Somerset House Trust is seeking a Financial Controller to be responsible for statutory reporting, as well as day-to-day and overall financial control, including oversight of all transaction processing. This role will also be responsible for the quality, effectiveness and continual improvement of financial systems, processes and procedures.

Working closely with the Systems Accountant / Project manager (fixed term contract) and the Finance Manager, the role will deliver systems and process improvements, ensuring information is captured and reported accurately and efficiently.

This role with also work closely with the Finance Manager to ensure processes, controls and reporting are aligned and effective across the function and meet the needs of the wider Trust operation.

Key responsibilities

1. Financial control

• Responsible for day-to-day and overall financial control, with oversight of all transaction processing, including income/expenditure processing and journal posting, as well as checking/ approving BACS runs and the fortnightly casual staff payroll
• Treasury management to manage cash flow (including agreeing appropriate customer and supplier credit terms) enabling the Trust to meet its commitments and to take advantage of opportunities to earn interest
• Bank account and credit card administration (changes to mandates, electronic banking access and permissions, opening and closing of bank accounts)
• Maintain fit-for-purpose accounting systems including system upgrades, accounts structure and continual improvements to the efficiency of financial processes, working with the Systems Accountant / Project Manager and the Finance Manager to develop the finance system, Access Dimensions, to automate and improve processes and efficiency
• Maintain, review and improve finance policies and ensure they are effectively implemented across the organisation
• Ensure finance team are using the system to its full potential and in line with internal standards, providing coaching and training as required
• Ensure the wider business is equipped to operate key finance systems and processes and that training is timely and effective
• Develop finance ‘how to’ meetings for new starters and refreshers for current employees, with info pack
• Monitor latest developments in VAT and other tax areas, ensuring that the Trust meets obligations and benefits from any reliefs and initiatives available, and working with and influencing Trust departments to ensure financial and tax considerations are factored into project design and implementation

2. Financial accounting

• Deliver monthly financial accounts for Trust and trading company by working day 7, in conjunction with business partnering function (which focuses on P&L), ensuring all key balance sheet reconciliations are completed and up to date, including preparation of the balance sheet for Board reporting
• Deliver annual report and accounts with clean audit, managing and planning the audit and seeking to further accelerate the year end timetable
• Manage reserves accounting and forecasting, working with business partnering function to streamline processes
• Ensure effective and efficient monthly and annual close process
• Supervise and improve bank account transaction processing and reconciliations, and oversee cash handling
• Oversee debtor management, ensuring proactive credit control and that sales invoices are raised promptly and accurately
• Oversee the prompt and accurate transfer of data from sales systems (including Tessitura, Nexudus, EPOS and Shopify)
• Oversee creditor management, including ensuring PO administration and payment of invoices in line with credit terms
• Oversee the preparation and timely delivery of the following:
  - Quarterly VAT returns
  - Annual PSA return
  - Gift aid claims
  - Corporation tax returns including exhibition tax claim (if applicable)
• ​Provide technical accounting advice across the organisation and ensure financial reporting continues to reflect both new requirements and evolving external best practice
• Support the Head of Finance to ensure compliance with covenants and other terms and conditions of any loans, leases or other financial instruments
• Ensure continuous scrutiny of transactions to ensure they adhere the Trust policies and procedures

3. Other

• Manage, develop and mentor the Accounting Manager and Accounts Assistants
• Lead or participate in various projects and process improvement initiatives focused on improving quality, efficiency and policy and procedure, recommending methods to ensure consistency and streamlining of procedures across the organisation
• Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the bank, auditors and other advisors
• Carry out any other reasonable duties, in line with role requirements

