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Team: Finance
Location: Remote
Work pattern: Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week
Salary: Up to £51,443.10 per year
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Financial Accountant:
- Support the Senior Financial Accountant to manage financial processing for the organisation
- Support the development and implementation of financial controls and system improvements
- Maintain and reconcile the balance sheet, ensuring that ledgers are complete and accurate
- Oversee PCard management, monitoring card access, expenses submission and reconciliation
- Approve payment runs and bank payments
- Support the year-end closedown process and the annual statutory audit
About the Finance team:
The Finance team has 22 staff, and within this the Operational Finance team has 15 staff, consisting of the Financial Accounting, Accounts Payable, Systems, Payroll and Branch Finance teams. The Financial Accountant works with the Senior Financial Accountant on all Financial Accounting processes, and supports the Accounts Payable and Systems teams.
What we’re looking for in our Financial Accountant:
- Fully qualified AAT, or part/fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent
- Experience of working within the charity sector
- Experience of managing a balance sheet
- Experience of financial controls and reconciliations in a medium or large organisation
- Experience of statutory audit processes and statutory accounts production
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organisation
- Ability to build and maintain positive working relationships
- Knowledge of Microsoft programs including Excel (lookup formulae, SUMIF, MATCH, pivot tables etc), Outlook and Word
What we can offer you:
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance for peace of mind
- Health and wellbeing support to help you stay well while working remotely
- Flexible working options to support a healthy work–life balance
- Ongoing learning and development to help you build your skills and grow your career
- Financial wellbeing support, including access to Salary Finance
- Additional support such as eye care vouchers and confidential employee advice services
- Access to discounted pet insurance to help care for your pet’s health
Learn more about our full reward package
Application closing date: 2nd September 2026
Virtual interview date: w/c 21st September 2026 (subject to change)
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
1. anonymised application form
2. virtual interview
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats
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The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynecology, bringing together professionals from more than 139 countries and territories. For over 70 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights, and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy, and capacity building with our member societies.
Financial control responsibility for accurate, complete, Charity SORP compliant balances in the balance sheet. Review of all monthly balance sheet reconciliations, completeness and of income and expenditure lines and controls accounts. This includes ownership of fixed assets register, KPIs for debtor and creditors aged balances, correct processing of taxes (PAYE/NI and VAT) and banking administration.
Responsible for administering the Procurement Policy and Delegation of Authority. Manage and delegate the financial systems. This includes all aspects of systems management, continuous development and full utilisation of the enterprise resource planning (ERP) cloud-based software. Lead and support system-led financial and procedural controls to elevate current practices to meet best practices in accounting and reporting as per IFRS102 and Charity SORP regulatory standards. The role includes change management and process embedding, upskilling end-users and improving user experience.
Business partner across internal and external stakeholders to ensure reporting requirements are met. Achieve high level of assurance and integrity in reports including interrogation and correction as required. Support variance analysis and commentaries on all levels of reporting.
Support finance colleagues in delivery of overall Finance objectives when required i.e. absence cover and deputise for the Head of Finance.
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and interest in this opportunity via the Apply button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered.
- Closing Date for applications: Tuesday 22nd September 11.30pm
- Interviews will take place w/c 28th September
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION, THANK YOU).
FIGO is the only organisation that brings together professional societies of obstetricians and gynecologists on a global basis.
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Compassion in World Farming International is a global movement transforming the future of food and farming. Join us as our Management Accountant and help strengthen the financial insight, reporting and data integrity that supports effective decision-making across our global organisation.
Management Accountant
Role type:Permanent; Full time
Location: Godalming, Surrey - HQ. Hybrid working pattern 2x days per week in the office. The office is located close to Godalming station, with direct trains from/to London Waterloo in approximately 45 minutes.
Salary: £39,000 - £48,000 per annum, depending upon skills and experience.
