ABOUT US

Over 250 million children under 5 globally do not get the early childhood care and education (“ECCE”) they need, leading to poor health, poor education, lost life opportunities and poverty.

Lively Minds is an award-winning NGO tackling this crisis in rural Ghana & Uganda. We believe that one of the main barriers to ECCE is that parents in remote resource-poor villages lack the information, education and aspiration to provide basic and affordable opportunities for their children. We have developed an innovative behavior-change programme that empowers marginalized, poorly educated Mothers to run educational Play Schemes for pre-schoolers and to provide better home-based care, using cheap local resources.  Not only does this result in positive outcomes for child development, but also has positive impacts for the Mothers too.

These are exciting times for Lively Minds. In Ghana we have recently received results from a Randomised Control Trial (RCT) conducted by independent evaluators Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) which demonstrate the programme has a positive impact on a wide range of child and mother outcomes. We have signed an MoU with the Ministry of Education, and are currently working with National Government and other stakeholders in developing our 2020-2025 plans to scale the programme across 60 rural districts in the northern regions of the country, reaching approximately 4000 kindergartens and over 1m children.  In Uganda is in a test and position for scale stage with the long-term aim of national roll-out.

Organisational Structure and Roles

Lively Minds is a partnership between 3 organisations:  Lively Minds UK, Lively Minds Ghana & Lively Minds Uganda.  Lively Minds Ghana and Uganda implement the activities in the field. They are supported by our global senior management team (some of whom are based in the UK and others are mobile) - which currently is made up of the CEO, COO, Ugandan & Ghanaian Country Directors, Head of Monitoring & Evaluation, Marketing Communications Manager, Curriculum Coordinator and Training & Development Manager. 

We are seeking to recruit our first Finance Manager to support the development and implementation of a sustainable scale strategy and to ensure our financial management is robust and sustainable as we go through this period of rapid growth.

The Finance Manager will report directly to the CEO and will manage the finance team which currently includes a part-time Financial Controller, and 3 bookkeepers (one in each of our overseas offices). We are likely to recruit extra finance staff in Ghana and also a Fundraiser in the UK- all of whom will report to the Finance Manager.

Key responsibilities for the role include financial modelling; analysis and budgeting; staff management; financial accountability and reporting.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic development

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the organisation’s scale strategy.

• Develop and strengthen robust cost models  (including sensitivity analyses/stress testing) to guide decisions around the pace and rate of scale, staffing & resource requirements, ensure value for money and maximise cost efficiencies.

• Facilitate the development of budgets with managers to ensure that they have the resources they need to deliver against strategic goals, and that they have the tools to track and control expenditure.

• Analyse actual expenditure against the model and budgets to test assumptions, measure cost-effectiveness, manage risk and leverage opportunities

• Identify and drive forward sustainable funding opportunities for the organisation (including consultancy services, outcome bonds, partnerships, licensing materials)

Financial management

• Ensure that the organisation-wide financial systems, policies, procedures and internal controls and audits are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth

• Lead and coach the finance team to maintain and deliver operational excellence & financial rigour, closely monitoring the operating and financial reports against plans and budgets

• Lead monthly financial reviews and oversee timely production of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

• Work with Finance team to ensure processes and controls are in place to oversee the day-to-day operation of financial systems and resources, including cash flow monitoring, bank reconciliations, invoicing, banking, petty cash and payroll, stock control.

• Advise on ways to control for currency exchange rate fluctuations including exchange forwards, managing cash transfers between organisations, managing reserves and cash flow issues.

• Lead procurement exercises for major purchases

Financial support to government

• Work with our COO and programmes team to develop financial systems so that direct financial support is provided to local government partners and they are able to take on responsibility for and account for programme budgets 
• Work with programmes team to build the capacity of local government partners in financial management, procurement, and budgeting so that they will eventually be able to fund and sustain the Lively Minds programme themselves.