Person Specification

We are seeking someone with the following skills and experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Experience of leading month and year-end processes and delivering the annual report and accounts (experience in the not-for-profit sector is desired but not required)
• Experience of operating a strong controls environment with ability to use initiative to solve problems and identify the need for changes in systems, processes and policies
• Experience of staff management, staff development and ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
• Experience and current working knowledge of Access Dimensions (desirable)
• Excellent technical accounting skills, with up-to-date knowledge and thorough understanding of key financial principles
• A good working knowledge of VAT, ideally including business/non-business and partial exemption
• Strong systems skills: working knowledge of accounting software packages and databases, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Good working knowledge of reporting under Charities’ SORP (FRS102) and charity VAT and experience of producing statutory financial statements and supporting workings
• Self-motivated with desire to continue to learn and improve both self and company processes
• Able to work effectively with people inside and outside finance function, understanding the business context

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading charity supporting serving and former members of the RAF and their families every day. It’s an exciting time to join the charity as we launch an ambitious new five-year strategy to help drive a change in income, profile, brand awareness, reputation, and impact.

We are looking for an experienced accountant with an interest in systems to join our Finance team. This is a fantastic career opportunity to make a visible contribution to the success of the Finance function and the charity’s work, as we launch our new five-year strategy. We recently implemented a new Finance system- Access Dimensions-  and need someone who will take the lead in developing this tool to improve processes and reporting.

To be suitable for this role, you will be a qualified, performance driven accountant with a proactive, curious and customer focused approach, used to working in a collaborative, business partnering environment. You will have the skills to bring your expertise to bear as you provide support that brings insight and helps with making the best decisions for the RAF Family. You will work flexibly in a busy environment and be able to prioritise deliverables. You will also share the values of our organisation.

The role will be office based at our London HQ, with some remote working.

A detailed job profile is available below on the Fund’s website. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Martin Botting.

To apply, please send your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role to Martin Botting, HR Business Partner, RAF Benevolent Fund, 67 Portland Place, London W1B 1AR, or email.

Applications will be reviewed as received from 31 January 2022 and remote interviews will be held on an on-going basis.

Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 10810090).

Royal Marsden Financial Accountant

Job title Financial Accountant

Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, some flexibility may be possible

Allen Lane are delighted to be supporting The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity in their search for a new Financial Accountant. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established not-for-profit organisation which funds The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a world leading cancer centre.

Why work for us

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden hospital. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world. From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

This is an immensely exciting time to join a charity that has set an ambitious strategy that will ensure we can continue to improve the lives of cancer patients. The charity has been through a period of significant growth, completing our last three-year strategy by almost doubling fundraising income.

We have also been progressively investing in a best-in-class finance team, resulting in the team being shortlisted for Charity Finance Team of the Year at the prestigious Third Sector Award.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future.

What the job involves

As Financial Accountant, you will work closely with the Head of Finance in providing proactive advice on financial accounting across the charity. You will have opportunities to work closely with the charity’s Fundraising and Grant teams, and senior internal stakeholders maintaining a collaborative relationship and providing high quality support.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Delivering efficient and robust Financial Accounting; including year-end statutory accounts preparation, the year end audit process.
• Responsible for the systems administration including code and user set up and taking ownership of the accounting systems maintenance.
• Developing the relationship with the wider finance team and supporting the finance officers in their development.

What we want from you

The successful candidate will likely to be CCAB qualified accountant or working towards their final papers (exceptional candidates QBE are highly encourage to apply). The role would suit someone who is looking to make their first move out of practice or someone working in a similar role in another organisation. You will have robust technical skills and direct experience of year end statutory accounts preparation. You will be an excellent communicator with the confidence to communicate and build rapport with a wide range of internal stakeholders. The successful candidate will be ambitious and self-motivated looking to pursue their career in the not-for-profit sector.

Our partner is a healthcare charity, who after experiencing growth over the last 12 months, is seeking to recruit an all-round project accountant & finance business partner, who in addition to supporting finance staff in the country offices overseas, will be willing to work on a range of tasks, as required by the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support in preparing budgets and in reviewing project- and country-specific forecasts
• Review monthly management accounts, analysing these and providing feedback to senior staff.
• Acting a business partner to the country finance teams, reviewing their month-end checklists, reviewing donor reports, and supporting in the preparation of grant and annual audits.
• Providing guidance, technical support and coaching to the country finance teams on financial accounting & internal controls, internal reporting, and donor compliance and reporting queries.
• Support the programmes and fundraising team in the development of budgets for new donor proposals.
• Undertake analytical tasks, and any other ad hoc tasks as required by the team

Requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) with a experience of financial accounting & strengthening internal controls, and at least 3 years of experience in a business partnering role within an international charity.
• Experience in developing and monitoring budgets, forecasts, preparing & reviewing management accounts, and undertaking analysis.
• Strong analytical and report writing skills (in English).
• Strong IT skills, specifically advanced MSExcel skills.
• Demonstrable experience of business partnering and relationship building skills. Able to work effectively with a range of stakeholders, and demonstrate sensitivity when working with overseas staff.
• Flexible, understanding that they will be coming to an environment with varied workload and able to manage this and take on a range of tasks.
• Trouble shooter and problem solver
• Working knowledge of French is desirable but not essential

The role is only open to those with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. The organisation offers hybrid working with the individual expected to spend one day every 10-12 days in the London office. 

Assistant Financial Accountant

• Hybrid - London and Home based - one day a week in the office
• £150 a day
• Interim

The role

A charity based near Victoria in London are seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant, who will be responsible for managing the charity's financial ledgers, including income, payables, cash book and banking, across all entities. In addition, maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations and assist with the month-end/year-end reporting processes, this includes supporting both internal and external audits.

You will support the Financial Accounting Manager in working towards month-end deadlines and support the decision-making process through good reporting for example, by providing transactional/ad-hoc information to Budget Managers.

Duties

• Be responsible for a key financial ledger along with peers e.g., Purchase /Income/Cash etc. and provide first line support to colleagues in managing the Ledgers.

• Assist in monitoring and maintaining accurate purchase orders within the Finance system including resolving invoice queries and supplier disputes.

• Process payments and expenses to ensure that they are accurately recorded and paid through BACS.

• Be responsible for the day-to-day cash and cheque banking including posting to the ledger and reconciliations.

• Reconciliation of income (c£30m) to the Charity's CRM/ fundraising database to ensure accurate receipt and reporting.

• Assist with the quarterly VAT return.

• Produce reconciliations for your responsible area. These reconciliations will facilitate the charity's reporting mechanisms and support the decision making process.

• Support the year-end statutory reporting process including dealing with auditor requests.

• Improve financial processes by striving to innovate wherever possible utilising digital technologies and other techniques to drive efficiencies.

Essential Experience

• Experience of managing financial ledgers, double entry bookkeeping and understanding of how the chart of accounts operates.

• Experience of working in a financial accounting team with a good working knowledge of accounting principles and a basic understanding of VAT for charities

• A good understanding of using accounting packages and other databases e.g., Open Accounts, Finance Central, Raiser's Edge (CRM)

• Excellent numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills with hands-on experience in Excel and G Suite.

• Experience of dealing with Senior Management and building rapport with external stakeholders and colleagues.

• Studying towards an accounting qualification.

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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.

Senior Financial Accountant: up to £50,000 + Fantastic Benefits | 18-month Contract

For a large international organisation with presence in over 120 countries, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant to manage the end-to-end accounting processes across a global transformation programme. The Senior Financial Accountant will ensure consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes in line with corporate policies and is a new role embedded in the Transformation team, but will also work with staff across Control, and FP&A

Main Duties:

• Manage monthly global redundancy calculations and payments applying country specific legislation
• Ensure all team costs and payroll spend is accurately reporting for the UK and Overseas
• Review reconciliations and variances, investigating all fully
• Develop and rollout effective finance processes, standards, templates, and systems
• Support the Transformation Finance Director and Corporate Finance Team for the forecast of drawdowns
• Support planning forecasting and monthly reporting for the Transformation programme budgets
• Manage the month-end process. Report to the UK Finance Controller for pre-closing and month-end closing steps
• Ensure P2P process is adhered to and review all accounting transactions and adjustments
• Cash-flow forecasting and reporting
• Review reconciliations for all control accounts to balance sheet accounts and FX issues
• Manage internal audit and NAO audit preparation
• Management of global fee reconciliations including rollout and re-charge processes
• Management of the Shared Service Centre relationships including AP, Intercompany and R2R in the SSC
• Work closely with the Transformation Finance Director, Regional Financial Controllers, Risk and Compliance, SSC, Corporate Finance, Tax and Treasury and External Suppliers
• Point of contact for Corporate Finance for Treasury and Tax

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.