About the role
As our Management Accountant, you’ll play an important role in helping Compassion in World Farming make well-informed financial decisions. Working within our Finance Business Partnering team, you’ll provide accurate and timely management information, support budgeting and forecasting, and help ensure our financial data, coding and reporting structures are robust and reliable.
As part of this new role, you’ll be responsible for:
- Management reporting and analysis - Preparing monthly management accounts, variance analysis and clear financial commentary.
- Budgeting and forecasting - Supporting annual budgets, periodic forecasts and monthly staff cost monitoring.
- Financial data integrity - Maintaining coding structures, grant records and reporting frameworks in Netsuite.
- Stakeholder support - Helping budget holders and non-finance colleagues understand financial performance, coding and reporting requirements.
- Process improvement - Identifying practical ways to improve reporting, processes and financial insight.
About you
To succeed as our Management Accountant, you’ll bring strong experience in management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis, together with the confidence to explain financial information clearly to colleagues who may not have a finance background.
Skills and experience you’ll need to bring:
- Experience of producing, reviewing or supporting monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and clear commentary.
- Experience of supporting budgeting and forecasting processes, and explaining movements against budget.
- Experience of working with accounting or finance systems, ideally Netsuite or a similar system.
- Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, data sorting and analysis.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with a proactive approach to identifying and correcting errors.
- The ability to communicate financial information in a clear, accessible and supportive way to non-finance colleagues.
- Experience of charity finance, restricted and unrestricted funds, grant coding or donor reporting would be beneficial.
If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you could thrive in this role, we encourage you to apply.
Why join us
This is a meaningful opportunity to use your finance expertise to support a global organisation working to end factory farming and build a more compassionate, sustainable future.
We offer a supportive, flexible workplace with a strong focus on wellbeing and development, including:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Health Cash Back Plan and 24/7 GP access
- Employee Assistance Programme and MHFA support
- Premium Calm App subscription
- Electric car scheme available
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- Enhanced discretionary sick pay
- Hybrid working model (role and location dependent)
- Free onsite parking and office next to mainline station
- Cycle Benefit scheme and other savings options
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
How to apply and key dates
If you’re ready to make a global impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the Person Specification. To support a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we kindly ask that you do not include a photo in your CV.
Please note that we may begin interviews on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.
Closing date: 9am 16 September 2026
1stStage (Teams) Interview: 23 September 2026
2ndStage (Face to Face at HQ) Interview, with task: 29 September 2026
“Join us in building a more compassionate future for animals, people, and the planet.”
As part of Stage 1 interviews, for some roles shortlisted candidates may receive pre‑shared, values‑based interview questions to support a positive candidate experience. If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know, we’re always happy to support candidates.
About Compassion
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global organisation working to end factory farming. Founded in 1967 by British farmer Peter Roberts, we’ve spent over 50 years driving change, successfully campaigning to ban cruel practices such as barren battery cages, veal crates, and sow stalls across the UK and Europe.
Our work combines advocacy, campaigning, and collaboration with policymakers and businesses to promote animal welfare and sustainable food systems. We envision a future where animals are treated with compassion, and farming supports both people and the planet. To learn more about our mission, culture, and opportunities, please explore our Candidate Pack, and Careers Page on our website.
To comply with legal requirements in the UK and internationally, all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the country where the role is based.
Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global organisation working to end factory farming.



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We are looking for a conscientious Finance & Administration Officer, to join our Finance team on a one-year maternity contract. You will process financial transactions, maintain accurate records, reconcile accounts and support month-end and annual reporting activities. You will work closely with the Head of Finance, Financial Accountant and wider Secretariat teams to ensure effective financial administration and compliance.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance administrator or finance officer looking to develop their career within a respected humanitarian organisation.
About you
We're looking for someone who combines strong financial administration skills with excellent attention to detail and a collaborative approach. You must be detail-oriented with a zeal to support the financial backbone of the secretariat. You must demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities.
Some of the key criterion for this role include:
- Experience in processing invoices and handling supplier payment queries.
