Financial accountant role, reporting into the financial controller and responsible for financial accounting and control.

Client Details

This organisation are an extremely fast growing and private equity backed housing and property organisation. With a corporate strategy to build 20,000 homes across a 5 year period, they are looking to grow their finance team and hire a reporting accountant to report directly into the Financial Controller.

The organisation exist to provide affordable housing to those that need it and having been formed in 2017 they have grown their head count significantly. This is testament to their ambitious plans to build affordable homes quickly and make a positive impact on the housing sector as a dynamic and forward thinking organisation.

Description

• Preparation of management and financial accounts
• Key point of contact for internal and external auditors
• Responsible for the delivery of reporting obligations to regulators
• Regular review of financial statements and controls
• Ownership of the balance sheet reconciliations
• Work closely with key stakeholders across the business as a technical finance expert

Profile

You will be a qualified chartered accountant (ACA/ICAEW or similar) and you will have trained within accountancy practice. You will have a very strong understanding of technical finance and the audit process. Knowledge of the housing sector would be highly beneficial.

Job Offer

Salary circa £60,000 plus excellent benefits, including bonus

Financial Accountant, 48 - 54K + Benefits (12 months FTC)

London | Remote

For a large education organisation in central London, we are recruiting a Financial Accountant to work with the Head of Financial Reporting in the preparation of consolidated financial statements. The Financial Accountant will prepare balance sheet reconciliations, produce statutory returns, and get involved in the Oracle systems implementation project. This role is for 12 months initially but could be extended / made permanent thereafter.

Main Duties:

• Leading the preparation of statutory accounts for the Group and subsidiaries including schedules
• Preparation of all statutory returns
• Deputise for the Head of Financial Reporting
• Responsible for the opening balances of the Group and subsidiaries
• Ensuring accuracy and robustness of data in the nominal ledgers
• Reconciliation of all period-end and closure
• Year-end lead on the Finance system
• Dealing with internal and external audit
• Management and development of the Assistant Financial Accountant
• Working as required on the Oracle implementation project including implementing financial controls, training processes and manuals
• Cash-flow forecasting and authorisation of BACS payment runs

Person Specification:

• ACA or CCAB qualified with strong financial accounting and controls experience
• First-rate communication skills and the ability to liaise with dispersed stakeholders whilst maintaining influence and emotional sensitivity
• External or internal audit experience and preparation of Statutory Accounts
• Experience in a large, dynamic organisations
• Experience in the implementation of new systems with associated training notes
• Ideally advanced Excel, Oracle experience

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Our client is a large, well known charitable organisation who play a pivotal role in supporting individuals in families across the country who are dealing with illness. This is a great opportunity for those seeking experience in a world renowned organisation with a brilliant purpose.

The main responsibilities of this role include working closely with the Financial Controller to maintain the Trial Balance and specifically taking responsibility for the Balance Sheet Reconciliations review process. This role also takes responsibility for the Fixed Asset Register and also involves supporting the year end process by providing accurate and timely Annual Accounts.

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• A brilliant understanding of Fixed Assets and Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• A recognised part qualified or qualified accountancy qualification
• Experience working in a medium/large sized finance team
• A broad and extensive knowledge of financial controls
• Experience using SUN

Trainee Accountant

We think our trainees are the best people to be around. Join us and you’ll be part of a brilliant group of trainees working alongside qualified staff who are committed to doing the best work for our clients. We place our values at the centre of how we manage our organisation and we value you as an individual who brings a unique perspective and approach.

We work with social purpose organisations – we think they are the best kind of client

All of our clients are not-for-profits – from household name charities, campaigning organisations, and community organisations, to commercially savvy membership bodies and health and social care providers operating in a highly competitive market. This means that during your training you gain exposure to charities, companies, and other organisational structures. We aim to play a full positive role in the voluntary sector and through our work we want to support the positive impact our clients make in the world.

