Job title Financial Accountant

Salary £40,000 to £45,000 per annum

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, some flexibility may be possible

Allen Lane are delighted to be supporting The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in their search for a new Financial Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established not-for-profit organisation which funds The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world leading cancer centre.

Why work for us

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden hospital. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

This is an immensely exciting time to join a charity that has set an ambitious strategy that will ensure we can continue to improve the lives of cancer patients. The charity has been through a period of significant growth, completing our last three-year strategy by almost doubling fundraising income.

We have also been progressively investing in a best-in-class finance team, resulting in the team being shortlisted for Charity Finance Team of the Year at the prestigious Third Sector Award.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future.

What the job involves

As Financial Accountant, you will work closely with the Head of Finance in providing proactive advice on financial accounting across the charity. You will have opportunities to work closely with the charity’s Fundraising and Grant teams, and senior internal stakeholders maintaining a collaborative relationship and providing high quality support.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Delivering efficient and robust Financial Accounting; including year-end statutory accounts preparation, the year end audit process.
• Responsible for the systems administration including code and user set up and taking ownership of the accounting systems maintenance.
• Developing the relationship with the wider finance team and supporting the finance officers in their development.

What we want from you

The successful candidate must be a CCAB qualified accountant or working towards their final papers, ideally with charity or not for profit experience. The role would suit someone who is looking to make their first move out of practice or someone working in a similar role in another charity. You will have robust technical skills and direct experience of year end statutory accounts preparation. You will be an excellent communicator with the confidence to communicate and build rapport with a wide range of internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will be ambitious and self-motivated looking to pursue their career in the not-for-profit sector.

Closing date: Applicants should provide a CV and supporting statement by the closing date of 18th October

About the role:

A well-established children's charity are looking for a Financial Accountant to join their Financial Accounting & Control Team. This is a fantastic, varied permanent opportunity offering hybrid working and the chance to prosper as you support the Financial Accounting & Control Manager with effectively delivering tasks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Working with the Financial Accounting & Control Manager to implement, enforce and monitor internal control procedures, performing relevant tasks in relation to this such as reviewing journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting the Financial Accounting & Control Manager in the delivery of the Annual Report & Accounts, including meeting the requirements of the external auditors
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns and overseeing tax compliance within the organisation
• Monitoring and forecasting cash flow and maintaining appropriate treasury management procedures and controls
• Reviewing fixed asset reconciliations and reporting, and monitoring the accuracy of the fixed asset register

The successful candidate will:

• Be a newly qualified accountant, ex auditor or experience of working in a complex organisation
• Have solid experience in relation to the key responsibilities of this role and be able to evidence this
• Be passionate about working for a children's charity
• Be ambitious, hardworking and able to meet tight deadlines to a high standard
• Have excellent communication skills, able to convey complex financial information to a wide range of stakeholders

Financial Accountant: £250 per day Umbrella, 4 - 6 months | London

For a global education company, we are recruiting an Interim Financial Accountant for 4 - 6 months. This role will ensure the financial accounting and taxation compliance of the organisation and its international subsidiaries as well as managing the balance sheet, fixed asset register and leading the interim and final external audit.

Main Duties:

• Responsible for external audit and tax compliance for Group and its subsidiaries
• Monthly balance sheet preparation and resolution of un-reconciled items, for the parent and the subsidiaries
• Tax returns for review and sign off and organise payments to tax authorities, nationally and internationally
• Oversee fixed asset register, leading on depreciation calculations, impairments, write offs
• Lead on interim and final external audit, investigating and responding to audit queries
• Lead on statutory accounts account preparation to Audit Committee and Council sign off for the parent and the subsidiaries
• Responsible for tax calculations at year end, including gift aid payments
• Creation of a Statement of Financial Instructions with policies and procedures for the finance team and the wider organisation. The post holder will also be responsible for the review and update of the policies and procedures once these have been created
• Partner with FD to strengthen internal controls

