Our partner, is a well-reputed charity, working to drive social change. They are seeking an experienced systems accountant to oversee the implementation of their new accounting and project management system.

Responsibilities

• Assess the client’s system needs, documenting business processes to ensure that they meet their requirements.
• Prepare a detailed implementation plan, keep the organisation updated on progress and challenges, and coordinate all testing
• Set up reports for group management accounts and project reporting.
• Work with all relevant teams to train members on the new system

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with experience leading a systems implementation using Agile or SCRUM methodologies in a charitable entity. Specific experience of MSDynamics.
• Experience of engaging staff through a transition, including coaching/training on the new system.
• Strong organisational, problem solving, team working and communications skills.

This is an 8 month contract, with an immediate start preferred. The client would consider a a 4-day working week for an experienced candidate.

Please note, this role is only open to candidate with the right to work in the UK. 

My client is a National Charity who, in response to the changing landscape across the sector they work in, are developing a new and exciting business strategy. As part of this strategy, they are looking for an Interim Financial Controller for the next 12months to support the Finance Director and be an important link between finance and the wider business.

Key Duties And Responsibilities include:

• Manage the finance team to deliver timely and accurate financial information for decision making
• Support the budget and forecast process for all departments
• Ensure that all statutory and tax obligations are met and manage the annual external audit process and production of statutory accounts
• Drive efficiency through robust and insightful analysis and ensure financial control systems are robust, compliant and regularly updated to provide improved accuracy in financial information
• Deliver accurate monthly management accounts, KPI’s and cashflows and be the main point of contact for bank, auditors, insurance brokers and Investment Managers
• Support the Finance Director with any ad hoc projects and related issues including deputising in meetings

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new vision and influence and shape the direction of the charity with the wider finance team.

Forensic Accountant (Level 4) - London

£85648

• Are you a fully Qualified accountant with significant depth and breadth of experience and expertise in forensic investigation.
• Expertise in managing complex financial investigations involving high volumes of material. As well as significant expertise in investigating complex financial data.
• Do you have audit understanding and experience of the regulatory disciplinary process?

If so, read on.

Our Client is seeking an experienced Forensic Accountant to assist the Executive Counsel in investigating and prosecuting the most serious cases of accountancy and actuarial misconduct and breaches of relevant requirements for statutory audit in relation to matters that are in the public interest.

As a Forensic Accountant, your duties will include -

• Conducting forensic investigations into potential misconduct or breaches of relevant requirements from Accountants, actuaries, or Audit firms
• Manage investigations on behalf of Executive Counsel
• Support the Snr Forensic Accountant on the latest and most complex investigations
• Responsible for the allocation of case team resources; and the quality of work product from more junior members of the case team.
• Responsible for undertaking personally significant or complex areas of an investigation.
• Use expert forensic skills to determine the approach to the review and analysis of all material obtained including experience in the use of electronic search platforms.
• Responsible for preparing and conducting disciplinary interviews with subject partners and external lawyers. Interviewees are frequently amongst the most senior members of the profession, advised by leading law firms
• Liaise with the expert, case lawyer and external counsel in preparation of the Initial Investigation Report / Complaint. Responsible for ensuring that the results of the investigation and any expert opinions are clearly and accurately reflected in these documents.
• Responsible for agreeing and meeting deadlines for investigation work and working with the case lawyer to meet deadlines for the case.
• Working with the case lawyer in liaising with other regulators in sharing information.
• Identifying areas where processes and best practice for investigations can be improved and developed and working with Senior Forensic Accountants and Enforcement Division management in agreeing and implementing these.

To be considered for the role of Forensic Accountant, you will have the following -

• Qualified accountant with significant depth and breadth of experience and expertise in forensic investigation.
• Expertise in managing complex financial investigations involving high volumes of material.
• Significant expertise in investigating complex financial data.
• Skilled in planning and conducting technical interviews of senior individuals.
• Significant skill (written and oral) in communicating the results of investigation to a non-accounting audience.
• Solid understanding of the requirements of a regulatory disciplinary process.
• Understanding of audit.

In return you will enjoy working for an organisation that exists to protect the public interest, in a supportive, professional, and family-feel environment with a very healthy work/life balance. You will also work with experts within their fields. This is a very exciting time to join this organisation as they involve into a new body

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A charity in Central London is looking for a Systems Accountant to clean up a bad PS Financials implementation

Client Details

A Women's Charity in central London

Description

You will work on the implementation of PSFinancials, process design, data analysis and data integration and delver training across the organisation. You will be an expert user of the system and assist in the successful role out of the new system to completion and testing stages.

