Location: London
Salary: Starting salary of £30,177. Possible to increase by max. 2 increments a year up to £34,336 (top of grade).
Contract type: Permanent contract
Hours: 4-5 days per week, permanent contract
Benefits: 7.5% employer matched pension after probation; flexible working; 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays and Christmas break) increasing by one day per year worked, after 2 years of service; and generous staff development package
Deadline for applications: 23.59pm 12th July
First interview: 29th July, please hold 10am-5pm
Second interview: 7th August, please hold 10am-2pm
Start date: 9th September 

About the role:

This role is essential to ensuring the organisation’s core operations run smoothly and are managed to a high standard – in particular, this role will focus on the HR and Finance functions of the Operations Hub.  You will work closely with the Executive Director: Organisational Development to ensure all HR policies and procedures are executed to a high level of quality inside the organisation and in line with NEON’s values of solidarity, generosity and respect.  You will also work closely with the Senior Finance Manager to support NEON staff with activities related to fundraising and day-to-day finance tasks.  You are a people person, and understand the importance of attention to detail. 

Please download the Applicaiton Pack below to find out more, and to find out how to apply. 

About NEON:

The New Economy Organisers Network (NEON) is a not-for-profit company with 12 staff members and a network of over 1600 UK organisers from different trade unions, grassroots groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), faith-based campaigns, civil society groups and movements from across the country. We run powerful trainings and support campaigns to help progressives win social, economic and environmental justice.
We run trainings, share skills and coordinate together on campaigns helping people to lead movements like Just Treatment (organising patients to fight for the NHS) through to working with our members to get over 1400 media bookings across the UK’s biggest TV/radio outlets. We’re ambitious and the team is agile, fast paced and committed to actually changing things. 

Management Accountant

• to £55,000 plus excellent benefits
• Westminster, London

A professional membership organisation, who are a registered charity with a commercial trading arm are seeking a Management Accountant - Commercial

You will maintain timely, accurate records of financial transactions/forecasts to assist management in the decision making process. Provide business partnering support with budget holders to improve the company's operations and profitability.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The preparation of accurate financial statements, monthly management accounts and forecasts to assist managers with timely decision making
• Supporting managers and key employees with accurate and timely ad hoc financial information to ensure the smooth running and progression of every department
• Identify and drive improvements to financial processes
• Liaison with various divisions for reporting requirement and simplifying processes to improve control
• Managing the annual budget and forecast process, to collate information from budget holders to present detailed company reports
• First Point of contact with Audit Team to ensure information is provided as quickly as possible leading to a smooth audit sign-off
• Assisting in the preparation of the Yearly statutory accounts and Audit pack for final review by the Finance Director & Controller
• Preparing board pack and presentation for the FD to present at board meetings
• Providing new product development & Capex reports as required by divisional heads
• Providing quarterly vat summaries
• Providing training/mentoring to the assistance accountants
• Ensuring the balance sheet is fully reconciled and all excel working files are presented clearly

Essential criteria for this role:

• Sound knowledge and understanding of management accounting, accounting principles and reconciliation skills is essential
• Advanced user of Excel
• Experience of extracting, formatting and manipulation of high volumes of financial data
• Well organised with excellent time management with the ability to prioritise, working smart, to meet strict deadlines
• Must be able to work accurately and effectively to time pressures
• Must be flexible during the month-end & year-end process in order to meet tight reporting deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and communications skills
• Experience in a similar role in a commercial environment

Desirable

• CCAB qualified or final stage is desirable for this role (or evq)
• Experience working with Access Dimensions Accounting system is desirable

This organisation offers a wide range of benefits including working in a amazing building and a wide range of other benefits. Send your CV ASAP to be considered.

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

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

Main Duties:

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

Person Specification:

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

Please note:

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

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Management Accountant: £45,000 - £48,000 + Benefits, London

For a global company, we're recruiting a Management Accountant on a permanent basis. Reporting to the Head of Management Accounting, this role will produce and deliver management accounts along with accurate and insightful management information to senior stakeholders as well as acting as a Business Partner to the Service Directorate. The Management Accountant will be instrumental in helping transform the finance function by improving month-end processes, improving the quality of management information and the timeliness of reporting and checks and controls.

