Group management accountant jobs near London, Greater London

The Line is seeking a management accountant, qualified through training or experience, to join the senior team at an exciting time of growth in the organisation. 

You will be a key member of the team, ensuring that The Line monitors income and spend at an overall and project level. The role will require you to produce financial reports for both Management and Trustees to help The Line to achieve its objectives whilst complying with financial requirements. You will work closely with our Director and Finance Trustee, as well as working with the wider team.

Elrha is a global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We are seeking a Management Accountant to hold a wide range of essential financial responsibilities. These include transactional processing, month-end procedures, supporting budget holders, and financial due diligence over grantees.

Our Management Accountant role is vital to Elrha’s robust financial management. It plays a critical part in ensuring that Elrha’s programmes and activities run smoothly and efficiently, while also supporting accurate and timely financial forecasting and reporting. This role is varied, touching on all aspects of Elrha’s financial management, and acts as a key contact for a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.

The profile of a successful candidates is a qualified or part-qualified accountant, with strong technical skills and the ability to translate these skills into working successfully with non-financial specialists. You will also have a good understanding of the practical interactions between an organisation’s operations, its key risks, and its financial data. Experience in the humanitarian and/or development sector will be an advantage, as will be knowledge of UK charity accounting and/or technical understanding of audit principles.

In addition, you will also:

• have the ability and willingness to take responsibility for a wide variety of tasks, ranging from routine administrative tasks and monthly reporting, to addressing technical accounting problems.
• be able to adapt to shifting priorities and responsibilities as the situation demands.
• take a constructive approach to problem-solving, applying judgment to consult with colleagues to ensure solutions meet the needs of all those affected.
• be a confident user of Microsoft Excel, comfortable working with pivot tables, lookups and similar advanced functions.

If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.In return, we can offer a large degree of autonomy and flexibility for you to shape the role, develop, learn and grow professionally. We are a committed, friendly and collaborative team, and the role is a great opportunity to develop your skills across a wide financial remit.

Please review the full job description for further details. When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children recruitment system. Please ensure you complete the personal statement as part of the application process to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.Please note that we will assess your communication skills on the quality of your personal statement and CV as well as any presented achievements.

About Elrha

Elrha is a global charity that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We fund and support projects that go on to shape the way in which people across the world are supported during a crisis. We are based in the UK, but our roles have a global reach. We’re an established and respected part of the humanitarian community, working closely and meaningfully with our fellow networks and actors to make change happen.

Remote Working

Elrha is currently transitioning to new hybrid ways of working and with the aim of promoting flexible working practices. Other than the expectation to attend occasional team meetings in person, for the purposes of building personal connections and successful collaborations, employees can chose to work either in their designated office base or at their home within the UK. We are happy to discuss flexible working options and patterns at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

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

Salaries and benefits

Jobs are positioned within the salary structure based on evaluation. New employees will usually be appointed at the bottom of the grade, however the appointed salary may also take into account the relevant experience a candidate brings to a role. Elrha is committed to paying staff in a fair and equitable way and will benchmark all salary offers in line with the pay of existing staff.

Elrha also has a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days holiday entitlement which increases year on year, 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution) and life cover.

Pre-employment Checks

Any employment with Elrha will be subject to the following checks prior to your start date:

• a satisfactory police record check to include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or an International Criminal Record Check (If applicable)
• receipt of satisfactory references
• proof of eligibility to work in the national location for this role

Elrha is a wholly owned subsidiary of Save the Children. We are able to benefit from a range of support services provided by Save the Children UK, including recruitment systems. For this reason you will be directed to Save the Children UK’s job portal upon clicking ‘apply’.

Please ensure you read the full job description and complete the Personal Statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you

Prospectus is delighted to be working with The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust to recruit an Accountant who will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Trust's finances. Reporting to the Director, you will: ensure the integrity of the Trust's financial data and controls; monitor the financial progress of major grants; oversee payments to grant-holders and suppliers; produce quarterly management accounts and cashflow forecasts; and manage the annual audit and the production of the statutory accounts.