• Support the work at national government to identify ways to integrate the programme into and fund it from existing budgets and budget cycles

Grants and donor reporting

• Create the budgets, financial information, documentation and materials for funding proposals;

• Oversee the creation of all financial reports for funders, ensuring mechanisms to track and report against restricted income are robust.

Leadership and team development

• Actively manage the performance and build the capacity of direct reports through training, coaching, holding 1to1s, setting performance goals, appraisals, developing new policies and practices

• Where necessary interview, recruit and train staff and/or contractors

Governance/Legal/HR

• Provide monthly and quarterly management accounts for trustees

• Attend trustee meetings, present information to the Board and liaise with Board members

• Ensure that the Statutory Accounts for all entities are prepared:  ensuring internal information is collated and provided, external auditors are instructed and deliver to standard.

• Ensure all organisations are compliant with tax, regularity and legal requirements (e.g payroll, tax, NGO registration, insurance, registrations with regulatory authorities)

• Support HR function: ensuring practices, policies and procedures are in place (particularly related to finances, expenses, allowances) and all legal requirements are complied with; pay reviews and benchmarking exercises are conducted

PERSON SPECIFICATION

To succeed in this role you will need….

• to be comfortable delivering a complex programme to the highest standards, working at pace with a high degree of autotomy
• to be innovative & results-oriented. We operate in resource-poor settings, with challenging stakeholders and with limited financial resources and capabilities.
• to be willing to go the extra mile.  We need you to be proactive and constantly seeking ways to do things better.
• to be business-minded.  In order to spread our impact, we need you to help us secure sustainable income, gaining the support of government, funders and key stakeholders
• to be a leader.  You will need to role model professionalism, determination & resilience, a growth mindset, and passion for the work and our organisational values.
• to be actively involved in delivering growth; as a small charity, we need you to be adaptable, with the ability to advise on strategic finance matters, as well as being hands-on when necessary 

Essential

- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

- 8 years post qualification experience delivering full range of financial and accounting services required by a charity or small business

- Wide experience of managing grants and donor reporting

- High proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Microsoft Excel (including experience in VBA automation and using Excel’s data model to directly interact with other systems)

- Experience of managing people

- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Desirable

• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience working in Africa

Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire are actively recruiting for a Director of Finance to effectively manage and develop financial resources in line with the organisation’s vision. Age UK's vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older. We do this by inspiring, supporting and enabling in a number of ways.

You will directly manage the finance teams and ensure production of timely and high quality financial management information. Working in Coventry, with frequent travel around Warwickshire and Coventry, you will also be responsible for all aspects of financial control and fraud prevention.

The Director of Finance has specific responsibility for the operational function and strategic development of the organisation’s financial services. You will be an active member of the Senior Management Team and be expected to contribute to the strategic and operational management of all areas of the organisation.

You will:

• Work with the CEO in providing leadership and direction in the development of a broad range of activities, whilst being consistent in our Strategic Plan, and promoting the organisation’s vision.
• Ensure the organisation maximises its financial performance across the broad range of activities including long-term financial planning and a strategy for the Property Portfolio.
• Manage the finance services with a high level of customer focus and support managers with service development.
• Drive a high quality and performing culture, responsive to Board of Trustees’ needs.
• Embed effective systems and procedures creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• To advise department/unit managers on financial matters including budget preparation and guidance as appropriate. To support service managers in the preparation of bids and contract negotiations.

