Age UK is recruiting for a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager (Commercial) to ensure the production of commercially astute incisive management information and analysis to support and challenge the performance of the division.

Being a qualified accountant with substantial experience in a commercial environment, you will work closely with divisional management (Directors/Heads and other budget holders) to deliver on the "financial agenda" for the division.

Contributing to the good governance and risk management of the division and to the development of the broader FP&A and Group Finance teams.

This fantastic opportunity offers hybrid and flexible working between home and a central London co-working hub.

You will have

* Experience of managing a team of professional accountants.
* Prior experience within a Business partnering / FP&A/ Management accounting function.
* Report creation and development skills including the use of KPIs to explain trends etc. up to Board Level presentation standards.
* Strong communication skills that demonstrate experience of working with and presenting to staff at all levels of the organisation (Directors, senior managers and budget holders, financial and non-financial staff) either via verbal reasoning, reports or presentations.
* Substantive experience in the general control of financial operations including budgeting, analysis, investigations, problem solving.
* The ability to build and maintain relationships, with good negotiating and influencing skills.
* Proven proficiency with MS Excel up to advanced level.
* Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent attention to detail and be articulate.
* The ability to work to deadlines.
* Knowledge and proven experience working with financial accounting packages and corporate reporting systems. Jet and Navision experience advantageous but not essential.
* Multi-site retail experience (desirable)

What we offer in return

* Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme.
* Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Simply Health cashback plan and EAP.
* Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
* Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
* Discount on Gym Membership and Go Sweat Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
* You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

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.

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

We are delighted to partner with an inspiring charity which supports people with cancer in finding a new Financial Accountant to join their best-in-class finance team which has been shortlisted for the Charity Finance Team of the Year Award.

This is an immensely exciting time to join a charity that has set an ambitious strategy and is enjoying a period of significant growth, completing their last three-year strategy by almost doubling fundraising income.

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.

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.

Financial Accountant: £48,000 - £50,000, 4 - 6 months FTC. London

For a global education company, we are recruiting a Financial Accountant for 4 - 6 months on a FTC basis. This role will ensure the financial accounting and taxation compliance of the organisation and the international subsidiaries. This role will manage the balance sheet, fixed asset register and will lead 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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Your new company

An organisation that focuses on advancing health through education and innovation.

Your new role

As the Financial Accountant you will be responsible for preparing a comprehensive draft of annual accounts ready for audit review. You will need to ensure that the adequate balance sheet accounts and supporting schedules are available and supportable. You will need to work through discrepancies and errors within the underlying accounting and present necessary adjustments to ensure the overall accuracy of the annual accounts.

What you'll need to succeed

To succeed you will need a relevant professional in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA). You will also need previous charity experience as knowledge of the charity accounting SORP is required. You will need experience in a similar position with strong experience of preparing complex annual accounts, preparation for audit and preparing reconciliations. You will also need to be an effcetive communicator both written and verbal with a high level of IT literacy and excellent Excel skills.

What you'll get in return

This organisation offers significant flexibility with remote working and an hourly rate of up to £32. The role can also be offered part time (4 days per week).

What you need to do now

Please apply ASAP to be considered.

Prospectus is delighted to be supporting a highly regards, impact focused, social investment fund as they look to bring in a Financial Controller into the organisation.

The Financial Controller leads all aspects of the bank's forecasting, management information, liquidity and capital management, and financial controllership. The role will also take a lead role in transforming the function's processes to maximise the benefits of the organisations new banking system during implementation over the next 12 months. The role reports to the organisation's CFO and oversees a small team of junior and qualified accountants.

We are looking for a self-motivated individual who has an eye for detail and control but is equally comfortable briefing internal/external auditors, the organisations Board and Audit Committee, and the executive team. The role works closely with our business, operations and lending teams so the individual will need to possess a commercial and problem-solving mindset.

You will possess post-qualification as an accountant, preferably with experience in the financial services sector.

Prospectus welcomes candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply.

If you are interested in applying for this Financial Controller position, please submit your CV in the first instance. If your experience is suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Financial Accountant (6 month FTC)

Are you an experienced financial accountant? Do you want to use your skills to contribute towards a high performing finance team in an incredibly rewarding Charity role? Then this is the job for you!

