Financial Accountant – Immediate start

Financial Accountant – Immediate start
Temporary – 6 months
Circa £40K

Calling all qualified Accountants….

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) to support our busy finance team with year end close and audit. Supporting the Head of Finance, the postholder will manage the accurate and timely compilation of the financial ledgers, ensuring the company's balance sheet and profit and loss account are accurately recorded. This is a busy role which includes checking payment runs, preparing balance sheet reconciliations and preparation of all the statutory company accounts and returns, on a timely and accurate basis.

You will have a solid background and practical experience of financial accounting with extensive knowledge of accounting principles. It goes without saying that you will have excellent excel skills coupled with accuracy and attention to detail. We are looking for somebody who is confident in all relevant statutory regulation including FRS102 and Corporation Tax. You should be comfortable working in a large, ambiguous and complex organisation – experience of charity accounts is desirable but not essential. If you are available immediately and happy to work in a covid secure office we would love to hear from you.

This has the potential to become a permanent role for the right candidate.

To apply and to find out more information about St Elizabeth’s, please visit our website.

All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check, which is paid for by the Centre.

Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

Registered Charity 1176777 Equal opportunities employer

You may have experience of the following: Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, ACCA, CIMA, etc.

Ref: 96575

My client is a fantastic charity in Wiltshire who is looking to recruit a permanent Financial Accountant into their finance team

The main purpose of the role is to work closely with the finance team and other business areas in the organisation to improve and strengthen financial accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting and systems utilising a new Finance System. You will also be the finance lead for a number of new projects and initiatives.

You must have in-depth knowledge of financial accounting procedures ideally relating to Charity legislation and have recent experience of leading the financial year-end process and external audit.
You will be able to work effectively under pressure to deadlines and have the ability to work with conflicting demands and priorities.

Experience of working in the charity sector is advantageous but not essential. You need to be a qualified accountant and have good systems skills.

For more information, please get in touch
 

Financial Accountant: Permanent, £38,000 - £42,000 | London

For a global charity, we are recruiting a Financial Accountant on a permanent basis to report to the Head of Financial Reporting and take a lead on the preparation of Group statutory accounts. The Financial Accountant will lead on monthly group consolidation adjustments, and the global audit. This role will also lead the global inter-company accounts and group balance sheets and will ideally suit someone straight from practice at either finalist or newly-qualified level.

Main Duties:

• Prepare and process monthly journals to consolidate group accounts and inter-company
• Support preparation of annual group statutory accounts and SORP adjustments
• Lead the global audit and act as the point of contact for country programme deliverables and support donor audits as required
• Oversee global inter-company accounts in the Group
• Oversee group balance sheets and assist in their continued improvement by assisting country programme balances and supporting tools and reports
• Support the management of the global finance data structure for reporting and the improvement of policies and procedures

Person Specification:

• ACA, ACCA CIMA finalist, part-qualified or fully qualified
• Audit experience in practice or industry
• Financial and management reporting experience
• Ideally SunSystems, InforBI and InforQ&A experience
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Track record in continuous improvement delivery

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One of the leading government backed professional body / Charity based in London are looking for a Financial Accountant to join their growing team.

This is a permanent role offering a salary between £38,000 - £45,000 per annum based on experience.

You will be managing one member of staff and reporting to the Financial Controller.

Being part of a forward thinking and highly focused team, this is a great opportunity for the right candidate to bring their skills and experience to this amazing £40million turnover organisation.

Your main duties and responsibilities are:
(1) Financial Accounting
(2) Line manage and develop the member of staff
(3) Assist with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
(4) Assist the Assistant Accountant with bank reconciliations, sales ledger and other duties
(5) Quarterly VAT return to HMRC and other duties and responsibilities
(6) Experience working on restricted and unrestricted funds

Key skills and experience required for this role are:
(1) Qualified and Finalist level candidate (Recognised CCAB qualifications ACCA, ACA, CIPFA, CIMA)
(2) Strong leadership skills
(3) Experience in all financial accounting matters
(4) Strong exposure to year-end audits
(5) Experience of financial controls
(6) Strong Charity / NFP experience

This role will be closing on 27th January, 2021.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to write a supporting statement.

If you are interested in this role, please apply with a copy of your CV.

