We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

About the role

This is a vital post within the charity which will oversee the financial accounting team. You'll play a leading role in producing and issues financial statementes and reports, whilst supervising the wider team. 

We're keen to find someone with a digital savvy mindset who'll use their skills to improve and develop charity processes and drive forward those effeciencies.

What you'll do

• Oversee the financial accounting team which services the transactional accounting needs for the Charity

• Support in the production of the annual financial statements for the group and the trading subsidiaries.

• Support the Financial Accounting Manager to maintain an accurate balance sheet, ensuring regular reconciliations and review.

• Maintain and update the fixed asset register and record the monthly depreciation

• Maintain and update the prepayments schedule.

• Ensure completeness and accuracy of all intercompany accounts.

What you'll bring

• Strong people management skills; experience of developing staff to deliver a flexible and adaptable team

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA part qualified accountant with a commitment to a future career in Finance 

• Good understanding of fundamental accounting principles and VAT for charities

• Financial accounting knowledge, including bank and balance sheet reconciliations

• Experience of accounting for investments and administration of bank and investment mandates

• Experience of operating in a modern digital workplace embracing new digital tools to foster collaboration and enhanced productivity

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we're unlikely to be fully reopening our London office during 2020. Therefore, the role will involve a mixture of office and home working until we’ve re-opened our London office. We will continue to review the situation inline with government guidelines.

Financial Accounting Manager reporting into the Head of Financial Accounting responsible for the preparation of the statutory accounts.

Client Details

The organisation is a large Housing Association based in South East London, which owns and manages 19,000 properties. Over the last few years it has increased its development pipeline seeking to construct 1000 new homes in the next three years and continues to invest into the local area. On top of the housing services it provides, it also works closely with the local community and grass root charities.

Description

The Financial Accounting Manager has the following responsibilities:

• Full responsibility for the review and oversight of accurate recording of accounting entries.
• Responsibility for the production of the Annual Financial Statements.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of the control accounts and company balances.
• Maintain the necessary record, chart of accounts and systems.
• Ensuring adequate internal financial controls are in place and provide assurance that these controls are in place.
• Monitoring financial systems to make sure they are being used correctly and that transactions are being recorded accurately.

Profile

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious qualified accountant with experience of working in the financial function of a complex organisation. You will need the following experience:

Essential:

• Experience in the production of Statutory Accounts and dealing with external audit requirements, with an up to date knowledge of general accounting principles.
• You will be proactive and able to learn, review and develop internal processes and procedures, continuously looking to improve the services and outputs delivered by the team as well as enforcing compliance.
• You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, able to understand a wide range of stakeholder needs and adapt services where necessary.

Desirable:

• Housing or property experience.
• Experience dealing with Oracle finance systems.
• Knowledge of rent and service charge accounting.

Job Offer

£50,000-£53,000, 26 days annual leave and a 19% Employer Pension contribution

Financial Accountant role, picking up technical financial reporting, year end, financial control and transactional finance.

Client Details

Large Children's charity based in Central London that have grown considerably across the last 5-10 years. They are rated extremely highly by the regulator within their industry and are constantly looking to drive improvement across the group.

Description

• Financial accounting across year-end and throughout the yearly cycle
• Supporting the month end process
• Reconciliations and driving improvement to the processes
• Working with the Head of Finance on maintaining financial control and driving improvement

Profile

You must be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a strong understanding of the financial accounting process and technical finance. Audit experience would be helpful. An understanding of the charity sector would be beneficial but not essential.

Job Offer

Salary up to £45,000 plus benefits

An exciting opportunity for a qualified Financial Accountant has arisen at a large Children's Charity in Watford. The position will be supervising four financial accountants and will be focussed on process improvement, quality controll and team management.

Requirements:

- Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or equiv.)

- Experience od working within a finance team, either on a transactional or statutory accounting basis

- Demonstrable experience of team management or supervision is desirable

This role joins a bustling finance team to help strengthen statutory accounting controlls and improve the standard of financial reporting

Responsibilities:

- Ensure day to day financial accounting is carried out with a high level of accuracy

- Mentoring and managing a team of 4 financial accountants (surrently not qualified)

- Generating timely and informative reports and month end information

My client is a non for-profit organisation who is looking to recruit a new Head of Financial Planning & Analysis on a permanent basis

This key role will provide the senior Executive Team with plans and analysis to drive the sustainability and transformational agenda of the organisation using financial and non-financial information. It will also provide high level support to the operational part of the business to deliver optimum financial results.

