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- Your new company
My client is a large London-based charity with offices in zone 1.
Your new role
The role is an Accounts Payable Assistant. The role will include, but are not limited to:
- Processing high volumes of invoices
- Setting up new suppliers on internal systems
- Supplier statement reconciliations
- Dealing with supplier queries
- Use of internal systems and Excel
- Other duties as required by AP Manager
What you'll need to succeed
In order to succeed, you will need previous experience in Accounts Payable, ideally dealing with high volumes of invoices. Previous experience of financial software and Excel are also important.
What you'll get in return
In return, you will get to work for a supportive team in a busy environment with exposure to the full AP process.
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Interim Head of Finance | 3 Month + | £300 - £350 per day (outside IR35) | Hybrid | Croydon
For a small but vital refugee charity, we are recruiting an Interim Head of Finance for 3 + months, starting ASAP. Reporting to the CEO, the main accountabilities will focus on providing insightful monthly management accounts and reporting to the Senior Leadership Team and Trustees / Board, and to ensure the correct allocation of expenditure to a high number of grant funds. This role will oversee the Finance Assistant and the day-to-day finance transactions, including expenses, payroll, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Main Duties:
- Produce regular management accounts and financial reporting
- Support the Leadership Team, Finance Committee and Board with long-term financial planning
- Lead and review budgeting, reforecasting and cashflow management
- Review and re-negotiate all contracts, including office premises, IT, grants, and services
- Oversee the Finance Assistants day-to-day work including transactions and payroll processing
- Work with the Head of Fundraising and Senior Leadership to ensure income generation and fundraising strategy is in line with long-term goals
What will you bring to this role?
- Qualified Accountant or QBE with solid experience
- Strong knowledge and experience of Charity SORP, Grant funding and restricted and unrestricted funding
- Strong experience of management accounts and reporting within a small but complex charity organisation including budget preparation and year-end accounting and Audit
- Strong IT skills including Xero and Excel
- Experience of contracts, facilities management, HR processes and IT would be desirable
- Solid experience of managing and motivating staff
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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.
- Director of Finance for prestigious Surrey independent private school
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified accountant - All sectors considered
About Our Client
The Director of Finance is responsible for the financial management of St George's Weybridge, a £30m business with over 500 staff. The post holder will fulfil a wide range of responsibilities and roles in connection with the financial strategy, accounting and general financial management of the School. The post is the most senior finance professional on the staff and reports directly to the Bursar, who is effectively the CFO/COO. As such, the Director of Finance has frequent direct contact with Governors and the Heads and attends the Governors' Finance and Risk Committee meetings.
The Director of Finance is a member of the Business Senior Management Team and leads a team of 8 staff, comprising the Management Accountant, Payroll and People Accountant, Fees Controller, Interim Project Accountant, Purchase Ledger Assistant and two Finance Assistants. A new role of Financial Accountant has been established and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence this role and appointment.
Job Description
- Formulate the financial strategy of the School alongside Governors and the Executive Leadership Team (consisting of the two Heads and the Bursar).
- Attend meetings of the Finance and Risk Committee of the Board of Governors, preparing financial reports and papers and leading on financial items tabled for discussion or decision.
- Attend and contribute to ad-hoc Governor meetings and discussions as required.
- Alongside the Bursar and the Heads, implement the School's strategic financial plans.
- Work closely with ELT to formulate operational spending plans and priorities.
- Work closely with the Director of HR on people strategies.
- Exhibit the behaviours and standards befitting a senior leader of St George's Weybridge, demonstrating and promoting the School's ethos and values.
- Lead and manage the staff in the Finance Department.
- Bring financial risks and opportunities to the attention of the Bursar and Governors.
- Conduct modelling and feasibility studies as appropriate.
- Review and implement changes to the system of financial control and reporting.
- Oversee production of monthly management information and bring appropriate matters to the attention of the Bursar, Heads and budget holders.
- Prepare papers for, attend, and contribute to the dealings of the Finance and Risk Committee.
- Prepare financial appraisals and reviews of major projects.
- Prepare long term forecasts and sensitivity analysis.
- Undertake competitor analysis and benchmarking studies.
- Retain financial awareness of external changes and development and provide recommendations and advice to the Bursar, including a thorough knowledge of relevant accounting requirements, such as GAAPs, FRSs and the Charity Commission SORP.
- Proactively investigate and promote ways of improving value for money.
