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This is an exciting opportunity to join CSW, a Christian organisation working for religious freedom through advocacy and human rights in the pursuit of justice. CSW is an incredible team of people dedicated to bringing about freedom and justice all over the world. We are confident in our identity as a Christian human rights organisation that works for freedom of religion or belief for all people, no matter what religion, belief, faith or no-faith they might hold.
We are seeking a Finance Officer with a keen eye for detail, and an aptitude for learning new skills, to take on purchase ledger and payroll administration duties in our Finance Department. You will have either begun on the path of attaining a financial qualification or had some experience in a similar role. The successful candidate will be responsible for the accurate and timely processing of all purchases, payments and returns, including supplier invoices, staff payments (salaries, expenses and advances), project and contractor payments and credit card transactions. Responsible for project reporting against budget.
Key responsibilities (full responsibilities listed in the application pack):
- Ownership of the purchase ledger system, administering the entire process of invoice receiving, checking, coding, distributing for approval, posting to the accounts software (currently Sage), setting up domestic and international payments for authorisation, and electronic filing of documents.
- Administering all credit card returns including distribution of statements to colleagues, checking and coding returns, collating documents, submitting for line-manager approval, posting to Sage and following up on outstanding items.
- Administering staff and contractors expense claims, advances, returns and funds transfer requests, including checking and coding, submitting for budget-holder approval, arranging payment both domestic and international, and electronic filing of documents.
- Recording project expenditure against budget and drafting project financial returns to meet funder deadlines.
Essential criteria (full criteria listed in the application pack):
- Either started on a financial qualification or have had experience in a similar role
- Exposure to SAGE Line50 or other accounting package.
- Confident using Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word.
- Previous experience of using accounting software.
- Good team working and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- Excellent attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Must have the right to reside and work in the United Kingdom.
CSW Benefits
We offer flexible working, your birthday off, pension with 6% employer contribution.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have ambitious goals here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and are looking for an experienced, strategic, and financially savvy Head of Finance to join us. The RCR is a charity with a focus on supporting doctors who deliver medical imaging and cancer services and we require a passionate and dynamic finance professional to helps us continue making a difference.
The Head of Finance will manage the high-performing finance team consisting of a Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant and Finance Business Partner. Sitting in the Business and Resources Directorate the team are instrumental to the successful running of the RCR. In this role you will be responsible for the operational finance function which handles accounting, financial reporting, planning and transactional activities as well as supporting longer-term strategic planning.
As a finance professional you will use your expertise to further support the RCR by delivering the organisations financial objectives and build strong working relationships with managers to equip them with the tools to make good financial decisions. Furthermore, you will support the Executive Director, Business & Resources in the delivery of effective risk management activities and reporting, lead discussions on how our financial controls and processes may need to change and adapt, shape and drive business performance to ensure your leadership of the finance function results in the delivery of excellent services.
What you’ll do:
- Lead, motivate and develop the finance team to deliver essential business services adapting and anticipating changes in business needs.
- Develop, agree and maintain a suite of internal service standards to meet business needs.
- Plan and lead the organisation’s financial budget process ensuring a comprehensive capture of business needs and advise SMT and managers.
- Ensure timely and accurate monthly financial management accounts are produced according to appropriate standards.
- Maintain a suitable suite of business financial policies, processes and controls that meet the business needs and are compliant with legislation and external standards.
- Lead the provision of commercial advice to directors, managers and staff to ensure best practice on procurement and contract management.
What you’ll need:
- Experience of operating successfully at a Finance Manager or Head of Finance role in a comparable organisation.
- A strategic and critical thinker with the ability to develop a team to deliver on long term goals.
- Understanding of risk, risk management processes and the use of risk analysis to help plan and develop organisations.
- Ability to communicate effectively with non-technical/non-professional audiences.
- Skilled manager of people, able to bring together, motivate, coordinate and develop a team.
- Excellent commercial skills, including the capacity to lead or support negotiations and to influence and motivate others.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you then please find out more about the Head of Finance role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply in the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
One of the UK’s largest housing associations are recruiting a new Capital Accounting Manager.
What we’re looking for:
- Do you possess a CCAB accountancy or other qualification with post qualification experience in the housing, real estate or property sector?
- Are you an effective Manager practiced in gaining the best out of a team with contrasting levels of experience?
- Are you experienced in fixed assets accounting, specifically accounting for housing properties and investment properties?
- Are you confident in working with large complex data, with an ability to streamline and promote data quality, working with managers across the organisation and internal teams to improve the quality and integrity of data?
- Do you have current line management experience?
- Are you a strong user of Excel and systems?
- Are you an excellent communicator? Specifically, in influencing and the ability to develop business networks and work collaboratively with various stakeholders?
- Can you plan and organise priorities effectively according to business need?
