Summary

We are recruiting a finance business partner to perform financial reporting, commercial and financial analysis that will support the business in their decision-making. 

We are looking for an individual who will business partner across the entire organisation to support the segments in order to further progress towards their goals. The role will partner with project managers across our portfolio of a wide range of complex and diverse projects. It will be key for the candidate to be able to develop relationships with stakeholders remotely as we are an international business operating across the globe.

You will be working as part of a wider team of 8 colleagues delivering outputs to enable decision-making, enhance value for money, and improve the commercial and operational performance of our projects. 

The ideal candidate would have an appropriate level of experience to provide financial information and analysis to our project teams and finance managers. We need an individual who is a fast learner, willing to take ownership, with a keen attention to detail. 

An intermediary knowledge of excel will be required, together with a desire to further these skills, and develop knowledge of using financial and project management systems. 

About The Climate Group

The Climate Group drives climate action. Fast. Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.

We focus on systems with the highest emissions and where our networks have the greatest opportunity to drive change. We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action.

We share what we achieve together to show more organisations what they could do. We are an international non-profit organisation, founded in 2004, with offices in London, Amsterdam, New Delhi and New York. We are proud to be part of the We Mean Business coalition.

About the role

Finance business partner function

• Programme budget development: Support FP&A manager and programme managers in development of annual budget programmes.
• ​Resource planning commercial analysis and project cost analysis 
• ​Bid management: support commercial proposal development of project at bid submission stage. Produce commercial analysis and technical support. Act as commercial lead on financial proposal sign-off. 
• ​Ensure at mobilisation stage transition from bid budget to project budget 
• ​Budget management – monthly tracking of projects with PMs throughout project lifecycle by analysing income, expenditure, resource allocation, developing relevant KPIs, and monitoring financial performance against budget. 
• ​Project financial reporting: oversee final project financial reports outputs by ensuring PMs have relevant data and ensure accuracy of financial reports delivered. 

​Financial analysis function

Budget:

• Produce project budget and department financial reporting, analyse projects P&L and financial performance;
• Support development and analysis of annual resource planning;
• Produce financial reporting, commercial analysis, and cost analysis required to support the operational budget workstream;
• Develop outputs, visual presentations, and reports to support decisions making from senior management

Forecasting:

• Analyse actual financial results, KPIs, large data sets
• ​Gather and interpret data from information collection sessions with stakeholders
• ​Input data and produce forecast 
• ​Manage P&L and financial model 

Business intelligence:

• Support business intelligence function through data entry, data collection, sense-checking information
• ​Support development of data structure and of relevant and insightful reporting outputs
• ​Support the development and own the management of financial models and templates

About you

Essential: 

• Part or recently qualified candidate (accountancy/finance qualification)
• ​Strong academic qualifications to degree level, or demonstrable equivalent achievements in work experience environment 
• ​Experience working with excel to an intermediate or advanced level and interest in developing that skill;
• ​Keen attention to detail;
• Ability to take ownership of a task and ensure delivery to standard in a timely manner;
• ​Strong team player;
• Ability to develop relationships with stakeholders with strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• ​Comfortable operating in a remote and hybrid (remote / office) working environment

Desirable:

• Experience working in a project environment;
• ​Experience working in a finance business partnering role
• ​Experience using VBA
• ​Experience using financial reporting software
• ​Experience using project management software
• ​Experience introducing new ways of working in a change environment

Location

You will be employed at our London headquarters. As we are currently in the process of moving to a new permanent London location (Zone 1), our staff are utilising the use of our temporary office near Borough. From October 2021, we have adopted a phased flexible blended approach of working 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home. Once we move to a permanent office (Q1 of 2022) this will be 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home. 

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Terms & Conditions

This is a full-time permanent position. The salary for this position is £28,799 - £35,200 per annum or more based on experience. 

In addition to the salary, the role holder will benefit from:

• 25 days’ holiday pro rata, plus public holidays; additional leave following three and six years’ service
• ​10% non-contributory pension scheme following three months’ service
• ​Private healthcare and Cash Plan on completion of probation
• ​Life Assurance
• ​Wellbeing allowance
• ​Season ticket loan
• ​Bike loan
• ​Volunteering day on completion of probation

How to apply

Use the ‘Apply’ button to apply for this vacancy.

