FP&A Analyst: up to £44,600 (12 months FTC) SE London

For a large University, we are recruiting an FP&A Analyst for 12 months (FTC) although this may move to a permanent position. They FP&A Analyst will report to the FP&A Manager with will support with the production of consolidated management accounts, quarterly re-forecast, budget planning and cyclical forecasting. The FP&A Analyst will also take on analysis projects including student numbers, revenue analysis, and cost allocation using advanced Excel skills.

Main Duties:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts in terms of updates, analytical reporting, and first-draft of papers
• Forecasting for revenue and income, in year and in future years
• Work with the Planning and Statistics 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:

• Part-Qualified / Finalist level Accountant with proven experience of Financial Planning and Analysis
• Experience of preparing consolidated / monthly management accounts
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting, and modelling revenue data
• A proactive mindset is essential as is the ability to seek information and problem solve
• Experience of report writing and analysis of complex data in MS Excel
• Financial Modelling and the understanding of source data and data models is essential

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The opportunity

We’re looking for a Finance Analyst to join and support our Retail Finance Business Partnering Team.

About the role

As a Finance Analyst you’ll provide finance support, advice and challenge to our Retail teams, to develop successful and effective relationships in order to deliver great analysis and insight. 

As Retail has exciting new plans for the next year, including continued online growth and new store openings in a variety of new formats, you’ll be a critical and influential member of the Finance team. 

You’ll take a proactive approach to identifying the finance needs of the Retail teams, delivering new solutions and data led insights to help grow the retail business.  You’ll be expected to be both challenging and supportive in assisting Retail to achieve the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) strategic goals.

This is a dual location role, with your working time split between your home and our Claygate office. This will allow us to unlock our best work for our cause, blending the best of home and office working.

About you

Part qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant, or with significant retail or charity finance experience, you’ll have a core understanding of technical accounting fundamentals, preferably with intent to attain full qualification.  This will include relevant experience of management accounting/reporting, forecasting, budgeting and analysis.

You’ll have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, able to have those difficult conversations with stakeholders at all levels of the organisation. With strong analytical skills you’ll be intellectually curious and challenging, comfortable and skilled in explaining the financial issues to non-finance people.

Excellent MS Excel skills are a must for this role, and you’ll have high quality standards and a positive ‘can do’ attitude and will be able to work independently but also contribute and collaborate as part of a team.

About us

When people affected by heart and circulatory diseases are in need, they turn to us. With our research we give people hope. With our expert advice and training, we give people knowledge and support. And with our campaigning we help build a healthier world for everyone.

We celebrate diversity and make inclusion part of what we do every day. Diversity and Inclusion forms a main pillar in our People Experience Strategy. Our aim is for all of our colleagues and volunteers to bring their true self to work, so we can continue to fund life saving research. 

Here at the BHF we understand that you might need a little help balancing your work and home life.  Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways. Please feel free to talk to us about the flexibility you may need; we’re happy to explore what’s possible for you and the role.

What can we offer you

To find out more about benefits available at the BHF please download our benefits document at the bottom of our applications page. 

Interview process

The interview process will be held over MS Teams.

Fixed term contract for 10 months 

The job of a Save the Children's UK Finance Analyst is varied and fulfilling.

• Do you have hands on experience work experience in an accounting role?
• Do you have experience in award financial administration and reconciliation of donor financial reports?
• Are you motivated by our vision of creating a world where every child doesn't just survive, but thrives, and can go on to change the world?

If the answers to these questions are yes, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.

Job Purpose

Reporting directly to the Awards Administration and Controls Manager, the Finance Analyst – Award Controls will be responsible for ensuring robust award management financial controls and processes.

The Finance Analyst – Award Controls will part of the centralised Awards Finance Hub (AFIHUB) within Finance which has been created to centralise defined awards finance control and support functions, allow better controls and efficient processes and more flexibility.

Key duties will include providing hands on support and robust controls to the award management teams and working closely with them on donor financial report validations, award closeouts, donor audit supports.

The Finance Analyst – Award Controls will also be involved in implementation of the new upgraded financial system, in its user acceptance testing (if required) and the training the relevant award management teams as relevant.

This is a 10 month maternity cover contract role.

As a rights-based organisation, we are committed to anti-racism and actively opposed systemic oppression of any form. The role holder will also support our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality, and build an inclusive environment for every one of our employees so we can better represent the children we protect.