- Do you have a demonstrable commitment to ED&I – comfortable and happy to foster this in the team?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
A bit about the role:
As a Group Capital Accounting Manager, you will provide accounting support on all areas related to fixed assets and grants, manage the reporting of fixed assets both from a Group and a subsidiary perspective and be key in delivering a successful audit process liaising with external auditors. You will manage the team responsible for ensuring the accuracy and quality of Fixed asset accounting records. Some of the key results for the role include:
- To maintain the Fixed Asset Register, Grant Register, Investment Property Register and Other Fixed asset register updates
- Work with internal stakeholders where required to ensure all registers are updated on a timely basis with accurate information and reconciling each register to the General Ledger at each reporting period.
- Provide effective and appropriate challenge of the business area to minimise financial risk and implement controls.
- Line manage the team to ensure a consistent and reliable service to stakeholders.
- Facilitate the completion of audit queries for the relevant directorates.
- Lead on the year-end valuation of investment properties from a finance perspective.
This role will require a minimum of 1 day a week working in the central London office.
A bit about us:
We are committed to delivering a responsive and easily accessible repairs service and investing in our existing homes so they are safe and well maintained. Our retrofit projects will make thousands of our homes more energy efficient.
We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.
Here just a few of the benefits:
- Flexible and hybrid working (depending on the role)
- Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Flexible benefits scheme, including family friendly benefits and access to a discount portal
- 4 x salary life assurance
- Up to 10% pension contribution
For a confidential conversation about the role please contact Phil Southern at Ivy Rock Partners.
London: £54,769 to £61,627 | National: £49,839 to £55,531 | + £5,000 accountancy allowance
DCMS is the dedicated department to the UK’s cultural, media, sporting, tourism and charity sectors, the work of the department supports growing the economy and enriching lives across the country. Our sectors support over 3.8 million jobs and our exports, from the Premier League to films, are in huge demand around the world. At DCMS, we deliver an incredible impact on people’s everyday lives - from supporting local museums, galleries, cinemas and theatres to delivering sports pitches and youth facilities, or backing charities making a huge difference right across the country.
The Senior Accountant (Financial Control) post can be based in either the London or Manchester office. This role is in the central Financial Accounting and Control Team (FACT). In addition to being DCMS’ financial accounting Centre of Excellence, the team leads in the production of the consolidated accounts of the DCMS Group (with 34 of its 42 Arms Length Bodies directly consolidated) and manages the National Lottery Distribution Fund. The team is the hub for all financial operational and control functions including treasury management, VAT, purchase to pay support and manages the relationship with DCMS’ shared services provider. The DCMS Finance team is relatively small and this provides opportunities for development not always found in a bigger department.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Accountant (Financial Control) will include:
- Management and delivery of robust financial policies, controls, processes and systems.
- Management of the core department’s key finance system (Integra) and the relationship with the department’s shared service provider.
- Overseeing the payment process for suppliers via Purchase to Pay (P2P), including prompt payment monitoring and reporting.
- Lead on the preparation of the DCMS core accounts.
- Leading the audit of the Core Department and ensuring all necessary documentation is available to the National Audit Office.
- Provision of sound technical advice on complex accounting, taxation and budgeting issues to a wide range of stakeholders.
- Ensuring that the Department’s financial systems, cash management and cash forecasting regimes run securely, smoothly and efficiently.
- Key influencer in the Matrix cross-departmental cluster to drive decision making for the new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system which DCMS will be an early adopter of.
- Leadership and line management (including recruitment, development and training) of 3 direct staff and task management/close collaboration with 2 other staff members within the wider team.
The successful Senior Accountant (Financial Control) will have:
- Qualified financial accountant (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable post qualifying experience in a large finance team
- Experience of preparing (or auditing) accounts in conformity with relevant accounting standards
- Experience of managing or using financial systems and advanced knowledge of Excel
- Be an excellent communicator, able to explain complex ideas both verbally and written
- Proven ability to work as part of a team delivering at pace in a fast-moving environment
- External audit background (desirable)
- Knowledge and experience of the FReM, Consolidated Budgeting Guidance (CBG), Managing Public Money and HM Treasury’s supply estimates manual (desirable)
For more information, please apply using the link or contact Michael Swinburn at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
- Director of Finance for prestigious Surrey independent private school
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant - All sectors considered
About Our Client
The Director of Finance is responsible for the financial management of St George's Weybridge, a £30m business with over 500 staff. The post holder will fulfil a wide range of responsibilities and roles in connection with the financial strategy, accounting and general financial management of the School. The post is the most senior finance professional on the staff and reports directly to the Bursar, who is effectively the CFO/COO. As such, the Director of Finance has frequent direct contact with Governors and the Heads and attends the Governors' Finance and Risk Committee meetings.
The Director of Finance is a member of the Business Senior Management Team and leads a team of 8 staff, comprising the Management Accountant, Payroll and People Accountant, Fees Controller, Interim Project Accountant, Purchase Ledger Assistant and two Finance Assistants. A new role of Financial Accountant has been established and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence this role and appointment.