- All accounting functions including nominal, purchase and fee ledgers, fixed asset register and the payroll.
- Oversee the staff and systems delivering all aspects of payroll.
- The accurate and timely production of management and financial accounts.
- The internal control environment.
- Management and control of fee collection.
- Preparation of the consolidated statutory accounts for St George's Weybridge and subsidiary companies.
- Liaising with external auditors on all matters connected with the annual audit of the School's accounts and other external accountancy advice.
- Preparing annual budgets and termly forecasts, including cash flow projections for the current and future years.
- Maintain, review and ensure compliance with the School's Financial Procedures Manual.
- Preparation of internal financial management reports, accounts and briefing papers, including monthly management accounting information to include cash flow statements and forecasts.
- Control of the treasury management function in order to ensure the most efficient and secure deployment of cash.
- Ensuring compliance with external regulators, including HMRC, the Charity Commission and Companies House.
- Being responsible for accurate and timely tax returns and tax reclaims, with professional advice where necessary, preparing recommendations for mitigating potential VAT and any other tax liabilities.
The Successful Applicant
- Formal Accounting qualification and experience of working in the commercial, educational or charity sectors.
- Experience of compliance with legislation and regulations relevant to the position
- Experience of contract negotiation
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to analyse and manipulate financial data.
- Competent in the use of IT, notably MS Office applications and the ability to use modern financial software tools.
- Proven experience of managing a team within a complex organisation
- Empathy with the ethos and values of St George's Weybridge.
- Personal warmth, tenacity and a transparent collaboration style.
- A 'can-do' attitude with a sense of humour and proportion.
- A flexible approach to work, both in terms of responding to changing or unforeseen circumstances and being willing to work outside of regular hours as the need arises
What's on Offer
Hybrid working opportunity
Flexible working
Generous pension scheme
School fee child remission of 50%
Life & personal accident insurance
Free meals and parking
Employee loans
Medial support and employee assistance programme
Local retailer discounts
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.
Are you ready to take on a new High Value challenge, working to secure and retain multi-year Corporate Partnerships for an ambitious charity that helps millions of people access good quality, independent advice
Having recently been nominated for two major awards, this is your chance to join a growing and thriving sector-leading fundraising team, bringing your High Value partnership skills to this brand-new Corporate Partnerships Lead.
Salary: £45,243 + £3,250 London weighting
Location: Remote or from your local office if preferred (London, Birmingham, Cardiff or Leeds)
Benefits: 26 days holiday + bank + 4 days Christmas closure, 6.5% employer contribution pension
Contract: Full time, 4 days or job share all considered
Culture: Flexible and family-friendly, completely rooted in trust
About the charity
Citizen's Advice is a household name that helps people find a way forward and speaks up for them. We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating and no one sees so many people, with so many different kinds of problems. This gives Citizen's Advice a unique insight into the challenges people face today.
With the right evidence, they can show big organisations - from companies right up to the government - how they can make things better for people. By helping with the underlying cause of problems and making sure they don't get worse, they save the government and public services hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
About the role
The Corporate Partnerships team is evolving at pace, securing some seriously exciting and impactful partnerships over the past 2 years.
This is a brand-new role, part of growth plans and investment in fundraising. You'll have oversight of the high value corporate offer, acting as resident expert on the needs of high value external stakeholders. Through exceptional account management and stewardship, you'll focus on securing and retaining relationships with multi-year, multi-million pound partners.
There's a bold organisational ambition is to secure two new high value accounts (£5 million+), so you'll work closely with new business colleagues to develop the products and services to make this a reality.
The scope and scale of the offer and case for support is primed and ready to go - we just need a superstar to present the proposition to the right partners. You'll take on the account management of existing partnerships with Aviva and National Grid, proactively building awareness internally and externally to showcase and celebrate success.
About you
To apply for this extra special role, we'll be looking for you to demonstrate:
- A proven track-record account managing high value relationships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at seven figures+.
- Exceptional networking, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisations and their often-sensitive needs and agreements.
- Team player who builds trust and gains buy in from internal and external stakeholders alike, working with colleagues - nationally and locally - to ensure partnerships deliver against objectives and budgets.
- Manage emerging risks and challenges, ensuring the organisation's reputation is protected and promoted.
