A large Development Charity are seeking a qualified Grants and Compliance Accountant to join their large finance function. In this role you will be working with significant funding projects including grants and governmental funding from domestic and international sources. This is an exciting, busy role and ideal for someone with some experience in this area who is looking to get their teeth stuck into an interesting area of statutory accounting for a life-changing INGO.

Requirements:

- Fully Qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA)

- Charity Compliance experience, ideally in Grants or audit

- Must have experience with international compliance in the third sector, ideally with regulatory and private stakeholders in a grants environment

Shortlisting is taking place this week, with interviews on a rolling basis so apply now to be considered or contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane to find out more.

INTRODUCTION

Unsafe surgery is one of the fastest-growing health crises of our time, and Lifebox is the leading nonprofit working to address it. Our mission is ambitious and urgent: make global safe surgery and anaesthesia a reality for every patient around the world.

Lifebox is dedicated to improving surgical safety in low and middle-income countries and is registered as a charity in the USA, UK and Ethiopia. Founded in 2011 by the authors of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, Lifebox works to ensure that surgical teams around the world have the tools and training needed to provide the safest care possible for their patients. Our work focuses on three key areas or pillars: anaesthesia safety, reducing surgical site infections, and improving teamwork in the operating room. 

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To contribute to maintaining effective financial processing and control, and the production of financial information across Lifebox globally. This includes recording all income and expenditure accurately and performing monthly reconciliations. To support the management of donor grants and submission of timely grant reports to donors

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the accounting system (currently using QuickBooks Online);

• Maintain financial files and records including electronic copies of all contracts, invoices and relevant documentation;

• Manage and reconcile the accounts payable and accounts receivable;

• Process invoices and staff expenses;

• Reconcile the monthly bank statements across UK and USA;

• Assist with the annual statutory audit.

• Contribute to and manage appropriate internal reporting systems in order to effectively manage and report on expenditure on a project by project basis;

• Collate financial information and prepare reports for donors in accordance with their individual requirements;

• Maintain electronic files of funding agreements, contracts and relevant expenditure;

• Support compliance of grants with financial and other policies;

• Ensure compliance with donor requirements;

• Produce reforecasts where required by the donor with input from grant budget holders.

Other responsibilities may be added depending on experience and need.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Working towards a qualification in bookkeeping or accountancy such as ACCA, CIMA;

• Minimum 3 year's recent exposure in relevant comparable roles within the UK and/or US charity sector;

• Working knowledge of donor reporting and compliance requirements (institutional donors such as FCDO and foundations), as well as restricted/unrestricted grants management;

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel;

• Previous experience of QuickBooks accounting software (or similar) and openness to learning new systems;

• Comfort with working in multiple currencies;

• Willingness and ability to work from home as Lifebox is currently reviewing its office arrangements.

APPLICATION PROCESS

To apply please email with your CV and a covering letter, detailing how you meet the selection criteria. Please include details of two referees with full contact details. 

We will be accepting applications on a rolling basis for this position. 

Interviews will be held via Zoom during September 2020.

Only those with the right to work in the UK will be considered for this position. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Lifebox is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Our partner is a leading international healthcare organisation. They are seeking an experienced management and grants accountant to undertake management reporting tasks, including cashflow monitoring and analysis & multi-year forecasts, and grants reporting. The individual will also play a key support role in the implementation of a new accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the preparation of the annual-budget and multi-year forecasts, working as a finance business partner with finance and non-finance staff, supporting them in identifying opportunities for cost management.
• Preparation of management accounts, and financial reports and analysis on a monthly, quarterly and bi-annual basis.
• Responsible for grants management and reporting; this ranges from supporting with budget proposal development, grants expenditure analysis, and reporting.
• Supporting in designing the management and financial reporting tools during the implementation of the new accounting software

Person Specification

• Part qualified or qualified accountant, with experience in developing and improving accounting & financial management processes and systems, management accounting & reporting and grants management.
• Strong IT & systems skills, including intermediate/advanced user knowledge of MsExcel, and experience in systems implementation
• Strong financial analysis skills
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal – and ability to work effectively with a range of international and external stakeholders.

This is a 6 month FTC. The partner is considering candidates on an ongoing basis, and experienced candidates are strongly advised to apply early. They will consider applicants based in Europe, provided they meet all the required criteria. 