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems
• Strong experience of FRS102 and Charity SORP
• Strong experience of international financial accounting
• Strong experience of drafting papers to the Board and Audit Committee

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Financial Accountant

Greenhouse Sports is a leading development through sports charity that works with young people to offer them life changing opportunities through sport. We are looking for a qualified Financial Accountant to join our team. This position is ideal for a CCAB qualified accountant (ideally ACA) looking for their first step into a not-for-profit organisation, and are looking to develop their knowledge and experience in an organisation which has a history of promoting from within. We have ambitious plans to grow and suitable candidates will be comfortable in a fast paced, ever-changing environment and have a strong technical accounting background.

My client is an NHS Organisation and is looking to recruit a Financial Accountant for 8 months FTC

This is a pivotal role in the finance team and you will be expected to lead a team in the day to day operational control of finance - responsible for quarterly and annual financial reporting and be responsible for managing the year end accounts and audit process

You will also be responsible for the delivery of excellent customer service focused to support the wider finance team and other managers with any financial queries ensuring this is delivered in an effective, compliant and professional manner

To succeed in this role you will need to be a qualified accountant and have had experience of working in a large to medium organisation in a similar Financial Accounting function.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join this organisation at a time of ambitious change and organisational development.

This role will play a key role in the finance team and will arguably be a very interesting and rewarding 8 months

Our client is a large, nationwide charity and one of the biggest names in the sector. We are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join the organisation at an exciting period of change and transformation.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Leading on the production on annual accounts and financial statements, assisting in year end and being a key point of contact for the audit;
• Ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial systems and processes and embedding new process improvements;
• Responsible for the preparation of the quarterly VAT return, leading on ad hoc VAT projects;
• Development of the relationship with the wider finance team and communicating complex and contentiously complex information to managers, budget holders and staff across the charity.

We are looking for somebody with expereince in preparing financial statements under Charity SORP and dealing with charity VAT (including partial exemption). You will be driven, proactive and ambitious. The organisation is renowned for the development of their staff and there will be future opportunities for progression.

We are interviewing candidates ahead of the deadline, so we highly encourgae an early application.

Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

Reports to: Finance Director

Location: Stratford with high flexibility, meaning that you'll only be needed in the office one or two days per week

Application method: In our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, we are using Anonymous CVs through our recruitment portal. Please therefore ensure that you have completed the 'My Experience' section of the application form and answered the application questions, as CV attachments will not be reviewed.

Salary: £75,000 to £80,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

Contract type: Permanent, 35 hour week

Candidate Pack:

Closing Date: 1st November

This role will lead the group's financial planning & analysis function, enabling the Executive Board and Trustees to evaluate key decisions and business performance whilst also delivering ad hoc analysis & challenge to maximise the capability of CRUK to achieve its strategic goals. You'll drive enhancements in business intelligence and corporate reporting and manage the Group's financial reporting function, including the year end audit and statutory accounts production.

In this role, you will...

• Devise and prepare timely management information for Business Units, Exec Board and Council across the Charity, providing high value analysis and insight and identifying opportunities and risks

• Lead and coordinate the financial forecasting processes (Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecasts, Medium Term Financial Forecasts) to support the development of strategic direction plans and to ensure the robust management of CRUK's reserves

• Provide ad hoc analysis and challenge to enable the Executive Board to evaluate all aspects of CRUK's business performance in pursuit of its strategic goals

• Manage and lead the annual external reporting process & consolidation, working closely with the auditors and other advisors

You'll also manage a large team of 18 people, with responsibility for 3 direct reports, so will ensure consistency of approach across financial reporting and management reporting to ensure clarity of reporting to all audiences and ensure Exec Board and Council have full insight into Group structures and interdependencies.