Become a Chartered Accountant with the internationally recognised ACA qualification
Alongside your day job undertaking audit and advisory work, you will study for your ACA qualification with the support of our training provider. Our trainees have a great success rate in completing the ACA and after qualifying, trainees either stay with us or step out into another organisation. Whether you want to stay in practice, develop a specialism around tax, or work towards becoming an FD, the qualification and your Sayer Vincent experience open doors.

About Sayer Vincent:

Sayer Vincent is a firm of chartered accountants that has been dedicated to charities and social enterprises for over 30 years. Through our tailored audit and advice services, we provide trustees and managers with the assurance that their charity is managing its resources effectively. When Sayer Vincent works with your organisation, you will feel that you have extra people in your team. We make a positive contribution to help you achieve your strategic objectives. We’re a friendly professional team that will challenge the status quo from an informed position and share your goals of making your charity more effective. We’re committed to making a difference for charities and helping them to be more effective.

Location: London

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: Competitive

Our selection process will be held online due to the current COVID-19 circumstances. Candidates will be asked to complete two exercises online on Monday 26 October for about two hours and to attend a virtual selection half day on Tuesday 3 or Thursday 5 November. Please note we will not be able to accommodate other interview dates and it is imperative that you are available on those dates.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, unfortunately we are unable to contact each applicant personally. We will generally contact shortlisted candidates on week prior to our selection day.

The start date for these roles is early February 2021.

You may have experience of the following: Trainee Accountant, Graduate, Accounts Assistant, AAT, Finance Graduate, ACCA, Trainee Scheme, Finance Assistant, CIMA, Financial Services, Accountant, ACA, Banking, Finance Administrator, Graduate Scheme, Financial Graduate etc.

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Bishopsgate Institute is a home for ideas and debate, learning, and enquiry. We are a small, fiercely independent charity with our own extraordinary premises at the crossroads of the City, Spitalfields and the East End, where culture, heritage, and learning meet. Bishopsgate Institute was "erected for the benefit of the public" in 1894, with the motto "I never stop learning". Our purpose has not changed.

The finance team consists of the Finance Manager and the Assistant Accountant. Our Assistant Accountant will be a vital part of the team.

Responsibilities

• Accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Banking
• Maintaining suppliers
• Getting approval for invoices
• Processing payments
• Reconciling and recording income from our two main income systems
• Helping with credit control
• Assisting with budgets
• Assisting with payroll and pension
• Help with month end processes.

What we are looking for

• AAT Level 2 or 3, or qualified by experience
• Knowledge/experience of using accounting software
• Experience of working with purchase ledger, sales ledger and banking
• Great communication and a collaborative working style
• A proactive approach with the willingness and ability to make effective decisions using own initiative
• Demonstrable skill in effective planning and prioritisation of workload to meet deadlines working flexibly if required
• Excellent attention to detail delivering a high level of accuracy
• First class written and verbal communication skills in English and a proactive approach to internal communication

The role offers scope for learning and development in financial management, particularly charity finances. We champion creativity, and although we cannot be creative in accounting, we do encourage you to use your creativity in other parts of the organisation.

Application deadline: 22 September 2020

First interviews will be held online: 29 or 30 September 2020

Successful applicants will demonstrate a keen understanding of Bishopsgate Institute’s unique offer, and a passion for the work we do here. Please note we only accept application forms, CV’s will not be accepted.

We value and celebrate diversity, and we welcome applications from under-represented communities in our sector, including Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+, non-binary, neurodiverse and disabled candidates. We want to make sure we represent the society in which we work but recognise that the cultural sector still has much work to do in this area. If you have any questions on our hiring process or inclusivity policies, please contact us via email.

Salary: circa £25k FTE  (Part time 28h/week)

ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland.

THE ROLE
The Management Accountant will be responsible for the preparation of the Monthly Management Accounts, working within the budgeting and forecasting process and ensuring reporting is completed on time and distributed to the correct people.
Partnering key stakeholders across the Trust, the Management Accountant will advise budget holders in the preparation of annual budgets and ongoing forecasts challenging future financial decisions regarding their return on investment and the impact on the organisation as a whole

THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be CIMA qualified or part qualified at final level, with substantial experience in the development, production and review of monthly management accounts. With  collaborative and pragmatic approach you’ll be skilled at challenging and influencing budget holders, senior leaders and directors, explaining complex financial principles to improve budget management and working in partnership with them in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Whatever you do here you will be supporting our work to protect and enhance woods and trees. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with contributory pension, life assurance and good holiday entitlement.