Skills and Experience:

• A professional qualification and membership of an Accounting body
• A degree or equivalent experience of continuous professional development
• Experience of senior/strategic leadership within an organisation
• Experience of working with SORP and/or a not for profit organisation
• A proven track record of leading and inspiring diverse teams to high level of achievement and innovation
• A successful track record of initiating, leading and managing associated risks
• Experiences of successfully developing and leading a strong performance and outcome focussed culture
• Evidence of a detailed understanding of working within Trustee Boards or similar governing bodies
• Ability to present complex financial information clearly and concisely
• Analytical skills with the ability to exercise sound judgement and sensitivity
• Ability to build effective teams and relationships and achieve results through others by leading, inspiring and motivating others
• The ability to achieve change and results through influence, negotiation and collaboration
• Good knowledge of quality assurance systems and the organisational accreditation
• Committed to continuously improving service delivery
• Persistent and able to persuade others to meet your deadlines
• Excellent communications skills

What we offer in return:

• 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Pension: 3% employer contribution

Further information regarding this post is available via Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire's website, or you can download a recruitment pack and related documents below.

Age UK Coventry & Warwickshire do not accept CVs whether included with an application or sent speculatively from individuals or recruitment agencies, nor accept the fees associated with them. 

The decision to invite candidates for interview is based on the details completed in your application, so please make sure you complete all sections of the application form as fully as possible. There is no need to attach a CV to your application.

• Work for a fantastic, growing charity
• Lead a finance team and take ownership of the function

About Our Client

FareShare is the largest food redistribution charity in the UK. We believe that no good food should go to waste. We take an environmental problem, good food that is surplus, and divert it to feed people in need.

FareShare operate 22 Regional Centres around the UK, giving FareShare a national reach alongside an ability to deliver locally. Over the past year 20,838 tonnes of food were redistributed by these Regional Centres, feeding 924,000 people every week. We work closely with other charities and community groups to deliver this redistribution and we save these partners more than £33 million per year.

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first. Demand far outstrips supply.

Job Description

• Leading the finance team of 5
• Planning and scheduling the workload of the finance team
• Building and maintaining good relationships with other members of the Senior Management Team across the organisation and ensuring finance support for non-finance is of high quality
• Prepare monthly management accounts for the organisation, for projects and to individual budget holders
• Discuss the results from monthly reporting with budget holders and project sponsors to encourage their interest in them and to understand variances.
• Support implementation of a new accounting system, including improvement of reporting and data that can be used to support decision making
• Preparing yearly budgets and cash flow forecasts
• Preparing draft year-end financial accounts prior to audit
• Prepare complex quarterly VAT returns (with non-business and partial-exemption issues)
• Maintain and develop sound accounting controls and systems
• Ad hoc reporting and other exercises as required

The Successful Applicant

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or Equivalent) with strong team management and finance leadership skills that can be evidenced through experience. In particular, you will have previously lead and managed a team to deliver excellent results. You will have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise effectively with non-finance stakeholders to build relationships and drive a sense of ownership from budget holders. In addition, you should be able to lead on the year-end cycle, including working closely with auditors.

What's on Offer

Salary £50,000 to £58,000 plus benefits.

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY14059966Z

• Head of Finance role, working across the senior management team
• Fantastic housing organisation based in South West London

About Our Client

RHP Group is an innovative housing organisation based in the London Borough of Richmond. RHP are driven by an ambition to be one of the best service providers in the UK as well as an excellent employer and have won multiple awards to highlight success in these areas. The group currently own and manage around 10,000 homes and in addition hold a strong development pipeline.

RHP are always looking to lead the way in the sector and see our people as our most valuable asset. Our employees love working for us and we've been recognised as an excellent employer through several prestigious awards, including ranking number 7 in the 2018 Great Place to Work list and achieving Investors in People Platinum status.

Job Description

• Lead and motivate the RHP finance team.
• Work closely with the senior leadership team and RHP board, ensuring provision of accurate and timely reporting and decision-making information
• Ensuring the RHP financial strength strategy is delivered including our challenging targets on operating cost per unit.
• Drive effective finance business partnering across the organisation
• Ensuring financial controls are in place and compliance with them is effectively monitored and reported on.
• Leading financial year-end process, including liaison with external auditors.
• Drive continuous change and improvement in service provision, financial analysis, systems and people.
• Oversee excellent month end processes with timely analysis of results, risks and opportunities.