Our partner is a global charitable foundation with programmes spanning across different areas including education, health & nutrition, empowering agricultural communities and establishing sustainable livelihoods.

The UK office is responsible for raising funds from institutional donors and governments across Europe, and works with partner organisations around the world to identify, apply for and manage these grants. This role has been newly created to support the organisation manage a range of complex projects including their humanitarian response in Afghanistan and COVID-19 response globally. 

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting in designing and strengthening financial systems, procedures and controls on grant management and compliance, regularly reviewing and updating these; and training staff as required
• Monitoring programmatic activity and spend, and maintaining the grants management tracker tool.
• Preparing financial information for internal reporting, and assisting in the  preparation of the programmes finance elements on statutory financial statements
• Overseeing the financial administration of programmes grants. This includes reviewing concept notes and proposals, preparing donor and other grant agreements, setting up grant codes, preparing donor reports and carrying out grants visits.
• Supporting on budget proposal development and refinement for new grant proposals; and ensuring that donor and the foundation rules on accounting, procurement and project implementation are adhered to.
• Supporting in reviewing and approving due diligence assessments on potential partners, and carrying out monitoring visits and audits of projects.
• Support in preparing for grants and the statutory audit.

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant with at least three years of relevant experience in financial accounting, strengthening and maintaining controls and procedures, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.  
• Excellent numeracy & financial analysis skills
• Intermediate/advanced knowledge of MSOffice, especially MSExcel
• Experience of working with institutional grants, such as the FCDO (DfID), EU & ECHO, even as a grants auditor is strongly desired.
• Excellent command of the English language, both in a written and oral capacity.
• Strong business partnering skills., including demonstrable ability to build strong working relationships with field staff overseas
• Problem solver, able to work effectively in a complex environment.
• Strong interest in international development.

At present, the role is home-based. Once restrictions lift, the organisation offers hybrid working with the individual being office-based 2-3 days/week in London. This role will also have overseas travel; it is envisioned that there are likely to be 2-3 trip a year lasting 7-10 days. The organisation is keen on seeing applications from individuals from practice looking to transition into the international development sector.

This role is only open to those with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

I am happy to be working with a thriving legal advice charity in search of a Management Accountant. This is a new 3-6 Month FTC role reporting to the Head of Finance. The role has been created to enable the organisation to handle a busy business development period which is occurring at the same time as a period of transition between Directors of Finance. The role will involve working closely with the Head of Finance across a range of tasks within a small busy Finance team.

Job purpose:
As Management Accountant, you will help ensure the trustees, senior leadership and staff of this thriving and busy London-based national charity have all of the necessary controls in place over the charity's complex finances, and have access to accurate and timely financial information, to enable them to deliver excellent, life-changing services.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
To assist the Head of Finance on a flexible basis across a wide range of tasks including:
VAT analysis and reporting.
Variance analysis including performance commentary
Preparation of monthly management accounts
Accruals and prepayments
Preparing supporting analysis, commentary, and key performance indicators
Assisting with period end processes, journal adjustments, recharges, and reconciliations, audit queries
Payroll reviews on a monthly basis.
Production of accurate and timely management accounts for budget holders.
Supporting the Fundraising team with the production of financial reports for charitable trusts and foundations who have made restricted grants for specific initiatives.
Supporting the Business Development team with analysis of contract performance for commissioned services.
Preparing and producing a range of financial reports for the Senior Leadership Team on key indicators including cash and cashflow and investment performance.
Cost allocations against contracts and restricted grants and re-charging between cost centres.
Address all external and internal audit tasks relating to contracts, preparing audit evidence and liaising with commissioners and customers as required in order to fulfil audit requirements.
Undertake any other duties commensurate with the role and as requested by the Head of Finance.