Financial Accountant

Working for a national membership Association, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our client's in-house finance team based near Gloucester. The Association delivers a full programme of educational courses and events, in addition produces a range of publications and other resources that contribute to the continuing professional development of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

Financial Accountant Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Finance Manager and working as part of the finance team, the Financial Accountant will support the whole finance function, specifically responsible for monthly reporting, credit control, payroll and employee benefit administration.

Financial Accountant Requirements:

Our client is looking for an individual with a minimum of AAT Level 4 qualification or any other professional finance related qualification. You should also have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working within a finance team environment.

Proven proficiency and prior experience of an accounting system and a good working knowledge of the whole accounting process including month end, along with the Microsoft Office suite of programmes.

Experience of a credit control process, direct debit management and asset reporting is desirable.

Understanding of the Not for Profit sector would be advantageous, but not an essential requirement.

About our client:

They are a professional membership association which exists to advance care for companion animals. With a membership of more than 10,000 veterinary surgeons, vet nurses and students, they work in the UK and internationally to promote excellence in small animal practice through education and science, by facilitating training, conducting research and developing policy. Each year they deliver numerous education courses, host the largest small animal Congress in Europe, publish books, manuals, apps and magazines.

Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 2AB

Job type: Part time, Permanent, 20 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 to £36,000 per annum pro-rata, depending on qualification and experience

Benefits: include 23 days holiday, contributions towards Group Personal Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance and free parking.

Closing date: 31st January 2021 - If applicants haven’t received a response within 7 days of the closing date then it is to be assumed that they have not been successful with their application.

You may have experience of the following: Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, ACCA, CIMA, AAT, etc.

Ref: 96419

My client is a fantastic charity in Wiltshire who is looking to recruit a Financial Accountant into their finance team on an interim basis.

The main purpose of the role is to work closely with the finance team and other business areas in the organisation to improve and strengthen financial accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting and systems utilising a new Finance System. You will also be the finance lead for a number of new projects and initiatives.

You must have in-depth knowledge of financial accounting procedures ideally relating to Charity legislation and have recent experience of leading the financial year-end process and external audit.
You will be able to work effectively under pressure to deadlines and have the ability to work with conflicting demands and priorities.

Experience of working in the charity sector is advantageous but not essential. You need to be a qualified accountant and have good systems skills.

For more information, please get in touch

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.

Senior Financial Accountant: Interim, £300 - £350 per day | Remote Working

For a global charity, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant on an interim basis to prepare financial statements and accounts preparation for group Audit. The role will lead on group consolidation across multiple countries as well as other year-end duties, inter-company consolidation, and various Audit-facing work.

Main Duties:

• Lead on preparation of year-end schedules for audit for 70+ business units in 30+ countries
• Lead on preparation of financial statements
• Lead on reconciliation of Sun BI data including Opening Balances, Fixed Asset Schedules and SORP Schedules
• Adjust SORP income and net Assets as required for countries
• Inter-company consolidation
• Lead on several data integrity projects such as opening balance and reserves reconciliation, inter-company reconciliation, and differences resolution
• Propose and implement improvement on the balance sheet control and insights at company and Group levels
• Support the management of the Group external Audit
• Provide high quality account reconciliations for all Group balance sheet accounts
• Smooth running of the period end processes, financial statements preparation and Group audits
• Maintain excellent working relationships and effect management of internal and external stakeholders and colleagues

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with experience in practice and industry or charities
• Exposure in working on complex year end audits
• Proven track record in delivering projects
• Experience of SUN and Infor BI with excellent Excel skills
• Expert knowledge of preparing financial statements under SORP
• Track record in continuous improvement delivery

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Senior Financial Accountant job on a 12 month fixed term contract working in Central London

Your new company

My client is a non-departmental public body based in Central London. They are looking to recruit a Senior Financial Accountant on a 12-month fixed term contract.

Your key responsibilities are:

Financial Accounts:

• Assist with the ongoing IFRS project work and any future technical accounting projects.
• Preparation of monthly IFRS 9 workings, journals, and loan balances for inclusion in the monthly accounts to be submitted.
• Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations and Fixed Assets management
• Assist with the preparation of statutory financial statements for the year end and the audit working papers.
• Supporting with technical accounting advice.
• Providing support for Finance Systems implementation.