Key responsibilities include:

•To provide high level analysis and interpretation of operational performance, building on trends, analyses and interpretation, highlighting deviations to expected trends, and evaluate potential impact.

•To provide regular re-forecast of financial performance, including balance sheet, capital projects and cash flow.

•To develop insight and analysis into financial trends and performance, feeding into the ongoing development of operational and business strategy.

•Develop strong relationships with directorate and operational staff to understand performance drivers

You will need to be a resilient and robust manager and have prior experience of operating in a business partnering environment.

The ability to manage change and react quickly to ever changing priorities is also essential

An exciting role for a progressive Capital Accountant to join one of the UK's largest housing associations.

Client Details

Based in London this organisation provides affordable housing across the Country.

Description

The Capital Accountant will work with in a fast based dynamic team. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Fixed Asset Accounting
• Depreciation
• Sinking Funds
• Assisting with statutory accounts

Profile

The successful Capital Accountant will be actively studying towards a professional qualification and have experience with in capital accounting.

Job Offer

A salary of between £35,0000 and £40,000 plus generous benefits.

As a charity we have been challenging and changing the way support is delivered to individuals with learning disabilities, autism, acquired brain injuries and complex needs across England and Wales for the last 30 years.

As a result of a recent Finance Review, we are in the process of recruiting some new and exciting roles to the Finance team here at Walsingham Support. We are looking for the right individual to join us now to be part of an exciting journey that will be mutually rewarding.

This role will provide key support and aid development across the Finance function and responsibilities will include but not exclusive to the below:

• To carry out all aspects of the role in a satisfactory manner and within the guidance of the Organisation’s Ambitions, Values and Strategic aims.

• Work collaboratively with the Director of Corporate Services and Head of Finance & Infrastructure to prepare the Annual Budget & Business Plan

• Create an Annual Budget timetable

• Design Annual Budget setting processes and procedures

• Design Budget modelling processes

• Perform financial modelling for new business contracts

• Work with the Financial Controller on month end closure processes

• Provide training to Managers on managing budgets effectively

• Prepare Monthly Management Accounts

• Perform Monthly Management Accounts meetings with Budget holders to document and explain variances from Budget

• Support the Executive Team to take timely action to address deviations from Budget

• Produce Monthly Management information reporting

• Support the work of internal and external audit

• Lead the Business Support to all areas of Walsingham

Qualifications & Experience:

• CIMA qualified

• At least 3 years’ relevant experience at senior level of Financial Management & Budgetary Controls

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel

• Strong analytical skills

Walsingham Support is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Would you love to use your accountancy skills to grow gospel impact in London?

Do you have a passion to see difficult to reach communities impacted with the gospel?

We are seeking a Charity Accountant who is a Gospel-hearted individual with experience in accountancy in a charity organisation. This role will support the Head of Finance and IT in the management of the Finance team, VAT & payroll and in the preparation of financial analysis reports for the Leadership Team, and Trustee Board and sub-committees.

About Us

London City Mission serves the Church in London in sharing the love of God and the good news of Jesus Christ with people in London who are least likely to hear it.  This is an exciting time to join LCM as we embark on our new strategy: Because London Needs Jesus!

About You

• You will be hands-on, adaptive and a flexible fully qualified accountant.  You will have extensive experience in the preparation of financial statements, financial and management reporting, annual financial planning, VAT and supervising Payroll for a Christian Charity. 
• You will have excellent people and administration skills.
• You are wholly committed to growing in your evangelical faith, rooted in Christ.
• Prayer and the study of the Bible is foundational in your own spiritual walk.

There is an occupational requirement that the person appointed be an evangelical Christian.

Our partner is a recognised humanitarian orgnaisation. They are seeking a senior accountant to lead all aspects of the accountancy function, including the production of management and statutory accounts for the UK and global entities. This is a newly created role.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the production of the annual and revised budgets for the UK , consolidating these into the global budget.
• Oversight of the monthly closure of the accounts process, and lead on the production of monthly management accounts, including analyses, forecasts and narratives.
• Monitor cashflow and currency flows.
• Produce the statutory financial accounts for the UK and global offices
• Oversight of payments, payroll and income functions.
• Review and strengthen accounting & financial management systems.