The Successful Applicant

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong leadership capabilities that can be evidenced through experience. You will be able to communicate effectively with finance and non-finance at all levels within an organisation, with experience of driving excellent finance business partnering. Alongside this you will hold strong technical finance understanding and be able to support improvement and development of processes, controls and systems.

What's on Offer

Salary £80,000 to £90,000 plus sector leading exceptional benefits

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY14043092Z

Are you looking to use your finance expertise to have a real impact on those in need? Do you want to join a friendly, warm working environment with a sociable culture? Are you looking for a Head of Finance role in which you will lead a competent and established team and engage with budget holders around the organisation?

Joining a Surrey-based housing organisation, the Head of Finance has a broad remit of responsibility supporting a highly experienced Finance Director. Key responsibilities will be to:

• Lead an established team, covering Financial Accounting, Management Accounts, and AP/AR
• Focus on the preparation of Management Accounts, ensuring month end procedures are met in a timely fashion and that Management Accounting Assistants are supported in their day to day work
• Provide a first-class business partnering service to budget holders who have varying finance understanding
• Lead on the implementation of a new finance system to assist in the modernisation of the organisation
• Lead on tendering and pricing for new business opportunities, as well as overseeing the long-term financial plan for the organisation's accelerating development programme
• Manage the team's workload; motivate and encourage them to meet KPIs and exceed expectations

In return, you will enjoy being a part of a growing organisation, dedicated to its expansion programme whilst maintaining its core culture in a local Surrey setting. You will also have the chance to make the day to day finance operations your own and put your own stamp on the department, all whilst enjoying an attractive benefits package including genuinely flexible working. Success in this role will be noticeable by the marked improvement in efficiency and automation within Finance.

Parking is provided and you will enjoy the close knit, 'family' feel of this organisation. The culture of the office is refreshing and you will instantly sense the job satisfaction on offer upon walking through the door.

Candidates could be making a sideways move or taking a step up, but to be considered, please meet the following criteria:

• Be a fully qualified accountant. Those who have either worked in the Housing sector, or had exposure to the Housing sector in an accountancy practice environment, will be seen favourably, though candidates without this experience should still apply
• Be familiar with leading a small team and leading them in success
• Be a first-class communicator with a desire to contribute to a highly financially successful organisation and drive improvements across the board.

Applications can be reviewed at short notice. Please apply now to be considered for this exciting Head of Finance opportunity!

This is a senior leadership
role within YGAM, which reports directly to the Chief Executive and Treasurer and marks an investment in the next phase of
our development. The purpose of the role is to lead all our statutory, financial and management accounting aspects of both
YGAM and YGAM Innovation, our trading subsidiary. In addition, you will support the Chief Executive, Administration
Manager and senior leadership team with detailed financial appraisals, support with the preparation of budgets for funding
applications and the preparation of detailed monthly P & L accounts covering both entities. Finally the role will lead on our
statutory financial reporting annually and work with our auditors.
As a start-up charity, we are about to reach the £1m annual revenue threshold which brings a higher level of statutory
financial reporting and we are seeking an experienced finance professional who could support us with this and the wider
growth of both YGAM and YGAM Innovation. The initially twelve-month post is being offered as a part-time role (3 to 4 days per week) and offers a competitive salary of between £41,000 - £45,000 (band nine) pro-rata based on qualifications and experience. We are seeking a qualified accountant with at least five-years’ experience of charity accounting working within at least a £3m revenue charity.
To apply for the role please email, via our website, an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a supporting statement
(maximum two sides of A4), outlining your experience in each key area listed in the person specification framed around
Qualification; Experience; Skills, Abilities and Knowledge and Personal Qualities. We will only accept applications accompanied by a supporting statement. The closing date is Thursday 14th November at 1200 noon and all received applications will be acknowledged. Successful applicants will be interviewed on Tuesday 20th November, ideally with with a start date of 6th January 2020, or sooner if available. YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person. Finally we are seeking a dynamic leader, solutioned focused, in line with the pace of our start-up.