A highly rewarding leadership role in an organisation respected across the institutional donor community.

This long-established and highly-skilled dept's work includes the audit of grants awarded to various organisations, both private companies, governmental organisations and INGOs, in various fields including humanitarian aid. Working with the SMT your role wil be to ensure that audit and assurance staff resources are best used to service the diverse portfolio of international clients.

For full specification - click apply or email AfID directly

Skills and Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will be skilled in the following areas; • Substantial grant audit management experience; • Proven skills in managing a portfolio of assignments; • Proven skills in managing staff; • Substantial external commercial auditing experience; and • A keen interest in specialising in the Not For Profit and Grant Auditing sector.

Qualifications ACA or ACCA, or equivalent, qualified.

Language skills Fluent English; ideally written and spoken French or Spanish to intermediate level. Any other European language skills would be considered beneficial.

Travel:

Dependent on guarantees of a safe travel and working environments. Typically on complex assignments when a more senior member of staff would be appropriate. Post pandemic: 15% as a guide.

Finance skills…social sector experience…want to help socially-focused organisations create and demonstrate real impact ?  Maybe you should be part of the Sonnet team…

We are looking for an Executive with financial skills and a genuine and demonstrable desire to help clients achieve positive change.

• Full Time

• Fixed term (12 months with potential for renewal)

Who we are

Sonnet Advisory & Impact CIC is a specialist consulting team, working with charities, social enterprises and other socially-minded organisations.  We are experts in helping clients understand, measure and manage the impact they have on their customers and the world around them.  We do this ‘end to end’ – from developing impact ambition and strategy to facilitating mergers, acquisitions and disposals that create the right structure to deliver impact, and then measuring that impact and learning from it.  We regularly work with clients who are grappling with some of the most complex issues in society today, such as domestic violence, homelessness, social housing, complex social care and so-called troubled families. We are a multi-disciplinary team peopled by experts from all kinds of backgrounds: who’ve worked in financial and economic advisory, social research, corporate finance, enterprise and social enterprise, and strategic management and development.

Our mission in our day-to-day work is to help organisations achieve the impact they desire and contribute towards a thriving society through their successes. We seek to help them to achieve policy and practice change that will bring wider societal and environmental benefit as well as enhancing their own delivery.

Part-owned by Sheffield Hallam University, we commit 65% of our company profits to grant-funding innovation in areas of huge social need.

Who we are looking for

You have a financial qualification such as ACA, CIMA or CIPFA, and have experience of working with charities and/or social enterprises in roles that involved analysis of and reporting on financial information. You may have gained that experience working within professional practice or in-house at a charity or social enterprise. You might have had some experience of working with organisations through transactions such as acquisitions or mergers, but you are certainly keen to support organisations seeking to grow and deliver strategic changes such as these. You enjoy finding out more about how different organisations and sectors work, the issues they face, their operational models and the ways in which they improve life for service users and society as a whole. You’d like to broaden your skills into impact measurement, ESG reporting, and impact-based business design and planning.  Having obtained at least two years’ experience post-qualification, or equivalent, you are now seeking the next move to develop your career.

Location Under current conditions we are all working from home, connecting regularly by video conferencing apps, phone and email. Our office is located in Vauxhall, a few minutes' walk from Vauxhall tube station. We operate a hotdesking working style, with most team members working at least one day per week from home. 

We have no fixed views on your career path to date.  What matters more to us is the skills, experience and values you bring to the team.  If you think this might be the job for you, we'd want to hear from you.

Closing date for receipt of applications; Midday on Wednesday 30th September 2020

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN, EC & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 3 weeks in length (Post Pandemic)

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced multi-lingual audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider more impactful remit.

Role overview

Complete international grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Experience of grant management/ assurance or audit or similar within nfp or education sectors
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, German, Mandarin
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Our partner is a recognised organisation working to offer greater safety to people in conflict- affected communities, and the opportunity to rebuild their lives, livelihoods and futures in the aftermath of war. They are seeking two Regional Finance Officers to support in the provision of financial leadership to their global programmes. Both are newly created positions, and are an excellent entry-level roles for finance professionals looking to work in international charity finance.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Regional Finance Manager in the financial monitoring the portfolio of grants and contracts across the region, supporting in the development of appropriate controls, processes and tools to ensure effective management of these.
• Support in the production of timely donor reports, and in monitoring project costs to completion.
• Provide support in developing donor budgets, and country budgets.
• Support in the day-to-day programmes finance – entering monthly journals, reviewing and reconciling country cashbooks, and reviewing and reconciling payment requests and reports from implementing partners.
• Assist in monitoring of compliance against donor regulations, the organisational requirements, and overseas statutory regulations.
• Assist in preparing for grant and external audits.

