About the Role
It is a very exciting time for Leonard Cheshire’s Global Influencing and International Programme Department. Our ambitious but well-planned growth strategy is beginning to gain momentum, and we are looking for someone who is proactive, enthusiastic, very well organised, and ambitious to join the International Resourcing and Development Team at such an interesting time for the organisation.
This role will work in collaboration with Programmes, Technical and Finance teams located across Asia and Africa providing them with close grant and contract management guidance, including high quality and timely narrative and financial reports in line with donor rules and requirements.
Building the capacity of staff to contract manage to a high standard, including excellent monitoring and evaluation and timely donor reporting, and providing them with advice and mentoring will be a key an additional focus of this position.
The current portfolio includes a mix of grants and commercial contracts.
In addition, this role will be responsible for monitoring and advising on donor compliance to ensure grants and contracts are implemented according to the requirements, on-track, on-time, and on-budget.
This position is ideal for a self-motivated and collaborative team player with strong grants and contracts management experience who can produce quality deliverables within a limited period of time.
About You
You will be educated to degree level or able to demonstrate a similar level of insight and experience. You will have considerable experience in account management of institutional donors’ grants and commercial contracts in the international development sector with demonstrated understanding of and experience in six figures grants and contracts.
You will bring significant experience of account management with FCDO, USAID, the EC, and European donors, etc. and of working in partnerships with agencies and contractors. You will have a strong track record of managing multiple grants and contracts simultaneously and meet time-sensitive deadlines. You will have demonstrated proficiency in donor reporting, with strong writing, editing, and financial skills, and in capacity building of staff, especially with regards to programme oversight and reporting.
You will have a strong commitment to working within a safeguarding framework together with an understanding of equal rights and equal opportunities. You will possess excellent interpersonal and leadership skills along with problem-solving and communication skills, both written and verbal. You will work just as well within a team as you do independently.
In return we can promise a flexible and fun work environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork, personal and skills development.
About Leonard Cheshire
As one of the world’s leading charities for disabled people, we believe disabled people should have the freedom to live their lives the way they choose – with the opportunity and support to live independently, to contribute economically and to participate fully in society.
With 5,000 staff and 10,000 volunteers supporting nearly 70,000 people in the UK and around the world, we are at the heart of local life – opening doors to opportunity, choice, and support in communities around the globe. Internationally, we are a specialist development NGO that by pioneering research and innovation supports children in school and disabled adults into employment and delivers inclusive education, youth leadership and access to livelihoods programmes to more than 50,000 people in 15 countries across Asia and Africa.
What we Offer
- Fair and competitive pay rates
- A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
- Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
- Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
- A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, a 24-hour free counselling, legal, financial and information advice line available to employees and direct family members.
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.
Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
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Are you a confident, well-organised individual with a strong ability to build and manage relationships, keen to be part of a growing charity with a focus on social impact?
This role is an exciting opportunity to join Resurgo and develop relationships that help drive income and enable the Spear Programme to support young people from disadvantaged backgrounds enter sustainable employment.
Resurgo’s Corporate Partnerships team has a track record of strong income growth over the past few years, with a range of organisations and household brands as existing clients. We provide essential opportunities for businesses to use their experience, resources and influence to create social impact in the communities they serve.
Responsibilities
Corporate fundraising and account management
Charitable income from corporates is a key revenue stream for Resurgo and an area we are looking to grow year-on-year. As a Corporate Partnership Manager, you'll be responsible for managing and growing existing high-value corporate partnerships and securing new income-generating partnerships for the charity.
- Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to help to develop a strategic programme of building strong, long-term corporate relationships.
- Manage existing relationships with corporates, devising a partnership plan for each and ensuring they are appropriately stewarded.
- Identify and research opportunities to build new partnerships with corporates, looking to secure new partners at a range of levels.
- Develop tailored partnership proposals for prospective corporates, including volunteer engagement opportunities and funding requests. Provide specific funding projects, budgets and other financial information as required.