To be successful in this role, we'll be looking for you to demonstrate the following experience as part of your application:

• Demonstrable experience of FP&A decision support success within a complex organisation

• Significant experience of financial modelling using Microsoft Excel

• Experience of having led an external audit expertly, managing the process, the timetable and the relationship with the auditors

• Team management and leadership experience, in a role in which you have built a customer-focused team culture and have been responsible for setting and monitoring team objectives and KPIs.

We are also looking for you to have the relevant CCAB or equivalent qualification, and expert knowledge of accounting statute and standards, and ideally as they apply to charities (including SORP/FRS102).

If this sounds like the role for you, please take a look at the full candidate pack for further information (at the top of the advert) and submit an application by completing the 'My Experience' section of the application form, and answering the application questions listed.

We are looking to recruit a Assistant Accountant based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and this role will be based in our offices or at home, visiting London a few times a year if not based in the London office. 

Our finance team work right across the organisation to deliver efficient processes, excellent support and insightful financial reporting. The main purpose of this role is to support the Finance Business Partner and wider finance team with a range of activity including; budgeting and forecasting, financial/statutory reporting,  month and year end processes/reconciliations  and management accounts.

We are looking for a part qualified accountant or equivalent, with experience in working on year and month end routines . You’ll also need to be an efficient problem solver with a curious mind and ability to prioritise work and meet tight deadlines.

If you’re looking for a role with development potential, in a creative working environment with a great mix of people then apply now! 

Closing date: 5th November 2021

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

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Systems Accountant | £47,150 - £50,600 | Altrincham, Cheshire (2-year FTC)

For a well-known youth charity, we are recruiting a Systems Accountant to be based in Cheshire on a 2-year FTC basis. The Systems Accountant will manage the financial accounting software (Access Dimensions) and financial reporting packages. The Systems Accountant will work with IT to ensure systems modules are robust and that staff across the charity are trained. This role will also lead on software upgrades and will ensure the integrity of all data and associated links to fundraising and HR data and financial ledgers

Main Duties:

• Ensure financial accounting software and reporting packages are maintained and issues resolved
• Lead on upgrades to the system and coordinate and lead the upgrade process, working with 3^rd party suppliers on technical specifications, UAT, training and go-live
• Maintain user details in the system and provide inductions, training, and refreshers to all finance system users
• Ensure VAT and other taxes are recorded correctly
• Review how the organisation uses Access Dimensions to ensure efficiencies are rolled out and that process documentation is updates
• Work in collaboration wit the transformation team on the introduction of new HR systems
• Lead a review of the existing requirements of the systems with a view to implement a new platform in the long run.
• Travel 3-4 times a month to the 4 UK sites (all expensed)

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant or QBE
• Advanced MS Excel and ideally Prince2, Agile or MSP experience
• Strong experience of financial ledger packages and financial management information systems
• Ideally experience with Access Dimensions, warehousing, fundraising, HR, and other systems
• Experience with delivering finance systems projects

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Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

We are passionate about the work we do and need equally committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing excellent, timely, accurate and value-added financial management and reporting for Fegans branded activities and a selection of Spurgeons projects. They will ensure that all income (restricted / unrestricted) is correctly invoiced, collected and accounted for and all expenditure is correctly recorded.

They will support the budgeting process, working alongside budget holders to provide robust budgets for consolidation and submission to the Head of Finance & Corporate Services.

You will be required to work remotely for this role.

Full information about this role can be viewed in the job description on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.

Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer

Allen Lane are working with a small NGO to find an immediately available Grant Accountant to support during a busy period while a permanent appointment is made. Potential temp to perm opportunity for the right candidate.