Please note this role is offered on a part time basis of 0.6 FTE (21 hours a week) with 1 day worked in their central London office.

The Trust is a grant-making charity endowed by Sir Jules Thorn, who built a group of successful companies to form one of the UK's largest electrical businesses. The largest grants support translational medical research undertaken in the UK's leading medical schools and NHS organisations, but the Trust is also committed to supporting broader aspects of health and care. The Trust typically makes new awards of around £4m each year.

The main responsibilities of this role are to develop, maintain and document robust financial procedures and controls, to track the financial progress of major grants and to receive, check, process and monitor all requests for payment from grant-holders, contractors and staff. You will monitor short and long-term grant commitments, work with the Director to manage the Trust's cashflow and effective management of cash balances and prepare the year-end audit file and draft statutory accounts. This includes notes and figures in the Trustees' Report; ensuring they are compliant with the Charity SORP.

To be successful as an Accountant you will have experience of operating financial accounting systems and controls including data entry, payroll preparation and oversight, reconciliations, journal entries, audit, budgeting and forecasting. You will have good, current knowledge of charity accounting law, including best practice as defined under the Charity SORP and relevant accounting standards, alongside substantial experience of online accounting systems.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV, covers letters are not required. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to discuss the role further.

We are proud to be partnering with a social mobility charity that empowers economically disadvantaged communities, to find an outstanding Management Accountant. The role will be for 4 days per week and is a flexible, hybrid role with home working. This is a temporary to permanent opportunity.

We are looking for a qualified finance professional with great attention to detail and excellent communication skills to join our small finance team within the Partnerships & Impact division. This role will work with the Finance Manager to develop a business-partner approach to finance and grow financial understanding across the organisation.

One of the main responsibilities is the preparation of management accounts including comparison with budget and forecasting. You will be updating and monitoring budgets and cashflow, working as a business partner to teams to advise and challenge. You will be responsible to support the smooth running of projects with accurate and timely financial information, helping ensure any funder requirements are met. You will have to keep accurate financial records, including - all income including grants, donations and ecommerce charges and banking records across the Group and associated allocation of funds. You will have to lead on the continual review of financial processes to achieve time-savings and ensure compliance with accounting and data regulation.

In order to be considered for this role, you must be qualified accountant ACCA/CIMA or equivalent. Dynamics NAV/ Business Central for accounting would be an advantage but by no means essential.

This post is to start immediately and will be an ongoing temporary position until they appoint the permanent candidate, which could be you.

If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please apply by sending a Word copy of your CV.

A charity are recruiting for a Year-end Accountant

Your new company
A large, high profile, London-based charity.

Your new role
Reporting to the CFO, you will support on the production of the Annual report and the Accounts for the Group and will lead on liaising with the external auditors in adherence with agreed deadlines and standards. Anticipated duration is for 9 months. To start ASAP. Hybrid working pattern: 1-2 days per week in the office.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified Accountant with strong experience of financial/year-end accounting for a sizeable, complex charity.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Salary: £42,000 - £47,000 (£16,615 to £18,593 pro-rata) (depending on experience) pro-rata

Location: Remote – UK based. Our offices are in East London but we welcome applicants from across the UK who do not wish to relocate. You should be willing to travel to our London office for team and project meetings up to six times per year (Covid permitting).

Hours:  Part time 8.5 days a month (60 Hours per month (flexible))

Contract: Fixed term contract (two years)

Benefits: 25 days annual, excluding bank holidays, and three days off between Christmas and New Year pro-rata.

About The Young Foundation

The UK faces significant social, economic and environmental challenges, which demand urgent collective action.

Today, The Young Foundation’s mission is to develop better-connected communities and shape a fairer future. Together with individuals, organisations and policy-makers, we explore new ways to tackle the issues people tell us they care about.

We believe that stronger communities, where people have influence, will secure the greatest wellbeing in society. That’s why we work with local people; to understand the issues affecting them, involve them in research, and innovate with them to drive positive change.

About the role

We are seeking a CCAB (or equivalent) qualified accountant to perform part-time flexible role, supporting the Director of Finance and Corporate Resources in producing monthly management accounts and liaising with users of the accounts. Overseeing monthly reconciliations and financial controls and performing complex reconciliations.