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong accounting, financial management, and risk management skills.  
• Strong finance business partner, able to coordinate and review information from country offices and implementing partners.
• Grants compliance, management and reporting experience, specifically experience of managing DfID, ECHO and UN funds.
• Astute & succinct, with excellent communication skills, and demonstrable experience of working with finance and non-finance staff.
• Resilient and culturally sensitive, willing to work in a challenging environment.
• Previous experience of working in a finance role in a humanitarian context is highly desirable.

The role offers flexible working options. For full job description and candidate profile please apply &/or email AfID with a copy of your CV.

The Legal Education Foundation (TLEF) believes that the law plays an essential part in supporting civil society, economic development and democracy. Our vision is of a society where everyone understands the role and value of the law and has the capability and opportunity to use it to ensure their rights, and to fulfil the obligations that accompany these rights.

Since TLEF was launched in late 2012, we have developed an approach centred on helping citizens to understand and use the law to secure rights, fair treatment, and protection. In the past five years, we have made 400 grants totalling £22million and as we go into our sixth anniversary, TLEF grant funding continues to rise and we have launched a new Strategy for 2020-2025. Our activities continue to fund and engage different communities, from people navigating public decision-making processes, to parliamentarians and policymakers drafting new legislation.

It is in this evolving context, that TLEF is looking to appoint a new Governor to join our board. We are specifically seeking an individual with senior professional accounting/financial management experience. The Governor will have worked in a necessarily complex organisation of relevant scale. Ideally, they will have an understanding of charity governance and best practice across sectors. Critically, they will be sympathetic to the ethos, values and mission of the Foundation. We want to increase the diversity of our Governing Board and welcome applications from all sectors of society and from individuals across geographies.

For further details, including job description, person specification and information on how to apply, please follow the application link, quoting reference 4334-2. All telephone enquiries, in the first instance, should be directed to Harriet Howlett +44 (0) 20 7340 6274. The deadline for applications is Wednesday 7th October at midnight BST.

Applications should include:

1. A full curriculum vitae;

2. A covering note of c.500 words, setting out relevant experience and interest;

3. Names and contact details of two referees.

Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in.

As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is ‘Legitimate Interests’.  You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website.

Operations’ Manager: £34,00 – £35,000

Full time - 3 Months Contract with potential for extension

This is a key role in the Senior Management Team responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Charity, Admin staff and Volunteers

We also have a vacancy for a:

Thinking Space Facilitator:  £60 - £65 per hour depending on experience

Start in September 2020 - Bi-weekly Sessions - 1 Year Contract

The Claudia Jones Organisation and the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Facilitator for their therapeutic Thinking Space group for women of African and Caribbean heritage who have experienced trauma.

HOW TO APPLY

Please email a CV and cover letter with the Subject: Operations Manager. The cover letter should detail where you saw the role advertised, how you meet the person specification and why you are interested in the role in no more than 2 sides of A4.

If you wish to express an interest in the Facilitator’s Role, please send an email to address in this job advert  for job description and specification.

Please write the Name of the Post in the Subject Line of Your Email.

We will close the applications as soon as we have received sufficient applications.

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for all post and 2 references.

Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ Women only need apply (Schedule 9, Part 1, 158 and 159 Equality Act 2010). All posts are subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check. No agencies please.

JOB DESCRIPTION

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Operations’ Manager: £34,00 – £35,000

Full time - 3 Months Contract – Potential for extension

This is a key role in the Senior Management Team responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Charity, Admin staff and Volunteers

OUR BACKGROUND Claudia Jones Organisation (CJO) is one of the few African Caribbean Women and Families organisations in London. Founded in 1982 at the request of Caribbean women, CJO delivers family centred services for women with children age 0-17, gender-based violence support, connections for older people, health and wellbeing activities, counselling and therapeutic interventions to inspire and empower African Caribbean heritage women and families. CJO is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, partnerships and most crucially, accountability to those we serve.