Main Accountabilities

The Finance Analyst- Award Controls key duties will be to:

• Ensure the integrity of award data in the financial system by carrying out control checks and work closely with the stakeholders to resolve gaps identified
• Provide timely support and maintain close controls on financial aspects of the awards from their setup through their closeouts
• Perform tasks in line with internal processes:

- Validating donor financial reports

- Maintaining the award income schedules by checking and processing claims / refunds / income transfers and following up on outstanding items including debtors

- Ensuring the award indirect cost charges are processed correctly

- Ensuring the award direct cost recharges are processed correctly and timely and documented in the financial system

- Analysing award accounts and reconciling the balances in the financial system

- Performing award financial closeouts including documentation and timely follow up on outstanding actions

- Dealing with award financial audits required by donors

• To be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in some of the following broad areas to ensure their effectiveness and application by the team and the relevant users:

- Award specific controls

- Award income and debt monitoring and reporting

- Donor financial audits

- Systems we use

- Team tools and reporting

• Deliver capacity building training sessions

Person Profile

Experience

• Hands on experience work experience in an accounting role
• Experience in award financial administration and reconciliation of donor financial reports
• Experience in using and interpreting data from various accounting and funding systems to complete and reconcile award financial data

Abilities

• Ability to work quickly and accurately, paying attention to details to ensure that high volumes of transactions are correctly processed, especially under pressure

Aptitude

• A demonstrable commitment to the principles of diversity and inclusion and their practical application and integration in the work environment
• A commitment to Save the Children UK's aims and core values of accountability, ambition, collaboration, creativity, and integrity

Save the Children UK is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.

Remote Working:

The majority of SCUK employees are currently working remotely within the UK in line with UK Government guidance. Commencing July 2021 we will transition to flexible and hybrid ways of working (i.e. a mixture of remote/home and office-based working) as social distancing restrictions ease.

We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

This is an exciting opportunity to join CIFF and help shape and drive evidence, measurement, and evaluation for integrated programming across the climate investments. The EME Analyst will be a member of the EME team and support the priorities of the Climate team alongside EME's own programmes/projects.. The EME Analyst will work with members of Climate Programme team and will be supported by EME team members in ensuring that CIFF's investments are informed by a robust evidence base, are designed to achieve tangible impact consistent with CIFF's vision and have effective measurement and evaluation systems. It will also support wider EME priorities associated with evidence generation and building the field in the climate space.

Strategy and Planning

• Review and manage analysis and research on specific projects and sector trends, as required, to support the Climate and EME in determining future strategic priorities, building the evidence base and setting operational plans for CIFF.
• Support the EME Climate Director and wider Climate Programme Team colleagues in the organisation, coordination, documentation and professional presentation of EME outputs for the strategy and planning process.
• Work with members of the Finance team to coordinate and contribute to budget forecasting and disbursement for programming for EME Climate aligned with organizational strategic and accountability priorities.
• Conduct robust appraisals of the evidence base, cost-effectiveness and impact potential of climate investments, and help design rigorous measurement and evaluation frameworks.

Programme development, delivery & performance

• evaluation data is available and is proactively used by CIFF and its partners to make programmatic adjustments and course-corrections.
• Work with the climate programme and EME teams to plan for, source, hire and manage independent, external evaluations and initiate innovative research exercises to inform operational and longer-term, strategic decision making.
• Oversee grant administration and management, including contracting, approvals and processing of financial requests, payments, and progress reports. This includes regular and ad hoc reporting on the portfolio of climate programmes allocated to the role.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure CIFF remains current with best practice and trends in EME approaches and developments within its portfolio areas.
• Work with the team to provide advice on the accuracy, robustness, and applicability of evidence to support the development and ongoing delivery of investments within the Climate Programme portfolio.
• Contribute to effective dissemination of evidence and data.
• Support and manage EME capacity development for the portfolio of climate programmes allocated to the role, including identifying gaps within grantee organisations and designing support programmes to resolve these.
• Work with the team to support the uptake of innovative approaches and technology to monitor, evaluate, and report on the impact of CIFF's Climate investments.