Job Description
- Formulate the financial strategy of the School alongside Governors and the Executive Leadership Team (consisting of the two Heads and the Bursar).
- Attend meetings of the Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Governors, preparing financial reports and papers and leading on financial items tabled for discussion or decision.
- Attend and contribute to ad-hoc Governor meetings and discussions as required.
- Alongside the Bursar and the Heads, implement the School's strategic financial plans.
- Work closely with ELT to formulate operational spending plans and priorities.
- Work closely with the Director of HR on people strategies.
- Exhibit the behaviours and standards befitting a senior leader of St George's Weybridge, demonstrating and promoting the School's ethos and values.
- Lead and manage the staff in the Finance Department.
- Bring financial risks and opportunities to the attention of the Bursar and Governors.
- Conduct modelling and feasibility studies as appropriate.
- Review and implement changes to the system of financial control and reporting.
- Oversee production of monthly management information and bring appropriate matters to the attention of the Bursar, Heads and budget holders.
- Prepare papers for, attend, and contribute to the dealings of the Finance and Risk Committee.
- Prepare financial appraisals and reviews of major projects.
- Prepare long term forecasts and sensitivity analysis.
- Undertake competitor analysis and benchmarking studies.
- Retain financial awareness of external changes and development and provide recommendations and advice to the Bursar, including a thorough knowledge of relevant accounting requirements, such as GAAPs, FRSs and the Charity Commission SORP.
- Proactively investigate and promote ways of improving value for money.
- All accounting functions including nominal, purchase and fee ledgers, fixed asset register and the payroll.
- Oversee the staff and systems delivering all aspects of payroll.
- The accurate and timely production of management and financial accounts.
- The internal control environment.
- Management and control of fee collection.
- Preparation of the consolidated statutory accounts for St George's Weybridge and subsidiary companies.
- Liaising with external auditors on all matters connected with the annual audit of the School's accounts and other external accountancy advice.
- Preparing annual budgets and termly forecasts, including cash flow projections for the current and future years.
- Maintain, review and ensure compliance with the School's Financial Procedures Manual.
- Preparation of internal financial management reports, accounts and briefing papers, including monthly management accounting information to include cash flow statements and forecasts.
- Control of the treasury management function in order to ensure the most efficient and secure deployment of cash.
- Ensuring compliance with external regulators, including HMRC, the Charity Commission and Companies House.
- Being responsible for accurate and timely tax returns and tax reclaims, with professional advice where necessary, preparing recommendations for mitigating potential VAT and any other tax liabilities.
The Successful Applicant
- Formal Accounting qualification and experience of working in the commercial, educational or charity sectors.
- Experience of compliance with legislation and regulations relevant to the position
- Experience of contract negotiation
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to analyse and manipulate financial data.
- Competent in the use of IT, notably MS Office applications and the ability to use modern financial software tools.
- Proven experience of managing a team within a complex organisation
- Empathy with the ethos and values of St George's Weybridge.
- Personal warmth, tenacity and a transparent collaboration style.
- A 'can-do' attitude with a sense of humour and proportion.
- A flexible approach to work, both in terms of responding to changing or unforeseen circumstances and being willing to work outside of regular hours as the need arises
What's on Offer
Hybrid working opportunity
Flexible working
Generous pension scheme
School fee child remission of 50%
Life & personal accident insurance
Free meals and parking
Employee loans
Medial support and employee assistance programme
Local retailer discounts
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
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GRT are looking for an experienced, passionate and delivery focused Finance Manager to join our team in Birmingham. You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial one-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. GRT’s aim is to eradicate poverty by providing humanitarian aid, relief and providing sustainable programmes to the needy across the globe.
The ideal candidate will have a have a genuine understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and values of the GRT to implement the financial policies whilst working to support our dynamic teams. The Finance Manager will report directly to the CEO.
The Finance Manager will be responsible for preparing financial statements, overseeing monthly management accounts, managing payroll operations, handling accounts payable and receivable, and preparing the annual budget.
Main Responsibilities:
· Ensuring that financial and accounting services adhere to legal standards and contribute to the smooth operation of GRT activities.
· Annually reviewing and updating of all finance related policies.
· Creating an annual budget and regularly monitoring and comparing it with actual figures monthly.
· Managing the finance team by assigning tasks and overseeing their performance.
· Entering all financial data into finance software. (QuickBooks, Sage etc)
· Creating financial statements, overseeing cash management protocols, and managing accounts payable processes.
· Uploading pension contributions to the pension provider's platform
· Maintaining accurate ledgers and conducting monthly reconciliation of bank accounts.
· Ensuring the accuracy of monthly payroll processing.
· Handling banking activities for cash and cheques received.
· Reconciling donations received from online gateways such as JustGiving and Givebrite, as well as those received via standing order or direct debits.