Our National Lottery Community Fund project builds on our earlier Hackney Women’s Haven partnership services that sought to foster women’s freedom from violence, discrimination, and exclusion, supporting women to stay safe and make positive changes to their lives. The focus of our work under this role will be to foster a therapeutic approach to providing a cohesive specialist support service for African Caribbean heritage women and families. This will include working within CJO’s Community-based Approach to Wellbeing through Specialist women and families service by us and for us.

PURPOSE This is a key role in the Senior Management Team, responsible for ensuring that the Central Services of the charity meets the strategic objectives and values of the Organisation.  This role deputises for the Executive Director.  In collaboration with the Director, the Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing an ambitious fundraising strategy, as well as managing the HR, payroll, and finance functions. You will ensure organisational effectiveness jointly with the Director by providing leadership for the organisation's operational planning, working closely with other Senior Managers, staff and volunteer team, contributing to the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices in accordance with CJO’s overall strategy. This position is key in supporting the Board of Trustees, clinical, administrative staff, volunteers and, centrally, in ensuring service users are welcomed and related to consistently in a warm and respectful manner.

Duties and responsibilities:

Operations:  Counselling/Therapeutic, Casework and Administrative Work:

• To ensure effective systems are in place to manage the processes of the referral, assessment, and on-going support for service users to ensure ongoing communication with and between referrers, service users, support staff and therapists.
• To ensure that the organisation is compliant with Data Protection Regulations, acting as the Data Protection Officer for CJO and supporting staff and volunteers in maintaining the security and confidentiality of service users, members, and volunteers.
• To support all staff and volunteers in carrying out the essential administrative tasks needed for the governance and smooth running of the CJO including supporting attendance for individual and group sessions, particularly bearing in mind that the majority of staff and volunteers are part-time, sessional or voluntary and have a variety of other commitments outside of CJO.
• To ensure that CJO staff and volunteers are informed of and put into practice the charity’s policies for the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults, health and safety, risk management and equality and diversity.
• To co-ordinate the regular therapeutic group meetings for staff, volunteers and service users held regularly.
• To facilitate communications with service users, staff, trustees, and outside agencies in the network around existing and new partnerships including lawyers, clinical agencies, social services and education departments, community organisations, and funders.
• To liaise with staff and agencies with regards to specialist reports and letters for the different stages of support to ensure the timely submission of high-quality reports in line with deadlines provided by funders, lawyers, statutory agencies, and others.
• To manage the facilities of the organisation and its cleaning and hall/room hiring.

Financial Administration and Management:

• Working with the Finance Assistant and Management Accountant to ensure the timely delivery of regular, accurate financial reporting information and financial forecasts in the most effective form for the trustees, finance committee and staff.
• In conjunction with the Management Accountant and Consultant Fundraiser, to co-ordinate the annual budgeting, financial planning, and fundraising processes with the Director.
• To ensure the effective operation of the centre’s financial management and reporting systems, maintaining up-to-date and accurate financial administration records, including clear records of all cash expenditure.
• To oversee monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasts of the organisation’s financial performance against budget, financial and operational goals.
• To reconcile monthly financial activity, consistently monitoring organisational cashflow.
• To manage day-to-day processing of accounts receivable and payable, ensuring invoices for work carried out by staff are raised and purchase invoices are paid in a timely manner.
• To coordinate all withdrawals, deposits, and any communication with the bank, as required.
• To work with the Management Accountant in the preparation of information for the annual audit and its submission to Auditors.
• To fulfil all HMRC related requirements in conjunction with the Management Accountant.
• To keep records for the purpose of claiming Gift Aid.