This is a six-month fixed term contract role which is critical for the delivery of the financial statutory requirements of GOSH Charity. It’s an exciting time for the Charity and this role will be pivotal within the Finance team to deliver on all financial accounting aspects.

About the Team

This role sits within the Financial Accounting & Processing team, which is part of the Finance team within the Finance & Resources Directorate. The team is focussed on all transactional processing, as well as statutory and taxation reporting.

About You

You will be a fully qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA) with significant experience in financial accounting. You will be willing to work collaboratively across the team and wider Charity, being pro-active in your approach and have a desire to continually seek improvements to Charity accounting.

The ideal candidate will also have:

- Significant experience of preparing statutory accounts
- A strong controls ethos
- Experience of producing HMRC returns (eg VAT, Corporation Tax)
- Solid understanding of VAT treatment
- Excellent numerical and MS Excel skills

About the Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 600 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill
children starts with you.

Recently awarded with a ‘Best Companies 2-star accreditation' and placed number 17 on the 2019 Sunday Times Best 100 Not-for-Profit Companies list - we offer a range of attractive benefits including; a flexible approach to working, 30 days holiday, life assurance, enhanced employer pension contributions, and a discounted season ticket loan.

Please refer to the full job description below for more information.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. You are encouraged to include a cover letter with your application and should refer to the ‘Application and Interview FAQs’ on the career section of our website before you apply. ??

Location: WC1N Central London
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £45,000 - £48,000 per annum plus benefits

Closing date: 16 October 2021

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

Due to the large number of applications, we receive, we are unfortunately only able to inform shortlisted candidates of the outcome of their application. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. If your application is not successful, we hope that you will not be discouraged and will still apply for other suitable vacancies in the future.?

You may have experience of the following: Financial Accountant, Finance Manager, Accounts Manager, Financial Reporting, Management Accountant, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.

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Independent Age is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit to a Systems Accountant on a permanent, full-time basis. Independent Age is a national charity founded over 150 years ago with a clear mission to ensure that as we grow older, we all have the opportunity to live well with dignity, choice and purpose.

The Systems Accountant plays a vital role in Independent Age’s Finance Team. Reporting to the Head of Finance and working closely with the Financial Controller and Finance Planning and Analysis Accountant, the post holder will lead on implementing, managing and ensuring the efficient and effective operation of our financial systems, and in training colleagues to use those systems. The post holder will also maintain some key accounting functions, design and build management reports, and work together with the rest of the Finance Team to enable colleagues to make good use of financial information and to deliver a high quality service to all stakeholders.

The key responsibilities will be:

• Day to day management of the accounting system structures and interfaces to other applications, i.e. CRM systems.
• Regular review of financial systems performance to identify and fix system performance issues.
• Regular review of financial systems for efficiency and effectiveness process gains and working together with the Financial Controller to implement systems and process changes as a result
• Support the project management, testing and implementation of new finance system applications (i.e. procurement system, invoice processing system) and dashboard reporting.
• Train and support finance team members to efficiently use the financial systems and train other colleagues on core transactional processes (i.e. procurement system, invoice processing system).
• Build and maintain the financial reports required in support of the monthly management accounts, budget setting and reforecast and other reporting obligations.
• Produce and publish monthly management accounts to budget holders.
• Prepare monthly payroll funding reconciliation and payroll journal, including payroll funding transfer for authorisation.

The successful candidate will have:

• Prior experience of working with Sunsystems and related systems development.
• A recognised accountancy qualification.
• Broad experience and knowledge of different accounting systems and a track record of identifying and introducing process improvements.
• Strong problem-solving skills; ability to suggest and trial new ideas to bring about change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in communicating with and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate with and train other finance staff, and to enable other colleagues to make good use of financial systems and to understand and act on financial concepts and management information provided.
• Advanced computer software skills, including Excel macros. Experience of PowerBI is an advantage but not essential.
• A demonstrable passion for, and affinity with, our cause. 

The position will be based at Independent Ages’s head office opposite Kensington Olympia and will offer incredibly flexible working, including regular homeworking. The closing date is 15th November. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

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.