How to apply

With reference to the job specification, please visit The Young Foundation website.

The closing date for applications is 9am on 27th July 2022

The selection process will consist of a virtual interview and task. Shortlisted candidates will be informed by Friday 29th July

Interviews will take place w/c 1st August 2022 via video-call.

The Young Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our team we actively encourage people from Black and Ethnic Minority or other under-represented groups to apply for this role. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK. Applicants who require a work permit in order to take up employment will not be considered.

Upon submitting your application, you will receive an automated response to say we have received your application.

Please note that we review application after the closing date and we regret that we will only be able to reply and give feedback to short-listed applicants.

Senior Financial Accountant. Interim. £300 per day Ltd. (Outside IR35). Remote or Hybrid

For a large international organisation with presence in over 120 countries, we are recruiting an Interim Senior Financial Accountant to manage the end-to-end accounting processes across their largest business unit including month and year-end close. The Interim Senior Financial Accountant will ensure consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes in line with corporate policies. This role is outside the scope of IR35 and can be worked remotely, so would suit Ltd Co.

Main Duties:

• Manage the month-end process. Report to the UK Finance Controller for pre-closing and month-end closing steps
• Review and monitor all accounting transactions and adjustments
• Financial control for the UK region businesses including monthly invoicing and credit checks
• Management of global fee reconciliations and recharges
• Financial control for a smaller UK-based business
• Financial control for a global operations team including roll-out and re-charge processes
• Management of the Shared Service Centre relationships including management of 2 staff in the SSC
• Lead on corporate business processes
• Point of contact for Corporate Finance for Treasury and Tax
• Cash-flow forecasting and reporting
• Review reconciliations for all control accounts to balance sheet accounts
• Manage internal audit and NAO audit preparation
• Develop and roll-out effective finance processes, standards, templates, and systems
• Liaise with Risk and Compliance, SSC, Corporate Finance, Tax and Treasury and External Suppliers

Person Specification:

• Qualified Accountant (CCAB)
• Experience in Financial Control and in meeting deadlines
• Experience of SAP financial control system
• Experience of managing a diverse group of stakeholders in multiple locations
• Experience of ERP systems
• Experience of MS tools including MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Experience of working in international and multi-cultural organisations
• Experience of redesigning and automating processes

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Finance Officer

Agency Reference Number: 7203350

A position has arisen for a Finance Officer to join an excellent Charity in Central London.

Salary: £32,000 per annum
Length: 9 months fixed term contract

Job responsibilities include:

• Managing the accounts payable function
• Managing the accounts receivable function
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations
• Carrying out bank reconciliations
• Dealing with gift aid
• Posting daily bank receipts onto finance system
• Manage income collection, banking and recording for all events
• Follow the guidance on cash handling procedures
• Ensure that all payments and receipts are posted on the finance system in a timely manner
• Reconcile all bank accounts on a timely basis
• Reallocate online giving to the appropriate income stream in liaison with the Data team

The successful candidate MUST:

• Experience in using SAGE accounting packages
• Have experience working in the Charity  sector
• Have a minimum of 3 years accounting experience
• Experience of using a computerised financial systems and desktop packages

Organization Profile:

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in historically low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls as they build skills to succeed in secondary school and negotiate key life decisions. Room to Read collaborates with local communities, partner organizations and governments to test and implement innovative models that can be integrated into the education system to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. To date, Room to Read has benefited more than 32 million children and has worked in 21 countries and in more than 49,000 communities, with additional support through remote solutions that facilitate learning beyond the classroom. Room to Read aims to reach 40 million children by 2025. 

Position Overview:

The Project Manager will work across departments to oversee a portfolio of projects, events, or activities, ranging from establishing school libraries to book publishing and video production. The primary role of the Project Manager is to ensure that a given project is achieving its goals, both programmatically and financially with the highest degree of quality, effectiveness, and efficiency. The Project Manager is responsible for projects being on track and on budget. They preempt problems, develop solutions to existing problems and identify opportunities for organizational growth and impact.