- Meet with potential partners to present the overall work of Resurgo and the benefits of corporate partnerships.
- Complete and submit funding applications to corporate trusts and foundations.
- Maintain accurate paper and electronic records for all corporate prospects and partners.
- Work with Corporate Partnerships team members to manage workflow to ensure monthly targets and deadlines are met.
- Utilise volunteering opportunities to increase engagement among existing and new corporate partners.
- Keep partners updated on Resurgo’s work, both through in-person meetings, regular updates and timely reports.
- Help to plan and organise fundraising events to engage with corporates and represent Resurgo and the Corporate Partnerships Team at community and industry events.
Line management, training and collaboration
- You may have the opportunity to manage and develop a Corporate Partnerships Executive, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
- Help other parts of the organisation (across Head Office, Spear Centres and Spear Trusts) to understand the importance and benefits of corporate partnerships.
- Assist in training and equipping Spear Centre Trusts to develop their own local corporate partnerships.
- Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and other Resurgo teams, including Consulting and Employer Partnerships, to ensure a coordinated approach to corporate relationships and encourage corporate partners to engage in multiple initiatives across Resurgo.
Active participation in Resurgo’s team and support for Resurgo’s mission
- Help build and develop Resurgo’s ethos and Christian life including leading and contributing to daily collective and personal prayer meetings which are an integral part of Resurgo’s operation.
Person specification
- Ability to personally represent the Christian values of Resurgo
- Passionate about supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to achieve sustainable employment and working with corporates to help them connect and engage.
- An excellent communicator with strong relational skills and the ability to develop a rapport with and positively influence a variety of people from diverse backgrounds and professional levels.
- Excellent writing skills, attention to detail and accuracy, including the ability to produce compelling proposals for a professional, corporate audience.
- Strong numerical and reporting skills
- Strong organisational skills, including the ability to establish appropriate and effective processes and structures.
- Demonstration of leadership capabilities; proactive, responsive and a self-starter.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities to meet targets and deadlines.
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Ability to operate flexibly in a changing and dynamic environment.
- Fundraising, business development or sales experience, as well as experience using CRM tools such as Salesforce, are desirable.
Working requirements, salary & benefits
- Starting salary £29,000 - £32,000 dependent on experience, plus pension scheme with employer contribution.
- Full-time 9.30am – 5.30pm (4 days per week considered)
- 25 days annual leave, plus time off between Christmas and New Year.
- Occasional evening and weekend working, for events such as Spear Celebration evenings and the annual Resurgo fundraising party.
- Excellent staff development and training opportunities, including attendance on our Coaching for Leadership course - an accredited programme of coaching training (valued at £2,500).
- We offer an Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service) as well as the option to take advantage of Give as you Earn (GAYE)
- Active participation in the wider staff team including taking an active part in daily and weekly staff prayer meetings and conferences
- Representing Resurgo and the Corporate Partnerships team at external events, as needed.
Deadline for applications: Sunday 14th February 2021
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Our Finance team is looking to recruit a Senior Financial Accountant to join our Financial Control team.
About the role
Working closely with the Head of Financial Accounting and Control and wider team you'll ensure we are providing technical advice to support and enable the organisation’s innovation and development programmes.
You'll lead the year end process and production of the statutory accounts, manage the ongoing relationship with our external auditors and work with our retail teams on key accounting areas. You'll be responsible for accounting and reporting on investments, short term cash and treasury management and managing the day to day relationships with BHF’s banking providers. You will also contribute to the wider work of the financial control function, including checking supplier payments, month end processes, balance sheet control and the development and update of policies.
A key element of the role is collaboration with stakeholders from across the organisation. You will support BHF project activity and provide technical advice to non-finance staff, raising the profile of the finance team through the provision of a high quality service.