Main Duties:

• Act as Finance Business Partner for the Press Directorate, providing advice and guidance to the Press team.
• Liaise with the Director and Press Team to produce robust budgets and forecasts; Support on ad-hoc business cases, projects and analysis
• Prepare regular monthly financial income and expenditure reports to managers including narratives, variance analysis and year-end forecasts.
• Completion and ledger posting of prepayments and accruals; Monthly ledger balance sheet analysis; Reconciliation of income and expenditure adjustments
• Support Head of Business Partnering in preparation for monthly financial meetings with budget holders to review accounts, forecasts and queries
• Provide forecasts and commentaries to help decision making and to challenge forecasts
• Actively lead on continuous improvement of financial processes and controls
• Prepare templates for forecast and budget and support Head of Business Partnering in analysing and reviewing year-on-year variances
• Assist production of year-end accounts and financial returns and support during interim and final external audits

Person Specification:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA finalist or newly qualified
• Advanced MS Excel skills and working knowledge of Sun Systems (ideally)
• Strong experience in preparing year-end and monthly management accounts including year-end forecasts and budgets
• Experience of consolidation of management accounts packs for management reporting
• Experience of working in a multicultural and multisite organisation
• Proactive, solution oriented with experience of process improvement

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Financial Accountant, up to £44500 + Benefits (Maternity Cover) London

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

Main Duties:

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

Person Specification:

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

Please note:

The deadline for CV applications is ^{11th May 2020 and interviews will be held on 15th May 2020} (remotely due to Covid-19)

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Do you tire of reading adverts for run of the mill Finance jobs, wishing there could be a bigger project out there for you? How about something completely unique to get your teeth into? Can you see yourself being the leader of a complex acquisition/construction project worth over £100m?

A large property developer is currently in the process of making a £100m acquisition which will ultimately create thousands of new homes; it is the start of a long-term project central to the regeneration of the local area of London. A new post is being created within the Finance team of the parent company to essentially oversee, and be responsible for, the entire project from a Finance perspective. Key responsibilities will evolve over time and be shaped by the appointed candidate, but the overview of responsiblities for the Senior Project Accountant would include:

• Being the Finance figurehead for integrating the new development into the Group
• Business Partnering with Directors and Senior Managers in the Development function, ensuring that the project lifecycle remains on course
• Building a team within the parent company as time goes on to deal with the increased demand on Finance
• Conducting investment appraisals and reappraising the project at every stage; performing financial modelling and stress testing of various scenarios to inform a robust strategic business plan
• Performing due diligence on the acquisition, ensuring that everything from a compliance and tax perspective is compliant with all necessary regulations and protocols.

If you're looking for a non-traditional Finance position with the opportunity to oversee a major project that will put thousands of people into homes and be a key hub in the redevelopment of a part of London, then this could be the role for you. The employer is well respected and has excellent staff satisfaction; the benefits package is excellent, and you would join a highly skilled team all working towards a common purpose, based in an easily accessible office in the heart of London.

This is a highly complex position and would suit someone with a very specific set of skills and experience. Those who come from an audit background who have then gone on to deal with complex acquisitions or mergers, group consolidations and/or joint ventures may find that this is the senior Finance role they have been looking for.

While there may be many candidates with an interest in this position, essential criteria include:

• A full, recognised accountancy qualification. Those who qualified in audit who have experience in roles requiring complex financial appraisal and financial modelling, complex transaction planning and long-term business planning - within sectors relating to Housing, Property, Development or Construction will be seen highly favourably.
• First class communication skills with the credibility to be the point of contact for a multi-million-pound contract
• Being capable of taking on a senior leadership role and building a high functioning team as the project progresses.

This is a newly created role and preparations are being made to resort to video interviewing to allow recruitment to proceed during the coronavirus outbreak. The client is well geared to remote working and interviewing and therefore this process will not slow down due to the increased demand to work from home - if this role appears to be of interest, please apply now to kickstart an informal chat.

Financial and Management Accountant to work with a membership organisation in central London - £45,000.

Your new company:
A professional membership organisation based in Central London. The organisation has a group structure including a charity foundation.

Your new role:
The Financial and Management Accountant will work within the Foundation reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant. The postholder will get involved in anything from management accounts preparation to taxation to maintenance of the fixed asset register and liaising with the rest of the Group. We'll look to you for the review of balance sheet reconciliations, for accuracy financial information, and VAT accounting, investment accounting and wider financial aspects of the Foundation. It's a great way to build your understanding of the business and grow your potential.

As our Financial Accountant you'll be the lead Finance staff understanding Foundation business and developing relationships with the key stakeholders. You will have the opportunity to understand the group finance structure and work with other companies including the parent company and commercial subsidiary i.e. Publishing.
You will manage the year end process for the Foundation, ensuring all audit deliverables required by the auditors are produced on time and to a high standard. The post holder will be the lead contact for external auditors during audits and will be responsible for resolving and where appropriate escalating any issues arising in an effective and timely manner

You will also manage one part qualified person who is responsible primarily for the accounting of the fixed asset register.