Requirements:

• Masters (or equivalent) in a relevant subject area (e.g., environmental science, urban development, economics, international development, international policy, research methods, etc.).
• Knowledge in measurement and evaluation of development programmes, with some experience in climate change mitigation programmes (e.g power sector reform, renewable and clean energy, air quality, carbon pricing, low carbon cities, cooling efficiency, environmental governance, land use, and advocacy and campaigning).
• Understanding of climate change mitigation investments, including experience with analysis and providing advice to inform programme design/delivery. A specialism in one of the fields covered by our Climate Programme would be an advantage.
• Experience in both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods, including statistical analysis.
• Familiarity in commissioning and managing evaluations or research projects, understanding data and leveraging evidence, communicating evaluation findings, including difficult findings, to support uptake.
• Knowledge of M&E capacity development, including the preparation and delivery of M&E learning, and assessment of organisational M&E development needs.
• An understanding of shaping and applying advocacy and policy change measurement approaches is desirable.

An international Charity are currently recruiting an interim Business Analyst for 3-6 months to support a large scale Information Management System upgrade.

The Business Analyst role will predominately be working on a day to day basis with the Product Owner and the Project Manager, especially in terms of making sure that the correct key stakeholders are identified and engaged with, in order to enable the delivery the scope of work in an expedient manner.

Key responsibilities:

• Working with key stakeholders to understand and capture project requirements, develop processes and define accurate user stories that will support project teams to shape solution and service delivery
• Gathering and formulating the functional and non-functional requirements of business solutions and know how to communicate those to different stakeholders
• Supporting the data migration strategy from the old system to the new system
• Working with Subject Matter Experts to define workflows for the delivery of the new system
• Understanding and communicating the financial and operational impact of any changes

Experience & Skills required:

• Ability to understand core requirements and interpret them into the right context within the total solution
• Experience with delivering business cases, budgets and feasibility studies
• Previous experience of working as a Business Analyst on a system upgrade/replacement project
• Affinity with NGO/Charity and related processes is an advantage
• High-level stakeholder engagement and cross-organisational communication skills

This role is urgent and so the client is looking for the right candidate to start as soon as possible. If you are immediately available and have the relevant skills & experience, please apply with a copy of your CV.

Christian Aid are currently looking to build a CRM team to deliver a new phase of their CRM programme and as part of that team, they are seeking a Senior Business Analyst who enable effective decision making in the delivery of new functionality to their CRM and ensure their systems integrate seamlessly with their wider technical environment.

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.

Our context

After successfully rolling out Microsoft Dynamics in September 2020, we are keen to make full use of the platform in every corner of our fundraising and supporter engagement activities. You will be joining and advising the CRM development team in decisions regarding the software development and technical support of the platform.

Following on from the core implementation, this programme will be rolled out over the next 12-15 months as an entirely new project with a new internal team driving it forward to ensure the business has the required tools to deliver Christian Aid's core mission.

There has never been a better time to join our organisation. Well, we would say that, wouldn't we? But we mean it. Despite the challenges we have all faced over the last year, we have performed well and continued to make an impact. We've made significant progress in our digital capabilities and we have an ambitious global strategy, Standing Together, guiding us along.

About the role

As directed by the CRM Technical Lead, carry out business analysis and automated testing activities in order to deliver the continuous improvement of the CRM solution. Work effectively with stakeholders and perform robust business analysis that provides insights into understanding As-Is and To-Be process models, including data structures and interdependencies, that are translated into concise agile requirements.

The key outcomes that Christian Aid hope to achieve through the role are:

-To proactively identify opportunities for more effectively realising project benefits and to fully articulate the proposed solution to the project team and steering group.

-To proactively identify through the requirements gathering process risks to realising project benefits and to work with teams to create appropriate and effective solutions.

-To act as mentor and Business Analysis subject matter expert to upskill and improve the existing team.

-To set out and implement best practice Business Analysis processes, tools and ways of working to improve the existing level of capability.

About you

You will have at least six-years experience, be a team player with strong data, analytics and marketing skills and know how to use those to deliver outstanding supporter engagement to drive income. You'll have bags of enthusiasm, initiative, and excellent problem solving and collaboration skills. You exhibit a strong desire to learn and share knowledge with colleagues and are willing to adapt your approach to different team members.

You're great at motivating others and have an infectious enthusiasm for CRM and FSE strategy. You will be asked to contribute to broader discussions on how we use data, analytics and insight to drive forward Christian Aid's income generation and brand strategies, identifying opportunities and collaborating with colleagues to prioritise and deliver, particularly in the digital space.