Human Resources and Support:

• To work with the Director, staff, and volunteers to create an environment in which all service users, staff, volunteers, and visitors are appropriately welcomed and supported in a respectful, open, and warm manner.
• In consultation with the Director and Board of Trustees, to develop policies and procedures in volunteer and staff management, ensuring staff and volunteers are fully aware of and trained in these practices and in CJO’s organisational values.
• To manage and supervise the work of the Reception Admin Assistant, Finance Admin, Facilities worker, and admin volunteers.
• To manage the recruitment process for new staff and volunteers including assisting in the preparation of job descriptions, advertising roles, the organisation of and participation in interviews, follow up on references and carrying out DBS checks, organising contracts, assisting in the production of induction materials and ensuring that a proper induction takes place.
• To maintain personnel and employment records, as required by law.
• To co-ordinate training for staff and volunteers in consultation with the Director, other Managers, and staff/volunteer team.
• To develop and implement a mentoring scheme for CJO.
• To be attuned to the needs of the community, dropping into CJO, providing assistance and support as required or signposting to other members of staff, as necessary.
• To provide guidance to other staff in the short-term absence of other senior staff (sickness/annual leave/training).

Fundraising:

• To work with the Director and Consultant Fundraiser to ensure that the CJO has an ambitious and effective fundraising strategy, working to diversify the charity’s funding streams.
• To work in conjunction with the Consultant Fundraiser in the preparation of high-quality detailed bids for capital and revenue funds from relevant donors based on detailed information about.
• To schedule and coordinate the receipt of grant payments and to work with the team to prepare comprehensive grant reports to all trusts and foundations in line with the donors reporting requirements.

• To carry out administration required for receipt of all donations including standing orders and CAF cheques and overseeing the upkeep of the beneficiary, donor, and funder database in line with GDPR and Data Protection Procedures.
• To work with the Consultant Fundraiser, Admin finance in the development of a major individual donor programme.

• To communicate with relevant grant managers, keeping them up to date with organisational developments, events, and activities.
• To foster an open, involved, and authentic communication with donors, encouraging donors to visit CJO.

Organisational Effectiveness:

• To coordinate the annual monitoring and evaluation process in consultation with the Director and the external evaluation team.
• To work with the Director to ensure that CJO complies in all its roles and activities with all relevant legislation, including that applicable to Charities and Companies.  This task also encompasses taking the minutes of Trustees and Finance Committee Meetings, keeping company records up to date at both Companies House and the Charity Commission, ensuring all company records are clear and up-to-date to enable smooth filing of Annual Reports and Reviews each year.
• To liaise with the landlord and CJO’s Trustees in relation to premises management including renewing building usage and organising repairs, additional room hire, etc, as necessary.
• To increase the effectiveness and efficiency of CJO’s operations through reviewing and developing initiatives to improve each function - HR, IT, Finance, Fundraising, Administration, staff support as necessary

Risk Management:

• To work with the Director, Service Manager and Clinical Lead and Trustees in the development, implementation, review and maintenance of Baobab’s risk management matrix, particularly as it relates to risks for service users and young people of suicide, aggressive behaviour and deterioration in mental health.
• To ensure statutory compliance with Health and Safety and other relevant legislation, conducting risk assessments, monitoring performance, and reviewing procedures.
• To ensure the correct organisational insurance policies are in place.

Public Events:

• In consultation with the Director to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate a broad range of public events (such as regular ‘The AGM, Black History Quiz, International Women’s Day, CJO  Talks’ Seminar series) and training activities related to the needs of our service users.  
• Assist in preparation of materials for teaching and training sessions for professionals in the networks around our service provision.

Other duties

• To undertake other duties which may be regarded within the nature of the post, in discussion with the Director.
• To engage in regular managerial supervision with the Director.
• To participate in training and CPD

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Specification

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications,

Education & Training

Education to degree level or equivalent professional experience

Knowledge of a range of computer packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and accounting software).

Knowledge of data protection legislation.

Management accounting

Experience

At least 5 years office and/or operations management experience in a small organisation.

Experience of managing a team

Experience of financial administration such as petty cash handling, issuing, and paying invoices, book-keeping using accounting software, financial management information, Website

Experience of GBV services and women only services in the BAME voluntary sector.

Experience of setting up and maintaining office systems

Facilities management experience

Project management experience

Experience of setting and working to targets, budgets, and deadlines

Experience of developing funding bids

Experience of producing reports of organisational outcomes, outputs, and financial activity.

Experience of identifying opportunities, planning new activities, and managing change.

Experience of working in a BAME organisation/ service which promotes the rights of vulnerable women and families with multiple disadvantages.