Profile

Candidates must have experience with PS Financials and be able to demonstrate previous work in a similar role

Job Offer

£200-250 per day

Recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team in Westminster!

£35,000 per annum, 35 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Reporting to the Financial Accountant, the Assistant Accountant will be responsible for providing a finance & accounting service for Look Ahead's subsidiary companies. The main focus of the role is to provide an 'end to end' service, which includes the presentation of monthly accounts to senior management as well as all the necessary support work, including journal entry and balance sheet account reconciliations. The role will also require assistance with the year end statutory accounts and the external audit process.

Key Responsibilities:

- Present monthly accounts to Managing Director of Care & Support, including a written commentary, and analysis to highlight key issues and trends and identify any significant variances against budget
- Support the Financial Accountant with the production of the annual financial statements, including the annual year end audit process for the organisation and liaison with the external auditors
- Prepare and post journals required to ensure that financial ledgers are accurately maintained
- Complete monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Lead the annual budget process and ensure budget is delivered according to the Group timetable. Assist in the review, challenge and recording of budget and forecast assumptions and ensure budgets reflect business plans and all budget holders understand and own their budgets
- Act as main point of contact for subsidiary finance staff who are based in regional offices
- Seek to continuously improve all reporting, budgeting, forecasting and planning, processes to better serve strategic and operational needs
- Assist the Financial Accountant with the development and day to day management of financial systems in order to achieve reporting efficiencies
- Attend business reviews and meetings as required. Occasional travel will be required to subsidiary offices (in Kent & Essex)
- Undertake ad hoc projects as required
- Promote a positive customer service attitude within the Finance team

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Technical Skills & Knowledge
It is essential that the post holder is studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA etc.). They must have strong financial and analytical skills and excellent financial modelling skills. Management accounting, business partnering and costing experience is essential and they must have some commercial experience and demonstrate an aptitude for understanding the business and its environment.

Personal Attributes
- Approachable, open & professional behaviour
- Is assertive and will challenge others
- Drives change, enjoys dynamic diverse environments and demonstrates entrepreneurialism, creativity and innovation
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Is Customer focussed
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about the business

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Good attention to detail with ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload to meet agreed deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communications
- Experience of posting journals and working within a general ledger system
- Experience of balance sheet reconciliations
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Proven customer service experience
- Be studying towards a relevant professional finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA etc.)
- 2-3 years relevant accounting experience

Desirable:
- Experience of using Sun Financials
- Experience of SAGE
- Experience of accounting in the social housing or care sectors

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Project Accountant: £50,000 - £60,000 + benefits, London

For a organisation operating in multiple countries, we are recruiting a Project Accountant for 12 months on a FTC basis. Reporting to the Head of FP&A, this role will act as the gatekeeper to the Project Investment and project finance structure and processes and will lead on the production of cost forecasts and variances as well as project accounting P&Ls, working capital and project profitability.

Main Duties:

• Work closely with project teams, challenging where necessary
• Prepare and review financial data for Project Managers and budget holders to identify project costs
• Prepare cost forecasts and analyse variances to forecast and between forecast and actual cost
• Support the project team with investment appraisals, bids, and investment requests
• Run and prepare flash reporting, P&L's, monthly costs for budget holders
• Medium term planning for project working capital
• Provision of regular insightful analysis for decision making including project and product performance reporting
• Implementation of new processes, systems and reporting techniques

Person Specification:

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

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Senior Forensic Accountant

London

£100192

• Are you an experienced senior forensic accountant?
• Have you worked with or worked for FTSE top 350 companies?
• Are you ICAEW fully qualified (or equivalent?)
• Would you like to work with an organisation that actively promotes a healthy work/life balance?

A regulator whose mission is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and holding to account those responsible for delivering them is seeking a Senior Forensic Accountant to join their team.

Many of the investigations are large, complex and high-profile and our cases regularly require liaison with other investigators including the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Insolvency Service and the Pensions Regulator.

The Role:

To act as a Senior Forensic Accountant in our team of experienced case lawyers and forensic accountants led by Executive Counsel. The role will involve the investigation of potential misconduct on the part of accountants or actuaries and alleged breaches by a statutory auditor or statutory audit firm of a relevant requirement of the Audit Regulations. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Planning investigations into complex accounting, auditing or actuarial matters
• Identifying sources of evidence
• Working with internal experts to identify relevant accounting, audit, actuarial or professional standards, and ensuring a thorough understanding of technical issues
• Managing and conducting the review of material obtained in the course of the investigation including use of electronic search platforms
• Preparation and conduct of formal investigatory interviews of senior accounting, audit and actuarial professionals
• Preparation of objective reports of investigation findings
• Supervision and development of junior professional staff

The Person:

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with significant forensic accounting experience, who understands the requirements of working in a multi-disciplinary team in a contentious legal environment. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Excellent ability to identify key issues
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to explain complicated technical concepts to non-finance professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Highly organised, and able to plan and lead on more than one significant investigation at a time
• Ability and confidence to work autonomously
• Experienced in development of junior staff
• Enthusiastic and flexible, with a good team player ethic
• Experience of audit would be an advantage

The role will be based in their Central London office with virtual working from home during periods of restricted access to the office.