Good luck with your application and thank you so much for your interest in our work.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the leading medical authority on mental health in the United Kingdom and is the professional and educational organisation for doctors specialising in psychiatry. 

Head of HR Operations
£60,000 - £65,000 per annum
35 hours per week
Permanent Contract

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wishes to play a crucial part in an organisation who is on an exciting journey of modernising its practices and improving its employee engagement, in line with our business objectives and values.

We are seeking an experienced Head of HR Operations who will deliver a professional and efficient HR operational function which includes overseeing our learning and development, payroll, recognition and performance evaluation system.  You will have experience of working in a similar role.

This is fantastic opportunity to join the HR department at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and further your career.

For an information pack, please download from the College website.

Closing date for applications: Monday 25 November 2019 @9.00am
Interview date: Monday 2 December 2019

The College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Charity registration. no. 228636.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Are you interested in taking charge of a whole finance function for a brand new organisation? Would a move into the education sector be of interest? Are you ready for a challenge? Then keep reading!

My client, an educational institute based in London are looking to appoint a Head of Finance to run and manage their finance function. The role will be looking at line managing two finance assistants and one part-time assistant, while reporting to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services.

Main Responsibilities

• Take the lead in maximising the revenue generated by the organisation, working to find new and profitable income streams.
• Taking complete ownership of year end reporting, achieving consistently high standards and being the key liaison for external auditors, making you the face of the organisation for all things finance.
• Planning and enacting the budget setting process with key stakeholders as well as leading on financial reporting and business partnering.

The finance team of four is small, but is expanding and it will be the duty of this Head of Finance to control and push that growth to create a smooth running finance function. This role encompasses a large variety of responsibilities and will be there to provide support to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services and the wider organisation, being the go-to person for all finance queries.

The successful candidate will be:

• Fully or part qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA)
• Experienced in managing one or more
• Ambitious to take an opportunity to further their finance career.

If this role is of interest, then please apply or get in touch as this role is expected to receive a large quantity of applications and will be filled before the closing date.

Robertson Bell are recruiting an adaptable and enthusiastic Head of Finance for a growing organisation based in Central London. This role is a very varied and people orientated position that is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to manage all elements of finance.

The Head of Finance will be managing the operational elements of the business finance function, support the Director in managing the organisation's governance strategy and ensuring the business plan is delivered, and co-ordinating all corporate office support functions.

Main responsibilities will include;

• Be the catalyst for opportunities and change through timely and effective analysis, decision support and key financial modelling, evaluation and recommendation.
• Create and develop systems to drive accurate forecasting to drive efficient decision making
• Manage a small finance team, providing support, leadership and training when necessary
• Production of management and statutory accounts,
• Provide high quality management reporting and information, meeting strict deadlines
• Ensure that the finance team delivers on key deadlines and targets with sound financial control
• Being a key financial advisor and service delivery partner, providing strategic support and constructive challenge through superior negotiation and influencing skills

The successful candidate will be fully qualified (ACA, CIMA, CIPFA or ACCA) and will have strong communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. Ideally, you will have worked in a small/medium organisation or have the right mindset to be hands-on, as well as having the interest and experience to pick up the strategic side as there is a good balance. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for a wide-ranging role who likes to be involved in the centre of an organisation.

Location: Holborn, Borough, moving to Shepherds Bush, west London from January 2020

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum depending on experience + plus career average pension scheme + other benefits

Contract: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: 14 Nov 2019 

Are you a Business Analyst with proven experience in managing, planning and taking responsibility for delivering projects? Are you a curious and rigorous thinker who is passionate about creating impact?

If so we’d love to hear from you!