The Project Manager also manages relationships with local partner organizations to ensure the quality assurance, accountability and regular reporting on projects meet Room to Read standards. In the process, they grow Room to Read’s reputation for project excellence.

The Project Manager reports to the Director of Program Operations and is part of the Room to Read’s Global Office (GO) Program Operations Team. This is a two-year, fixed-term role, renewable contingent on funding.  The position is available for remote work from the United States (California, Florida, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Maryland, Colorado or Oregon), Hong Kong, Japan, the U.K., Singapore or Switzerland, and involves approximately 15%-20% travel annually, as required.

The duties and responsibilities outlined below applies to all Room to Read projects; however, certain responsibilities may be modified depending on the individual project.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Project Coordination and Monitoring (40%)

• Negotiate project-related agreements, hire and on-board/orient key contractors, and identify, select, and engage potential partner organizations.
• Develop project work plans (with inputs from other departments and partners) and/ modify them as needed to ensure that projects are executed on time and on budget.
• Coordinate with the Room to Read Program Design & Technical Assistance (PDTA) Team on technical/programmatic matters related to planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of program activities.
• Liaise with the Finance, Accounting and Legal Team on project agreements, budgets, procurement, and other matters related to expense management.
• Work with the People Operations department to recruit project staff and consultants, including developing and reviewing job descriptions, determining the qualifications necessary for a position, coordinating and interviewing candidates, and facilitating onboarding for new contractors and staff.

• Maintain a comprehensive overview of project activities – among both staff and contractors.
• Serve as the operational liaison for project staff and consultants. Where project staff may report day-to-day actions to the Program’s team technical lead, provide operational support to the project staff, consultants and their supervisor.
• Maintain alignment between project activities and Room to Read’s overall vision and strategic plan. Guide projects toward outcomes that position the project, and Room to Read, as providing strategic value to stakeholders, partners, and investors. 

Compliance, Budget, and Risk Management (30%)

• Ensure compliance with Room to Read and investors’ contractual policies and procedures.
• Develop and manage project budgets: track and monitor spending against the budget, ensure the timely and appropriate use of funds, manage forecasts, and recommend steps to mitigate overspending or underspending, as necessary.

• Create and review project documents such as agreements and contracts, working in partnership with Legal, Development, and other departments as needed.
• Ensure that the compliance requirements of investors and internal Room to Read policies are met. Communicate rules and policies to project staff and consultants, and ensure they are being adhered to, addressing gaps or escalating concern as necessary.

Communications and Donor Engagement (10%)

• Work in collaboration with the Room to Read Development and Communications (DevCom) team to share relevant information about the project and progress made.
• Provide support to the Global Office DevCom Team in the development of concept notes, proposals, and marketing materials to support fundraising for key elements of the project.
• At the request of DevCom, meet with donors to support fundraising efforts 

Program Operations Team Engagement and Support (20%)

• Work in collaboration with the Program Operations team to complete internal reporting requirements and annual planning and budgeting cycles.
• As needed, lead or actively participate in internal projects that support the growth and development of Program Operations for Room to Read, including support to additional development projects. 

Qualifications

Required:

• A master’s degree in a related field of study, such as Education, Business Development or Nonprofit Management, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience with at least 5 years of experience in project management that includes significant hands-on work in multi-faceted planning
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people, including stakeholders, staff, partners, and investors
• Prior experience developing and managing budgets
• Proven ability to problem-solve, prioritize, and multi-task, with an acknowledged track record of achieving results
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once and manage time accordingly
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally on an as-needed basis 
• Experience working across departments to build and manage effective teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, including public speaking and the ability to persuade others
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

• The ability to speak Urdu, French and/or Portuguese
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Ability to toggle between working on a broad strategic level and a detailed programmatic level
• Prior experience working within international education development

To be successful at Room to Read, you will also:

• Have passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact a dynamic nonprofit organization
• Be a proactive and innovative thinker who achieves results and creates positive change
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness 
• Embrace diversity and a commitment to collaboration
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation:

Room to Read offers a competitive pay with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, life insurance, commuter benefits and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing transforming the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Application Procedure:

Qualified candidates are invited to apply at www.roomtoread/about-us/careers.You will be asked to complete an online application and upload your resume and cover letter. You will receive an email confirmation when your application has been received. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we are not able to send personalized responses to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.

