Youthscape is an exciting, dynamic organisation, constantly undertaking new projects and developing new models and resources.

We are seeking a financial controller who is familiar with charity SORP requirements and who thrives in a fast paced organisation and is able to adapt to the ever changing needs of the organisation. 

The key areas of repsonsibility within this role are: 

• Managing the day to day operations of the finance function.
• Delivering Youthscape’s monthly and quarterly management accounts
• Undertaking financial Planning
• Delivering Youthscape's statutory commitments
• Assisting with grant applications and reporting

The successful candidate will ideally have a relevant accounting qualification, knowledge of FRS102 and the Charity SORP and experience within the not for profit sector.  They should have 3 years+ experience of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and the preparation of statutory accounts. They will be highly numerate with excellent analytical skills, interpersonal skills and communication skills. A passion for youth work and young people is also highly desirable.

The post is subject to the requirement that the holder be a practising Christian, under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.  As part of the Youthscape community you will be expected to take part in weekly chapels, termly retreats and regular prayer.

This role is part time (28 hours) and offers flexible working.

For further details on the role please visit our website where application forms can also be found.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday 25th March 2020

Interviews will take place on Thursday 2nd April 2020

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Financial Controller/Head of Finance for this Well-established Charity based in Kent

You will hold a full formal accounting qualification (eg ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or otherwise qualified through substantial experience.

Location: Kent
Salary: £50,000pa
You will be involved in the following:

* Manage, mentor and develop the Finance Manager and 2 other finance staff
* Strategic oversight of financial systems and processes including but not limited to production of monthly management accounts and relevant financial reports and maintaining up to date policies and procedures.
* Responsible for the Group Budget and Finance Function overseeing and supporting the management of the annual budget including departmental budgets
* Effective day to day control of accounting function including payroll, cash-flow management, invoicing and debt management
* Ensure effective financial reporting to CEO, whilst overseeing all charitable accounts and investments.
* Prepare monthly management accounts.
* Assist in the preparation of the annual year-end financial statements.
* Assist in the preparation of the annual budget.
* Co-ordinate the payroll function.
* Ensure compliance with relegation legislation.
* Prepare and submit VAT returns.
* Manage the finance team budget.
* Continuously improve the finance department
* Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed and reported in a timely and accurate manor.
* Manage and report on cash flow.
* Develop and document financial processes to maintain and strength internal controls.
* Liaising with external and internal auditors, insurance brokers, investment advisors, HMRC, bankers and pension providers.
* Assist in the cost modelling of new and existing services.
* Assist budget holders in understanding their management accounts and provide training where necessary.
* Attend and participate as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team.
* To performance manage the team including operational performance, individual performance reviews, managing sickness, absence, capability and disciplinary.
* Take an active role in relation to own Personal and Continuous Professional Development including attending regular, line manager reviews, appraisal and planning own training and development needs through the use of the CPD file and process.
* Ensure that all policies and procedures that relate to employment are read and understood. Policies may be revised for time to time so it is your duty to ensure you regularly review policies and procedures.
* Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time. The duties may be changed and/or varied to meet changing circumstances at the discretion of Management.

Senior Financial Accountant - qualified or part qualified

Salary: £30,763 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits

Contract: Permanent – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes

Combine financial accounting and people management skills to help change children's lives for the better!

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

We’re looking for a qualified or part qualified accountant with exceptional people management skills and a passion for changing the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children to join our team! This role sits within the Financial Accounting Unit (FAU) which performs financial accounting for World Vision UK (WVUK) including delivering financial services, designing and implementing its financial control environment and performing treasury management. The organisation relies heavily on the robust financial control environment, accuracy and timeliness of data and services that the FAU provides, so the FAU really is a key team within the organisation.

You will play an instrumental part in the planning and execution of the FAU’s accounting/control activity and service provision to the organisation, as well as lead process improvement in these areas. This includes providing line management, spiritual nurture and performance management of 2 team members as well as taking a leadership role in the FAU. Could you be our ideal candidate? Have a look at some of the key highlights and responsibilities of the role below:

Key Responsibilities

1. Plan and manage the FAU’s financial accounting and control activities. Leadership role in the FAU to inspire, motivate, coordinate, develop, and provide prioritisation, escalating issues to Financial Controller where appropriate. Reflect the organisation's Christian values in leadership role, and apply your own Christian faith in day to day work situations.