You will have several years' experience of business analyst work, and experience of working with an Agile mindset and practices.

Further information

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

All successful candidates will require either a Basic or Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) 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.

Accompanying Statement

As part of your application you will be asked to illustrate your suitability for the role by showing how your experience and skills to date will help deliver this exciting project.

About us 
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it. 

The Venture Studio supports, builds and invests in start-ups. We’re in fact a start-up within Crisis itself. We’re in full growth mode, building the future for social change within the charity sector. 

About the role 
As Venture Investment & Impact Analyst in the Venture Studio, you will be responsible for assessing early-stage ventures and assess how each company ends homelessness and fits our investment thesis. You will also use your research expertise to proactively identify new opportunities within certain sectors for Venture Studio and help us broaden our investment thesis. You will work with other teams within Crisis and support the development of internal investment cases through detailed financial models and your general analysis skills.

Working with the rest of the Venture Studio you will work to build a continuous pipeline of high-quality investment opportunities that can accelerate the end of homelessness. 

About you 
To be successful in this role you will have

- experience of assessing early-stage ventures and supporting a due diligence process 
- experience doing sector research and presenting back insights in a useable format

- demonstrable ability to manage senior stakeholder to achieve a successful outcome
- a curious and inclusive nature 
- good analytical skills 
- a structured and organised approach to execution 
We believe diversity is a strength and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis 
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How to apply 
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. 

Closing date: Sunday 31st October 2021 (at 23:59)

Accessibility 
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

About Internews:

Internews works to ensure access to trusted, quality news and information that empowers people to have a voice in their future and to live healthy, secure, and rewarding lives. We envision a world where everyone can communicate freely with anyone, anywhere, and exchange the news and information they need to shape their communities and the world.

For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, we have worked with our local partners to build hundreds of sustainable organizations, strengthened the capacity of thousands of media professionals, human rights activists, and information entrepreneurs, and reached millions of people with quality, local information, improving lives and building lasting change. On issues ranging from health and the environment to conflict and governance, Internews has developed approaches that harness the power of media and information to create positive change.

Internews is a charity operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London, and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

Our commitment to a culture of belonging:

Internews is passionate about our core values and about supporting positive change in the world. We pride ourselves on our commitment to innovation and flexibility. We believe that diverse teams are strong teams, and work to support an ethic of belonging, dignity, and justice for all people. Our current team includes a mix of genders, parents and non-parents, the self-taught, and people of multiple races, nationalities, ages, sexual orientations, and socio-economic backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage candidates of all races, genders, ages, abilities, orientations, ethnicities, and national origins to apply, and actively welcome those with alternative backgrounds and experiences.

About the Candidate:

The successful candidate will be a part/fully qualified accountant. They will have comprehensive experience/technical skills in the areas of financial accounting, management accounting and balance sheet analysis in a multi-currency environment. Experience in the Non-Profit Sector will be an advantage.

About the Role:

One of two roles to be recruited, the successful candidate will be working in a small team, based in London, and will be expected to assist with all aspects of Accounting and Reporting. Whilst the role will have specific duties, a wide variety of other duties can be required depending on deadlines and staffing. The role will require both independent and collaborative working within a diverse working environment.

Specific Duties:

• Project reporting (Internal/External)
• Managing Project Audits
• Reviewing Project expenditure
• Multicurrency analysis
• Project staff financial management
• Direct financial programme support to countries
• Project budgeting
• Monthly management reports
• Supporting the annual statutory auditing process
• Supporting the annual organisational budget process
• Any other tasks as required by senior management.

Expectations:

• Timely production of project financial reports for donors and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Ensuring professional and compliant delivery of all Internews Europe financial processes, drive improvements in processes and ensure all staff members understand and adopt such processes.
• Proactive provision of internal finance training and policy guidance as needed.

Provide back-up cover, as required, for

• Weekly purchase ledger process.
• Banking processes (GBP and currency, income and payments).
• Cash flow reporting to management.
• Day to day financial accounting (prepayments, accruals, depreciation).
• Other corporate finance duties.