Room to Read is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing
the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.

Overview

Child’s i Foundation is a Ugandan based social impact organisation with an international reputation for advocating child rights and creating community based alternatives to orphanages. A small non-profit with a big impact, we work with governments, national partners and our worldwide network of supporters to highlight the harm and cost of orphanages in Uganda and globally. We’re helping to reimagine the whole child protection and care system, repurpose orphanages and rebuild services at the heart of communities that are designed to strengthen and support birth, foster and adoptive families. Because every child needs a loving family, we are Child's i.

Background

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant with experience/knowledge of international development accounting. This role will provide effective financial management to our teams in Uganda and the UK.

This is a home-based role in in the UK, with occasional meetings with the UK team, and potentially an annual trip to Uganda, to strengthen the accounting & financial management systems and ongoing monitoring. 

You will have overall responsibility for the financial management and financial stability in the UK. You will also provide support to, and work closely with, the finance team in Uganda, to ensure effective financial management at the group level.

You will ensure there is strong financial management accounting and budgeting systems in the UK and Uganda, ensuring effective management of our cash and reserves, and ensuring the organisation is running in a sustainable and efficient manner.

Role and responsibilities 

Management Accounting & Budgeting

• Manage month-end processes in the UK, including posting journals, P&L review, balance sheet reconciliations, and producing UK Management Accounts 

• Review and interrogate Ugandan monthly management accounts and provide feedback & support to the Uganda finance team.

• Produce consolidated monthly management accounts, including variance reports, rolling cash-flows and reserves forecasts.

• Prepare quarterly board packs including key UK, Uganda and group financial information, including forecasts and scenario planning as appropriate.

• Supervise and oversee the UK Payroll and ensure HMRC compliance.

• Prepare the UK budget, oversee preparation of the Ugandan annual budget, and prepare annual consolidated budgets.

Statutory Accounting

• Prepare the annual accounts, including consolidated accounts.

• Prepare for the annual audit, including liaising with auditors and overseeing the implementation of audit recommendations.

• Ensure accounts and relevant returns are filed with Companies House and the Charity Commission each year.

Project Accounting 

• Work with the Programmes & Fundraising teams in the UK and Uganda on preparing budgets for grant proposals and costing activities.

• Support the organisation to ensure full cost recovery.

• Review financial reports for donors prepared by the Uganda Team, ensuring accuracy & completeness of submitted financial reports.

• Ensure compliance with donor rules & requirements with respect to finance.

Cash & Reserves Management

• Actively manage cash flow to ensure adequate cash levels are maintained throughout the year, including cash flow forecasting.

• Ensure strong Restricted & Unrestricted Fund management; track & forecast the movement on funds each month and take any follow up action as needed.

• Actively manage exchange rate risk, ensuring the charity minimises exchange rate losses and mitigates against the risks effectively.

Financial planning and operations 

• Work closely with the CEO, the team in the UK, Uganda, and board of trustees, to support the organisation’s objectives and strategic plans.

• Attend, and contribute to discussion at, quarterly meetings of the Board of Trustees and sub committees.

• Develop resource strategies that support organisational objectives and that align with current and future needs of Programmes and Fundraising teams.

• Review and strengthen the control environment of the UK and Uganda office, ensuring that all relevant policies and procedures are robust and that the organisation is meeting is regulatory, compliance and reporting requirements.

• Monitor and investigate any financial performance issues in Uganda and recommend appropriate remedial action. 

• Assist the team in Uganda to develop financial management capacity.

• Any other responsibilities as required from time to time by the CEO.

Person specification skills and experience required 

• Qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), desirably with international development knowledge/experience. 

• Knowledge and experience of using QuickBooks or similar accounting system.

• Some experience in grant management and reporting.

• Experience of working with Restricted & Unrestricted funds and a good understanding of the challenges this can pose.