2. Apply judgement and initiative in the design, simplification and implementation of control activities to improve the organisation’s complex financial control environment, balancing assurance and investment cost-benefit. Take a proactive lead role in planning, coordinating and executing FAU continuous process improvement.

3. Drive through the implementation and embedding of an upgrade to the financial accounting system , and take a lead in the implementation of future systems improvements.

4. Act as in-house authority and adviser on financial accounting matters and draw upon external experts where appropriate. Perform analysis and provide professional advice to the organisation on accounting for new business ventures and transactions, ensuring compliance whilst offering favourable solutions where possible.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary indicated, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement, generous holiday entitlement and free parking.

Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: Sunday 10th May 2020

Interview Dates: Tuesday 19th May and Thursday 28th May 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice can be accessed through our website.

No agencies please.

Robertson Bell Finance are working with a leading not for profit organisation with a major publishing arm, who are looking to bring in an Interim Financial Accountant as an additional resource in their team during a busy period. Based in Central London (although working from home for the foreseeable future) the role will last for an initial 6-month period with the potential for extension following this.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, the main responsibilities of the Interim Financial Accountant are as follows:

• Lead on the production of the financial accounts for the publishing entity in line with FRS102 and UK GAAP.
• Oversee all aspects of the financial compliance of the organisation, ensuring there are tight controls and procedures in place.
• Help bring together the monthly management accounts, providing analysis for specific areas of these accounts to several senior stakeholders, including the Director of Finance.
• Be a strong problem solver and able to operate independently of others to dig into the detail of the accounts and make changes where necessary.

The successful candidate will be a fully qualified (CCAB) accountant with a strong understanding of IFRS. My client is particularly interested in candidates who have previously worked as an auditor and understand all the technical elements of the role. Finally, experience of working in a commercial organisation is essential but if you have experience of working in a media/publishing organisation that will be a specific bonus.

You must be available to start in May to be considered for this role. Please do not delay in applying as this role will likely close before the advertised date.

Financial Accountant, up to £48,000 + Benefits (6-month FTC) London

For a large membership organisation and professional body in the UK and internationally, we're recruiting a Financial Accountant for their Trading (commercial) entity. This role is key in providing financial accounting, reporting and indirect taxation services for the trading entity. The Financial Accountant will prepare several indirect taxation returns including EC Sales list, MOSS and quarterly VAT returns for the business. The Financial Accountant will play a large part in reviewing processes and procedures to align with Group and will lead a project to develop solutions to address areas of improvement.

Main Duties:

• Responsible for accounting and reporting all income streams in line with UK GAAP (FRS102)
• Perform checks and reconciliations to ensure accuracy of revenue recognised
• Balance sheet reconciliations to identify issues the trading company has
• Review sales commission calculated on revenue along with the Business
• Monitor and critically review WIP for capital expenditure while liaising with the Business to capitalise assets in line with UK GAAP; Maintain fixed asset register
• Review entire balance sheet; Monthly reconciliation; Analyse balance sheet and prepare cash-flow information
• Ensure Chart of Accounts is fit for purpose
• VAT accounting and ensure EC Sales List, MOSS and Quarterly VAT are submitted
• Ensure accounting treatment of the Joint Venture income and expenditure is robust
• Prepare intra-company activities and reconcile balance sheet codes monthly
• Review PSA calculations and input as required to calculate Corporate Tax
• Lead project to perform a review of current processes and procedures relating to financial reporting
• Stay abreast of changes in FRS102 / UK GAAP and VAT legislation

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with up to date knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS102)
• Excellent knowledge of VAT and experience of producing/ auditing statutory accounts
• Experience of producing Statutory Accounts using UK GAAP / IFRS in a commercial company
• Experience of running a full year-end audit
• Experience of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience of maintaining accurate and current fixed asset register
• Ideally experience of the publication industry and in the management of improvement projects

Please note:

The deadline for CV applications is 15^th April and interviews (remotely due to Covid-19) will be on the 29^th of April

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Financial Accountant, up to £48,000 + Benefits (Maternity Cover) London

For a large membership organisation and professional body in the UK and internationally, we're recruiting a Financial Accountant to lead the management and financial accounting aspects of their charitable subsidiary foundation. This role is key in preparing their statutory accounts, management accounts, budgets and forecasting. The Financial Accountant will also work on wider Group entity accounts in reviewing monthly reconciliations, balance sheet accounts and all fixed asset registers. The Financial Accountant role will be for a period of 11 months to cover maternity leave and will manage one Assistant Financial Accountant.