- Experience of bank, cash and credit card reconciliations.
- Experience using finance systems and reporting tools
- Understanding of accounting and bookkeeping procedures.
- Knowledge of charity finance processes and compliance.
- Previous administrative experience in a busy office environment, being proactive and demonstrating excellent organisational and time-management skills, to manage competing priorities.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
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The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
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The Purple Elephant Project is looking for an experienced, values driven Finance Manager to join our team in Twickenham. We are a children’s mental health charity, supporting over 100 children and their families every week with therapeutic services, such as Play and Art therapy, across the London boroughs of Richmond, Hounslow and beyond. This is an exciting new opportunity to play a key role in a growing children's charity and to use your finance expertise to help us make a real difference to children and families.
Working closely with our CEO and Trustees, you'll take ownership of our financial management, including:
- Management accounts and financial reporting
- Budgeting, forecasting and cashflow
- Payroll and financial controls
- Business partnering and financial insight
- Improving systems and processes, including Xero
We're looking for someone with strong management accounting experience, excellent attention to detail and a proactive, collaborative approach. Charity experience and Xero knowledge are desirable.
If you live within reasonable reach of our charity, and are looking for a meaningful, senior part-time role, where your expertise can directly support the wellbeing of children and families, we'd love to hear from you.
To support children to transform their lives through the provision of high-quality, accessible integrated therapy services
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home-based (applicants should be based in or near London)
Start date: 1 October 2026
Contract: Part-time freelance, minimum until 31 December 2027
About St Gregory's Foundation
St Gregory's Foundation (SGF) is a small UK charity that has been working alongside trusted partners in Eastern Europe for over 30 years. Through our long-term partnerships and grant-making, we support vulnerable children, young people and families to build brighter futures while encouraging local initiatives and sustainable solutions.
We are governed by a small Board of Trustees who are passionate about St Gregory's and the work we do. Day-to-day operations are managed by our Executive Secretary, who is the charity's only employee.
The role
We are looking for a suitable candidate, whether junior or experienced, to maintain our accounting and financial records and prepare our annual accounts.
The role includes maintaining and reconciling our QuickBooks accounts, processing bank transfers and payments, preparing financial and management reports for quarterly Board meetings, submitting Gift Aid claims, and preparing our annual accounts with the Reporting Accountant.
As a small charity, this is a varied role requiring someone who is organised, has an excellent eye for detail, is reliable, and is able to work independently while also being a good communicator and team player.
Main responsibilities
Monthly tasks
- Record day-to-day income and expenditure.
- Enter transactions into QuickBooks for our RBS accounts, including standing orders and CAF donations, and reconcile the accounts.
- Process bank transfers and payments.
- Arrange payment of invoices (held in OneDrive).
- Arrange payment for our freelance Online Communications Assistant.
- Arrange payment of the Executive Secretary's expenses.
- Attend brief remote meetings with the Executive Secretary and a member of the Board, as required, to discuss donations, donor records, QuickBooks entries and financial reports.
- Prepare financial and management reports for Board meetings (4–5 times a year).
Semi-annual and annual tasks
- Prepare and submit Gift Aid claims twice a year: after the financial year end (31 December) and after the end of the tax year (5 April). Ensure Gift Aid declarations are completed by eligible donors.
- Prepare the annual accounts with the Reporting Accountant (once a year).
- Prepare a budget review with the Executive Secretary (twice a year).
Key skills and experience
- Relevant accountancy or bookkeeping qualification and/or experience.
- Experience of preparing annual accounts and financial reports.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to prioritise and manage your workload effectively.
- Experience of using QuickBooks would be an advantage.
- Knowledge of charity accounting would be an advantage.
Application instructions
Thank you for your interest in St Gregory's Foundation. We appreciate the time you have taken to apply.
Please submit your CV and a covering letter via CharityJob. We are unable to consider applications sent directly to St Gregory's Foundation. As we are a small charity with only one employee, we will only be able to contact shortlisted candidates invited for interview.