· Administering invoice approval and payment processes, as well as operating expense claim procedures and payments.
· Addressing internal and external customer queries.
· Preparing project payments requests and donor receipts.
· Handling communications with HMRC regarding payroll and Gift Aid.
· Overseeing the maintenance of the inventory of all fixed assets in accordance with contractual and financial regulations.
· Overseeing all payments to suppliers and partner projects, including both local and international transactions.
· Generating month-end reports and quarterly project fund balances.
· Responding to bank inquiries and providing necessary information.
· Completing year-end QuickBooks reports for trustees and the accountant and addressing any inquiries they may have.
· Preparing for the year-end audit and managing inquiries from auditors.
· Concluding the year-end report and submitting it to the Charity Commission.
General Duties
• Be flexible within the broad remit of the post.
• Comply with Organisational policies and legal practices.
• Encourage effective cross-departmental working through personal example.
• Keep professional knowledge and expertise up to date.
• Attend internal and external meetings as required and contribute positively.
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with this post as reasonably requested by the CEO.
Personal Specification:
· Degree in Finance or Computing.
· Relevant professional qualification (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA).
· Eight years of accounting experience, with at least two years specifically in Charity Finance.
· Experience in preparing and submitting annual accounts in SORP format.
· Excellent working knowledge of accounting systems such as QuickBooks or similar software.
· Up-to-date understanding of relevant charity and financial legislation, bookkeeping practices, accounting conventions, and best practices.
· Experience in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and systems.
· Strong numerical, analytical, and strategic skills, including database development and management.
· Meticulous attention to detail.
· Excellent communication skills for presenting to various audiences, including non-financial specialists.
· Willingness to work variable hours, including occasional weekends and evenings.
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A fantastic and fast-growing charity focused on providing support and advice for carers of children is seeking a Senior Finance Officer on a full-time, permanent basis.
With headquarters in London, the role is offered on a hybrid basis – with 2 days per week required onsite. The charity has a turnover of around £7 million, with approximately 80 staff. Their focus is specifically to provide support for kinship carers of children – grandparents, siblings and other family members who support children when parents are unable to provide care.
The Senior Finance Officer role will make up part of a new finance team structure. The role reports to the Head of Finance, and other team members include a Payroll Manager and Finance Director. The role is paying £36,206 inclusive of London weighting.
The role will cover processing all income and expenditure in the financial management system, performing bank and transaction ledger reconciliations to support treasury management and cashflow forecasting, supporting the workflows of the Finance and Fundraising teams and providing relevant financial information to support various reporting requirements.
The charity has recently implemented a new finance system (Business Central) and has secured some new grants and contracts, so there may be the chance to grow and progress as the charity continues on this path.
Typical duties will include:
-Operation of the Purchase Ledger
-Operation of the Sales Ledger
-Fixed Asset reporting
-Expenses
-Control account reconciliations
-Income reconciliation
-Bank reconciliations and recording of transactions
-Working with budget holders to track and report on income & expenditure versus budgets
-Prepare reports for funders
-Support the Head of Finance with preparation of monthly management accounts and annual statutory accounts
-Assist in preparation of the audit file
Candidate requirements:
-Demonstrable prior experience in a similar finance role
-Ideally AAT fully-qualified or ACCA/CIMA part-qualified
-Strong understanding of charity finance and charity SORP accounting
-Experience of a medium/large accounting package or ERP such as Agresso, Business Central. SAP, Oracle, Great Plains, Exchequer etc
-Experience producing accurate and timely financial reports for a range of stakeholders
-A positive and tenacious attitude
-A values-driven and collaborative approach to work
Closing date: Thursday 25th April
Interviews: Late April/early May
Please send your CV for further consideration.
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About the position
The successful candidate will be a finance professional with experience of working in an accounts payable function in an international environment. The successful candidate will come either from a similar position in another charity or from industry, looking to move into the international charity sector. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, time management, attention to detail, flexibility and tenacity are essential requirements of the post-holder as these will enable the successful candidate to liaise with both with finance and non-finance staff around the world as well as helping the finance team to maintain robust financial systems and processes. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a growing, highly regarded organisation doing incredible work around the world.
The Finance Officer will provide all staff with day-to-day advice and support on finance matters to ensure that there is good understanding of and compliance with financial controls and processes. The Finance Officer will lead on accounts payable, including all cash advances and staff expenses both in the UK and for staff and consultants overseas. The Finance Officer will also provide support for the Financial Accountant in the preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliation; bank and treasury management; and the production of schedules required in relation to the year-end statutory accounts.