This is an immediate start on going interim Assistant Accountant role working for educational academy based in Highbury and Islington.

This is a 6 - 12 week temporary role, and the successful Assistant Accountant is required to travel in to work.

The duties of the Assistant Accountant is to work closely with the Head of Finance and help cover a back log in the finance department.

The day to day duties of Assistant Accountant will include;

• Processing accounts payable and receivable invoices
• Accurately recording income including restricted and unrestricted funds
• Process VAT returns
• Post journal entries for staff credit cards
• Complete payment runs
• Maintain and accurately record Fixed Asset Register
• Maintain accruals and prepayment schedules and reconciliation
• Complete control account reconciliation including balance sheet reconciliation

Applicants for the position of Assistant Accountant must be able to start asap, and have experience in similar role ideally within educational institute or a charity. The successful candidate will be a competent user of Excel including Pivot Tables and VLook Ups.

Due to this role being based in a Academic institution applicants must have a basic DBS check.

If you interested in applying for the position of Assistant Accountant through TPP Recruitment then please do so by sending your CV to [email protected]

Our partner is a leading international healthcare organisation. They are seeking an experienced management and grants accountant to undertake management reporting tasks, including cashflow monitoring and analysis & multi-year forecasts, and grants reporting. The individual will also play a key support role in the implementation of a new accounting software.

Responsibilities

• Oversight of the preparation of the annual-budget and multi-year forecasts, working as a finance business partner with finance and non-finance staff, supporting them in identifying opportunities for cost management.
• Preparation of management accounts, and financial reports and analysis on a monthly, quarterly and bi-annual basis.
• Responsible for grants management and reporting; this ranges from supporting with budget proposal development, grants expenditure analysis, and reporting.
• Supporting in designing the management and financial reporting tools during the implementation of the new accounting software

Person Specification

• Part qualified or qualified accountant, with experience in developing and improving accounting & financial management processes and systems, management accounting & reporting and grants management.
• Strong IT & systems skills, including intermediate/advanced user knowledge of MsExcel, and experience in systems implementation
• Strong financial analysis skills
• Strong communication skills – written and verbal – and ability to work effectively with a range of international and external stakeholders.

This is a 6 month FTC. The partner is considering candidates on an ongoing basis, and experienced candidates are strongly advised to apply early. They will consider applicants based in Europe, provided they meet all the required criteria. 

A hands on role with involvement in finance and treasury management.

Supporting the Finance Manager by providing advice to shape effective financial accounting.

Client Details

My client is within the not for profit sector in an organisation that is innovative in providing services for vulnerable people in West London.

Description

Key responsibilities of the Interim Financial Accountant:

- Oversee financial accounts

- Ensure financial data is robust and in line with policies and regulations

- Support the team with monthly management reports

- External reporting including liaison with internal and external auditors

- VAT returns

- Develop and implement financial policies

- Doubly entry accounting

- Treasury management, cash management, working with banks

- Ledger management

- Month end

Profile

The successful Interim Financial Accountant:

- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)

- Experience from within the not for profit / local authority sector

- Knowledge of key financial processes

- Able to communicate with Group Managers and people at var

- Understanding of financial reporting in a reasonable sized organisation

Job Offer

For the successful Interim Financial Accountant there is a hands on opportunity in a meaningful organisation in the not for profit sector, a day rate of £225 - £250 per day, part time/flexibile working and an immediate start for someone who can step in and hit the ground running.