Management Accounts:

• Assist with the production of monthly management accounts.
• Assistance with the preparation of annual budget

Other areas:

• To work with members of the finance team and other relevant teams on the review/update/or preparation of finance policies and procedures
• Continuous improvement of the finance systems and processes

What do I need?

You will be a CCAB qualified accountant with proven experience of financial accounting which includes preparation of statutory accounts or group reporting for consolidation purpose and familiar with accounting standards (especially IFRS). Excellent knowledge of Excel, Word, Power Point, SUN accounting software desirable but not essential.

What you'll get in return

In return you will be placed on a 12 month fixed term contract and will be paid between, £45000 - £50000 per annum, plus an excellent benefits package, working in an excellent Central London location.

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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One of the leading government backed professional body based in London are looking for a Financial Accountant to join their growing team.

This is a permanent role offering a salary between £38,000 - £45,000 per annum based on experience.

You will be managing one member of staff and reporting to the Financial Controller.

Being part of a forward thinking and highly focused team, this is a great opportunity for the right candidate to bring their skills and experience to this amazing £40million turnover organisation.

Your main duties and responsibilities are:
(1) Financial Accounting
(2) Line manage and develop the member of staff
(3) Assist with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts
(4) Assist the Assistant Accountant with bank reconciliations, sales ledger and other duties
(5) Quarterly VAT return to HMRC and other duties and responsibilities

Key skills and experience required for this role are:
(1) Qualified and Finalist level candidate (Recognised CCAB qualifications ACCA, ACA, CIPFA, CIMA)
(2) Strong leadership skills
(3) Experience in all financial accounting matters
(4) Strong exposure to year-end audits
(5) Experience of financial controls

This role will be closing on 27th January, 2021.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to write a supporting statement.

If you are interested in this role, please apply with a copy of your CV.

Head of Financial Accounting & Operations required to join a large not for profit organisation. 1 year fixed term contract.

Your new company
This is a multi million pound income organisation with a complex structure encompassing a variety of areas. The finance team operate in a shared service system and are currently in the midst of some exciting changes including around systems and processes. The finance team operate with a collaborative and friendly culture.

Your new role
Reporting to the FD and responsible for Financial Accounting & Control team, Financial Processing team, Tax & Compliance team, Operations and Change Manager, and Payroll. The post has 5 direct reports and 30 indirect reports. You will have oversight of the statutory reporting for four multi-million pound charities, their trading subsidiaries, three multi-employer pension schemes, a common investment fund and a number of other smaller entities. You will lead the delivery of customer-focussed, efficient transaction processing and cash management services within a robust control environment. The Finance team is undergoing significant change, in-step with the changing needs and ambitions of the organisation. This is a 1 year maternity cover opportunity for someone to support the team to embed new roles and responsibilities following a recent restructure, and to adopt two new key business systems due to go live in the year.

What you'll need to succeed
This is a leadership role and requires someone who can take on the operation responsibilities as well as the staff management. The ideal candidate will have experience of both implementing and embedding change. You will have experience of working with larger, complex organisations (open on sector background - happy to consider someone moving into the sector from the commercial world). You will be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience.

What you'll get in return
This is a well known, impactful organisation and the contract offers the opportunity to oversee a time of significant change. The organisation will offer work-life balance with some element of working from home available for the long term. The organisation also offers a competitive package of benefits including 28 annual leave days, flexible working opportunities and a pension scheme of 8-15% employer contribution.

What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered. We will be considering applications before the closing date.

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A leading health focused membership charity is seeking a Financial Accountant on an urgent basis for a 3 month fixed term contract role.

Candidates must be available to interview and start the role within 1-2 weeks.

This is a salaried role (not a day rate) and is paying between £38-42k per annum.

There is a chance the role may develop into something more permanent but this cannot be guaranteed.

The role involves:

-Process & Treasury Management (income & expenditure, month-end journals, management accounting journals, balance sheet reconciliations)

-Internal Systems & Controls (updating Proactis & Sage, chart of accounts)

-Payroll, Pensions & Tax Compliance (dealing with HMRC, VAT calculations & compliance, running internal payroll via iTrent software for 150 employees, processing pensions and benefits calculations)

-Create and update internal process documentation

-Assist with statutory accounts for main charity and 2 other entities

Candidate requirements:

-Payroll experience is essential. The role will involve taking the lead role in processing the internal payroll for around 150 staff. Use of iTrent payroll software is desirable but not essential.