Responsibilities
Accounts payable
• Preparing weekly payments runs within the accounting system (Microsoft Business Central) in accordance with the agreed timetable and financial procedures, ensuring correct coding of all costs and checking completeness and accuracy of all supporting documentation;
• Setting up all payments for release via online banking by management;
• Checking all staff and consultant expense claims and monthly credit card returns, including reconciliation of any staff advances;
• Acting as a point of contact for all accounts payable queries;
• Maintaining a strong control environment, ensuring accounting records are complete and accurate; and
• Assisting on process and systems improvements which lead to more effective financial control;
• Monitoring Expensify and providing training to new users as required.
Financial accounting
• Ensure all transactions are processed accurately within the accounting system (Microsoft Business Central) – posting adjustments where necessary
• Reconcile all bank and credit card accounts
• Assist the Financial Accountant with balance sheets reconciliations as needed
• Assist the Financial Accountant with the maintenance of the fixed asset register and inventory
• Assist the Head of Finance and the Financial Accountant to maintain the organisational accounting system including the development of new systems and processes
• Help generate supporting schedules required in relation to the year-end statutory accounts and audits
• Assist the Financial Accountant with month-end tasks as required
Banking and treasury management
• Provide administrative support in relation to all bank accounts;
• Monitor bank balances and currency requirements; and
• Ensure staff travelling overseas requests for advances and credit card top ups are dealt with in a timely manner.
Other
• Resolve queries from suppliers, funders and other external customers; and
• Advise local staff, consultants and partners on financial matters and provide support as required.
• Participate in new staff inductions
Any other duties commensurate with the post as requested by the Financial Accountant and Head of Finance.
Qualifications and experience
Essential
• Experience managing accounts payable for an international organisation;
• Experience working with multiple currencies;
• Experience of performing bank reconciliations;
• Experience of producing other balance sheet reconciliations and using control accounts;
• Excellent numerical skills;
• Excellent excel skills and strong general IT skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Desirable
• Accounting / book-keeping qualification;
• Experience of working in the charity sector;
• Experience in the anti-slavery sector;
• Experience working in for a grant-making organisation;
• Proven track record of working in a small team;
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Business Central.
Personal attributes
Essential
• Thoroughness and attention to detail - producing work with a high degree of accuracy, first time;
• Flexible, “can-do” attitude;
• Ability to work independently, displaying strong initiative and tenacity in solving day-to-day problems with limited direction;
• Strong organisational skills and efficient time management, ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise;
• Team player committed to the Freedom Fund’s values;
• Ability to prepare accurate, relevant and clearly presented financial information;
• Ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds
Application procedure
Applications should be submitted in English and include a CV, cover letter (maximum one page) and contact details of two professional referees, one of which must be the applicant’s current / most recent line manager or current / most recent Head of HR.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Title: Finance and Support Services Assistant
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Contract: 2 year fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
As the Finance and Support Services Assistant (FSSA) you will support the Finance and Support Services Officer (FSSO) with Financial Management and office administration by facilitating financial transactions, generating transaction vouchers, maintaining accounting ledgers and cash books, managing office petty cash, processing payroll, general office administration/ logistics, procurement, maintenance of the office assets register, filing, handling workshops logistics as well as travel logistics for staff and visitors.
The FSSA key duties and accountabilities include:
- Timely preparation of payment vouchers and writing and dispatching cheques.
- Regularly maintain and update the excel cash book.
- Processing of vouchers in Sun system and availing them to FSSO for posting within 5 working days from the Transaction date and filing of the same.
- Managing the office petty cash, both local and foreign.
- Receipting cash and cheques from staff for private mileage, telephone and travel advance returns and subsequent banking within 24 hours.
- Handle regular payroll administrative issues such as ensuring payroll is delivered to the bank once prepared and the necessary statutory cheque payments delivered in a timely manner as required in the Income Tax Act & filing with respective authorities the annual PAYE & NSSA returns.
- Coordinate renewal of motor vehicle licences and insurances.
- Review of procurement of office stationery.
- Ensure effective maintenance and repair of furniture, fittings and other office equipment
- Ensuring accurate coding of project expenditures (restricted funding).
- Take part in the review of partner financial reports.
- Partner visits with FSSO to review their financial procedures.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the for full details.
As the successful candidate you will hold a bachelor's degree in accounting or any relevant qualification/certificate and have experience of working in a busy accounting department, ideally in an INGO environment.
- Finance/Accounting experience.
- Experience in financial management, including programme/project management and administration.
- Project financial management, budget and data analysis skills.
Desirable:
- Audit experience
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please create your account and submit your CV via our recruitment portal.
We anticipate that interviews will take place during the week commencing 29 April 2024, and the evaluation process will include a written task and an oral interview.
Closing date: 21 April 2024
Finance Officer
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.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Performs Accounts Payable function; processes transactions in the accounting system and maintains accounts payable files for vendors. Primary point of contact for questions and assistance regarding entry and payment of invoices.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
· Subject matter expert on Unit 4 ERP System Vendor Master File and accounts payable, provide support to other Internews staff also entering invoices.
· Prepare and enter multi-currency invoices for all payment methods (Barclays wire Transfers, ACH, check, FX, Western Union, etc.), including review for proper coding and approvals.