About the role:

We are recruiting a Business Systems Analyst who will deliver the strategy for designing, developing, maintaining and managing education focused technology products and business systems for Ark Curriculum Partnerships.

You will report to the Head of Business Operations and work closely with the other functional managers across the organisation playing an instrumental part between functions, translating ideas & concepts into technical terms.

Working closely with team members to identify and drive through improvements to various products and systems, which improve organisational performance and generate enthusiasm among the team and our partner schools.

About us:

 Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 37 schools, educating around 27,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. Through Ark Ventures, we incubate, launch and scale initiatives that address some of the most intractable issues in education and society, both in the UK and around the world.

Ark Curriculum Partnerships is a new entity bringing together English Mastery (EM), Mathematics Mastery (MM), Science Mastery (SM) and the Ark Music Programme (AM).  These individual programmes are at differing stages in their growth: SM is in its first year of development; AM works with all Ark schools; EM and MM have expanded beyond the Ark network.
 

About you:

• Experience using Salesforce or other CRM systems.
• Proven business analysis experience. Experience of all stages of a project lifecycle including defining and documenting user requirements, carrying out system testing and assisting with user acceptance testing.
• Quantitative ability to draw data-driven insights using various tools including excel.
• Collaborative working style and strong team player.

We offer:

• 27 days annual leave
• 11% employer pension contribution
• Access to a range of discounts through the Ark Rewards Scheme which includes reduced gym memberships, discounts at major retailers
• Travel loans
• We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs

How to apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal.

Early applications are encouraged; we reserve the right to close this vacancy if we find the right candidate.

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

If you are looking to join a fast growing INGO in a pivotal role, responsible for financially managing a portfolio of programmes that impact the lives of millions globally, this Head of UK and Programme Finance position could be the best next step you'll take in your career. Not only is this organisation growing rapidly, it has substantial investment from some of the largest institutional donors and an innovative energy unique to itself.

With a few international trips per year to overseas offices, this is an exciting chance for someone with strong grants experience to join an impressive INGO with a strong reputation and a network spanning over many countries.

The Head of UK and Programme Finance will be responsible for:

• Producing management reports for Project Managers for four major programmes ranging in size from £200,000 - £3m
• Setting up guidelines for grant reporting to multiple donors including DFID and the EC.
• Ensuring that donor expenditure and reporting requirements are being met
• Working closely with country offices to improve the integrity of financial information and streamline reporting processe
• Developing budgets for grant proposals, playing a significant role in further growing the grant portfolio.
• Preparing statutory accounts for the UK office.

As this position will oversee the statutory accounting for the UK function, although this is a relatively small part of the role, this will offer the successful candidate to develop reporting skills and develop this aspect of their CV, preparing them well for further development either within the organisation, or externally.

We are looking for ambitious, qualified accountants (ACA, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA) who have a strong background in international programme finance, who also have experience working with complex grants. It is also essential that this candidate has strong technical finance skills, either developed in a UK accounting function, or in audit. Candidates operating at a senior level in practice, who have had exposure to donor assurance are also encouraged to apply. This position requires someone credible, who can build rapport and influence senior stakeholders across the globe, who is looking for a position that they can make their own. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential, as is the desire to work for an INGO and travel occasionally. French fluency is required.

If you are interested in this position, please get in touch early as applications are reviewed daily and candidates are being shortlisted for interview regularly, this position may be filled before the closing date.

Would you relish the chance to be responsible for the successful development and use of finance systems? Can you provide expert level systems support and identify and act upon opportunities for process improvements? Do you want to develop your career as a Finance Systems Accountant in a successful organisation?

My client is a large property provider based in London that has recently had an overhaul of finance systems and now have a need for dedicated specialist support in that area. Key responsibilities for the Finance Systems Accountant include:

• Acting as the systems administrator for numerous finance systems, applying a deep understanding of how various systems communicate in a complex organisation
• Developing and monitoring financial procedures and controls, seeking to improve processes through an inquisitive mindset wherever possible
• Providing training to users of the finance systems in both 1-1 and group settings, as well as supporting users with their queries
• Providing accurate and up to date documentation and process mapping
• Liaising widely across the business, building strong relationships across Finance and IT.