Applications for this position should come in the form of a CV and cover letter. The expected closing date for submitting your application is ​8th December 2021.

The requisite eligibility criteria, or work visa to work in the UK are a requirement for this position and no relocation and/or sponsorship costs will be borne by The Climate Group. 

Ivy Rock Partners is working with a large international charity on an exciting new position in their FP&A team. The Financial Analyst will be responsible for supporting the Head of FP&A with reporting, analysis and financial modelling related to the planning and implementation of organisational strategy.

This is an exciting role for someone with experience working with large data sets, who is comfortable using complex excel formulas and using these technical skills to develop and deliver essential reporting to the wider business.

The Financial Analyst will be responsible for developing financial models and forecasts, assessing current position and short and long-term change impact, providing sensitivity analysis to support investment decisions and preparing ad hoc reports and analysis as required to support the strategy team. 

With strong analytical skills, the successful candidate will have experience learning new systems, analysing data, working with large data sets and problem solving. We are looking for candidates who can combine these strong technical skills with excellent interpersonal skills, able to build relationships and credibility quickly with a wide range of stakeholders.

If you are interested in this position, please get in touch with Kate Marriott at Ivy Rock Partners as interviews are being held as soon as suitable candidates apply, so this role is likely to be filled before the closing date.

Senior FP&A Analyst: £52,000 - £55,168 (6 months FTC) South London

For a large University, we are recruiting a Senior FP&A Analyst for 6 months (FTC) although this may move to a permanent position. They Senior FP&A Analyst will report to the Assistant Director of Finance and Management Information and is a key role in updating and implementing improved systems and processes, analysis of revenue, reporting and the budget process as well as forecasting and fee modelling using advanced Excel.

Main Duties:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts in terms of updates, analytical reporting, and first-draft of papers
• Lead on forecasting for revenue and income, in year and in future years
• Work with the Finance and Planning Team to model revenue including scenario modelling
• Analysis of high volumes of data and delivery of key insights
• Reconciliation of complex datasets and construction of scenario-based forecasts
• Suggesting and implementing improvements to systems and processes
• Analysing large data volumes in conjunction with the Planning Team
• Maintaining and updating budget and forecast spreadsheets, coordinating collection of data across the Finance team
• Reconciling budget and forecast spreadsheets, evidence, and workings file
• Preparing summary and presentational data for Board

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant or Finalist level with proven experience of Financial Planning and analysis
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and modelling revenue data
• Experience of report writing and analysis of complex data in MX Excel
• Financial Modelling and the understanding of source data and data models is essential
• VBA and Access would be desirable

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A leading housing and property organisation, based in Central London, are currently looking to recruit a Senior Financial Analyst into their busy team.

Client Details

The Finance Analyst will be working for a Registered Provider of affordable housing across England, working with the largest house builders to deliver new housing for Shared Ownership (part buy, part rent) and low-cost rental homes.

Description

The Senior Financial Analyst's duties will include:

• Gathering, developing and defining of key assumptions, inputs and modelling to deliver and support the Group's annual Long-term Financial Planning process.
• Assist with the management of the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring that there is a consistent and complete approach between the budgeting, forecasting and planning processes
• Prepare sensitivity analysis and financial modelling that explores the impact of changes to internal and external regulatory policies, new initiatives and the economic outlook
• Collate, research, interpret and present statistics and/or data on findings of investigations or identified trends to assist with the preparation of management and board reports and regulatory submissions

Profile

The successful Finance Analyst will be someone who has a strong attention to detail and has previously demonstrated experience within a similar role.

You will need to be a confident Excel user.

This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who is part qualified / finalist level and is looking to develop their finance skills with the potential to grow and develop.

Job Offer

An excellent salary £40,000 - £45,000 dependant on previous exposure, plus an excellent benefits package including study support.