Please note that all candidates invited for interview will be asked to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're looking for an experienced Management Accountant who is excited by the role finance can play in creating social impact. Working closely with colleagues, senior leaders and trustees, you'll provide the financial insight, forecasting and analysis needed to support effective decision-making, ensure strong financial stewardship, and help us make the best use of our resources to deliver our strategy, Leading with Hope. This is an opportunity to combine technical accounting expertise with a commitment to using finance as a tool for positive change.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare monthly management accounts, forecasts and financial reports.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning across the Trust.
- Support and challenge budget holders to make informed financial decisions.
- Provide financial analysis, reports and insights to the Senior Management Team, Finance & Investment Committee and Board of Trustees.
- Support funding applications and grant reporting through budgeting, financial modelling and analysis.
- Oversee investment and property reporting, ensuring risks and opportunities are clearly communicated.
- Lead the annual audit process and support statutory reporting, compliance and financial controls.
- Help build financial confidence across the organisation by making financial information accessible, meaningful and actionable.
Empowering young people who face deep-rooted inequality to lead lasting change, by investing in their leadership, their communities, and their spaces.
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Interim Senior Management Accountant – Grants
Hertfordshire | £300–£400 per day | 6 months | 3 days onsite | ASAP
We are working with a well-established £50m+ charitable and grant-funded organisation to recruit an experienced Interim Senior Management Accountant – Grants for an initial six-month assignment.
Reporting to the Finance Director, this is a senior, hands-on role combining management accounting, complex grant and project finance, business partnering and financial analysis.
A key part of the brief is finding someone who is naturally curious and questioning. They want someone who will interrogate the numbers, investigate anomalies, understand what is driving performance and come forward with solutions rather than simply reporting what has happened.
Key responsibilities
- Take senior oversight of a portfolio of complex, high-value grants and funded projects, ensuring robust financial management throughout the funding lifecycle.
- Work closely with project leads and senior stakeholders, providing financial advice, challenge and insight.
- Lead on management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, variance and trend analysis.
- Ensure restricted and grant-funded income and expenditure is accurately accounted for, allocated and reported.
- Produce and review financial reports and returns for major institutional and public funding bodies, ensuring compliance with individual funding requirements.
- Monitor project cash flow, income recovery, billing schedules and financial risks.
- Investigate variances and anomalies, getting underneath the numbers to understand the underlying issues.
- Identify financial risks and opportunities and develop practical solutions with stakeholders.
- Support improvements to financial processes, controls, systems and management information.
- Provide guidance and support to other members of the finance team and help strengthen financial understanding across the organisation.
What we are looking for
- Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Strong charity, research, education or similarly grant-funded/not-for-profit experience.
- Ideally experience within a £20m+ organisation with a reasonably complex funding structure.
- Significant experience managing restricted grants and project-based funding.
- Understanding of the requirements associated with major institutional, government or research funding streams, including cost allocation, compliance and funder reporting.
- Strong management accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience.
- Excellent Excel, analytical and financial modelling skills.
- Confident business partner who can work effectively with senior stakeholders and non-finance project leads.
- Curious, analytical and willing to challenge – someone who questions their findings rather than taking information at face value.
- Solutions-focused and proactive, with the confidence to identify an issue, investigate it and recommend a way forward.
- Able to operate autonomously and quickly get up to speed within a complex organisation.
Contract: 6 months
Rate: £300–£400 per day
Location: Hertfordshire – 3 days per week onsite
Start: ASAP
Your new company
My client is a small, well-established, London-based charity.