Please note this is a maternity cover contract for approximately 9-12 months
About you
To be successful in this role you'll be a CCAB or equivalent qualified accountant with relevant experience of the not for profit sector, year end reporting and treasury. Intellectually curious with strong analytical skills and advanced MS Excel knowledge, you'll be a problem solver who works well independently and as part of a team. You will need to be resilient and able to prioritise in a demanding and changing environment and you'll be great at building relationships and communicating effectively with colleagues across the organisation.
About the BHF
We’re here to keep hearts beating and blood flowing. With research spanning all heart and circulatory diseases, we are out to beat the world’s biggest killers. From head to toe you have over 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body so we have our work cut out.
Interview process
The interview process will be held over MS Teams.
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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
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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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Our partner is women’s health and empowerment organisation. They are seeking a financial accountant to join their group finance team.
Responsibilities
- Undertake monthly group consolidation, and maintain the register of intra-group transactions
- Support in the preparation of the year-end group statutory accounts, and in the preparation of the annual global audit.
- Responsibility for intercompany accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
- Support in improving controls, processes and policies, and supporting the management of the global finance data structure for reporting
Requirements
- Qualified accountant or finalist with strong technical skills and a background in audit (in practice or industry), or in financial accounting within a complex international charity, and experience in financial and management reporting.
- Strong systems skills, including intermediate/advanced knowledge of MSExcel
- Understanding of treasury, and experience of working in a multi-currency environment.
- Exceptional business partner, able to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong affinity to the cause of the charity
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Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst Responsibilities:
This is a new and exciting opportunity at the Alzheimer’s Society. The FP&A role sits as part of our Finance Business Partnering team and will support the wider Finance and Corporate Resources directorate as we work to be the trusted advisors, challengers and supporters our teams need to continue to deliver our vision of a world without dementia.
The Society has grown from strength to strength in recent years and we in the Finance Business Partnering team are here to enable the Society to continue this upward trend by doing everything we can to support our strategy’s ambitious goals of extending the scale and reach of our service to the Dementia community, creating societal change and awareness of dementia, and delivering breakthroughs in research.
The FP&A role will involve the co-ordination and production of the information our stakeholders need to make effective financial decisions. The post holder will lead on, and work to improve, the Society-wide budgeting and reporting process, and will help to produce analysis and reports for the Society’s Finance and Performance Committee. They will have the opportunity to influence and optimise how we operate including cash flow forecasting, timings of short-term investments and implementation of new systems.
The post holder will also work with the Finance Business Partners, Planning team and CFO to co-ordinate and deliver analysis and reporting to management on Society-wide financial performance and opportunities. There is a great deal of scope in the role to identify, analyse and propose Society-level changes and put them on the leadership team agenda.
Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst Requirements:
We are looking for ambitious individuals to join our new and growing Finance Business Partnering team. We want people to join us who are inquisitive and who want a chance to apply their financial skillset to tackling the challenges a successful and growing charity. We’re committed to ensuring that there is a commercial focus to everything the Society does – we want to continue to grow and to support People Affected by Dementia, and part of doing so is considering where the decisions of today will leave us tomorrow.
You will be organised and capable of quickly learning and executing existing processes and confident in delivering process improvements in an iterative and logical way. You will develop effective working relationships with internal stakeholders at all levels of the organisation, using these relationships as a position to influence the implementation and wider adoption of process changes.
About Alzheimer’s Society:
Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
Position: Financial Planning and Analysis Analyst
Location: Home Worker - England and Wales
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £31,982 - £34,925 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Closing Date: 04 February 2021
Interview Date: TBC
You may have experience of the following: FP&A Analyst, Financial Planning Analyst, FP&A Manager, Accountant, Finance Analyst, Financial Analyst, Accountancy, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, Financial Planning & Analysis, etc.
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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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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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* 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.
We will be interviewing for this role on a rolling basis so please submit your application as soon as possible.
We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. We provide practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. From spring 2021 we will have thirty-four centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.