What you'll need to succeed:
The ideal candidate will be a qualified Accountant with an understanding of the technical accounting aspects of working within the charity sector. You will have experience of both financial accounting and management accounting. Candidates from an audit background with experience of preparing accounts will be considered.

Please apply ASAP to be considered! This role is an 11/12 month contract but there is scope for the role to become permanent.

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This is an exciting new role within Alex TLC and will suit an enthusiastic and innovative individual with previous experience in the online retail sector. Flexibility and an eye for goods that will attract optimal value sales will be essential assets.

The impact of Covid-19 has provided an opportunity to redevelop our retail strategy to meet anticipated consumer habits post-lockdown. In this light, the decision has been made to develop an online charity shop, individually branded, in order to sustain pre-lockdown profitability levels, increase sales and long-term growth of this vital income stream.

The position is contracted at an initial three month period but has the potential for longer term or permanent contract dependent on assessment of the initial period.

Alex TLC is working towards completion of the shop platform and initial stocking prior to employment, and the successful candidate will be responsible for taking over management, communications, strategy and upskilling existing staff moving forward. 

The role is full time, 35 hours per week and would suit individuals preferrably with their own vehicle. The post will initially be situated at our retail premises in Penge, London, with travel to other Alex TLC premises across south east London required.

JOB DESCRIPTION IN FULL

OVERVIEW

Alex, The Leukodystrophy Charity (Alex TLC) are a small, independent rare disease charity competing for essential resources within an extremely competitive arena.

Like many other small charities, we have grown organically from an informal support group to the recognised voice for genetic leukodystrophy patients and their families. Formerly ALD Life, an organisation supporting the most prevalent leukodystrophy, in 2019 we expanded our support services to help those with all genetic leukodystrophy, increasing both our growth potential and workload.

Leukodystrophies are a very rare group of inherited disorders, therefore we acknowledge that support will always be limited. We work towards diversity of income through our charity shop business (5 sites), corporate partnership, voluntary income and grant making trusts. With the uncertainty of voluntary income levels for the coming months, Alex TLC is looking to strengthen its most reliable income stream, charity shop profits.

The impact of Covid-19 has provided an opportunity to redevelop our retail strategy to meet anticipated consumer habits post-lockdown. In this light, the decision has been made to develop an online charity shop, individually branded, in order to sustain pre-lockdown profitability levels, increase sales and long-term growth of this vital income stream.

This is an exciting new role within Alex TLC and will suit an enthusiastic and innovative individual with previous experience in the online retail sector. Flexibility and an eye for goods that will attract optimal value sales will be essential assets.

The position is contracted at an initial three months and has the potential for longer term or permanent contract dependent on assessment of the initial period.

Alex TLC is working towards completion of the shop platform and initial stocking prior to employment, and the successful candidate will be responsible for taking over management, communications, strategy and upskilling existing staff moving forward.

Alex TLC charity shops are well known within the local community as an excellent source of reasonably priced items to suit all incomes, and our shops are situated in the less well to do areas of south-east London. We are keen to reflect this inclusive ethos within the online business and ensure a diverse range of items from costlier collectables to bargain bundles for those on lower wages. An ethos of ecological benefit and reuse should also feature strongly as a key point of any strategy.

MAIN ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

GENERAL RESPONSILIBITIES

• Ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential financial information with consent from the Chief Executive Officer
• Ensure compliance with General Data Protection Regulations and the organisation’s Privacy Policy
• Declare any Conflicts of Interest through completion of the organisation’s Declaration of Interest form
• Ensure adherence to Alex TLC’s policies and Staff Handbook
• Undertake any other duties that are reasonable and are commensurate with the role
• Adhere to Alex TLC’s Covid-19 social distancing and PPE requirements
• Adherence to all statutory legislation involved in execution of duties

SPECIFIC RESPONSILIBITIES

• Ensure online shop is sufficiently and continually stocked with a wide range of goods to reflect Alex TLC’s ethos of reuse and reasonable pricing for all
• Train and upskill staff where necessary
• Develop new/adapt existing work processes for maximum efficiencies
• Work with the Communications Manager to meet engagement KPIs set by management
• Fortnightly reporting to Senior Management Team, moving to monthly if position extended

OTHER FEATURES (TRAVEL, HOURS OF WORK, WORKING CONDITIONS ETC)

The role is full time, 35 hours per week. Own car preferable.