• UK charity experience, including charity SORP

• Some experience of developing and strengthening accounting and financial management systems, policies and processes.

• Able to present complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

• Ability to build rapport with others from a range of backgrounds.

• Excellent written and spoken English, and ability to write concise reports for a variety of stakeholders and audiences.

• Resilient, flexible and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

• Able to work in a standalone capacity with regard to managing the finance function.

Additional Information

• At Child’s i Foundation we value diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves and to reach their full potential. The statements in the person specification are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

• Child’s i Foundation is an equal opportunities employer.

• This role is open to UK residents only.

• We will actively consider flexible working arrangements.

The Crystal Palace Community Trust Operations and Finance Manager will be an important member of the team. Based at Anerley Town Hall, which is a historic, landmark building, with excellent public transport links and on-site parking for staff, the post holder will help deliver a high-quality service to all users of our building.

An important element of the role is use of financial systems such as Quick-books and Microsoft Excel. The post holder will make recommendations for future operational improvements, provide accurate, timely financial reports and help steer CPCT to deliver a positive value for money service that improves the lives of local people.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Management of the building
• Finance and Risk
• Management of front line staff
• Management of Business Centre tenants

1) Operational Management of the Building:

• Facilities management and space hire – oversee management of an effective reception service including community space hire.
• Oversee building maintenance programme e.g. service contracts, one off repairs, cleaning
• Management of IT provision to the building
• Ensuring appropriate health and safety measures are in place
• Ensure the building is properly secure and alarmed at all times
• Process works, purchase orders and contracts in accordance with CPCT’s procedures
• Ensure consumables needed are stocked
• Comply with current legislation regarding building management

2) Finance and Risk

• Process income received and payments made accurately
• Provide monthly reports on finances based on QuickBooks records maintained by CPCT staff
• Present information in good time for the Finance and Risk Sub-Group and the CPCT Board: attend and present at these bi-monthly meetings if required
• Assist with preparation and finalisation of annual budgets to be agreed by the Board
• Assist with preparation of annual accounts with the CPCT CEO and Treasurer for the external accountant to finalise/audit
• Provide ad-hoc review and analysis on income and expenditure areas if specifically required,
• Maintain and Develop CPCTs risk register to identify main areas of risk/exposure, enabling CPCT to allocate sufficient resources to mitigate these
• With the CPCT’s General Manager develop, implement and maintain a business continuity plan (BCP) to provide physical sustainability
• Carry out risk assessments as required to add a practical level to the risk analysis process in a clear format for the Board and other stakeholders

Management of front-line staff

• Manage front line administrative/reception and caretaking staff
• Provide staff with support and advice where necessary
• Manage staff time in order to ensure consistent cover for reception and caretaking functions
• Carry out staff appraisals in accordance with CPCT procedures

Management of business centre tenants

• Manage day to day relationships with business centre tenants in a professional, friendly manner
• Provide any necessary day to day support to business centre tenants
• Keep business centre tenants apprised of any issues relating to the operation of the building

To apply please send your CV and cover letter showing how you meet the person specification. This should be in point 12 font and no more than 2 sides A4 by the closing date of 15th July 2022

I am recruiting for an experienced and motivated Finance Manager for a 6 month assignment with one of my key clients in the not for profit space.

You will be responsible for overseeing the key financial transactional activities, include overseeing end-to-end finance operations, payroll, balance sheet reconciliations, , as well as ad-hoc projects and requests as and when they arise. Overseeing the monitoring and budget setting will also be your responsibility.

Experience of the following 2 things is key:

1. Experience of recommending and implementing improvements to procedures and controls - assisting in the development of policies and procedures for the charity and limited company, including, but not limited to, those affecting risk management and financial controls
2. Experience of managing staff - you will oversee a team of 3 Finance Officers in this role

Other duties will include supporting the production of annual financial statements for the charity and consolidated accounts for the group, including supporting their audit, preparing and submitting VAT returns.

You will be responsible for supervising the maintenance of appropriate accounting records and ensuring the timely production of management information for the charity and limited company, as well as managing the payroll and ensure that payments and returns to the HMRC are completed as required, including monthly RTI.