Essential experience, qualifications and capabilities:

Full or part accounting qualification (ACMA, ACA, ACCA or overseas equivalent)
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Experience of Sage Line 50
Experience of charity accounting (in line with the Charity SORP) including dealing with restricted funding and charity VAT exemptions/part exemptions.
Experience of working in an organisation with multiple income streams and types, such as contracts, grants, earned income (trading) and donations.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!

Use your finance skills to support nature conservation in the UK and around the world!

Senior Reporting Accountant
Reference: JAN20228772
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire / Flexible Remote
Salary: £35,944.00 - £43,031.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance and Annual Leave

You will provide the RSPB and other entities with financial management information for the Management Board and Trustees to support financial governance, resource allocation and decision making, with particular emphasis on future strategies, budget setting and monitoring, income and expenditure monitoring and financial reporting. You will work closely with finance business partners to understand our incredibly exciting projects and build an overview of all our work to present valuable insight and analysis to leaders in the conservation world.

This role can be performed remotely, but as regular travel to the Lodge is required you should be within an hour and a half's travel to Sandy.

Key Results areas

Be responsible for the collection, analysis and interpretation of data for regular financial reports containing strategic, financial and business information, with the relevant key performance indicators, to support decision making and to enable the relevant body to discharge their governance and financial responsibilities to strict deadlines for meetings and reporting requirements.

Be responsible for the checking and accuracy of financial data to ensure that financial management reporting materially reflects the financial performance of the Society and its subsidiary companies, to aid decision making, control and financial probity.

Be responsible for collating, preparing and presenting financial budgetary planning (i.e. short term planning, current year) and future (medium to long term,2-5 years) by collating, analysing and reviewing the budget strategy, in close collaboration with the Financial Planning and Reporting Team; Senior Managers; Management Board and Trustees.

Be responsible for the processes and control of the data warehouse system and the allocation of the budget and budget strategy to the cost centres and budget holders, to ensure the data is effective for financial monitoring. This requires the checking and verification of all entries with appropriate analysis and reporting.

Recognises, reviews and reports financial risks and opportunities, to ensure the Management Board and Trustees are aware of their impact and the potential mitigation strategies, to minimise the risk to the RSPB its budget and financial forecasts.

Be responsible for the maintenance and reconciliation of control accounts to ensure the integrity of the reported financial information.

Be responsible in the preparation of internal reporting to support the annual accounts and its timetable, to satisfy legislative reporting requirements and provide the summary of the financial results and year end position for all stakeholders and entities.

Be responsible for the preparation of regular returns providing financial statistics in accordance with external statutory reporting requirements to ensure compliance and maintain the RSPB’s financial credibility and reputation.

Key contacts

Internal:

• Mgt' Board and Trustees: to ensure effective understanding of financial information and to ensure reporting requirements are being met.
• Finance Planning and Reporting Team: to understand financial trends, review and explain variances with budget and strategy, and to recognise and report on financial opportunities and risks.
• Finance Department: support and interact with the wider finance team, with query resolution and specialist advice as required e.g. VAT advice.
• Department HoDs and staff: to ensure understanding of financial information and correct adherence to financial procedures
• Fundraising & Communications to provide information for lottery returns to the Gambling Commission

External:

• UK Government, to provide financial statistics.
• Gambling Commission, in relation to lottery returns and related compliance.
• Auditors, statutory accounts audit

Essential qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience

• Recognised accounting qualification, ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified or part qualified (nearing completion).
• Educated to degree level and/or have sufficient relevant financial experience to be able to carry out duties to a high standard.
• Knowledge of financial reporting structures and financial interdependencies.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills.
• Excellent numeric skills.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent analytical abilities
• Highly proficient in the use if Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Proven relationship skills, with the ability to gather information from multiple sources.
• Ability to work well unsupervised.
• Ability to work to strict deadlines.
• Financial reporting to senior management.
• Experience of handling financial data, spreadsheets and databases.

Proven ability to support decision makers with clear business and management reports to aid decisions would be desirable.