· Review and research open payables to resolve outstanding issues prior to payment.
· Process recurring remittances according to corporate schedule, including payment of invoices entered by others.
· Processing payments and Provide payment confirmations to appropriate parties as necessary.
· Maintain AP vendor master records in accounting system.
· Organize and maintain A/P files.
· Research vendor payment history in response to queries from Internews staff and others.
· Cross trained as backup staff to other department functions, including PSC payment processing and expense reimbursements and AP mailbox cover.
· Support of commitment accounting and purchase order monitoring
· Maintain Asset Register incl Additions and Disposal, Monthly Depreciation calculation and posting the journals into the accounting system.
· Balance Sheet Reconciliations including Payroll and Bank Reconciliations before month-end close.
· Debtor and Creditor reconciliations and Advances (Cards) before month-end close
· Processing and posting Prepayments before month-end close.
· Income & Expenditure Recording in the accounting system
· Proving support during Statutory and Donor Audits
· Fixed Asset Management.
· Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews Core Values.
· Maintains confidentiality in all matters related to vendors and payments.
· Other duties as assigned. Maintains confidentiality in all matters related to vendors and payments.
Qualifications:
· 3+ years progressively complex accounting experience
· Proven ability to work both independently and as an effective team member.
· Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple on-going assignments.
· Intermediate expertise in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
· Excellent organizational skills
· Proven ability to set priorities and manage time effectively.
· Proven analytical and problem-solving ability.
· Ability and willingness to travel to international locations, including challenging or remote locations up to 10% of the time.
· Relevant university degree
· Accounting Degree or Qualified by experience.
· Familiarity with computers and computer software including spreadsheets, word processors, e-mail, and accounting systems.
· Ability to read and comprehend basic instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
· Ability to write simple correspondence.
· Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to other employees of the organization
Vacancy Timeframe:
Deadline for Applications: 30 April 2024
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work hours are generally Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5pm; occasional irregular hours are required to accommodate international tele-conferences.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate 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 in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
We cover a wide geographical area in Northern England including Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield and the Yorkshire Dales.
In line with the Church of England’s Routemap to Net Zero Carbon, the Diocese of Leeds has an ambition to achieve net zero carbon (NZC) by 2030 across our diocesan estate. To deliver this ambition, a detailed net zero carbon programme that has been developed is being implemented to decarbonise the 587 churches, 57 school and 451 domestic properties for clergy within the diocese.
We are recognised as a leading diocese within the whole of the Church of England’s NZC programme, and we anticipate being at the forefront of seeking funding for decarbonisation projects in this sector.
A recent piece of research for the Diocese of Leeds has identified potential NZC funding sources across including community funding, grant funding, statutory funding, high net worth individuals, corporate donors. A funding action plan has been proposed.
To support this extensive programme of work we are seeking an experienced Funding Officer to work alongside a growing vibrant and committed diocesan team of NZC officers. The diocese has gained national Church of England funding to support this role until the end 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Finance Manager is responsible for the day to day operation, management & control of the finance function, including the completion of all finance tasks including financial & management accounting. Reports directly to the Executive Director.
The post holder will have ambition and enthusiasm to drive change in the department to meet the needs of an evolving organisation.They will need experience of working closely with budget holders and ensuring financial processes are embedded.
The Finance Manager is responsible for the day to day operation, accuracy and integrity of the financial accounting systems within the organisation. They are responsible for producing monthly accounts, undertaking variance analysis and implementing financial controls
Responsibilities
Annual Audit
• Overseeing the preparation of the annual audit pack and the statutory audit process.
• Management of the annual audit, liaising with BFT’s auditors.
Financial Planning
• Work as necessary with the Executive Director in drawing up annual company budgets, production budgets, annual operating plans and cash-flows, and long-term financial planning.
Monthly Management Accounts
• Report against annual budget on a monthly basis.
• Accuracy and completeness of data input
• Maintaining Purchase ledger and supplier information.
• Supplier payments.
• Petty cash payments, control, reconciliation and filing.
• Assisting on the export and creation of financial reporting.
Reporting and Accounts
• All financial accounting duties.
• Production of draft Monthly Management accounts for the Belarus Free Theatre.
Person Specification
They will be a good communicator, with the ability to work with a range of staff across all departments, have excellent analytical and spreadsheet skills, hands on experience as well as a formal accounting qualification (or part qualification) such as AAT or ACCA/CIMA.