Requirements

• CCAB qualified accountant with a strong background in financial and management accounting & reporting, developing and strengthening accounting systems, and charity SORP.
• Experience working in an international organisation, specifically of producing and managing group budgets, consolidated accounts and treasury management in a multi-currency environment.

The role offers flexible working options. For full job description and candidate profile please apply &/or email AfID with a copy of your CV

The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most visited natural history museum in Europe. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity's needs with those of the natural world.

It is custodian of one of the world's most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens. The scale of this collection enables researchers from all over the world to document how species have and continue to respond to environmental changes - which is vital in helping predict what might happen in the future and informing future policies and plans to help the planet.

About the role

The Museum has been awarded a substantial government investment of £182m, over 6 years, to create a new science and digitisation centre at the Harwell Science and Innovation Centre in south Oxfordshire. The creation of the new centre will make the NHM's collections and science infrastructure more accessible, allowing increased partnerships and increased innovation capability.

As a part of this programme, we are looking for a Project Accountant to lead on programme and project budgets and forecasts, producing accurate and timely financial reports for both income and expenditure and proactively assisting in all aspects of the programmes' financial management.

This role will lead on the financial reporting for the [email protected] programme.

The successful candidate will provide forward looking, accurate and relevant budget and management information to Project managers and other stakeholders, through the provision of relevant monthly reports, cash flow forecasts, reconciliations and KPI's.

About you

You will be part qualified or have equivalent experience, and studying towards an accountancy qualification e.g. ACCA or CIMA. You will have substantial experience in a management/project accounts function, working with stakeholders and intermediate/advanced MS Excel knowledge and experience. You will come with experience of Programme finances reconciliations and reporting to an advanced level and some accounting package experience.

Fixed Term Contract: 23 months
Closing date: 9am on Monday 2 November
Interviews expected 16/17 November

To apply, please visit and upload your CV with a covering letter, which clearly outlines how you meet our person specification.

Financial Controller
Role is located in Slough (however we are open to discussing flexible working options)

Do you have experience in Agresso? Know how to run a payroll and have PAYE tax knowledge? If so, come and join NFER as our Financial Controller and make a positive, lasting impact with a leading educational charity.

As the Financial Controller, you’ll ensure the information that goes into the ERP is current and correct. You’ll develop the roadmap for the system including future plans to move it to the cloud, and you’ll make it easier to get information out, improve reporting and support the business with its wider decision making.

Joining a friendly team of finance professionals and working alongside a Financial Accountant and Management Accountant, your role will report into the Commercial Director and supervise the work of the Senior Finance Officer and his team, covering all the core systems such as payroll, purchasing, sales, invoices and the preparation and processing of the monthly account.

About you
Your technical background:
- Be ACA or CIMA qualified or have relevant job experience
- Working knowledge of Agresso
- Experienced in PAYE, payroll specifically plus broad practical knowledge of accounting systems
- Advanced computer software skills including Excel macros
- Highly numerate, with good attention to detail matched with strong analytical skills

We’re eager to hear from you if you’ve worked as a System Accountant using U4BW/Agresso.

Why NFER?

With a 70-year history, NFER is an independent and highly respected charity that carries out research within education. Our robust and innovative research, assessment, and other services are widely known and used. We have a reputation as an organisation that informs policy and practice, helping to ensure the best possible education for children and young people.

- Competitive salary of £42,746 - £48,109
- Generous pension scheme
- Free parking
- 42 days per year comprising 30 days’ holiday and four additional discretionary days, in addition to Bank Holidays
- Excellent support for professional development
- Great work/life balance with a focus on wellbeing and social activities

Located close to Windsor and Slough town centre, we offer a pleasant office environment surrounded by green space that’s just a 15 minute train ride from London Paddington and an easy drive from the M4 and M40.

Initial closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 11th October 2020, after this date if the advert is still live on our careers site please do apply.

NFER is a not-for-profit organisation and an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

To join us as our Financial Controller, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy has been placed by Webrecruit on behalf of NFER.

A not for profit organisation focused on urban innovation & mobility is seeking a Project Accountant for a varied finance role in their commercial finance team.

The organisation provides world-class facilities and expertise to support the development of new products and services, as well as opportunities to collaborate with others, test ideas and develop business models.