Person Specification:

• Experience of financial and management accounts systems/processes, including annual accounts, budgeting, cost allocations, audits and external reporting
• Experience of liaising with and advising non-financial managers and staff
• Experience of managing external professional and service provider relationships
• Experience of external (donor project) reporting
• Experience of working in, or dealing with, developing countries and fragile states

Knowledge

• Understanding of charity finance regulations and systems
• Accounting qualification
• Knowledge of SORP accounting requirements
• Advanced Excel skills (considered necessary for this role)
• High degree of proficiency in relevant Accounting Software (Quick Books / Business World) will be an additional advantage

Person skills / aptitudes

• A willingness and ability to adopt a hands-on approach to your work
• Be comfortable working in a collaborative & diverse environment
• Strong communication, liaison and interpersonal skills to work effectively with people at all levels
• Strong analytical, problem solving and creative thinking skills
• Willingness to travel

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE:

Deadline for submission of applications: 24 October 2021.

Interviews: Internews will be reviewing applications as received.

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

This position will be located in London, United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must both be present in the UK for the duration of the assignment and obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment.

We are recruiting an experienced and motivated Senior Finance Officer with a proven track record of delivering to deadlines in a busy and dynamic environment. This is a varied role that will process transactions, perform reconciliations and help ensure that financial controls and policies are followed across the charity and its trading subsidiaries.

For more information about the role, please read the Job Pack. 

Job Title : Finance Business Partner – Artistic & Development 

Department : Finance

Salary : Circa £45,000

Contract Term : Permanent

Allen Lane have partnered with The Southbank Centre. The UK’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top visitor attractions, in their recruitment of Finance Business Partner to join the organisation on a permanent basis.

The Southbank Centre occupies a 17 acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames. Existing to present great cultural experiences that bring people together and achieving this by providing the space for artists to create and present their best work and by creating a place where as many people as possible can come together to experience bold, unusual and eye-opening work.

The site has an extraordinary creative and architectural history stretching back to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Southbank Centre is made up of the Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery as well as being home to the National Poetry Library and the Arts Council Collection. It is also home to four Resident Orchestras (London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Sinfonietta and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) and four Associate Orchestras (Aurora Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain).

 We are looking for an experienced and proactive Qualified Finance professional who has a key interest in the Arts who is looking to step into a Finance Business Partnering role; Working with a variety of Stakeholders including the new Artistic Director in providing financial guidance.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate who is confident in collaborating with non-finance teams, providing financial management and delivering projects.

Reporting into the Head of Finance and Reporting you will be responsible for providing financial guidance and support to the Artistic and Development departments:  Managing all areas of income and expenditure including monthly reporting, annual budgeting, forecasting and risk analysis , the Finance Business Partner works closely with the rest of the team to improve the quality of information and processes in relation to artistic areas and identify and work on financial and business issues arising from artistic activity.

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA , ACCA or CIMA) with previous experience of working within a Management Accountant or Business Partnering position. Additionally you will have a track record with dealing with senior Stakeholders and experience in either supervising or direct management of 1 or more within a finance position. 

This role would be a great fit for a candidate coming from a smaller charity who is looking for a larger platform to work on, or someone who works for a global not for profit organisation who is looking to take the next step in their career. We are looking for someone who is flexible in approach but firm when necessary, who can work on their own initiative and thrives when thinking and acting proactively; With excellent communication and influencing skills.

We present work for everyone and we welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from people from a BAME background or those who are Deaf or disabled as they are currently under-represented in our workforce.  If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments for this role please indicate this on your application form and we will be in touch with you.

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things.  We offer a stimulating and professional environment in which to work - and the pace and scale can be breathtaking. This is a remarkable place to work and our people require the ability to work in The Southbank Centre Way - to think, act and learn with speed and agility.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and Covering Letter to Tiffany Richards at Allen Lane 

Closing date for applications: Sunday 7th November

We are looking for a Head of Data and Supporter Services to lead and oversee the delivery of supporter care, insight and data management for Income Generation in line with the organisation’s strategic plan and Income Generation strategy.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Income Generation Team

Battersea’s multiple award-winning Fundraising department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income. Working with colleagues across the organisation, we provide members of the public and organisations with opportunities to engage with Battersea and to support our work. Through continued investment, net fundraising income has risen from just £100,000 in 2010 to £10m in 2019, and we will continue to grow our income to make sure Battersea can be here for every cat and dog now and in the future.