The successful candidate will be able to evidence that they have previous experience of overseeing the accounts payable function, ensuring the integrity of the purchasing process plus overseeing the sales ledger and credit control function, ensuring the accurate recording of the charity's varied sources of income.

This is a role that offers 90% remote working and prior experience of working in the not for profit space and with SUN accounts is ideal, but not essential. It also offers the potential to go "temp to perm".

For a full job description and more details on the client and the position in general, please apply - interviews will be this week!

Recruiting for a Registered Care Manager to join our Mental Health Service in Hackney!

GBP £40,000 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

The Registered Manager for Felstead Street is responsible for the effective management of all contracts within their designated patch, including line managing the relevant front line staff. Leadership and competence development in direct reports is a key responsibility of the role. Post-holders may also carry client group specialism responsibilities, linking in with other managers and Head Of Operations to ensure focussed integration of specialisms across the whole organisation and holding CQC registration for the service

The Registered Manager is required to be registered or willing to undertake registration with the CQC and be responsible for the duties inherent in this.

Key Responsibilities:

* CQC registered or willing to undertake CQC registration to act as the Registered Manager.
* Adhere to CQC standards and reporting procedures.
* Make recommendations for, and update DoLS applications within designated timeframes.
* Drive business planning activities within your contract, ensuring relevant and challenging objective setting and ongoing performance tracking, developing turn around action plans as may be necessary
* Using sound financial and accounting principles, manage contract budgets to deliver on corporate and local contract financial targets
* Successfully lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing of and maintenance of a positive local culture within your service
* Work to continuously improve staff competence, ensure ownership of all staff issues and speedy and effective conflict resolution
* Responsible for reporting all staff changes to HR and Payroll departments, as appropriate e.g. starters, leavers, additional hours etc
* Responsible for maintaining quarterly staff succession plans
* Deliver effective, professional and commercially focused briefings and supervision meetings with staff and ensure that information, reporting & communications flow up/down is effective
* Responsible for managing and allocating customers to support staff (casework management)
* Develop key business relationships with all relevant customers/external parties to ensure service delivery excellence and maximise new business opportunities in own patch
* Plan, organise and prioritise operations within your contract to ensure maximum efficiencies/utilisation of all resources
* Working with your team lead creative and ambitious customer involvement plans across the patch and ensure successful implementation
* Where appropriate to role, carry client group specialism activities, linking in with other managers and Heads of Operations to ensure focussed integration of specialisms across the whole organisation
* Lead quality visits, using Look Ahead's local indicators to monitor quality/performance, set targets and lead action plans to ensure highly rated services that reflect requirements of local funders and local and national standards
* Responsible for producing and submitting Monthly Management Reports to the Performance team, ensuring that all data gathered on local KPI's is accurate and up to date
* Drive continuous improvement initiatives across contract portfolio ensuring Look Ahead continues to set and achieves sector best practice standards and is held as a benchmark to competitors
* Develop and maintain excellent internal management relationships with all other Look Ahead departments & functions, ensuring sharing of best practice and supporting initiatives to improve organisational performance
* Within your service, ensure competent use of all relevant business IT systems and all company policies and frameworks
* Responsible for managing petty cash for the service in accordance with Look Ahead procedures
* Deliver an out of hours on-call service for region
* Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to throughout the service, to review at local level and ensure staff are competent and suitably trained
* Ensure that all safeguarding cases are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Operations Managers
* Ensure that all other Look Ahead policies and procedures are adhered to
* Carry out other management duties commensurate with the designated role level, as may be deemed reasonable by Look Ahead, including the management of other contracts within the designated patch, or an alternative patch, if such a need arises

Person Specification:

* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
* Prefers working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

Please see our website for the full job description.

About FareShare

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to almost 10,000 frontline charities and community groups. During 2021, we redistributed 127 million meals, the equivalent of 4 meals every second through our FareShare Regional Centres and our retail surplus model FareShare Go, reaching over 1 million people.