Regional Finance Analyst (French Speaking) £40,000 - £45,000 + Benefits

On behalf of a large international NGO, we are recruiting a French-speaking Regional Finance Analyst to be a key member of the West and Central Africa Team leading the provision of robust and timely financial reporting. Reporting to the Regional Finance Director, this role will provide finance business partnering and capacity building with regional operations and finance teams, as well as financial analysis and reporting, statutory financial accounting and grants and Donor audit and compliance work.

Main Duties:

• Review monthly performance of country programmes and liaise with regional teams on key queries and variances
• Review country programme budgeting and forecasting as well as balance sheet reconciliations and discrepancies
• Review all cash requests and ensure group accounting compliance is adhered to
• Work with global accounting team over monthly inter-company, deferred income, and stock accounting
• Work with country programmes to build finance capacity and understand training requirements
• Review project budget proposals and work with country teams to audit projects and ensure they are closed down

Person Specification:

• Fluency in French, with excellent written and spoken French language skills
• Qualified ACCA, ACA or CIMA or Part Qualified and actively studying
• Track-record of finance business partnering stakeholders and building capacity
• Strong experience of presenting analysis and data to different audiences
• Financial and management reporting experience
• Ability to travel up to 4 times per year to the global offices
• Strong MS Excel skills are essential

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You will be exploring the new finance system, identifying areas where you an drive improvements and efficiencies. As part of your role you will also be support other central departments, resolving tickets and fixing bugs.

Client Details

The client is fast-paced non-profit organisation in the medical research sphere. They are looking for a driven and personable candidate that will fit well into the existing team.

Description

• Manage projects associated with the new finance system
• Logging and resolving incident tickets
• Conducting systems checks to identify and resolve outstanding issues
• Assist central teams to understand the system and any changes you have implemented
• Maintain and ensure the system is secure
• Liaise with finance and assist with payables/ receivables/ grants/ analysis where needed

Profile

Essential

• Problem solver and experienced at troubleshooting
• Comfortable picking up new IT systems
• Excellent at relationships building
• Comfortable with IT system security

Desired

• An accounting qualification
• Knowledge of workday

Job Offer

• Join a fantastic team
• Develop upon your existing Finance and IT skills

Ivy Rock Partners are working with a growing, ambitious Not for Profit organisation who are expanding their financial planning function. This Financial Planning and Analysis Manager position offers a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Finance Business Partner with a strategic mindset to join them and shape and develop this new role.

With multiple opportunities for internal progression and growth, this is a unique opportunity for someone looking to join an organisation with a great reputation for developing people.

The FP&A Manager will report into the Head of department and will play a key role in working on key projects across the organisation including conservation programmes and capital projects. This position will work with multiple non-finance stakeholders across the business, reviewing business cases and providing analysis on viability and return on investment. This position will also support the Head of department with long-term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting.

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, CIFPA, ACCA) with experience working in a Business Partnering or FP&A role, looking for something that offers strategic involvement. Experience accounting for capital projects would be beneficial but sector experience is not required and we welcome applications from candidates from all industries.

Interviews are being held on an ongoing basis so please get in touch as this role will likely be filled before the closing date.

Morgan Law are proud to be working with CDP, an international non-profit that drives companies and governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Voted number one climate research provider by investors

Our client is looking for an enthusiastic and experienced business analyst who is passionate to lead cross-functional impact analysis to assess the feasibility of business ideas and initiatives.

This role will be part of the Project Management Office team consisting of a number of business analysts and the PMO manager.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead cross-functional (impact) analysis to assess the feasibility of business ideas and initiatives
• Determine business objectives of projects by gathering and analysing business information, evaluating output requirements and formats
• Define project requirements by identifying scope, deliverables, project milestones, benefits, risks, resources and developing project budgets
• Gather and formulate the functional and non-functional requirements of business solutions and know how to communicate those to different stakeholders.
• Validate resource requirements and supporting budget estimates
• Understand and communicate the financial and operational impact of any changes
• Act as an interface between the business & technology teams to translate and communicate requirements, or resolve technical queries.
• Work with key business stakeholders to understand and document operational processes.