I am currently supporting a growing charity in the South West who due to recent demands on their services need some interim support for the next 4 months

You need to be a strong management accountant and experience of financial modelling and development of business case would be extremely useful

They have also just implemented a cloud based new system so there will be some work involving bedding in this system and developing the reports and information from this so that the  charity can continually use fresh information for business improvement and transformational purposes

This role can be based at home but you would need to travel to the office once a month

Interim Financial Accountant, London / Remote. £220 - £250 per day (Ltd or Umbrella)

For a large membership organisation and professional body in the UK and internationally, we're recruiting a Financial Accountant for their Trading (commercial) entity. This role is key in providing financial accounting, reporting and indirect taxation services for the trading entity. The Financial Accountant will prepare several indirect taxation returns including EC Sales list, MOSS and quarterly VAT returns for the business. The Financial Accountant will play a large part in reviewing processes and procedures to align with Group and will lead a project to develop solutions to address areas of improvement.

Main Duties:

• Responsible for accounting and reporting all income streams in line with UK GAAP (FRS102)
• Perform checks and reconciliations to ensure accuracy of revenue recognised
• Balance sheet reconciliations to identify issues the trading company has
• Review sales commission calculated on revenue along with the Business
• Monitor and critically review WIP for capital expenditure while liaising with the Business to capitalise assets in line with UK GAAP; Maintain fixed asset register
• Review entire balance sheet; Monthly reconciliation; Analyse balance sheet and prepare cash-flow information
• Ensure Chart of Accounts is fit for purpose
• VAT accounting and ensure EC Sales List, MOSS and Quarterly VAT are submitted
• Ensure accounting treatment of the Joint Venture income and expenditure is robust
• Prepare intra-company activities and reconcile balance sheet codes monthly
• Review PSA calculations and input as required to calculate Corporate Tax
• Lead project to perform a review of current processes and procedures relating to financial reporting
• Stay abreast of changes in FRS102 / UK GAAP and VAT legislation

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with up to date knowledge of UK GAAP (FRS102)
• Excellent knowledge of VAT and experience of producing/ auditing statutory accounts
• Experience of producing Statutory Accounts using UK GAAP / IFRS in a commercial company
• Experience of running a full year-end audit
• Experience of monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Experience of maintaining accurate and current fixed asset register
• Ideally experience of the publication industry and in the management of improvement projects

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A large Development Charity are seeking a qualified Grants and Compliance Accountant to join their large finance function. In this role you will be working with significant funding projects including grants and governmental funding from domestic and international sources. This is an exciting, busy role and ideal for someone with some experience in this area who is looking to get their teeth stuck into an interesting area of statutory accounting for a life-changing INGO.

Requirements:

- Fully Qualified (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CIPFA)

- Charity Compliance experience, ideally in Grants or audit

- Must have experience with international compliance in the third sector, ideally with regulatory and private stakeholders in a grants environment

Shortlisting is taking place this week, with interviews on a rolling basis so apply now to be considered or contact Emma Jaggs at Allen Lane to find out more.

Want to use your skills in Financial Accounting to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as International Financial Accountant to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. On top of that you'll be joining a 2020 Great Place to Work® award-winning organisation.

The WaterAid International Finance Team plays a key role in supporting all of our International Country Programmes. As our accounting expert, you will support Heads of Finance in Country Programmes to develop and maintain good financial control environments and to manage key financial risks appropriately.

Due to the nature of this role there will be some requirement to travel (subject to easing of travel restrictions) - see job pack for details.

Job Description

In this role, you will work across the finance function and with other stakeholders to review, develop, enhance and embed effective financial processes as well as provide insights to UK office to understand where local deviation from the WaterAid standard is appropriate and desirable

You'll also:

* Support the Head of International Finance in the development and implementation of a global financial assurance programme;

* Be the lead regional contact (for two regions) on financial accounting and financial assurance issues, working closely with the International Management Accountant, Regional and Country Programme teams;

* Provide Heads of Finance in Country Programmes professional levels of support and advice on technical financial accounting issues, financial policies and processes and tools

* Identify and monitor high risk Country Programmes and emerging high-risk themes, advise and support the Country Programmes as they develop and implement risk management plans

* Provide induction, support, training and coaching to senior Country Programme finance staff

Person Specification

The role requires someone with a passion for financial accounting with a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent with significant post qualification experience.
Previous audit experience will be an advantage.