Key responsibilities:

Project Financial Management

• In close consultation with field team and management, developing proposal budgets ensuring appropriate cost estimates are applied and budgets are in line with donor requirements
• Updating project budgets as required for internal budgeting purposes and or as required by donors, (working in close consultation with RDs and Programme Managers)
• Closely monitoring programmatic spend, preparing monthly budget versus actual reports (BVAs) for each project and reviewing with relevant stakeholders to analyse variances and agree action plans
• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to donors
• Tracking fund transfers between HQ and the Field Offices, posting monthly field reporting into IWPR’s financial system and reviewing other project related postings in the financial system.
• Posting project income on a monthly basis and tracking donor receivables/deferred income.
• Preparing other financial reports and analysis for projects as required by management or donors

Compliance

• Developing a good understanding of donor requirements and compliance
• Ensuring that projects meet their contractual requirements and comply with policies and regulations
• Maintaining strong financial management and accounting control systems for project expenditure
• Managing programme audits; preparing documents and liaising with auditors Supporting Overseas Finance Teams

• Liaising directly with Regional Directors, Programme Managers and Field Office finance staff on financial issues and providing appropriate support

The successful candidate:

• ACA, CIMA, ACCA qualified
• Experience of the administrative and financial management of complex development programmes, and developing and managing budgets, forecasts and actuals
• Experience in the NGO/charity sector essential, preferably within an international organization;
• Experience of institutional grant budget proposal development, compliance, monitoring and reporting; including experience in managing FCDO, EU, German and Norwegian government funding.

The role is paying £250 - £300 per day (umbrella) and is looking for someone who can start immediately. Remote working available but it would be beneficial if the candidate could attend the office in central London

This is a full-time, 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

About the role

Role Context and purpose

The Financial Analyst works closely with the wider Christian Aid (CA) Finance function to contribute to maintaining a strong control environment and to meet external financial compliance and reporting commitments.

Role purpose:

Support Country Offices with record keeping

-Communicate changes to Financial accounting to Country Offices as appropriate

-Manage offline activities to ensure all transactions are accounted for

Key Deliverables

-Support and facilitate the hand over from external consultants

-Maintain and monitor records for Country Offices

-Reconciliation and substantiation to trial balances

-Provide support and guidance in finance matters to country offices

-Oversee GL posting to ensure compliance to financial control policies and procedures

-Support CA Group year-end audit process

-Maintain and regularly communicate CA policies and procedures

-Perform ad-hoc tasks and take on responsibility as required

About you

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise

Essential

-Part qualified or committed to becoming a Qualified Accountant

-Good communication skills to work effectively with finance and non-finance staff in London and internationally

-Ability to indirectly manage peers and internationally based finance teams

-Ability to explain complex financial issues to non-financial staff

-Knowledge of Microsoft Office or similar

-Strong analytical skills and able to review financial information for consistency and accuracy.

Desirable

-Foreign language skills - French/Spanish

-Knowledge of the Charity SORP and related statutory reporting requirements

-Experience of dealing with the collection of financial reports from international branches and subsidiaries

-Experience of working on accounting changes and systems migration, ideally with country offices

-Able to provide training on financial matters

-Experience of reviewing and updating policies and procedures

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

From 1 July 2021, the process for completing right to work checks has changed and we can no longer accept EU passports or ID cards as valid proof of right to work, with the exception of Irish citizens.

There are now two types of right to work checks: a manual check and an online check. A manual check can be completed against relevant documentation as outlined by the Home Office. An online check can be completed if you hold digital proof of your immigration status in the UK. We will require your share code and date of birth to carry out this check. Please see the government website for more information on acceptable documents.

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid's Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid's Code of Conduct.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Our partner is a Christian charity, leading the fight against treatable disease, and offering people the chance to access healthcare and live a life of dignity. They are seeking an experienced programmes accountant to lead on the financial compliance and reporting of their institutional grants.