Required skills and experience:

• A minimum of 4 years working experience as a business analyst
• Good knowledge of business analysis methodologies and best practices
• Knowledge of Project Management delivery methodologies
• Ability to understand core requirements and interpret them into the right context within the total solution
• Ability to effectively deal with changing expectations or challenges
• Experience with delivering business cases, budgets and feasibility studies
• Experience financial reporting, budget and financial forecasts preparation
• Great communication skills and sense of responsibility
• You are a team player as well as dedicated, committed and bring a high level of self-motivation
• Knowledge of Visio and process mapping techniques
• Experience in working on IT projects is a plus

This role is 80% remote with weekly meetings

Benefits

30 days’ holiday p.a. plus bank holidays, generous non-contributory pension provision, Employee Assistance Programme, life assurance, training and development, flexible working opportunities and others.

Tableau BI Analyst: £40,000, Permanent, London

For a global education company, we are recruiting a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst. Reporting the Head of Analytics and Reporting, the Senior BI Analyst will translate data into decision making information and will continue to enhance the Tableau analytics platform which supplies reporting and analytics for the company. This role will focus on the development of enhanced financial reporting and will work heavily on Tableau so will suit someone who can push the system to its limit and upskill more junior members of the team.

Main Duties:

• Subject matter expert on BI - utilising BI tools to improve business understanding
• Champion the use of BI to drive self-service analytics to support corporate strategy
• Use BI to unlock the story behind organisational data
• Use Tableau, Tableu Prep, and others to contribute to transformational change across the organisations' use of data and reporting to improve decision-making and data visibility.
• Work closely with stakeholders to create, extract, clean and transform data sets to provide analysis and insight via dashboard creation
• Own elements of company data management, analysis and reporting including financial reporting data
• Data strategy - Assist in the definition, documentation, and standardisation of a data dictionary
• Define, document, and standardise analytical methodology across departments
• Data coordination and business analysis - extract and collate data from various systems for reporting
• Report on progress of key projects and provide regular reports which can be used for business analysis

Person Specification:

• Strong experience of designing and building interactive dashboards in Tableau
• Experience of extracting, transforming and integrated data from different databases and platforms. Ideally experience of creating Tableau WDCs
• Experience of requirement gathering, data analysis, and creating statistical reports
• Excellent understanding of data visualisation principles

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Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. 

We are looking for a self-motivated well organised individual to join their Finance team. Reporting to the financial planning and analysis manager and working in their small, ambitious finance team, this role involves maintaining accounting records and reconciliations in an accurate and timely manner.

Management accountant responsibilities:

On a day-to-day basis, you will be familiar with the fundraising activities and will ensure that income from the various payment sources is recorded accurately and reconciliations between databases are kept up to date.

As a key member you will be flexible and willing to work as part of our team, where supporting each other and suggestions for improvements are always welcomed.

Management accountant requirements:

The successful candidate will be qualified or equivalent and have a sound knowledge of double entry bookkeeping. In addition, you will have experience of a similar role involving bank reconciliations, nominal ledger journals and general accounting duties, ideally gained within a charity. A high standard of systems literacy will be important, particularly with Excel and a proactive can-do mentality as well as a determination that gets things done "right first time".

Successful candidates will possess excellent interpersonal skills, high levels of accuracy and be able to manage and prioritise their own workload.

If you are interested in the position, please complete the on-line application form and submit your CV, together with a supporting statement, outlining why you are interested and how you feel you meet the requirements.

The client are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Location: Lynch Wood, Peterborough, with some home working
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 18 months (maternity cover)
Hours: Ideally full time 37.5 hours, would consider minimum 30 hours for the right candidate
Salary: £27,000 - £35,000 per annum FTE depending on qualifications and experience
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring we pay our employees fairly, we offer the following benefits: Flexible working, pension, death in service, employee assistance programme, bike loan scheme, cycle2work scheme, eyecare, discount portal.

Closing date: Sunday 5 December 2021
Interview date: w/c 13 December 2021

No agencies please

You may have experience of the following: Management Accountant, ACCA, CIMA, ACA, Financial Accountant, Finance Analyst, Excel, Qualified Accountant, Bookkeeper, Book Keeping, Financial Analyst, Part Qualified Accountant, etc.