LOCATION

Initially at our retail premises in Penge, London and with travel to other Alex TLC premises across south east London.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

ESSENTIAL:

• Education to at least GCSE level standard
• Excellent English and Maths skills
• Excellent IT and photography skills
• Knowledge of online retail platforms eg. Shopify

DESIRABLE:

• Knowledge of Gift Aid platforms eg. Cybertill

EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL:

• Previous digital retail selling experience
• Ability to identify profitable items
• Wide range of expertise across all genres eg antiques, brands, collectables
• Awareness of trends
• Ability to add sustainability and fashion tags
• Ability to develop efficient work processes
• Ability to provide effective training for staff and volunteers

DESIRABLE:

• Previous experience in online charity retail
• Knowledge of relevant statutory legislation

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

ESSENTIAL:

• Attention to detail;
• Self-motivated;
• Articulate;
• Calm;
• Methodical;
• Resourceful;
• Organised;
• Ability to supervise/manage;
• Flexible;
• Innovative;
• Willingness to learn about leukodystrophies and the work of Alex TLC.

Are you an Audit Senior, Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

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 & 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 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced 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 remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete 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. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• 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, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

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.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

Finance Business Partner

Vauxhall

6 month contract - £16,553

• Are you AAT/MAAT qualified to at least level 2
• Do you have experience of providing financial advice to budget holders?
• Are you familiar with processing financial transactions, month end, reconciliations and journals?

If so, a Multi-Academy Trust may be interested in meeting you

Specific Duties:

• Financial planning and analysis

• Working with budget holders to prepare yearly budgets and in - year re-forecasts
• Drafting the consolidated budget for the Board for review by the FP&A Manager
• Preparing the journal for loading the annual budget and forecasts onto PSF
• Preparing financial analyses of income and costs to inform decisions
• Advising budget holders on corrective actions to be taken from the financial analyses

• Business Partnering

• Holding regular finance and budget update meetings with selected budget holders
• Delivering insight into financial performance, guiding and advising on courses of action to ensure these budget holders meet their agreed financial targets
• Delivering finance training to non-finance people as appropriate

• Reporting & Management Information

• Once financial accounting have posted journals, ensuring accounts are accurate across the Trust
• Preparing monthly finance management accounts pack for review by the FP&A Manager
• Preparing monthly finance performance pack for each of the head teachers for review by the FP&A Manager
• Preparing departmental reports for the FP&A Manager as required
• Assisting the FP&A Manager in tracking various grant and bursary spend budgets

• Payroll

• Checking the payrolls designated, drafted by the payroll bureau EPM, after input from the HR function, before the payroll payments are made each month
• Working with EPM and the relevant HR staff to resolve payroll queries before the payroll payments are made each month
• Preparing the monthly salary journal, for review by the FP&A Manager

• Accounting

• Overseeing the processing of central charges to and from academies
• Assisting others when necessary with reconciling inter-academy accounts
• Preparing year-end schedules and support for the auditors when required
• Preparing and posting monthly accruals and prepayments
• Checking outstanding Purchase Order commitments as part of month end reporting

Key skills and experience:

• AAT part qualified to at least Level 2
• Experience of working in a MAT desirable but not essential
• Experience of working with and providing financial advice to budget holders
• Familiar with the details of how financial transactions are processed, and how these impact on the financial performance reported
• Experience operating financial systems, including transaction processing, performing reconciliations, month end close down, and processing journals.
• Ability to analyse & understand data and determine the financial implications
• Experience of preparing and presenting management information, including monthly management accounts and commentary
• Experience of preparing audit papers, and co-ordinating audit
• Excellent attention to detail and organisation skills
• Good questioning skills, and the ability to challenge budget holders on budgetary discipline
• Team player with the ability to work autonomously
• Takes initiative to learn, deliver and improve
• Ability to learn the role quickly and want to make improvements
• Keeps resilient, handle competing stakeholders and prioritise effectively
• Flexible conscientious approach and ability to multi task e.g. work to deadlines and deal with queries from a range of sources

Interviews will be held next week on ZOOM - so apply NOW

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Your new company:
A large faith based organisation based in Central London. The organisation have a group structure with several entities within the group. The Finance Operations department is a shared services function working across the group to provide a comprehensive, cost-effective finance service to each organisation, and helping to co-ordinate joint projects where appropriate. Finance Operations incorporates transaction processing, financial and management accounting, SAP systems support, payroll and procurement.