Main Duties:

• Develop and maintain year-end analysis and reports in accordance with statutory SORP
• Improve and develop financial business processes and financial reporting
• Review balance sheet reconciliations for all Group entities, performing reconciliations on high risk areas
• Manage year-end process for the foundation, ensuring all audit deliverables are hit and act as main contact for external auditors
• Contribute to the production of statutory accounts and year end and interim audits; Trade Union and Charity Commission returns
• Ensure all accounting records and VAT are compliant
• Manage the Group fixed asset registers including additions, disposals and depreciation
• Ensure year end timetables are communicated effectively
• Manage the foundation month-end process including first review and analysis of reconciliations; Working with the foundation to ensure financial reports reconcile; Management and review of all investment assets including income, gains and losses; Management and review of all reserve accounts
• Prepare monthly management reports, budgets and forecasts for the foundation; Develop management accounting including budgeting, forecasting and reporting
• Manage the Assistant Financial Accountant

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with up to date knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS102) and SORP
• Excellent knowledge of VAT and experience of producing/ auditing SORP statutory accounts
• Experience in the full year-end process and of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience of maintaining accurate and current fixed asset register
• Experience of monthly management accounts
• Experience of staff management

Please note:

The deadline for CV applications is 15^th April and interviews will be on the 27^th and 28^th of April (remotely due to Covid-19)

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The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

In this role as the International Finance Controller you will support and report to the Head of International Finance, with global responsibilities as a technical expert in financial accounting. You will ensure accurate and timely financial accounting in line with applicable reporting frameworks and ensure statutory and other external reporting requirements are met.

The Individual

In order to succeed in this role you will have an ACA or equivalent professional qualification with post qualification experience.

Strong and proven technical accounting ability with knowledge of corporate accounting, under both IFRS and US GAAP, as well as substantial experience of financial reporting, including consolidations, at a group level in an international, multicurrency organisation. Including advanced consolidation experience (preferably SAP BPC/MS Dynamics 365)

Demonstrable understanding and experience of applying financial accounting controls, as well as knowledge and awareness of generally applicable financial policies and procedures. Strong financial reporting design skills and ability to produce reports and slide packs to a high presentational standard.

With the ability to work well with others, build networks and goodwill across staff at all levels of Plan International. Able to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels, with financial and non-financial staff, both verbally and in writing

Location: Global Hub, Woking, United Kingdom. You must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Type of Role: Permanent

Reports to: Head of International Finance

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 31 March 2020

This is an immediate start 11 month fixed term contract for a Financial Accountant in a national membership organisation.

Reporting the senior Financial Accountant, the successful candidate will be responsible for Assistant Financial Accountant.

The successful Financial Accountant will look after the financial and statutory reporting of the various charitable entities and day to day duties will include;

• Assisting with year end audit process
• Accurately maintain and update the balance sheet
• Completely monthly review and reconciliation of balance sheet
• Maintain Fixed Asset register
• Complete all VAT reruns
• Manage and review all investment assets
• Support in the review and improvement of controls and processes

Applicants for the position of Financial Accountant must be able to start immediately and applicants must hold relevant accounting qualifications. In addition, knowledge of VAT returns, UK GAAP & SORP Accounting is essential. Experience of reconciling balance sheet, and statutory reporting in a charity is ideal.

If you are interested in applying for the position of Financial Accountant through TPP Recruitment than please do so by sending your CV

Want to work for a leading property organisation with hundreds of millions of pounds worth of assets? Are you a newly qualified accountant or finalist looking for the opportunity to broaden your accountancy knowledge? Do you want to work for an organisation that prides themselves on developing their staff within? Then this is the role for you!