Situated in a lively area with excellent transport links, the offices are bright and modern and offer an attractive working environment. This is a wonderful opportunity to join the organisation at a time of interesting sector change and the need for a strong presence in Finance Systems means that your scope of influence will be wide reaching.

To be considered for the role, you'll need to meet the following minimum criteria:

• Be a part or fully qualified accountant
• Have significant experience in both finance systems and basic accountancy positions
• Be an excellent communicator - including written and verbal English and the ability to produce professional support documentation

Applications are under constant review - please apply now to be considered.

Do you want to use your systems accounting experience to influence multiple live systems projects? Do you feel at home in large, complex organisations, playing a pivotal role in ensuring back office processes are of the highest standard? Are you looking for a hands-on role in which you'll focus on change and ensure efficiency in a range of finance systems?

This Finance Systems Project Accountant position is newly created and sits in a team dedicated to providing first class finance system support to a large London-based rganisation with a Finance headcount of circa 300. Created to deal with the large number of short- and long-term projects already underway, and in anticipation of future projects as well, the right candidate will enable projects to be separated from the business-as-usual workload.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Systems, the key deliverables will be to:

• Be the project lead in charge of managing change within Finance systems, ensure change is effectively delivered on time and stakeholders are kept informed of the progression of various projects
• Play a pivotal and leading role in the implementation of various systems and ensuring the user base is trained and supported in the use of new and existing systems
• Project manage the configuration, testing, and implementation phases in line with agreed timelines
• Produce effective documentation to inform existing and new users of any changes, and communicate the changes around the organisation, thereby allowing for a smooth transition to the new systems and processes.

With such a range of systems projects underway, and a diverse team within Finance systems to support on the delivery of these projects, this is an exciting time to take on such a challenge and support a large, successful organisation in upgrading its systems. By improving back office processes and procedures, your influence will stretch far beyond Finance and help ensure the organisation's commitment to growth is delivered.

To be considered for the role of Finance Systems Project Accountant, please meet the following minimum criteria:

• Have experience managing complex systems implementations and upgrades
• Be an experienced project manager - PRINCE2 or similar project management qualifications will be seen highly favourably
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build relationships with various stakeholders at all levels
• Ideally be a qualified accountant, though candidates without a full qualification with significant relevant experience in similar roles are still strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications are now under review and interviews are being arranged with strong candidates as soon as the deadline passes. Please apply now if you meet the criteria to be considered.

The Opportunity to work in Enviable Central London as a Finance Business Partner within the Art and the chance to develop your knowledge of Management Accounts within a prestigious organisation.

Client Details

This internationally renowned museum is based in central London and is one of the most prestigious institutions within the arts and culture sector, attracting visitors from all over the world. The organisation has been steadily growing and diversifying revenue streams and is now looking to improve their financial processes, ensuring financial statements are robust.

Description

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:

• Managing and developing the production of monthly management accounts for budget holders.

• Analysing the management accounts through month end reviews of income, operational and project costs.

• Streamlining the procedures that deliver the accurate management information.

• Providing ad hoc management information and financial support to budget holders, helping them to develop business cases and enable effective forecasting techniques.

• Managing reporting and accounting for your business area.

• Supporting the quarterly forecasting function in your business area.

• Lead planning processes such as setting targets, helping to coordinate budget preparation and challenging submissions.

Profile

You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA), with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial colleagues. You will be able to demonstrate experience of preparing management information within a large customer focused environment, as well as preparing budgets and forecasts. This position requires someone with strong communication skills, with advanced MS Excel skills and knowledge of accounting systems.

Job Offer

£45,000-£50,000 perannum, enviable Central London location and great benefits.