FareShare exists because of two hugely important and highly topical issues. As a consequence of supply and demand, huge volumes of food are grown or made in the UK and a small percentage ends up as unwanted surplus with little commercial value. At the same time, there are many thousands of frontline community groups and charities that are providing a vital safety net for the most vulnerable in our society. We seek to squeeze as much social good out of that uneconomic surplus by getting it to almost 10,000 such groups across the UK whilst they provide essential wraparound support services for their beneficiaries.

The Cost of Living Crisis and before it, the COVID-19, have shone a spotlight on the issue of food insecurity in the UK and with it, FareShare’s ability to get food to vulnerable communities nationwide. It is estimated that over 4.7m UK households are now experiencing food insecurity and whilst the equivalent of 1.3bn meals of good surplus food occurs each year, FareShare believes that it is wrong for these two situations to co-exist.

To combat this, FareShare is moving into an ambitious 4 year programme to achieve unparalleled growth in both our food volumes as well as our fundraised income. We are driven by the opportunity to secure even more of the food available at farm gate, manufacturing and retail levels and to do this, we need to maximise our new groundswell of public support to generate the funds needed to operate at this greater scale.

There has never been a more exciting time to join a relevant organisation which delivers both social and environmental impact, at such a crucial time.

By joining us you would be leading some of our most important work in helping us generate more support from donors, corporate food and fundraising partners, foundations and volunteers as we strive in our ambition to meet the demand for food to support the UK’s most vulnerable.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values:

Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients and customer

The role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative financial planning manager to join us at this time of growth. You will bring strong communication, analytical and systems skills, an open mind and a curious and innovative approach to our financial planning and reporting, focusing on system development, effective project management and empathetic communication with key stakeholders. You will have a desire and confidence to navigate through change.

This is an exciting time to be joining FareShare and the finance team as we continue our ambitious strategy to grow food volumes and income, and to develop long term sustainability. Your role will be pivotal working alongside Head of Finance and Director of Finance and Resources to deliver high quality financial planning to support the delivery of our strategy.

Main areas of responsibility

Planning, co-ordinating and managing the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes in association with departmental colleagues and management to agreed timetables.

Production and ownership of appropriate models to support the budgeting and forecasting. Making recommendations for improvements to financial planning tools and methods used at FareShare

Planning and co-ordinating the medium-term financial planning process in support of the organisation’s strategic planning.

Supporting the growing Fundraising team to develop the financial modelling needed to support the income growth plans.

Producing monthly organisational management information reports.

Working closely with the business partners to provide high level analysis on the organisational financial performance.

 Making improvements and developing management information and other financial reports in line with the changing organisational requirements and a number of new projects and initiatives being undertaken.

Leading on system development projects including the potential integration of financial systems with other operational systems used within FareShare. Making recommendations for finance system improvements and supporting the team with system related projects as and when required.

Providing project and business partnering support to various key stakeholders, as and when required, currently covering 3 regional centres. Some travel to the regional centres may be required.

Assisting the Head of Finance and Director of Finance and Resources with preparation of reports for the Senior Leadership Team and the Board of Trustees

Person Specification

Skills, experience and abilities

• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification or non-UK equivalent
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills;
• Experience of managing and developing the financial planning cycle in an organisation undergoing significant change and development; Excel advanced level skills and knowledge of various accounting systems;
• A good track record in financial management, systems development and process improvement.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to adapt style and approach to different audiences.

• Ability to build effective relationships across teams, ensuring staff are supported, motivated and challenged to achieve objectives, ability to influence change.

• Experience in designing processes and delivering solutions to drive improvements and efficiencies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable:

• Commercial financial management experience within the food industry or logistics industry.
• Experience of working in the third sector with a strong fundraising department

• . • Knowledge of Sharperlight reporting or utilising inbuilt reporting from financial systems

Values and behaviours

• Enthusiastic approach
• Ability to communicate to stakeholders clearly and succinctly
• Openness to change and ability to adapt • Flexibility and ability to work well as part of a team and alone
• A commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Curiosity and empathy with FareShare’s mission and strategy

Benefits 

• Salary £50,000 per annum
• Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel
• 25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Employers pension contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Flexible working