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Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a high performing finance team? Do you enjoy working collaboratively with teams in a business partnering culture?

This role is a fantastic opportunity for a Finance Business Partner/ Finance Professional to join our friendly and professional finance team.

The Finance Business Partner plays a critical role in the Charity, working collaboratively with dedicated directorates and teams to ensure a complete understanding of their financial position, including identifying both opportunities and challenges.

The Finance Business Partner is the first point of contact for Finance with their business teams and acts as a ‘critical friend’, providing challenge where appropriate, but also ensuring their teams understand what is required of them from Finance and offering solutions to any issues that arise.

About the Team

The Finance Business Partner sits within the Financial Planning and Performance team. We are focussed around helping Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity to achieve its ambitious strategic objectives. Working proactively and collaboratively with our Business Partners across all directorates, we ensure all stakeholders are engaged and informed. Using financial analysis and insights, we help teams to make informed decisions, identifying risks to income, and opportunities for growth.

About You

You will ideally be at least a part-qualified accountant (CCAB/CIMA) with significant experience in finance Business Partnering / management accounting. You will be willing to work collaboratively across the team and wider Charity, being proactive in your approach and have a desire to continually seek improvements to Charity accounting. You will have strong stakeholder management and a sound understanding of budgeting, forecasting, analysing principles.

The ideal candidate will also have:

- Ability to interpret and translate financial information for non-financial colleagues
- Able to undertake detailed analysis of financial data and present back to function areas
- Understanding of management and financial accounting requirements
- High numeracy and analytical skills
- High level of attention to detail
- Strong communication and presentation 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.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise that people from some backgrounds are under-represented in our workforce and across the wider Charity sector. In April 2021 we launched our ambitious three-year EDI strategy committing to becoming a more inclusive workforce, reflecting the diverse communities that we work with and for and demonstrating this through all our areas of work.

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority backgrounds, people with a disability, people who are LGBT+ or who are from less advantaged socioeconomic groups.

Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

Our approach to hybrid working

This role is based in our Central London office (WC1N, opposite Russell Square underground) with the option to work remotely up to three days a week.

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 'GOSH Charity Information Pack' on the Careers page of our website before you apply.

Closing date: 19th December 2021

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Our client within the charity sector is seeking support from an interim Retail Finance Manager to support the retail arm of the organisation. 

Key responsibilities:

• Provide high quality analysis and decision support for business cases, projects and initiatives 
• Analyse trends and performance helping to support with forecasts and long term planning
• Develop income/expenditure modelling to support all financial planning (forecasting, budgeting and long term planning)
• Understand cost drivers and cost control
• Own and deliver timely and insightful reporting for specified business areas
• Work with management accounts team to ensure accounts are complete and correct
• Informal management of 2 junior analysts

The successful candidate:

• Retail experience, not necessarily from charity but could be from FMCG
• A self starter with the ability to hit the ground running
• Able to deal with a large and varied number of stakeholders (500 shops and senior stakeholders)
• Experience of matrix management - as role sits between Finance and Retail
• Ability to delegate and prioritise due to busy nature of role
• Experience of financial planning, modelling and reporting
• Qualified accountant

The role is 3 - 4 months, paying £350 - £400 per day and would require one day per week in the office. 

Finance Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part-time Finance Manager to join our client’s leadership team, helping support the CEO to set the finance strategy.

The charity is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugee and migrants’ organisations providing services in London, but focusing on south and southeast London boroughs.

Position: Finance Manager

Location: Lewisham, London

Salary: £35 - £37,000; pro-rata and depending on experience,

Hours: Part time, permanent, 12 hours per week - We are currently working in a hybrid model, you would be expected to work 2 out of 3 days from the office in Deptford, ideally on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9.30 - 5.30pm

Closing Date: 9am Monday 6th December

About the role:

As Finance Manager You will have day to day responsibility for the organisation’s finances, working with colleagues to set and manage budgets, maintain accurate financial records and ensure all financial and compliance requirements are met. You will line manage a Finance and Admin Officer.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Create and deliver financial policies, in conjunction with the CEO
• Ensure the organisation is operating with a sustainable financial model
• Organise payroll, expenses, external invoices and client hardship payments
• Support service managers to meet their project budgets
• Manage recording of donations and grants and Gift Aid
• Produce quarterly management accounts, funder reports, etc.
• Produce the annual accounts and liaise with the Independent Examiner/Auditor
• Reconcile transactions and records to ensure financial control using Quickbooks
• Prepare and develop organisational budgets in collaboration with the CEO
• Prepare a quarterly finance report for Trustees and liaise with the Treasurer to ensure the Board of Trustees is aware of financial developments and forecasts

About You:

To be successful in the role of Finance Manager you will have a relevant accounting background and/or qualification with an excellent understanding of, and experience of, financial planning.

Other essential skills/experience include:

• Organised with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience working with financial recording software
• Track record of overseeing finance and managing budgets
• Experience of working in the Not-For-Profit sector and of SORP and charity compliance framework
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• A Passion for social impact
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications and caseload management systems

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check

Other roles you may have experience of could include; Charity Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Finance Team Leader, Finance Analyst, Senior Finance Manager, Interim Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, Finance Manger etc.

ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT - 12 MONTH FTC - BASED IN BATH

£27 - £40K DOE, FLEXIBLE HOME WORKING

Company overview

Our mission is to work for a healthy, equitable, inclusive, safe and sustainable world. We serve this mission through the provision of international consultancy in health, social justice and social development, focusing on fragile and conflict-affected states, to ensure that our work reaches the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. We aim to practice business as a force for social and environmental good and expect all our employees, partners and suppliers to abide by our Code of Business Ethics.

With companies in the UK, Kenya, Nigeria, Cyprus and Bangladesh we have a portfolio of international development programmes as well as fund management responsibilities. We are Fund Manager for UK Aid Direct and UK Aid Match – The Foreign Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) central funding mechanisms for awarding grants to small and medium sized UK and international civil society organisations working to reduce poverty overseas and achieve the Global Development Goals. We also manage the AmplifyChange fund; a multi-donor fund supporting advocacy in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) across Africa and South Asia.

Job context

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Assistant Management Accountant to cover a period of maternity leave on a full time basis on a 12 month fixed term contract.

The position is key to assistance and where applicable direct undertaking and production of management accounting tasks and providing financial management reports both at Group, Corporate and Contracts / Projects Levels. 

You will be capable of supervising a small team of finance officers to ensure financial processing is completed to a timely manner and to a high standard.  As a senior member of the team, you will take ownership and direct management of specific finance functions with accuracy and minimal supervision.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to;

Prepare and provide assistance with management and financial accounting tasks which include:

• Provide preparation of revenue bills and work in progress
• Complete preparation and mangement of Grant funds claims billing and claims process
• Have solid understanding of cost recognition to include apportionment of staff labour costs, apportionment of direct and indirect costs
• Complete accruals and prepayments
• Review of nominal ledger postings for errors
• Process reconciliation of balance sheet, subsidiary intercompany accounts and reconciliation of project ledger activity to nominal ledger direct costs
• Complete the calculation of inter-company interest
• Posting of all journals relative to the above
• Responding to queries from Finance Officers and stakeholders in relation to transactional postings

Other duties & responsibilities include:

• Provide assistance in the development of budget development and preparation 
• Prepare and provide assistance with management accounting reporting

Reporting and organisation

This is a UK based position reporting to the Senior Finance Manager and is based in Bath. It is a permanent, full time role. Occasional international travel may be required. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for either a Part Qualified Accountant (or QBE) from a professional services or consultancy background who is looking to enhance their experience in a specialist finance team.  A minimum of 5 years experience is required, as is strong working knowledge of MS Office, MS Projects and Sage Accounting.

Please download the job description for full details of the job/person specification and details of benefits package.

To apply;

please send in your CV and covering letter by Friday 10 December 2021, stating your notice period and salary expectation.  Early application is encouraged.

If you are looking for your next challenge and are in possession of the above then we are keen to hear from you.

MannionDaniels is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults. All our employees are expected to share this commitment and abide by our Business Code of Ethics at all times