Your new role
The role is on a part-time basis, 3 days per week. Duties will include:
- Maintain accurate financial records
- Process sales invoices, purchase invoices, receipts and payments
- Dealing with staff expenses in a timely manner
- Perform regular bank reconciliations using various currencies
- Monthly reconciliation of petty cash
- Assist with chasing of debtors
- Historical reconciliation of customer accounts
- Supporting other colleagues as required
- Assist with year-end and preparation of audit
- Answering audit queries
- Assisting FC in quarterly management accounts preparation
- Use of Xero finance system and Excel. Previous knowledge of Xero is essential
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed, you will need previous experience in accounts, including with the duties above. Knowledge and experience using Xero is also essential. If you were AAT qualified, or studying for AAT, this would also be an advantage.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will have the opportunity to work in a small, supportive team, in a permanent role which is pivotal to the organisation.
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 about your career.
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Location: Central London
Hybrid: Once a week onsite 4 days from home
Salary: £60,000 - £63,000 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: 12-month interim position
This is an exciting opportunity to join a nationally recognised professional membership body that has recently transitioned to charitable status. As part of an ambitious finance transformation programme, you will play a critical role in ensuring compliance with charity accounting requirements, strengthening financial controls, and supporting the organisation through its first audit and reporting cycle as a charity.
Working closely with senior finance leadership, including a newly appointed Director of Finance, you will help shape future finance processes, governance arrangements, and reporting structures during a period of significant change.
About the Role
This newly created interim position has been established to provide specialist charity finance expertise and additional capacity during an important transition period.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing financial activity and accounting treatments completed during the current financial year.
- Assessing compliance with charity accounting regulations and reporting requirements.
- Supporting year-end audit preparation and audit readiness.
- Reviewing charity tax matters, VAT arrangements and group VAT considerations.
- Improving financial controls, processes and documentation.
- Supporting the development of finance systems and reporting capabilities.
- Reviewing intercompany relationships and structures across the wider group.
- Helping implement recommendations arising from audit and compliance reviews.
- Supporting wider governance and charity transition activities.
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
- Qualified accountant (ICAEW, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Experience in a similar Financial Accountant role in the charity sector
- Good understanding of technical accounting for charities (FRS 102, Charities SORP, group consolidations) and taxation (VAT/PESM, Gift Aid).
- Experience supporting audits and strengthening financial controls.
- Experience improving finance systems, processes and reporting structures.
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
- Audit background.
- Experience within a membership body, professional organisation, charity or complex group structure.
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Play a key role in a high-profile organisational transformation.
- Influence how the finance function develops for the future.
- Work on a varied mix of charity accounting, tax, governance and compliance projects.
- Partner with senior finance leaders and external advisers.
- Make a visible and lasting impact on the organisation's financial framework and controls.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Contract: Temporary ongoing
Pay rate: £23.08 - £25.64 per hour plus holiday pay
Location: North London
Hybrid working: 2 daysin office, 3 days work from home
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Management Accountant to join a well-established international charity. Working closely with senior finance colleagues in the UK and overseas, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate financial information, supporting budget holders, and helping shape the future of the finance function.
Key responsibilities
- Produce monthly management accounts from journals through to financial statements
- Complete month-end close activities including accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
- Carry out detailed variance analysis against budgets and prior year performance
- Prepare financial reports and board-level information
- Support annual audit processes and statutory reporting requirements
- Work collaboratively with finance colleagues across multiple international locations
- Provide financial support and insight to budget holders and non-finance stakeholders
- Identify and implement improvements to financial processes and reporting
We're looking for someone with
- Newly qualified or part qualified, in an accounting qualification (ACCA / CIMA)
- Strong month-end management accounting experience within the charity sector
- Understanding of UK GAAP and Charity SORP (FRS 102)
- Experience preparing management accounts from source data through to reporting
- Knowledge of journals, accruals, prepayments and bank reconciliations
- Excellent analytical skills and experience of variance analysis
- Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience of audit processes and working with auditors
- Knowledge of tax regulations including VAT, payroll etc.