Allen Lane are pleased to be working exclusively with a leading London University to recruit an interim Financial Controller on a 3-6 months interim basis. . This role will report to the Director of Finance and be responsible for the operational management of the Income, Expenditure and Procurement team. This role will also play a pivotal role in leading on strategic projects across these business functions and be a member of the senior leadership team. The Financial Controller role will develop a culture of continuous improvement within the Expenditure, Income Services and Procurement teams.

The Financial Controller will work with a broad range of stakeholders and will have experience of collaboration in a complex environment. Communication is key as the post holder will be working with diverse audiences and will need to ensure that business managers across the University are able to understand and engage with service development.

Key Duties:

• Involvement in leading Systems development, including a strong working knowledge of Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable systems and experience of best practise in these areas
• Experience of Business Process Improvement / streamlining processes, reducing lead times.
• Comfortable creating and implementing financial control frameworks
• Strategic mind-set with ability to partner with key stakeholders in the business, while driving the business from an operational perspective
• Demonstrable record of implementing business change and working alongside project managers to track/deliver relevant milestones
• Introduce measurable KPIs reporting for decision making and performance management.
• Develop reporting capabilities to drive best practice in areas of responsibility.
• Align the Procurement, purchasing and Income Services team’s priorities with the Finance and wider University Strategy

Key criteria:

• A Qualified Accountant with proven, successful experience of delivering high volume, transactional service
• Experience of procurement services in a large organisation
• Experience of managing multiple projects
• Experience of Higher education is desirable however experience of working in a large, complex environment will also be considered

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic finance professional to join our small team. This full-time role, which is both operational and strategic, will have sole responsibility for managing all aspects of the Charity’s finances. Reporting to the Head of Operations and supporting the Head of Fundraising and Partnerships, this is a unique and exciting opportunity to join us at a time of rapid growth and take a lead role in helping us to manage and develop efficient and sustainable financial management and reporting tools. And of course, you must be passionate about the work that we do support young children and families in disadvantaged areas of London.

Balance Support CIO, a charity based in Surbiton and working primarily with people with learning difficulties, is seeking a Finance Director to replace the current incumbent who is retiring. 

The role is for 25-30 hours per week and could be done partially from home, although attendance at the office  would also be required up to two days per week. 

 It is anticipated that the person appointed will hold a recognised accountancy qualification, be familiar with the Charities SORP and have  experience of the Not-for-Profit sector.  

The successful candidate will also have experience of or the ability to implement digital and automated accounting and financial management systems, and be an effective decision-maker with excellent interpersonal skills and attention to detail.

Forum for the Future is a leading international sustainability non-profit, employing eighty people across our four locations in India, Singapore, the US and the UK. For 25 years we’ve been working in partnership with business, governments and civil society to accelerate transformation toward a just and regenerative future. Through our programmes we are actively catalysing change on key global challenges and building the capacity of individuals and organisations to act more systemically. At this critical moment in time, we are working with actors across all sectors to imagine a radically different future and understand their role in change.

We are looking for a collaborative and motivated Global Financial Controller to join us at an exciting time and to provide high quality support to the finance team.

You will be accountable for an effective finance function delivering complete and accurate financial information and payroll in compliance with statutory and other requirements with your key responsibilities including:

• Leading an international finance team, with focus on their development;
• Leading on statutory auditing and reporting throughout the four geographies;
• Maintaining a strong control and processing environment to ensure timely and accurate financial information;
• Leading on restricted funding audits and support project teams in the financial reporting;
• Managing cash across the group including managing foreign exchange;
• Being the point of contact for relevant third-party relationships (tax, audit, banking, payroll, insurance etc) in all four geographies.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified with a background from Charities, Commercial or the Public Sector. You will have a collaborative approach and be able to work effectively across an international, multi-cultural organisation. You will be confident working with, navigating and developing new systems and processes to drive improvements and efficiencies. You will have a desire for change and be proactive in identifying challenges and solving problems. You will be a self-starter, with the ability to use your own initiative and judgement to navigate uncertainty. You will be confident working with, navigating and developing new systems and processes to drive improvements and efficiencies. Enthusiasm for what Forum does is a must.

This would also be a fantastic opportunity for an ACA qualified individual looking to make their first move out of practice and would make an excellent platform in your career. 

To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement by Monday 25th October at 9am via the link. An early application is highly recommended.