Essential
• Full or part qualified ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent)
• Experience of Sage Line 50 and Sage payroll
• Excellent and proven IT skills including excel (vlookup, pivot tables etc)
• Accounts preparation to TB and Management Accounts
• A proven track record of managing finance in a small to medium sized organisation
• An understanding of Charity VAT, TTR and PAYE
• Experience of Charity Accounts and SORP
• A good communicator and advocate for the department
• Enthusiastic team player and internal communicator
• Efficient and methodical
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Responsible and reliable
• Ability to work across tight deadlines and manage a diverse workload
Desirable
• Experience of dealing with transactions in other countries
• Experience of production and or project accounting
• Experience of charity and/or arts environment
• Experience of preparation of quarterly VAT return including partial exemption calculations
• 3 years managerial
Request our candidate pack for further details about Belarus Free Theatre and the responsibilities of the role. The Candidate pack is available in audio and BSL formats.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St Paul’s Cathedral School are pleased to be exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in search of a new Financial Controller to join their team on a permanent basis. St Paul’s Cathedral School is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 5 to 13 (Reception to Year 8).
The Financial Controller will report into the Bursar and be responsible for for the whole of the School’s day-to-day accounting function to ensure effective procedures and robust controls are in place for all aspects of the function.
The organisation:
Situated in the heart of the City of London, at the East side of the Cathdral, the School enjoys state-of-the-art facilities for academic work, music, performing arts and sport in a single-site campus. With around 275 pupils (with up to 36 Cathedral Choristers who are boarding pupils), the School is small enough to ensure that each pupil receives individual attention, yet large enough to offer an array of academic and extra-curricular opportunities that a Prep school could deliver. There are 84 members of staff, comprising teachers, teaching assistants, music instructors and a support team.
The role:
- Assist the Bursar to seek commercial income opportunities and monitor and advise on school investments through liaison with external investment managers.
- Deputise for the Bursar in all finance matters and at governor committees, or at SLT meetings when requested by the Head.
- Support the Bursar’s financial and audit responsibility.
- Check Income & Expenditure (I&E) variances and explain and compare findings to previous year, to budgets and to forecasts.
- Prepare weekly cashflow forecast and monthly management accounts.
- Compile and analyse the annual school budget, setting and monitoring.
- Prepare initial input data for new arrivals, departing staff, music teachers and additional overtime payments.
- Modernise the finance IT package and update the finance manual.
- Oversee and administer school fee collection, process supplier payments and invoices.
- Prepare and present the annual accounts for the annual statutory audit and liaise with the auditors and implement audit findings.
The successful candidate will be:
- A fully qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) or at Finalist level.
- Experienced in budgeting, forecasting and producing management accounts.
- A fantastic communicator.
- Experienced in developing and implementing financial systems and internal controls.
- Confident assisting with annual audits and in the preparing of annual accounts.
This position will be based officially at the head office in central London next to St Pauls Cathedral and will require the postholder to work from the office with occasional hybrid working. The closing date for applications is 23rd April, with interviews taking place the week commencing 29th April.
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!
Wild in the City was established in 2013 and was incorporated as an asset locked non- profit Community Interest Company in April 2016 to address the growing problem of disconnection from nature and generational loss of knowledge and skills, and to help make nature a meaningful part of everyday life.
We are a national organisation supporting well-being through relationship with nature. We offer programmes in hiking, woodland living skills, natural history and ecotherapy, using the skills of our ancestors to develop a deeper relationship with the natural world and nurture a sense of belonging to communities past and present.
We are a black led organisation with a focus on health and supporting Black and minority ethnic communities in accessing nature and the countryside, addressing the widely acknowledged lack of representation and lower levels of involvement of people of colour in nature-based activity. We are a leading organisation in research and the facilitation of forums about race and nature.
We have an exciting vision for increasing the participation of people of colour in nature- based activity and highlighting black perspectives about the natural world through our core programmes.
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Nature Guides
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Nature Connectors
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Wild in the City Festival
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Black Nature Narratives
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Research and Consultancy
We’re looking for an exceptional individual to become our new Director of Operations. The right person will balance strong interpersonal and leadership skills and robust operational ability in the areas of finance, administration and fundraising. The role of Director of Operations is central to helping us achieve our ambition of further growing as a Black led institution for learning and caring about nature. We are looking for someone with the experience to help shape our growth and guide implementation of our 5 year plan, and who will grow with us to become our Chief Operating Officer.
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The role is offered for 21 hours per week.
Closing date: 3rd May 2024
Interview: w/c 13th May 2024
Start date: as soon as possible
Full job description with responsibilties and person specification is attached
Job Title
Operations Assistant
Salary
£25,000 - £28,000 per annum - pro-rata for part time working
Location
We operate as a remote-first organisation, providing an office in Central London. Given that this position contributes to office operations, it will be hybrid, requiring at least one day in the office per week.
Reporting to
Senior Operations Manager
Employment Type
Permanent part time (15 hours per week)
We are open to a flexible work pattern that suits your needs. Ideally we would like someone to work for 3 hours, every weekday.
Application Closing Date
10am Monday 29 April 2024
Introduction to the role
This is an opportunity to help support a busy organisation doing important work. Your work will make it possible for us to support a team of fact checkers, communicators, fundraisers and technologists.