The finance team operate from a shared service centre and they have recently identified the need to improve some of their systems and processes which has created the need for the role of Operations and Change Manager.

Your new role:
The Finance Operations and Change Manager is a critical role working across the Finance Operations team to develop and enhance our processes, driving efficient working practices and improving service quality. The role is responsible for designing and implementing improved processes within an appropriate control framework, setting appropriate service delivery standards for each team and developing tools to monitor performance and drive continuous improvement. The Finance Operations and Change Manager will lead a range of improvement projects across the Finance Operations team to drive efficient working practices and improve service quality.

What you'll need to succeed:

• Qualified Accountant
• Strong process design skills
• Strong influencing and persuasive skills
• Considerable experience in leading and delivering successful change, improving processes and ways of working within a team and with other teams
• Good understanding of best practice financial processing techniques and up-to-date with relevant technology solutions
• Experience of project management using a recognised project management methodology
• Experience of end-to-end business process mapping, able to produce clear and accurate documentation to underpin process redesign activities

What you'll get in return:
This is an opportunity to work with a large organisation and also to make critical changes to the organisation. The organisation offers good work life balance and a competitive package of benefits. There is also a very strong possibility that the contract will extend or even become permanent.

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Pay: £45,000 - 60,000 pro rata upwards, depending on experience
FT/PT: 3-4 days per week
Contract: Permanent, with three months’ probation
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Based at: Chelsea Methodist Church, London SW3
Closing date: 8 June 2020 9am

Glass Door Homeless Charity is London’s largest open-access winter night shelter. This award-winning, independent charity provides shelter and support for those with nowhere else to turn. 

We are recruiting an experienced and compassionate Senior Finance and Resources Manager to join our growing team. In recent years, Glass Door has expanded its services in order to support a growing number of people sleeping on the streets of London. This is an exciting time to join the charity, as we take the important next steps in expanding our resources function. 

You will be a confident and friendly self-starter, who takes initiative to get things done. No two days will be the same: we are a dynamic office with all-hands-on-deck approach when required.

Working for Glass Door

We’re a collaborative team of 28 permanent and approximately 35 seasonal staff, who love making a positive impact. If you believe in our ethos and want to make a difference, get in touch. 

Glass Door provides its employees a full induction as well as learning and development opportunities and access to our employee wellbeing programme. We offer interest-free season ticket loans and a cycle-to-work scheme. 

We operate an equal opportunities policy and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Although Glass Door services normally take place within churches or church-owned properties, please note individuals with connections to a variety of faiths or none work for, volunteer at, and use the services of Glass Door. 

Our headquarters are located in the heart of Chelsea, close to both Sloane Square and South Kensington tube stations.

To apply

Download the candidate pack from our website and apply by 9am on Monday 8 June 2020. Initial interviews will be held in June via video call. 

Start Date

The start date will be July, depending on notice period and/or Covid-19 restrictions/ practicalities.

Job Description
The post holder will be responsible for the following:

Finance

• Maintain appropriate and comprehensive finance and accounting policies and procedures including payment authorisations, cash management etc.

• Provide clear and accurate financial information, budgets and forecasts to the trustees, COO, fundraising team and other departments as required.

• Manage strategic relationship with key partner organisations such as book keepers/auditors/payroll providers/bank etc. • Overall responsibility, with support from the external bookkeeper and internal staff, for:

• Ensuring accurate recording and maintenance of finance data, including accurate classification of income.
• Ensuring balance sheet and bank is reconciled and reviewed monthly.
• Preparing and developing monthly Management Accounts. • Oversee preparation of the annual financial statements and manage the external audit. • Oversee payroll and pension process, engaging with external payroll support, including administering monthly payroll and authorising weekly payroll.

Legal and compliance

• Overall responsibility for compliance with all legislation / codes.

• Ensure Companies House, Charity Commission, HMRC and Pensions Regulator requirements are met in a timely fashion.

Risk management

• Overall responsibility for risk management, including timely and accurate completion of risk assessments, maintaining and developing the organisation's risk register, and procuring and maintaining appropriate insurance cover.

• Overall responsibility for health and safety, with support from the HR Manager and other staff.

IT

• Overall responsibility for information technology across the organisation, which is implemented day-to-day by the IT support providers and Office Manager.

People Management

• Support and line manage a team of five.

• Conduct regular supervision meetings and performance appraisals.
 

Senior Management Team

• Operate as part of the Glass Door senior management team, with a particular remit to ensure that we are fulfilling our financial and compliance objectives.