-Part or fully-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA

-Experience in a similar financial accounting role covering month-end journals, balance sheet reconciliations and banking/treasury management

-Strong experience with tax and VAT

-Experience with calculating and processing pensions

-Charity experience is desirable but not essential

Initial closing date: Tuesday 12th January

Please send your CV for immediate consideration.

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Financial Controller to start as soon as possible for this education charity based in West London.

The position is working from home at present, but then will require you to attend the offices based in West London.

Start Date: January ideally
The role reports to the Director of Finance and has one assistant.
Salary: 45,000pa - 50,000pa
Fully Qualified Accountant

Who are we looking for?

Be CCAB or CIMA qualified, ideally with experience of the charity sector and SORP accounting.
Have excellent IT skills and Microsoft Excel.
Be able to work very effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines and pay excellent attention to detail.
Be prepared to roll up her/his sleeves as part of a small team
Take pride in being efficient, very well organised and display excellent time-management skills.
Be someone who actively seeks solutions to problems and uses initiative.
Be self-motivated with a positive attitude and have the ability to work flexibly .
Have good written communications skills and excellent interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of people from Trustees to high net worth individuals.
Have highly effective and efficient research skills, and be able to analyse, summarise and present information clearly and accurately.

What will my main duties be?

To produce high-quality monthly management accounts for the Senior Management Team, Trustees and key stakeholders, setting out the results of the charity for the month and year-to-date with accompanying commentary, an analysis of the charity's financial position, and cashflow forecasting.
To manage the charity's accounting software Aqilla and its financial functions.
To take ownership of the month-end timetable, working with Finance Assistant(s) to ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are completed, and preparing a full month-end file for the Director of Finance on a timely basis.
To line manage the Finance Assistant(s) to ensure the timely processing and accurate recording of the charity's supplier payments, petty cash transactions, and bank reconciliations.
To act as primary contact for the charity's external payroll provider, conducting monthly payroll reviews with the Director of Finance and the CEO, submitting monthly payroll information to the payroll provider, and analysing payroll reports.
To lead on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts with the support of the Director of Finance.
To lead the charity's annual budget process with the support of the Director of Finance.

Sightsavers are looking for a Financial Analysis Officer to join its growing planning, monitoring and reporting team.

Salary: c.£27,000 – dependent upon experience

Location: UK or other Sightsavers Country Office locations

We are seeking a Financial Analysis Officer with good analytical, numerical and communications skills, together with a curious and inquiring mind.

About the role

The Financial Analysis Officer will be a member of the team that provides Sightsavers management team with financial forecasting, monitoring, reporting and analysis, in order to support decision making.  Reporting to the Decision Support Manager, this role will assist in ensuring that management receive accurate, reliable and timely information utilising Excel, Word and PowerBI.  The Financial Analysis Officer will support the annual organisational planning process through the preparation, consolidation, analysis and review of submitted data by interrogating internal systems.

The main activities of the role:

• Assisting with planned and ad hoc financial analysis and scenario planning activities
• Working with internal stakeholders to consolidate plans and forecasts
• Preparing clear reports and presentations for internal stakeholders

About you

You will be educated to at least A level standard (or equivalent) and have some experience and understanding of organisational financial management or accounting systems.  

You will have:

• excellent attention to detail
• a logical approach and a high level of numeracy
• great time management skills
• a proven ability to work to deadlines and prioritise multiple tasks when required.
• strong Excel skills – which are vital to success in this role (you will need to be confident using VLOOKUPS and pivot tables)
• an ability to question, spotting anomalies and trends in data.

We are interested in hearing from candidates with transferable skills and experience, able to satisfy our essential criteria and acquire knowledge and understanding of the practices across our operating countries.  

Experience of PowerBI would be a bonus in this role – it is increasingly used across the organisation to generate dashboards to better understand and analyse our data – but full training can be provided.

This is a varied role; please read the full job description for further details

We anticipate that remote interviews, possibly including an Excel assessment will take place w/c 22 February 2021 with a recruitment decision being made soon after this.

Benefits

In addition to being an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London, we offer some fantastic benefits.  Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts.

As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people living with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.