Experience of asylum seeking or refugee issues

Experience of working within a women and families services children, adolescents, and young adults with mental health problems

Event management experience

Experience of editing documents and preparing publications

Skills, Attributes & Competencies

A very high level of self-management with ability to manage own workload, time and prioritise effectively with competing deadlines

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to multitask

Achievement orientation

Analytical thinking with the ability to examine what lies under the surface, anticipate what is needed together

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

High level of numeracy

Ability to multitask in the face of multiple demands

Ability to use initiative and be creative in the face of problems

Excellent interpersonal skills with adults, children, young people, staff, and visitors and a warm, interested and involved manner while maintaining professional boundaries

High levels of sensitivity, emotional intelligence, and resilience

Ability to work as a member of a team, seeking support from colleagues as appropriate

Commitment, Values & Motivation

To work in ways that promote a multicultural, multi faith environment with a genuine commitment to equal opportunities

To inform oneself about the external political environment towards African heritage communities and the different contexts that, young people, women girls, and families life situations which they find themselves in the UK.

To work in ways that promote human rights

To understand and work towards meeting the diverse needs of the African Heritage community who have experienced violence and who consequently function in unstable and chaotic ways.

To work in a therapeutic community

To want to make a difference in the lives of those who access our services.

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The Trent Rivers Trust is looking for a

Finance Manager

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced financial manager to join a growing charity and oversee its budgetary management and financial controls. Based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire with some home working. Applicants will have proven financial management skills, be used to working with accountancy and budget management software and have strong partnership development and team working skills.

The Role

The Trent Rivers Trust (TRT) is looking for an experienced Finance Manager to oversee and manage the charity’s finances and help ensure the charity’s financial sustainability. The charity has grown in recent years and now requires its first internal finance manager to lead and oversee with the CEO, all financial, accounting and budgetary management. The role is also required to ensure a smooth transition from our existing system of financial management to the use of a cloud-based finance management and accountancy software system.

The Trent Rivers Trust delivers projects that make a difference to rivers, the wildlife which inhabits the river corridor and the people that enjoy the river environment.  Our vision is for the River Trent and its tributaries to be rich in wildlife habitats, landscape and historic features for the benefit of all, both now and in the future. At the Trust we have a highly motivated and skilled team all with a passion for rivers and the wider environment, managing a wide variety of projects across the Trent catchment.

Purpose of the Post

• Reporting to the CEO and Trustees, the role is the first contact point for financial matters and oversees the budgets and accounts for the charity
• Agrees and manages the budget, income and expenditure and supports forecasting and the provision of financial information.
• Supports project officers and managers with budget development and the financial management of their work
• Ensures processes around payroll, invoicing and payments to suppliers work smoothly
• Manages the finance assistant and provides support to fundraising and income generation work

Applicants wishing to apply for the post must complete the application form on the Trent Rivers Trust website 

The post holder will work closely with the Director in managing the operations of the Baobab Centre including responsibility for maintaining and generating income, leading the financial management of the organisation and managing Human Resources, Health and Safety and all operations in relation to the smooth running of the Centre. We’re looking for an exceptional candidate who can commit to working with a very diverse group of young people (including some very troubled young people) and staff as a senior member of staff and who has particular strengths in relation to developing strong, warm and open relationships with all members of the Community.

Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)

Key relationships: Director, all staff and volunteers, Baobab young people, Trustees, Consultant Fundraiser, Management Accountant

Responsible for: Administrators x 3 (Fundraising, Finance, Clinical), Fundraising Officer, Office volunteers

Responsible to: Director

Key Responsibilities of this Role:

1. Lead the Financial Management of Baobab including developing budgets, working with the management accountant to produce accurate management accounts, and convening a regular meeting of the finance committee.
2. Lead in the Management and Operationalising of Baobab Fundraising and the relationships with Trusts and Major Donors in collaboration with Director and Fund-Raising Team.
3. Ensuring Baobab is a friendly, functional, warm and safe place to be through good management of the premises where Baobab is based.
4. Responsibility for all elements of Health and Safety for staff and young people.
5. Responsibility for Human Resource functions.
6. Manage all organisational systems including online filing systems and ensuring they are easily accessible and well-functioning for all staff (Some clinical staff will need support in accessing and using the online record system).