Additional information:

• This role will require some travel within the UK.
• This role will require some overnight stays away from home.
• The RSPB works for a healthy environment for all and we therefore expect you to take action in accordance with our Environmental Policy and objectives. Together we can make a positive difference for our world.
• In the RSPB, volunteers are a major resource and make a vital contribution to the RSPB’s aim to take action for the conservation of wild birds and the environment. Employees are responsible for encouraging, developing and supporting volunteers in their work for the RSPB.

This is a Permanent Full Time role for 37.5 hours per week.

Closing date: 23:58, 06 February 2022
We are looking to conduct interviews for this position on 14th /15th February.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like find out more, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

No agencies please.

Are you a professional Accountant and looking to get an experience in the international development sector? 

Are you available for 4 month from mid-February to mid-June? The International Finance Team at Tearfund are a key part of the organization's vision to ending poverty - we provide high quality support to the International Group and HQ senior management including:

• financial planning and reporting
• financial control and audit management; and
• business process improvement.

We are looking to recruit a proactive and dedicated Senior International Accountant to support in coordinating Tearfund's annual year end process and statutory audit on behalf of International Finance. 

You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to develop in your career and add value to Tearfund's work and mission.

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background, a professional Accountancy Qualification and proven experience in external or internal audit. They will be adaptable, solution-focused and enjoy working across multi-disciplinary teams. 

We are looking for a self-starter with great communication and analytical skills.

If you think your skills match the above we'd love to hear from you!

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Senior Project Accountant

3-6 months

£550 per day (inside IR35)

Charity

My client is a leading animal charity and they are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Accountant on a 3-6 month basis.

Reporting into the Head of Finance, the purpose of the role will be to provide strategic and operational financial management advice and guidance across the organisation in relation to projects. 

Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• The Senior Project Accountant will play a pivotal role within the organisation, providing senior finance and accounting support in relation to projects to all eight directorates
• The role will take part in all project related meetings and boards, confidently briefing senior management on the relevant financial position.
• Accountable for monitoring the progress of projects from a financial perspective, investigating and reporting variances.  Drive to resolution and correction as needed.  This will include suggestions of financial mitigations allowing the project to realign to still meet its objectives but get back on financial track. 
• Support the process of gaining the appropriate governance for projects that are likely to overspend when all mitigation has failed to recover the project financially.
• Provide reliable and sound financial advice to facilitate informed decision making, financial management and control on charity and commercial issues orally, in written reports and in presentations.

About you:

• Significant experience of financial project management along with financial management including but not limited to: drafting financial models, budgeting, analyzing financial information and correction.
• Experience of working in a complex operating environment
• Proven experience of working with multiple stakeholders to drive a robust business case through from approval to implementation, from a financial perspective

If this role sounds suited to you, please apply now.

International Project Accountant, Central London – International Development, up to £40,000 plus benefits

After a busy period, a new programme finance role has become available in an international development charity based in Central London. The selected candidate will report directly to the programme finance manager and assist in financial planning, grant management and reporting. This position is perfectly suited to an ACA qualified auditor, looking to make their first step into programme finance or PQ Finalists who have exposure to grant management, donor reporting and international finance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the design and implementation of effective quality controls to ensure compliance with donor requirements and to maintain appropriate donor stewardship, including through manuals, checklists, templates, and other tools
• Monitor spending and activity implementation and ensure regular scheduling of grants management meetings, alerting the Programme Finance Manager and Programmes/Partnerships team about significant under or overspend on a timely basis
• Maintain internal tools that track active grants, cost recoveries and cash balances and ensure they are kept up-to-date
• Maintain internal tools tracking pipeline and secured funding
• Prepare financial information for internal reporting purposes, including (but not limited to) the quarterly CEO report, monthly dashboard and quarterly cash balances report.
• Maintain the grants management tracker so that grants are properly recorded and monitored, ensuring that input from the Programmes/Partnerships team and the Programme Finance Manager are incorporated on a timely basis
• Undertake administrative tasks related to grants, including setting up of grant codes (pipeline and secured), collecting and forwarding information to different units and executing follow up tasks as required
• Review budgets for concepts/proposals
• Carry out monitoring visits and audits on specific projects as necessary
• Develop and deliver relevant training and reference material on grants management, including procurement, donor regulations, IATI, finance and reporting for Programme, Finance, and other field-based staff; act as a resource for agencies/field units on donor regulations and compliance
• In collaboration with field units, prepare due diligence assessments for potential new partners or donors and ensure these are refreshed periodically
• Troubleshoot financial, donor compliance and procurement-related queries identified through monitoring grants or as raised by management or field units

