviewing and processing supplier invoices following approval by the budget holders

• Making payment of suppliers by specified dates 

• Following up on supplier invoice discrepancies

• Communicating with suppliers to resolve queries 

• Process and log company expense payments

Nominal ledger

• Maintenance of Chart of Accounts (including tracking categories/cost centres)

• Nominal ledger adjustments/journals as required

• Maintenance of Restricted/Unrestricted reserves allocations

Payroll  - using Brightpay payroll software

• Dealing with new starters/leavers/employees on Statutory leave

• Preparing & processing the staff payroll

• Enrolling employees onto the pension scheme. 

• Communicating with staff and pension provider as required.

• Responsible for auto-enrolment pensions compliance

• Preparing and submitting RTI uploads to HMRC

• Maintenance of employee holiday records

• Preparing information for the monthly salaried payroll including information on starters and leavers and gross pay information.

Contract Administration and HR

• Issuing all employment contracts, supported by the Executive Team

• Process all new starters onto the payroll system 

• Track and log contractual compliance prompting any necessary actions

Banking

• Processing all payments and receipts onto the Xero nominal ledger

• Reviewing and processing staff credit card expenses and petty cash expenses

• Processing internal transfers

Tax and compliance:

• To ensure that the Reading Rep Theatre’s obligations are met with regard to VAT, Gift Aid, payroll taxation, employment status with the Executive Director as required.

• To work with the Development department in relation to Gift Aid and VAT issues in the context of sponsorship, membership schemes and fundraising events with the Executive Director as required. 

• To support the Executive Directors relationships with tax authorities and professional advisers. 

Financial systems, processes and controls:

• To ensure that finance processes and systems are fit for purpose in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, business support, reporting and effective controls.

• To act as an authorised signatory and process weekly BACS transfer for Payroll and the Purchase Ledger as required.

Other duties:

• To undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Executive Team

• Take an active role in Reading Rep Theatres financial policies to ensure they are robust and fit for purpose.

Person Specification:

Essential

• Thorough knowledge of financial systems, procedures and controls.

• You should hold an appropriate payroll qualification and have at least 2 years payroll processing experience.

• Knowledge of the Charity/not for profit sector 

• Strong HR skills/knowledge and experience 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Experience of producing reports for Board or management 

• Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Office Experience of working with a computerised Accounting system (ideally 2 years experience using Xero)

• Experience of producing management & statutory accounts 

• Excellent organisational & administrative skills 

• Proven ability to prioritise a complex workload 

• Proven ability to work as part of a team 

Desirable

• Knowledge of box office systems (Spektrix)

• Knowledge of Theatre Tax Relief

• Knowledge of theatre operations, budgets and processes

Job Summary

Job Title: Finance Manager (Part time/ Freelance/ Job Share) 

Salary: £32- 34k pro rata (per annum) either freelance or employed. 

This engagement is circa £20-21k per annum.

For the right candidate we would consider dividing this role into a job share between a Finance Manager and Finance Assistant.

Hours: 3 days/25 hours per week (part time/ flexible/ remote working).

Start Date: February 2022 (TBA and subject to phased handover with outgoing Finance Manager)

Location: We would actively seek applicants from across the UK  with the necessary skills and experience. 

Reading Rep offices are located at (Reading Rep Theatre, Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4LY). We would look to set a regular office day/s to ensure some presence in the RRT office.

Responsible to: Founding Artistic Director and Executive Director

Line Manager: Executive Director and Joint CEO
 

We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different skills and stories to join us and influence and develop our working practise. We are particularly keen to hear from people of colour and candidates who self-identify as disabled. Reading Rep Theatre is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.
 

How To Apply 

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter (of no more than two sides each) demonstrating how your experience, skills and qualities make you the ideal candidate for this role

Please put FINANCE MANAGER in the subject line of your email. Please ensure you send back a completed equal opportunities monitoring form as part of the application.

The deadline for applications is Monday 13th December 2021 at 10am

Interviews TBC 
Should you wish to have an informal conversation about the role please get in touch

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