Benefits
- Hybrid working
- Flexible start and finish times through a flexi-time scheme
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Pension contribution matching
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance and income protection
- Employee assistance programme
- Training and professional development support
- Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Financial Accountant | Temp (Part Time) | £200 - £225 per day Umbrella Co | London | Hybrid
For a well-known charity in central London, we're recruiting an interim Financial Accountant until the end of February 2027 on a 3-4 day a week part-time basis. This role will lead on monthly balance sheet accounts, identify and correct ledger errors, and assist the Financial Controller with continuous improvements to the month-end process. The interim Financial Accountant will also support the Accounts Payable team with journals and PO system errors, reconcile payroll control accounts, and intercompany as well as sales ledger reconciliations and fixed assets.
Main Duties:
- Reconcile all balance sheet accounts, intercompany accounts, Payroll controls accounts and HMRC information
- Maintain the Sales Ledger including monthly reconciliations and reporting on balances
- Post fixed asset and depreciation journals, and maintain the Fixed Asset Register
- Upload income batches from CRM system
- Assist the AP team with expenses, PO issues and journal errors
- Support the management of bank accounts
- Support the timely month-end and year-end closure processes
- Assist the Financial Controller with supporting the audit process and following up on audit recommendations
- Champion continuous improvement around finance processes, VAT, control processes, and support stakeholders with any technical queries
Person Specification:
- AAT or Part Qualified CCAB with ideally experience within the charity and non-profit sector
- Experience of processing VAT transactions and VAT accounting
- Experience of monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
- Strong Month-end processes and controls experience
- Strong Excel experience and a super eye-for-detail!
- Ideally experience of producing statutory accounts in SORP 2015 format and working with Auditors
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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.
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Assistant Accountant – Operations & Control
Salary: £39,129.53 - £43,128.79
Location: National / predominantly remote working
MLC Partners is currently recruiting an Assistant Accountant – Operations & Control for a large, highly impactful organisation operating nationally across the UK.
This is a fantastic to develop a broad finance skillset offering exposure across several areas of finance, with responsibility for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting strong financial controls and helping ensure key finance processes operate effectively.
You'll gain hands-on exposure to multiple areas of financial control while working alongside experienced finance professionals within a collaborative, purpose-led organisation. The organisation is also committed to career development and progression, making this a strong opportunity for someone looking to continue developing their finance career.
The role is predominantly remote, with a national remit and connection to a regional business unit.
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider organisation, supporting a broad range of accounting and financial control activities. In this role, you will gain exposure to cashflow and treasury, balance sheet control, fixed assets, audit, VAT and tax, insurance, credit control and regulatory reporting.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Producing daily cash position reporting and supporting effective treasury and cashflow management.
- Completing bank reconciliations, investigating variances and ensuring transactions are accurately recorded.
- Supporting the preparation and maintenance of cashflow forecasts, including deposits and short-term investment balances.
- Supporting balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring balances are accurate, complete and appropriately evidenced.
- Assisting with fixed asset and lease accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, provisions and reconciliations.
- Maintaining accurate intercompany balances and resolving differences promptly.
- Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and year-end audit, including working papers, audit requests and statutory disclosures.
- Preparing and supporting the submission of quarterly VAT returns and assisting with wider tax compliance requirements.
- Providing support across credit control and income processes, including monitoring aged debt and helping resolve queries.
- Contributing to continuous improvements across finance processes, systems and controls.
About you:
We are looking for someone with previous experience working within a finance or accounting environment, ideally with exposure to reconciliations, cashflow, month-end, audit or other operational finance processes.
You may be AAT qualified, approaching the final stages of ACCA, CIMA or ACA, or have equivalent experience. A good understanding of VAT and tax compliance is essential, while knowledge of financial controls, accounting standards and balance sheet accounting would be advantageous.
You will need:
- Has strong attention to detail and takes pride in producing accurate, well-controlled work.
- Is confident reconciling and analysing financial information and investigating discrepancies.
- Can manage multiple priorities and work effectively to month-end and audit deadlines.
- Has strong organisational and planning skills.
- Can communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Is proactive, solutions-focused and keen to identify opportunities to improve processes and systems.