• Support the COO and colleagues in setting the strategic direction for Glass Door.

• Represent the COO on internal or external matters, if appropriate.

Person Specification

Essential

Personal Qualities

Empathetic attitude towards homeless and vulnerably-housed people. 

A confident self-starter who will hit the ground running. 

Ability to operate at a range of levels; with both gravitas and relate-ability 

A team worker with an open, collaborative style and a practical, “can-do” approach. 

Commitment to our values of being welcoming; being open to all, without prejudice; compassionate; believing individuals can turn their lives around; and knowing we can have a bigger impact when we work together. 

Commitment to and understanding of the issues relating to equality of opportunity and the ability to implement change in this area. 

Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies.

Qualifications and Experience
ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA qualification. 

Minimum two years’ in-house employment experience post-qualification. 

Experience of leading and inspiring a team. 

Experience of budgeting and financial planning, including modelling / scenario planning. 

Experience with month end reporting.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Excellent working knowledge of accounting software systems e.g. Xero / Sage. 

Fully conversant with best practice in accounting procedures. 

Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail, especially record-keeping and electronic filing. 

Strong written English and numeracy skills. 

Excellent skills in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and databases). 

Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills. 

Ability to forward plan and schedule workflows. 

Ability to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds.

Desirable
ACA or ACCA qualification.  

Experience of working with homeless people or similar disadvantaged client groups and an understanding of their needs.

Experience of working in the not for profit sector. 

Experience of charity accounting/ the SORP. 

Experience of risk management. 

An understanding of GDPR and health and safety legislation.

Recruitment during COVID-19

During the COVID-19 restrictions, our interviews will be through video call.

Additionally, the successful applicant will be fully supported to work from home for the initial period where restrictions on travel are in place.

About us

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

About the role

The Finance Business Partner is an exciting new role at Crisis which will implement and develop a business partnering function to improve communication from a finance service perspective.
This role will proactively support the business by providing relevant financial information and add value using financial analysis. This is to provide support in decision making across relevant areas of the organisation.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have ACCA/ CIMA or equivalent CCAB recognised accounting qualification, or working towards such a qualification, or can demonstrate being qualified by experience. The ideal candidate for this role will:

- Demonstrate the ability to deliver insight, influence decisions and critically appraise plans, ensuring the FBP role is a     valued and integral part of the organisation.
- Ability to analyse and interpret financial data and deliver insight in a clear and engaging style
- Have an innovative approach and ability to work in a changing environment
- Ability to bring numbers to life; present and communicate financial performance and analysis to stakeholders

You must have ACCA/ CIMA or equivalent CCAB recognised accounting qualification, or working towards such a qualification, or can demonstrate being qualified by experience.

Benefits

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

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

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

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, apply by submitting CV and cover letter addressing points 1,3 and 4 of the person specification (in Word format).

Closing date: 21 June 2020 (11.59pm)
Interviews: w/c 6 July 2020

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team, contact details can be found on our website.

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Head of Donor Finance (8 Months FTC) £55,000 - £60,000

For a global NGO, we're recruiting a Head of Donor Finance for 8 months to cover a secondment. Reporting to the Global Financial Controller, the Head of Donor Finance managed a team of 9 and will lead them in supporting all aspects of the project life cycle. This role will lead on the planning for the 10-year strategy from a donor finance and project perspective and will lead the financial aspects of project close-outs. The Head of Donor Finance will ensure reports for project management and for Donors are robust and timely and will oversee all donor compliance and budget preparation.

Main Duties:

• Key business partner to the Executive team, donor teams, donor compliance and international operations; provide advice and training on donor finance
• Provide full life-cycle support to country programmes, regional teams and donor teams
• Oversee cost proposal development processes, ensuring competitive, accurate and sustainable cost proposals are submitted
• Monitor and track performance of new business development functions
• Ensure Donor Reporting and Accounting functions are compliant, and reports and invoices are accurate; Income cashflows and forecasts are robust, and that project deferred and accrued income balances are accurate
• Ensure all project donor audits (EU and USAID) are completed on time and fully compliant
• Lead, motivate and manage a team of 9 through 3 direct reports
• Contribute to the 10-year strategy and planning

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with significant management of restricted funds and project reporting and accounting team including DFID, EU and USAID
• Proven staff leadership and management experience
• Multi-currency reporting and accounting
• Ideally experience of Vision Q&A and Sun Systems
• Credibility and gravitas to deputise for the Global FC as required
• Considerable Charity SORP experience

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