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• Part Qualified/Newly Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
• 3 years relevant experience in financial accounting and financial reporting
• Experience in programme finance/donor reporting is essential, whether as an auditor or as part of a charity/as a trustee
• Experience of designing and managing effective administrative systems and procedures
• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management
• Good interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders

Trace is an innovative recruitment consultancy. Our person organisation fit profiling tool, the Predictive Fit Profiler, is helping us fit our candidates with our clients from a personality, behaviours, motivations and cultural compatibility perspective.

The Assistant Management Accountant will be principally responsible for providing and processing timely and accurate financial transactions and producing accurate management accounts.

Client Details

A large and well established Not For Profit organisation in London.

Description

Yearly

• Assistance with the preparation of the year end accounts and supporting documentation for audit
• Assistance with the preparation of the annual budget

Quarterly

• Production of the VAT return
• Assistance with quarterly Forecasts

Monthly

• Production of accurate management accounts
• Reconciliation and Balance sheets
• Monthly cashflow forecasts
• Monthly credit card expenses postings

Daily

• Maintenance of cashbooks entering and allocating transactions daily.
• Maintenance and management of the Sales ledger, Direct Debit collection and internal credit control. (excluding sponsorship and partner adhoc renewals).
• Maintenance and management of the purchase ledger including posting and paying invoices.

Profile

The successful Assistant Management Accountant will have good excel skills, ability to work on their own and in a team.

Job Offer

Salary: £38k - £40k

Benefits after probation (three months)

A small and highly specialist museum based in central London is seeking a Financial Controller on a permanent basis.

The role would be best suited for an ambitious part-qualified or fully-qualified accountant at Finance Manager or Financial Controller level with prior experience managing the finances of a small charity or arts organisation.

Please note this role can be done on a 4 day per week basis (part-time) or on a full-time 5 day per week basis. It is anticipated that the role will involve a mixture of home-based working and office-based working, with significant flexibility.

The role reports to the Finance Director and manages 1 part-time Finance Assistant. Responsibility covers management of accounting records, publishing financial management reports, analysing financial data, monitoring expenditure, and coordinating with external auditors.

The role involves:

-Oversee all company accounts.

-Prepare quarterly and year-end management reports to the highest level of accuracy, verification and functionality separating restricted and unrestricted income and costs.

-Reconcile all Balance Sheet accounts and make appropriate adjustments to all reserves.

-Monitor internal controls and manage financial transactions including the posting of purchase invoices and the preparation of sales invoices.

-Perform the credit control function and report overdue balances to the Finance Director.

-Assist the Finance Director with the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and cash flow statements.

-Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported.

-Collaborate with external accountants/auditors to ensure proper compliance with all regulations.

-Monitoring and reporting individual restricted funds.

-Process all gift aid claims.

-Prepare all financial information to enable the Charity to claim Exhibition Tax Relief and liaise with external consultants.

-Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to look for cost reduction opportunities.

-Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies.

Candidate requirements:

-Minimum part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA

-Prior experience in a financial management role in a small charity or arts organisation

-Experience of producing charity management accounts and fund accounting unsupervised.

-Self-starting, proactive and technically proficient with Excel

-Experience reporting to a Finance Director (desirable)

-Experience with Navision (Nav) accounting package (desirable)

Salary: circa £35,000-£40,000 per annum

Closing date: 28th January however interviews will be happening ASAP / on a rolling basis

Please send your CV for immediate consideration.