If you're an ambitious finance professional who enjoys variety, problem-solving and taking ownership of your work, we'd love to hear from you.
Please get in touch with Sam at MLC Partners for a confidential conversation.
Our mission is to ensure effective financial and risk management of Southbank Centre and be acknowledged as a key partner in achieving its aims and objectives.
Our vision is to:
- Provide accurate, reliable and timely information so that departments manage and administer their budgets with independence and accountability; future plans and strategy are fit for purpose and risks are understood, managed and mitigated.
- Create efficient, effective and appropriate procedures to protect the assets of the company and ensure compliance with Southbank Centre policies and other legislative requirements.
- Collaborate as a partner throughout the company on all aspects of our business that require financial input and expertise.
- Work as a team and develop each team member to the maximum so we are collectively and individually brilliant.
- At all times align our objectives with those of Southbank Centre.
Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.
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Senior Management Accountant
Uxbridge High School | Permanent | Full Time | £49,054 – £53,171 per annum
Goodman Masson are delighted to be supporting Uxbridge High School with the appointment of a Senior Management Accountant.
We are looking for a technically strong, fully qualified accountant to join the Finance Team at this exciting and ambitious school, playing a key role in strengthening financial management and supporting effective decision-making across the organisation.
About Uxbridge High School
Uxbridge High School is a highly successful, oversubscribed co-educational academy for students aged 11–18, with more than 1,300 students, including 220 students in the sixth form.
The school has a strong local reputation and is proud of its diverse and ambitious student body, dedicated staff and commitment to providing a gold standard education.
The Finance Team plays a vital role in supporting the school's strategic priorities, ensuring strong financial management, accountability and value for money.
About the role
As Senior Management Accountant, you will report to the Director of Finance & Operations and take ownership of a broad range of management accounting and financial management responsibilities.
You will lead on the preparation of management accounts, budget monitoring, forecasting, reconciliations, cashflow reporting, payroll review and financial controls.
A key part of the role will be providing clear financial insight and commentary to the Director of Finance & Operations, senior leaders, trustees and budget holders, helping ensure financial information translates into effective organisational decision-making.
You will also have supervisory responsibilities, providing technical guidance to colleagues, reviewing finance work and helping to ensure the team consistently delivers accurate work to agreed deadlines.
Key responsibilities
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading on monthly management accounts, forecasts and budget monitoring
- Providing insightful variance analysis and financial commentary
- Supporting senior leaders and budget holders with financial advice
- Leading month-end and year-end processes
- Maintaining and reviewing key balance sheet and control account reconciliations
- Managing cashflow reporting and wider financial planning
- Reviewing and reconciling monthly payroll
- Supporting internal and external audit processes
- Supporting the five-year budget plan and integrated financial planning
About you
We are seeking a fully qualified accountant with a recognised professional qualification such as ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA, ICAEW, ICAS or equivalent.
You will have a strong management accounting background and experience across areas such as management accounts, forecasting, budget monitoring, reconciliations, month-end and year-end processes.
We are particularly keen to speak with candidates who have experience of:
- Producing management accounts and financial reports
- Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
- Financial controls and reconciliations
- Audit preparation and supporting audit queries
- Improving financial systems and processes
- Working accurately to tight deadlines
- Advanced Excel and financial data analysis
Experience within a school, academy trust, charity, public sector or similarly regulated environment would be advantageous. Knowledge of academy finance requirements, ESFA returns and school MIS platforms would also be desirable.
You will be a confident communicator who can explain financial information to non-finance stakeholders, challenge appropriately and build strong relationships across an organisation.
What's on offer?
Alongside a salary of £49,054 – £53,171 per annum, inclusive of Outer London weighting, the successful candidate will receive:
- 34 days' annual leave, rising to 37 days after 10 years' continuous service
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Early finish on Fridays
- Private healthcare and wellbeing support
- Staff wellbeing initiatives
Application deadline is Wednesday 26th August. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis, please apply ASAP to ensure you are considered.