Millions of people use our fact checking, including most of the major internet companies. We get powerful people and institutions to correct the record, including politicians and the national media. We are campaigning to ensure that the power to shape online debate is scrutinised and not abused.
We’re looking for someone who can support our talented team of 40 people, by making sure the organisation runs smoothly and being a ‘go-to’ person.
You will join our small Operations team who manage our finances, governance and people operations. We oversee policies, processes and systems so that it is easy and enjoyable for people to do their best work. That means making sure everyone has what they need to do their jobs. You will manage queries, provide basic IT and financial support, support recruitment and make sure people have a good experience whether they are starting or leaving us. You’ll keep the office running smoothly and make sure we have up to date documentation.
If you are interested in applying but not sure you have all the skills, please do apply. We are open both to supporting learning on the job and to rearranging tasks within the team to suit the skillsets of the best applicant
Job Definition
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Manage incoming internal and external queries via post, the admin and team email addresses, the operations Slack channel, main phone line and any operational queries (via Freshdesk)
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Manage any necessary purchasing to ensure the team have what they need to work effectively
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Support the Fundraising team with correspondence to donors and mail campaigns
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Provide basic IT support to the team by monitoring the IT Support Slack channel, ordering equipment, providing instructions for how to use Google Workspace, Trello and Slack, and equipment such as laptops and cameras used in hybrid meetings
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Support the Senior Operations Manager with bookkeeping to enable the SOM / accountants to produce timely and accurate management accounts
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Support the People Operations Manager with recruitment by posting job adverts on our website and third party channels, managing communication with candidates and setting up new team members with everything they need to get started at Full Fact
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Manage the tasks involved with people leaving the organisation.
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Support the Senior Operations Manager with coordination and minute taking of Board, Committee and Management Team meetings
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Ensure a well run office by managing supplies and liaising with the facilities team (e.g. delivery of water bottles, ensuring facilities are working, setting up the office for team events)
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Keep registers up to date (e.g. fixed assets, abuse register, software register)
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Support the team with travel arrangements
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Support the People Operations Manager with coordinating training and development initiatives
Outcomes
In the first 6 months you can expect to:
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Successfully create a conducive environment for our team during the office move in collaboration with the Senior Operations Manager.
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Achieve streamlined and efficient management of IT equipment for both new starters and leavers.
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Deliver a great candidate experience for candidates by supporting the People Operations Manager with recruitment activities.
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Optimise operational costs by identifying and acting on savings opportunities.
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Organise our team social events to celebrate our teams’ achievements in an important year for our work.
What we are looking for from you
Political impartiality and sensitivity:
You are committed to the political neutrality of our work and have a good understanding of impartiality (please see the rules on our website).
Understanding of public debate in the UK and sensitivity to the political context we work in.
Job skills/competencies
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Proven experience in an administrative or operational support role.
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Experience with accounting packages, ideally Xero.
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Experience with Excel/ Google Sheets.
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Proficiency in Google Workspace, Trello and Slack.
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Minimum of GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above.
Personal skills/competencies
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Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
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Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
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Attention to detail and accuracy.
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Flexible with a ‘can do’ approach to work
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Understands the importance of confidentiality.
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Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
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Commitment to the mission and values of Full Fact.
What we offer
Starting salary of £25,000 - £28,000 per annum pro-rata depending on experience.
Workplace Pension
Generous holidays
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
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In addition, we close the office for a period between Christmas and New Year.
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Day off for moving home.
Comfortable, centrally located London office with good transport links.
Employee Assistance Programme.
How to apply
Upload your CV and cover letter using the link below by 10am on Monday 29th April, 2024
Our recruitment platform will remove identifying details such as email addresses to allow us to sift applications anonymously
Before applying, please read the requirements we place on staff to protect Full Fact’s independence and non-partisanship. This can be found on our website.
How the application process will work
We want to see you at your best to understand your strengths and the contribution you could make at Full Fact with strong support, including for your learning and development. We also want to make sure that we use your time well during this process and don’t ask for more from you than we need to. We will make any reasonable adjustments we need to make to this process to help ensure you can perform at your best. For more information about this before applying, please contact us.
The interview panel will be Charlotte Ross (Senior Operations Manager), Laura Dewis (COO) and Sophie Hale (People Operations Manager).
The process starts off with an anonymised covering letter and CV. This will be read by at least two people to produce a shortlist for interview.
The first round interviews will be a phone (not video) interview, lasting no more than half an hour, at a time that’s convenient for you. We will record it so at least two people can review each interview to decide who we invite back for the second round. The recordings will be deleted at the end of the process.
The second round will include a structured interview and a timed task which assumes no prior knowledge. The task can be completed prior to the interview, at a time that most suits you.
The interview will be with the full panel by video and last no more than an hour. We’ll tell you everything you need to know to prepare, including anything we’d recommend reading in advance
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.