My client is a rapidly growing nationwide property organisation based in Birmingham looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join their team in a role filled with fantastic growth and development potential.

The main responsibilities of the Senior Financial Accountant are as follows:

• Play a key role in the production of the company annual report and accounts including the provision of consolidation returns for departmental accounts and organisation accounts as a whole.
• Lead in the production of statutory accounts and other key year-end reports.
• Provide vital input into the strategic decision-making process, by building relationships with key staff throughout the business.
• Manage the internal and external audit process.
• Act as the driving force behind process improvements across the organisation.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a strong Financial Accountant or Auditor to develop their career further within an industry leading organisation with highly ambitious organisational growth-plans in place to substantially increase in size over the next ten years. Furthermore, there is the opportunity for the successful candidate to develop within this organisation in the future, with progression in 12 to 18 months a realistic goal.

The successful candidate will have:

• Fully qualified as an accountant or be at finalist level (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, etc.).
• Experience within a financial accountancy, audit or assurance role.
• A natural problem solving ability with excellent communication skills.
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, etc.).

If you are interested in this position, please apply immediately as applications are reviewed daily and this role may be filled before the closing date.

One of the UK’s leading charities is seeking a strong Head of Financial Accounting and Treasury to lead a team of 7 and oversee a broad remit.

This is a great role for a fully qualified accountant (ideally having qualified in audit) with relevant post-qualified experience of having overseen financial accounting and led a small team. Whilst sector experience is not required, you will need to have a genuine passion for the charity sector and helping the vulnerable.

In this diverse post, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring delivery of comprehensive, accurate and compliant month end and year end accounts closure processes
• Ensuring robust balance sheet and cash flow planning, tight control of the cash movements and short-term investment management
• Analysing financial data to provide reports using benchmarks and recommendations on the cash flow and financial position of the organisation
• Ensuring all required policies / procedures are developed, documented and implemented in order to help deliver strategic objectives and to safeguard assets and reputation of the organisation
• Implementing, communicating and monitoring an effective set of internal controls
• Providing leadership to maintain an efficient and effective financial function including development of effective financial systems and to streamline processes and operations
• Working with the CFO to develop the long-term finance and investment strategies and to be responsible for their implementation, including the evaluation, periodic reporting of performance and management of risk
• Overseeing and preparing statutory income statements, coordinate external audit process and prepare the annual financial report for publication

Developing and implementing plans to improve the quality of services and timely delivery from the Finance department to both internal and external stakeholders.

Please submit your CV or contact Michael Quest at Ivy Rock Partners directly to find out more.

There will be a check point on applications on Friday 17th April so it is best to make an early application to avoid missing out on timing.

This is a 6 months fixed term contract Financial Accountant role working for a professional membership body.

Working as part of a wider function of 6 people the successful Financial Accountant will look after the financial accounting, reporting and taxation of the commercial arm of this membership body and will be required to build a strong relationship with internal and external stakeholders.

The post holder will be required to complete routine financial reports and analysis and day to day duties will include;

• Ensuring that revenue from all income streams are processed and recorded in line with UK GAAP
• Complete routine checks and reconciliations to ensure accuracy of revenue recorded
• Analysis of debtors and undertaking necessary action
• To review and maintain capital expenditure against work in progress and ensuring effective capitalisation of assets in accordance with UK GAAP and organisational policies
• Review and reconcile entire balance sheet, and prepare information relating to cashflow
• Completing all VAT submissions, ensuring accurate input and output of the relevant taxes
• Complete all intra-company accounting, factoring any ventures relating to the multiple ventures and accurately recoding on balance sheet
• Assist with completion cooperation tax calculation

Applicants for the position of Financial Accountant must hold relevant accounting qualifications and have experience in similar role in a commercial organisation.

A thorough knowledge of VAT is essential as is knowledge of UK GAAP/IFRS in relation to producing statutory accounts in commercial organisation. A proven track record in financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliation is a must and applicants must have experience of working in commercial organisation.