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My client is a NHS Trust in Devon who are looking for some extra capacity over the next 6 months to support a busy finance team and a busy period of activity.

This role will provide a high quality Management Accounting service to the Finance Managers of the Trust. It will be important in ensuring that financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner and have an important role to play in the management accounting team

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Senior Management Accountants and Finance Manager by providing Management Accounting assistance and advice to budget holders throughout the Trust. 
• Provide Ad hoc duties as required by the Finance Business Managers and the Assistant Director of Finance 
• Investigate budget holders and managers complex queries relating to designated budgets and/or business plans in a swift and professional manner.
• You need to have prior experience of working in a complex organisation in a management accounting role and be very familiar with excel and all IT 
• Ability to work under pressure and to realign priorities to fit in to business needs on a daily basis is important. 
• Prior NHS or public sector experience would be useful but not essential

Systems Accountant: Permanent. £50,000 - £55,000 + Benefits | London

For a global FS client, we are recruiting a Systems Accountant. Reporting to the Finance Systems Manager, the Systems Accountant will work heavily using VB and SQL scripts, dealing with error messages and reconciliations. The role will support business systems and all users including the Purchase Ledger System, Expenses System, General Ledger and Trading Platforms. The role will work alongside the Finance Systems Manager to manage the prepaid card programme and will support a wide range of ad hoc and project support work including IPOS. SUN Systems, Infor Expenses, Tableau, SQL, and Chart of Accounts (COA).

Main Duties:

• Lead the Bank Prepaid Card programme financial reporting including daily VB scripts, posting journals, reconciliations, and allocations
• Maintain the IPOS system, managing the structure including new business units, users, items, and approval matrix. Month-end revaluation and uploads of sub-ledgers
• Infor Expense System management, including adding new users in SUN and Infor Expenses and configuration changes.
• Run VB script, producing Tableau reports backup for expenses payments and compliance reporting
• SUN System management, including setting up new users, Chart of Accounts, Bank Accounts, Suppliers etc.
• Q&A new user set-up and maintenance. Daily loads (SQL) and mapping of new accounts

Person Specification:

• Part Qualified CCAB (or equivalent) with very strong experience in SQL and Visual Basic
• Experience using SQL and Visual Basic to reconciliations and processes
• SUN Systems, Infor and Tableau experience would be desirable

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My client is a NHS organisation who is looking for temporary support for a minimum of 6 months

You need to be an experienced and qualified management accountant who will be a senior member of the finance team and responsible for leading on new business contracts and associated projects

Responsibilities included:

• Lead the finance team in delivering a full range of financial reports, monthly reporting and advise on all operational finance workstreams
• Act as a finance business partner for the team supporting financial aspects of transformational work and acting as the finance lead to support budget managers
• Provide expert financial advice to the organisation especially non finance managers and other stakeholders

This is an exciting and challenging role and would suit someone with ideally NHS experience or some kind of public sector working

Prior experience on working in a busy management accounting team in a large and complex organisation would be extremely beneficial

Our partner, a long serving charity is seeking a Financial Controller to oversee the integrity of its finance function in the UK, and strengthen global financial policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the smooth running of the day-to-day finance functions, including the accounting ledgers, monthly reconciliations, and managing the month-end process.
• Develop, maintain and strengthen internal controls, and the processes and procedures in place, both in the UK as well as global offices.
• Business partnering with the programmes team to provide advice and support on financial management, internal controls, and systems & procedures.
• Lead on the preparation of the statutory accounts for the UK and USA entities and consolidated accounts, and manage the external audit process.
• Review the statutory accounts of the global offices.
• Monitor and report on the global cash position
• Ensure appropriate measures and protocols are in place for banking, implement controls for safe transfer of funds and payments, and act as the main point of contact for the organisation’s banks.
• Line management responsibility of junior members of the team, including supporting their professional development.