Responsibilities

• Institutional donor compliance – this includes monitoring the financial management & reporting requirements, ensuring these are understood and adhered to by overseas partners, ensuring timely review of budgets, grants reporting, preparing for grant audits, and managing correspondence with the donors.
• Working with the programmes team to develop programme budgets, based on a full cost recovery basis, updating these as required.
• Monitoring cashflow for each project.
• Undertaking budget vs. actual analysis, and proactively monitoring expenditure to maximise funds.
• Business partnering with the overseas offices – improving and streamlining processes; supporting them in adhering to best practice in budgeting and monitoring expenditure, financial controls, and donor compliance and reporting; and supporting them with any capacity building support, including software upgrades.
• Carrying our financial monitoring visits (these are being conducted remotely at the moment), an supporting them in implementing recommendations.

Requirements

• Part qualified or qualified experience with at least 3 years of demonstrable understanding of institutional donor compliance and reporting requirements. The organisation is open to considering candidates with longstanding charity finance backgrounds, or those looking to transition into the sector, as long as they are well-versed with institutional grants management.
• Excellent management accounting, analysis and reporting skills.
• Strong IT skills; this includes intermediate/advanced Excel skills
• Strong and culturally sensitive business partner, able to work with colleagues in the UK, as well as partners overseas. Some of them operate in fragile states, so an understanding of the practicalities of working in this context is essential.
• Good written and communication skills, able to communicate and negotiate with donors confidently, and to communicate financial information to non-finance staff.
• Thrives working in a small, close-knit team.
• Passionate about the work of the organisation, and empathy with the Christian ethos of the organisation.

The organisation is offering hybrid working arrangements; however, it will be essential to spend 3 days in their office in Cambridgeshire.

Management Accountant

Location: London, Wigan, or remote

Salary: £35,000-£37,000 per annum pro-rata

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 3 to 4 days per week (22.5-30 hours)

Keep Britain Tidy is an iconic and dynamic charity providing first class solutions to environmental challenges. For more than 60 years, we have campaigned for cleaner, greener places. As the country’s anti-litter charity, we work tirelessly to combat waste and neglect so that everyone can love where they live. Using our world-class research and working with partners, we develop game-changing programmes that fly the flag for clean, accessible and attractive beaches, parks and green spaces and are proud to inspire and educate millions of children through our Eco-schools programme. The work of Keep Britain Tidy has never been more informed, important and urgent.

The Management Accountant will be a key member of a small Finance team; playing a leading role in the financial management of the organisation. The successful candidate will have particular responsibility for managing financial systems, processes and procedures, and for the preparation of accurate financial information.  The role reports directly to the Finance Director and can be based in either of our offices (London or Wigan) or performed remotely with the ability to travel to either of our offices. Duties include:

• Preparation and posting of monthly and year end transactions
• Review and reconciliation of financial data and variance analysis
• Credit control
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and other reports
• Business partnering
• Review and updating of finance systems, processes and procedures as necessary
• VAT and PAYE returns
• Preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Assistance in the preparation of statutory accounts

Applicants will ideally be Qualified or Part Qualified CIMA/ACCA although significant experience of working in a similar role will also be considered.  Experience of charity accounting is desirable but not essential.  You will be a good team player, have excellent communication and organisational skills, and a flexible approach to this wide ranging role.  

This role is being brought in to shadow a current member of staff who plans to retire next Spring. During this phase we are developing a new accounting package, so we have arranged this long handover period to allow in-depth role shadowing as well as significant engagement in the development of the new system. Experience of MS Business Central and new systems implementation are both valuable.

If you are interested in this position, please download a full job description from our website before completing your covering letter and submitting with your CV.  Please also download and complete an applicant details form and submit with your equal opportunities monitoring form (found on our website). Please follow the application instructions as laid out in the applicant details form. Please submit your application to the email address held before the closing date.

The deadline for applications is 09:00, Monday 01 November 2021

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we have received sufficient applications. 

Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 10 November 2021

Please note we will only be able to contact successful candidates.  Thank you for your interest in our work.

No agencies please.

We are proud to be an inclusive and flexible employer. We particularly welcome applications from all sectors of the community including under-represented groups in the charity sector.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families Best Small Employer Award 2021.