If you are immediately available, and are interested in applying for this 6 months fixed term contract role than please apply through TPP recruitment by sending your CV to [email protected]

Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams. As a Social Care provider we are facing challenging times. In response to the changing landscape across the learning disability sector, we have developed our business strategy, which provides a framework detailing how we run our business support activities, processes and systems across the organisation. We are recruiting skilled and enthusiastic finance professionals to help us enhance and deliver the vision.

You will provide timely and effective support, with challenge where necessary, whilst also maintaining responsibility for a robust financial controls and compliance framework. A key element of the role for your team will be to support Operations with process development, commercial support and business cases which necessitates a complete understanding of how service operations works.

Main duties

- Provide high level analysis and interpretation of operational performance, building on trends, analyses and interpretation, highlighting deviations to expected trends, and evaluate potential impact.

- Provide regular re-forecast of financial performance, including balance sheet, capital projects and cash flow.

- Develop insight and analysis into financial trends and performance, feeding into the ongoing development of operational and business strategy.

- Develop “what if” and scenario modelling through the creation of an organisation wide modelling tool based on financial, and non financial parameters, in order to highlight financial and operational risks and opportunities.

Salary: Up to £55k per annum (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours

Location: Emersons Green, Bristol

What we Offer

Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.

You must be a credible and persuasive qualified accountant with experience of financial control, budgeting, forecasting, modelling and financial analysis techniques.You will need to be a strong leader, and be able to manage competing priorities and thrive in a period of change and ambiguity, whilst providing sound support for your team.

You will provide the FD, the Exec team and Trustees with budgets and re-forecasts looking out 3 years, provide the organisation’s long-term financial dashboard, and providing the assurance that it will continue to be a viable financial going concern into the foreseeable future. You will provide insight and analysis into financial trends and performance, identifying strengths and weaknesses, which will feed back into operational short-term and long-term strategy. You will also develop links between financial MI and non-financial MI/KPI’s

In addition, the job holder will perform scenario modelling on future financial performance, looking at how internal and external sensitivities might impact our business model and financial viability together with significant non Core or developmental activity.

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Head of Finance, Head of Financial Planning, Business Services, Strategic Director, Head of Business Services, Senior Finance Manager, Director of Services, Head of Services, Operations Manager, Project Manager, Head of Operations, Operations Director, Strategy Manager, Continuous Improvement, Finance, Qualified Accountant, Charity, Third Sector, Social Care, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref: 92790

A revenue accountant at a medium sized childrens charity based in Central London responsible for revenue recognition policy and reconciliation of charity income. The opportuntiy to work flexibly with an organisation open to three or four day a week working.

Client Details

The client is a leading children's education and childcare charity based in enviable central London.

Description

Key responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• To work with the AR Billing and Customer Service teams to ensure billing is correct and cash receipts are correctly allocated on receipt.

• To reconcile the fees billed to the finance system and parental fee receipts, resolving any variances.

• To support the team in undertaking reconciliations of connect income to the head count submissions ensuring any corrective action required is taken.

• To reconcile Connect income to the accounting database resolving any variances.

• To undertake regular reconciliations of local authority, grant portals, investigating and resolving any differences.

• To ensure all SEND income and costs are correctly billed and reconciled to receipts.

• To ensure all sundry income is billed monthly and cash allocated correctly.

• To ensure all income is recognised correctly and complete, accruing/deferring income as required.

• To ensure capital expenditure is invoiced and cash collected allocated to the correct nominal accounts.

• To ensure all restricted income is identified, accounted and reported on correctly.

• To ensure all parental deposits are posted and reconciled on a monthly basis.

• To ensure there is no unallocated cash in the sales ledger.

• To ensure we deliver reconciled income and compliant revenue recognition for audit purposes.

• To ensure that the basic requirements of income, cash, bank processes and reports are correctly and completed in a timely manner.

• To continually evaluate and improve the quality of reporting and add value to the all areas of the income generating parts of the business.

• To prepare any monthly reporting to ensure compliance with legal and charitable entity requirements.

• To produce reconciled month end income and debtors reports to ensure the integrity of the database.

Profile

You will be a qualified Financial Accountant with numerous post qualified knowledge of reconcilliations and financial accounting.

Job Offer

Up to £45,000 pro rated for days working (either three or four) generous pension.