To be successful, you'll need:

* A passion for making a difference
* To be systems savvy - accounting systems, MS Office including advanced excel skills
* To be highly analytical and methodical with great attention to detail
* To be a people person; highly inter-personal with great communication skills
* To have the ability to prioritise, work flexibly and adaptable with minimum supervision

To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'.

Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter into one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Applications will close 23:59 on Tuesday 22nd September 2020. Availability for first interview is required w/c 28th Sept. Possibility of 2nd round interview w/c 5th October

Salary: £42,000-£45,000 (subject to experience) with excellent benefits

Additional Information

WaterAid benefits include:
* 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
* Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
* We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
* Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working up to 2 days a week
* Season Ticket Loan
* Free annual eye tests
* Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
* Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave.
* Sabbaticals
* Volunteer Day

This is an office based post at 20 Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Due to covid-19 there is currently limited capacity for office based staff therefore the post holder will initially work from home with some office days (until the situation returns to normal).

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

WaterAid is committed to ensuring that wherever we work in the world there is no tolerance for the abuse of power, privilege or trust. WaterAid reinforces a culture of zero tolerance towards any form of inappropriate behaviour, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of any kind. The safeguarding of our beneficiaries, staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf, is our top priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff and volunteers are required to share in this commitment through our Global Code of Conduct. We will conduct the most appropriate pre-employment references and checks to ensure high standards are maintained.

WaterAid is an equal opportunities, disability-confident employer and committed to achieving the highest standards of diversity, fairness and equality. Should you have a disability and require any additional support, please contact us.

Finance skills…social sector experience…want to help socially-focused organisations create and demonstrate real impact ?  Maybe you should be part of the Sonnet team…

We are looking for an Executive with financial skills and a genuine and demonstrable desire to help clients achieve positive change.

• Full Time

• Fixed term (12 months with potential for renewal)

Who we are

Sonnet Advisory & Impact CIC is a specialist consulting team, working with charities, social enterprises and other socially-minded organisations.  We are experts in helping clients understand, measure and manage the impact they have on their customers and the world around them.  We do this ‘end to end’ – from developing impact ambition and strategy to facilitating mergers, acquisitions and disposals that create the right structure to deliver impact, and then measuring that impact and learning from it.  We regularly work with clients who are grappling with some of the most complex issues in society today, such as domestic violence, homelessness, social housing, complex social care and so-called troubled families. We are a multi-disciplinary team peopled by experts from all kinds of backgrounds: who’ve worked in financial and economic advisory, social research, corporate finance, enterprise and social enterprise, and strategic management and development.

Our mission in our day-to-day work is to help organisations achieve the impact they desire and contribute towards a thriving society through their successes. We seek to help them to achieve policy and practice change that will bring wider societal and environmental benefit as well as enhancing their own delivery.

Part-owned by Sheffield Hallam University, we commit 65% of our company profits to grant-funding innovation in areas of huge social need.

Who we are looking for

You have a financial qualification such as ACA, CIMA or CIPFA, and have experience of working with charities and/or social enterprises in roles that involved analysis of and reporting on financial information. You may have gained that experience working within professional practice or in-house at a charity or social enterprise. You might have had some experience of working with organisations through transactions such as acquisitions or mergers, but you are certainly keen to support organisations seeking to grow and deliver strategic changes such as these. You enjoy finding out more about how different organisations and sectors work, the issues they face, their operational models and the ways in which they improve life for service users and society as a whole. You’d like to broaden your skills into impact measurement, ESG reporting, and impact-based business design and planning.  Having obtained at least two years’ experience post-qualification, or equivalent, you are now seeking the next move to develop your career.

Location Under current conditions we are all working from home, connecting regularly by video conferencing apps, phone and email. Our office is located in Vauxhall, a few minutes' walk from Vauxhall tube station. We operate a hotdesking working style, with most team members working at least one day per week from home. 

We have no fixed views on your career path to date.  What matters more to us is the skills, experience and values you bring to the team.  If you think this might be the job for you, we'd want to hear from you.

Closing date for receipt of applications; Midday on Wednesday 30th September 2020