The Data and Supporter Services Team

Our supporters are at the very heart of our fundraising, and the team managing our data, supporter care and compliance enable our teams to fundraise effectively. Working closely with Battersea staff, suppliers and agencies working on our behalf to collect, process and analyse our data. We support our donors and customers that give generously to Battersea ensuring that their support is recognised and celebrated through excellence in customer care. We ensure that all our fundraising is undertaken with care, attention, is compliant and data driven to enable our teams to fundraise effectively.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£100), optical (£100), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£325) every year
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Life insurance

During the recent Coronavirus restrictions, our animal-facing staff have continued to work on site and our office based staff have been working from home. We are currently piloting a hybrid working model for our office-based staff to split their time between site based and home working. We believe this will support office-based staff to maintain the benefits of home working, while allowing for collaboration and interaction with our animal-facing staff and maintaining a connection to our cause.

As this role is office-based, you’ll be expected to work in our Battersea office for 3 days each week and you’ll be able to work up to 2 days each week from home.

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff, volunteers and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates, who are currently under-represented at Battersea.

Closing date: Sunday 7 November 2021

Interview date(s): Monday 15 & Tuesday 16 November 2021

Second interview date: w/c 22 November 2021

For full details, please download our recruitment pack. To apply, click the button below.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised; we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Project Manager - IFRS and Accounting Technical Standards

• London/Home working
• £60600

• Are you a fully qualified Accountant with experience within relevant Professional Services or industry? Candidates would be welcomed from financial services, insurance or investment analyst background although other sectors will be considered
• Do you have a strong knowledge of IFRS and have experience within a financial reporting environment?
• Would you like to influence technical reporting standards in the UK and internationally?

If so, read on. A new body set up to influence and contribute to the research and development of high-quality international financial reporting standards and their adoption for use in the UK, are seeking an experienced Accountant with financial reporting experience and a love of IFRS

The role
The post-holder will contribute to various projects. This may include projects that are part of the organisations due process, involve the assessment of new or amended IFRS for UK endorsement or research projects.

The role involves:

• Following the organisation discussions, assisting with the analysis of the proposals and decisions, as well as assisting with identifying issues and concerns and the development of solutions and technical arguments to support the analysis.
• Preparing and presenting high-quality technical papers once established, as part of a project team and under the supervision of the Technical Director, and revising as appropriate, within project deadlines.
• Assisting with the gathering of desk-based evidence and assessing stakeholder's views on the project, using formal and informal means as appropriate through-out the project.
• Preparing or providing input for impact assessments appropriate to the stage of the project.
• Helping prepare and participating in presentations to stakeholders.

There are a number of roles at this level and applicants with a diverse range of backgrounds, with an interest in IFRS will be considered. We would particularly welcome applicants with financial services, insurance or investment analyst backgrounds

The organisation
You will enjoy working with experts in a diverse and supportive environment. The work/life balance ethos is strong, and you will also be offered structured career progression and a wide range of benefits. hybrid working with 4 days at forth-night in office. Closing date is 5^th November 2021

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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!

A role has opened up in the Finance Team to support the Estates directorate.

You will provide financial reporting support and strategic financial advice to the Estates Director. This will involve monitoring and reporting the financial performance of the department with a focus on improving the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance. The Estates Directorate is responsible for conservation, maintenance and projects spend across all of the more than 400 monuments, buildings and places in our care, and is one of the largest and most complex areas of spend in the organisation. You will provide financial analysis and insight to members of the directorate management team enabling informed decision making, all with a view to helping the organisation achieve its Financial Sustainability objective.

We strive to be an inclusive employer and are always looking for people who reflect the diversity of the country today, to help us make it more relevant to the diversity of the people, communities and places we serve. We continually look for new ways to promote the past in a way that is inclusive to all and that celebrates the cultural diversity of England's heritage.

From remote sites to inner city monuments, from regional teams to our Head Office, the diversity of our teams is critical to making sure our shared heritage is inclusive, exciting and accessible.

You'll find it's a workplace like no other - taking you behind the scenes of these extraordinary sites and supporting you to share your ideas, inspire others and make a difference.

By joining us, you'll enjoy the rewards of a great team environment in inspiring locations, helping to make our site a wonderful place to visit. You'll also be joining our charity, which through our 400+ historic monuments, buildings and sites, brings the story of England to life for over 10 million visitors each year. We offer a competitive benefits package including a generous pension, 25 days leave a year and free entry to all English Heritage properties for you, another adult and up to 6 children (under the age of 19).

Closing date: 31/10/2021 23:59:59