At this exciting time in our evolution we are looking for a Financial Controller to oversee the day-to-day operations of the charity. Reporting into the Director of Finance, you will have primary responsibility for the charity's financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and payroll processes. You will work closely with the fundraising team to support funding applications and reporting to funders. You will manage a small finance team and oversee the charity's payments and banking processes. You will also have exposure to the top layers of the charity's management, working with members of the Senior Management Team on a daily basis, and producing reports and analysis for the charity's Trustees.
You should be CCAB or CIMA qualified, ideally with experience of the charity sector and knowledge of SORP accounting. You must be able to demonstrate a high level of numeracy, excellent oral and written communication skills, and a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel is essential.
If you believe you have the qualities we are looking for and you want to work with us to bring about positive change for many of the UK’s most disadvantaged young people, then we would be delighted to receive an application from you.
As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard. We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and/or male candidates as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.
The full details of the post are in the attached job description. If you wish to apply for this post please complete our online application form, which can be found via the 'apply on website' button.
Thank you very much for your interest and we look forward to receiving your application.
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The Prince’s Trust is looking for an experienced Financial Governance Lead to join the Financial Governance, Systems & Reporting team. This role will take on a vital role, developing our financial governance framework and facilitating the implementation of robust internal controls.
The Financial Governance, Systems and Reporting team is responsible for managing the integrity of financial data and leads the review, assessment and improvement of finance processes and controls across The Trust. The Financial Governance Lead will work with all departments and users to ensure the integrity of data, providing direction, documentation and coaching to enhance controls across The Trust.
You will have experience working within an internal audit function, reviewing, and implementing financial controls allowing you to bring a strong technical knowledge to the role. Confidence communicating and influencing others will help you to gain buy in for the new processes you will design. If you are motivated to continuously improve processes and able to enthusiastically engage the wider organisation to create a culture of robust controls and financial integrity, we look forward to working with you.
You will initially be based from home and then based at one of our key centres with the opportunity to work flexibly. There will also be opportunities for you to work with Young People and witness the fantastic work of the Trust.
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A charity are recruiting for an Interim Financial Controller
Your new company
A small, London-based health charity.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be responsible for the day to day financial management of the charity and the trading company. Duties and responsibilities will include helping with the preparation of the year-end statutory accounts and audit file; maintenance of the fixed asset register and restricted funds; balance sheet reconciliations and managing two members of staff. This role is being recruited as a six month fixed term contract and will be remote working for the foreseeable future.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong, recent experience as a Financial Controller within the charity sector.
What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work for a much admired charity in a varied role.
What you need to do now
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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.
Could you be Settle’s Operations Manager? This is a new role for a small but impactful charity and will be key to our future success and ability to deliver high quality, essential services to our community.
About Us
Settle is an award-winning charity that supports vulnerable young people moving into their first home. Our mission is to break the cycle of youth homelessness by equipping young people with the life skills and confidence they need to thrive.
About the role
Due to recent expansion, we are now looking for the right person to help lead the next phase of our development as Operations Manager. This is a new role and will be key to our future success and ability to deliver high quality, essential services to our community. You will be responsible for the smooth day to day running of the charity, overseeing the operational and financial management aspects of Settle. You will work with the team to help build on the success of Settle’s first 5 years and report directly to our CEO.
You will have understanding, and experience, of the business and operational skills needed to meet the needs of a growing, fast paced charity. You will bring the ability to evaluate, adapt and create the effective and economical processes needed for Settle’s operations and culture to thrive, problem solving challenges where needed.
You will be a great organiser who does not shy away from a challenge. Flexible, enthusiastic and highly motivated, you will have great communication skills with the ability to build relationships with a range of diverse stakeholders. You will bring your professional excellence to all aspects of the role.
Key info
- Salary: £30-35k pro-rata depending on experience
- Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week
- Contract Length: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract with a view to extend
- Location: Currently remote working with future work at our office in London Fields, Hackney
- Start Date: March 2021
Please read the full job description before applying (attached below).
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