Please see full Job Description and Specification in the link below. To apply by filling in our Application Form and returning it to us by middnight on Sunday 4th October 2020.

The Post holder will have day-to-day responsibility for the organisation’s finances and in providing timely financial

information to the CEO, staff team and Trustees whilst ensuring all financial and compliance requirements are met.

You will have appropriate finance qualifications (ACCA, CIMA, AAT) and experience and be confident leading the

finance function and a number of income sources.

Audit Manager

About Internews:

Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.

For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.

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

Development of the Audit Role within Internews:

Internews Europe has grown its income over the last few years since it took on UK Company and Charity Status in 2011 and 2012 respectively and as of December 2019 recorded £12.8m m in turnover compared to £3.8m in 2015. With income growth, also comes the challenge of establishing and sustaining increased controls and regulatory oversight. The UK regulatory environment has also (over the years) required organisations working in the sector to become more stringent in the ability to demonstrate efficiency and value for money.  The year 2017-2018 saw the emergence of new requirements around GDPR, Safeguarding, prevention of Terrorism etc. in addition to increased reporting by the non-governmental and other sectors, all requiring regular monitoring and oversight.

Internews Europe has experienced massive growth over the last few years which has also informed a need to grow its supporting systems and technology. To this end, management has taken steps to implementing the Business World (formerly known as Agresso), Enterprise Reporting Planning system from 2020.  

These growing developments have  informed IEU’s management of the exigent need to seek dedicated personnel to ensure the establishment and efficient running  of financial and other (Human Resources, Administration and Grants oversight) controls  that are fit for purpose, compliant with the general UK regulatory environment and aligned to the broader objectives of the global Internews.  .

The Audit Manager will have responsibility for building the financial capacity of Internews Europe’s Country offices, through the efficient running of financial and other operational processes.  The post holder will be required to  review existing procedures and work processes making  recommendations for change where necessary at both Head Quarter (HQ) and Country levels. The software migration to Business World over the next 18 months will demand dedicated time of the Audit Manager to ensure compliance, processes and procedures that work.   Due to the nature of the role, there is ample room for flexibility regarding work location.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities 

• Prepare Annual Risk assessments for Internews Europe’s projects and HQ operations including detailed plans of Audit reviews to be undertaken in the year. 
• Conduct risk-based field trips (and in collaboration with Internews US), where required such as shared programming.
• Carry out risk-based desktop (at HQ) reviews on sampled/selected countries
• Undertake periodical (monthly) desk top Audits for Internews Europe HQ operations
• Prepare periodical reports   for presentation at meetings of the Board of Trustees.
• Establish and maintain clear processes for smooth  relationships with Internews US and Internews Europe’s subsidiaries, Internews International (II)  and Internews Media Development (IMD)
• Support the migration to the new Accounting Software, with subsequent regular oversight for efficiency
• Conduct training on various ethics and UK regulatory requirements (such as GDPR) for both HQ and Country staff
• Producing and updating manuals and training materials (for specific audiences) as required by the UK regulatory environment.
• Reporting Audit reports at meetings of the Finance and Audit Committee (FAC).
• Ownership of the donor project audit processes ensuring smooth workflow, between teams.
• Support   the final Statutory Audit process

Skills and abilities needed to perform role

• Good financial understanding of financial systems across sectors.
• Experience of working in an Internal Audit and Advisory capacity.
• Good grasp of financial accounting
• Good report writing, verbal communication skills
• Experience in presenting and discussing information in a logical, professional and objective manner, and to manage discussions to effectively build consensus and drive forward looking actions
• Strong knowledge of technical auditing concepts, business processes and internal control systems 
• Working knowledge of UK and US GAAP
• Good understanding of other areas of compliance, due diligence etc.
• Ability to use Microsoft applications
• Experience of ERP software is desirable.
• Availability for  field travel
• Good knowledge of the NGO sector
• Track record of effective interaction with colleagues
• Good track record in building relationships across a diverse organization.  

Qualifications

• Professional qualifications – are essential - (CCAB). Candidates who are part qualified with relevant experience will also be considered.
• Relevant Degree 

Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date for applications: 04 October 2020

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Deadline for applications: Sunday 4th October, 5pm.

Proposed interview dates:  Interviews will be ongoing until a suitable candidate is appointed.

Commencement date: October/November 2020.