Reporting to the Group Commercial Accountant you will be responsible for working with key members of the Project Management team to help them deliver their projects to budget and forecast, and integrating with other departments within the business as necessary.

The role will ultimately be based in London, with occasional travel required to Milton Keynes, however the offices are currently closed until Christmas, so the role initially will be 100% remote/home-working.

It is a full-time permanent role with a salary of £44,118 – £47,709 per annum. 

The role involves:

-Work with members of the Project Management team to ensure projects are being managed to budget, and forecasts are accurate

-Providing financial insight to the project accounting process understanding the drivers in delivering CR&D, commercial and internally funded projects

-Adding value in project, budgeting and forecasting, ensuring one version of the truth

-Provide advice and analysis to members of the Project Management team to help explain financial variances

-Work with other members of the Finance team to ensure accurate project schedules, cash flow forecasts and consolidated reporting as and when required

Candidate requirements:

-Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)

-Experience and understanding of Project Accounting

-Advanced skills in budgeting & forecasting

-Experience of grant finance & funding desirable

-Advanced Excel skills

-Demonstrable experience in an accounting role with significant stakeholder management and project management

-Excellent communication skills

Applicants must have experience juggling multiple 'project accounting' projects - this is not a role suitable for a purely Finance Business Partner focused profile.

Closing date: 1st November

Interviews: Week commencing 2nd November

Please send your CV for further consideration.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Management Accountant

£40-45,000 per annum depending on experience plus contributory pension

Full time 35 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Reporting to the Director of Finance and IT

About us

The Diocese of Portsmouth comprises 90 parishes across Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire (except Slough), South Oxfordshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. Formed 19th May 1882 by the division of the Diocese of Southwark, the Diocese of Portsmouth has a presence in every community and can offer ministry and mission to all who come to us, working towards the Bishop’s vision of Bringing people closer to Jesus Christ through his church.

About You

We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to operate as Finance Business Partner across the Diocese. You should have experience of managing a small team and developing a new service.

You will have experience of building effective business partnering relationships and be able to demonstrate times when through these relationships you were able to positively influence the outcome of projects and activities.

The Business Partner must have strong communication skills, adaptable to different audiences with varying levels of financial expertise.

You will be an ACA/CIMA/ACCA qualified accountant.

It will be advantageous if the candidate has experience in working with charities and particularly faith-based charities.

You will have an understanding and sympathy with the mission and values of the Catholic Church.

Main duties of the role

The Management Accountant will be responsible for providing and interpreting tailored Financial Management information and providing Financial Business Partnering services to colleagues across the Diocese. The service should provide colleagues with financial understanding and fluency to enable better decision making and maximise the benefit that the diocese’s resources can achieve in working towards the it’s charitable objects.

This responsibility will include line management of the small Management Accounts and Business partnering team, to ensure they provide a consistent high-quality service.

Within the diocese, this is a new role and a new department providing increased focus on business partnering and making tailored reporting more widely available. At the outset the post holder will establish the Management Accounts and Business Partnering Team, focusing on developing comprehensive reporting, and building business partnering relationships.

The Management Accountant will work with the Financial Controller to develop the capabilities of the whole finance department to make finance a key enabler within the diocese. With the Financial Controller review the accounting package in use, provide a plan for updating or replacing the system.

If you would like a confidential discussion about the role, please contact:

Mark Van Wijk – Director of Finance and IT

Covering letter:  Please tell us how your motivation, values, skills, experience and personal qualities demonstrate your suitability for the role (around 500 words).  Please make it clear why you are excited about this role, and why you specifically want to work for the Diocese of Portsmouth.

Current CV and the details of two referees: This should include full education and employment history (including dates, with no gaps left unexplained). Please include your current or most recent employer as one of your referees.

Closing date for applications:  Friday 23rd October 2020 at 1700 hours

Interviews: date to be confirmed 

Notes to candidates

1. Interviews: all shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview.

2. Unsuccessful applications: if you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of your application, we regret that you will not have been offered an interview on this occasion.