Requirements

• Experienced, qualified accountant with significant post-qualification in strengthening internal controls, policies and procedures; financial accounting – including producing consolidated statutory accounts and preparing for an external audit; and treasury management.
• Experience working in charity finance, and specifically experience of charity SORP and FRS02.
• Experience of working a multi-country, multi-currency environment.
• Strong business partner, a team player, culturally sensitive, with the ability to work with a range of staff and internal & external stakeholders, in-person and remotely.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong IT & systems skills.

This role is home-based during the pandemic, however, once things open up will require an office presence of 2-3 days/week. 

NHS Trust in Somerset is looking for a Project Accountant to support the finance team with some short term extra workstreams. Working closely alongside Heads of department and various clinical leads, you will be an integral member of the senior finance support mobilised to deliver on a number of business cases and transformation of some clinical services across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional financial advice and information to support the development of budgets, financial plans, project plans and the review of policies and strategies
• Develop relationships with wider members of the senior finance team on any projects with clear and accurate financial information
• Prepare and proactively contribute to reports clearly identifying the financial effects of policy and other corporate proposals on the delivery of services
• Prepare and monitor the annual budget and capital programme, including regular review and forecasting, in compliance with the Budget

We need someone who can hit the ground running as this is a crucial position within the Trust. You will also need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills and have passion and drive to ensure that organisations impending deadlines are met.

Department: Finance

Role: Grant Accountant (18 Month Fixed Term Contract)

For the past 50 years Amnesty International has brought people together to fight for human rights. The Finance department of the International Secretariat (IS) is accountable for €315m of annual global funds raised for human rights work across the world. The IS Finance team is predominantly based in London, but we have colleagues in many offices around the world. Globally, the IS Finance team has a responsibility to help maximise the effectiveness of our funding to further the cause of improving global human rights. The International Finance Team is responsible for developing financial expertise across the AI movement, grant accounting consolidating financial information of the IS and its 70 national entities, ensuring effective planning, control and monitoring of global income and supporting global resource allocation decision making.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

You will be working in the International Finance Team to provide high quality and comprehensive finance support to stakeholders. You will be responsible for financial grant administration, including monthly grant accounting duties to ensure the ledger is maintained and reflects grant transactions that are supported with adequate documentation. You will work with new and existing partners and programme colleagues, to manage financial aspects of grant inception, implementation and closure. The role involves reporting and analysis of spend against approved grant budgets, advising stakeholders on business processes and procedures, and acting as the key focal point for provision of financial donor compliance support. You will support grant managers throughout the grant lifecycle, ensuring that controls and expenditure are compliant with internal and external policies, providing input and advice on potential budget changes and ensuring these are documented. You will need to develop excellent relationships with fundraising teams and programme staff, and through effective business partnering will ensure finance and non-finance staff are empowered to manage, support and grow the portfolio of restricted income and expenditure.

ABOUT YOU:

You will be a finance professional with a chartered accountancy qualification (or have significant relevant experience) and experience in financial grant management and reporting, preferably in a global organisation. You will have excellent written and verbal communication and influencing skills, including presentation skills, with people of different teams (in particular non-finance teams), levels, and countries. You will ideally have experience in producing grant budgets that reflect donor requirements and experience of working with international partners and offices and business partnering with fundraising teams. You will also need strong project management skills and be able to deliver quality information to deadlines. You will have experience using finance systems, and have intermediate/advanced Excel skills.

For more information about the finance team, please see link below

ABOUT US:

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 7 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world and have:

• more than 2 million members and supporters who drive forward our fight for rights
• more than 5 million activists who strengthen our calls for justice

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

We are a large national charity with our Head office based in Stockport, looking for an experienced Management Accountant to work in our fast paced and friendly Accounts Team. You will be working closely with other team members and across the wider Head Office departments to produce detailed reconciliations of Balance Sheet control accounts, with responsibility for resolution of all reconciliation items.  You will be particularly involved in the areas of payroll reconciliations and fixed asset reviews.

This is an excellent opportunity for a person with relevant previous experience to develop skills within a complex accounting environment, while contributing to the work of our Not for Profit organisation.

You will need to be well organised, hard-working and flexible as this is a fast paced and challenging role, reporting across multiple sites across the country.  You must be able to work independently, manage your own workload and respond flexibly to the needs of the team and the wider organisation. You will be exceptionally proficient in MS Excel, with excellent written/verbal communication skills.

Our range of employee benefits includes:

- A Birthday Holiday Bonus after 2 years continuous service

- A range of employee discounts

- Free life assurance

- Pension with company contribution

This is a real opportunity to make an impact and improve the performance of the charity. You will be offered on the job/external training and career development opportunities.

Our Head Office located in close proximity to transport links into Manchester City Centre, with Stockport train station a 5 minute walk away.