3. General: this post will be subject to review under the relevant Diocesan Terms and Conditions of Service.

4. New employees to the Diocese will be subject to a probationary period of six months.

Overall Job Purpose

• The Management Accountant will be responsible for providing and interpreting tailored Financial Management information and providing Financial Business Partnering services to colleagues across the Diocese. The service should provide colleagues with financial understanding and fluency to enable better decision making and maximise the benefit that the diocese’s resources can achieve in working towards the it’s charitable objects.
• This responsibility will include line management of the small Management Accounts and Business partnering team, to ensure they provide a consistent high-quality service.
• Within the diocese, this is a new role and a new department providing increased focus on business partnering and making tailored reporting more widely available. At the outset the post holder will establish the Management Accounts and Business Partnering Team, focusing on developing comprehensive reporting, and building business partnering relationships.
• The Financial Business Partner will work with the Financial Controller to develop the capabilities of the whole finance department to make finance a key enabler within the diocese. With the Financial Controller review the accounting package in use, provide a plan for updating and replacing the system.

Key accountabilities

Stakeholder Management

• Manage the Management Accounts and Business Partnering Team to generate accurate and timely management accounts and bespoke financial information that support employees, Parishes, Directors, and Trustees
• Develop Business Partnering relationships across the Diocese to provide colleagues with financial understanding and fluency to enable better decision making and maximise the benefit that the Diocese’s resources can achieve in working towards its charitable objects.
• Line manage the Management Accounts and Business Partnering Team, including Assistant Management Accountant (35hrs), Estates Business Partner (17.5 hrs)

Management Reporting

• Produce a template for monthly management accounts to meet the needs of budget holders and other stakeholders and keep the template under review to ensure it best meets the needs of recipients

• Produce a balance sheet reconciliations pack to ensure the accuracy of data included in management accounts and contribute to the control environment of the Diocese
• Manage the Assistant Management Accountant when they produce the management accounts, Balance Sheet reconciliations and other appropriate management information
• Circulate the monthly management accounts pack within tight reporting deadlines
• Reporting should be developed to capture a complete picture of the Diocese financial performance and position. This should report on projects, restricted and designated funds, KPIs, grants, capital expenditure, plans and commitments and cash flows.
• Provide analysis of management accounts and regularly update forecasts within management data

Business Partnering

• Business Partnering is a new focus within the finance team, the post holder will develop new financial business partnering relationships with colleagues across the diocese
• The post holder will provide financial expertise, understanding and insight to make sure financial considerations are effectively understood, monitored, and managed. This should lead to improved delivery of projects, more efficient use of resources and better identification and managing of risks and opportunities.
• They will actively seek out opportunities to collaborate and support colleagues in their roles.
• Will seek to ensure that Finance becomes a key enabler for the Diocese and help all teams be more effective in working towards meeting the Diocese charitable objects.
• They will supervise the Estates Business Partner in their role dedicated to supporting the work of the Estates team.

Parish Support

• Parish Support is a key focus for this role to provide bespoke support to individual parishes
• Provide general support for parishes by developing group communications, training and resources, also through attending meetings of groups of parishes.
• Work with the parishes to select and roll out a replacement for the parish accounting package which is no longer supported by provider

Systems

• Work with the Financial Controller to redesign the nominal ledger to support improved reporting and provide more efficient processing and accounts production.
• Work with the Financial Controller to review current accounting package and consider redesign or replacement

Statutory Accounts

• Produce the annual statutory accounts for the Diocese and subsidiaries

Ad hoc duties and projects

• Carry out ad hoc duties as requested by your line manager

Values

• To maintain the ethos and values of the Catholic Church and positively promote the work and activities of the Catholic Church.
• To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.

Person Specification

(Personal attributes essential to performing role: e.g. skills, competencies, expertise, knowledge, experience.)

Competence, expertise & Knowledge

Essential

• Qualified with ACA/CIMA/ACCA

• First class organisational skills including the ability to prioritise work, balance conflicting priorities, monitor progress and exercise judgement about chasing progress as necessary.
• Advanced proficiency in use of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Understanding of Data Protection legislation.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the confidence to deal with people at every level.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Experience of coaching and developing individuals, teams, functions to higher performance
• High-level knowledge of the economy, market and trends affecting the business.
• Able to effectively manage a high- volume workload.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Excellent problem -solving skills.
• Understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity and good working relationships.
• Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own workload to set deadlines.
• An ability to maintain high degree of confidentiality and trust.
• Good time keeping.
• Positive and flexible approach to work.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the values and teaching of the Roman Catholic Church.

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.

We have extended the application period and will now be accepting applications up until the end of 12 October 

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)