If you are as excited by the possibilities as we are, please get in touch with a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Deadline: 9am on Monday 29th April
Interviews: w/c 13th May, dates tbc
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
Are you ready to take on a new High Value challenge, working to secure and retain multi-year Corporate Partnerships for an ambitious charity that helps millions of people access good quality, independent advice
Having recently been nominated for two major awards, this is your chance to join a growing and thriving sector-leading fundraising team, bringing your High Value partnership skills to this brand-new Corporate Partnerships Lead.
Salary: £45,243 + £3,250 London weighting
Location: Remote or from your local office if preferred (London, Birmingham, Cardiff or Leeds)
Benefits: 26 days holiday + bank + 4 days Christmas closure, 6.5% employer contribution pension
Contract: Full time, 4 days or job share all considered
Culture: Flexible and family-friendly, completely rooted in trust
About the charity
Citizen's Advice is a household name that helps people find a way forward and speaks up for them. We can all face problems that seem complicated or intimidating and no one sees so many people, with so many different kinds of problems. This gives Citizen's Advice a unique insight into the challenges people face today.
With the right evidence, they can show big organisations - from companies right up to the government - how they can make things better for people. By helping with the underlying cause of problems and making sure they don't get worse, they save the government and public services hundreds of millions of pounds every year.
About the role
The Corporate Partnerships team is evolving at pace, securing some seriously exciting and impactful partnerships over the past 2 years.
This is a brand-new role, part of growth plans and investment in fundraising. You'll have oversight of the high value corporate offer, acting as resident expert on the needs of high value external stakeholders. Through exceptional account management and stewardship, you'll focus on securing and retaining relationships with multi-year, multi-million pound partners.
There's a bold organisational ambition is to secure two new high value accounts (£5 million+), so you'll work closely with new business colleagues to develop the products and services to make this a reality.
The scope and scale of the offer and case for support is primed and ready to go - we just need a superstar to present the proposition to the right partners. You'll take on the account management of existing partnerships with Aviva and National Grid, proactively building awareness internally and externally to showcase and celebrate success.
About you
To apply for this extra special role, we'll be looking for you to demonstrate:
- A proven track-record account managing high value relationships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at seven figures+.
- Exceptional networking, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate complex organisations and their often-sensitive needs and agreements.
- Team player who builds trust and gains buy in from internal and external stakeholders alike, working with colleagues - nationally and locally - to ensure partnerships deliver against objectives and budgets.
- Manage emerging risks and challenges, ensuring the organisation's reputation is protected and promoted.
If you are as excited by the possibilities as we are, please get in touch with a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee at Charity People.
Deadline: 9am on Monday 29th April
Interviews: w/c 13th May, dates tbc
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
A leading literacy charity is looking for a Finance Assistant to join its small, closeknit team. The charity empowers children, young people and adults from disadvantaged communities with the literacy skills they need to succeed. You will need to work from the office in Vauxhall at least one day per week, but can work from home the remainder of the week. Salary £25,000 - £28,000 per annum.
This is a permanent, full time role (35 hours per week). You will report to the Head of Finance and work closely with the other members in the Finance Team.
The post holder's main duties and responsibilities are:
- Undertake month-end bank reconciliations, monitor balances and make transfers when required
- Process bank transactions including depositing cheques
- Check bank receipts daily, matching to income expected and liaising with other departments as necessary to ensure they're coded correctly
- Take card payments over the phone, and work with the other finance team members to process cheques and cash
- Import sales invoices from our CRM system (Salesforce) into accounting system (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central), and carry out reconciliations of income
- Chase outstanding debts and manage aged debtors, including working with the Head of Finance and department leads as necessary
- Process and input staff expenses
- Process and input purchase invoices, ensuring they're authorised and coded correctly
- Liaise with suppliers and be first point of contact for accounts payable queries
- Check and reconcile bank payments daily and liaise with other team members and other departments on managing payments
- Process payments to HMRC, and other ad hoc payments as required
- Prepare Gift Aid claims and submit to HMRC
- Support the audit process as required
Candidates applying for this role must have the following skills and experience;
- Experience carrying out basic financial processes
- Working with finance software packages
- Ability to work independently and problem solve
- Excellent attention to detail
- Experience working in voluntary sector, sales and purchase ledger, or processing Gift Aid claims would be an advantage.
If you have the experience required, please apply with a copy of your CV.
Role closes on 29th April, 2024
My client will be interviewing on 2nd May, 2024
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.
For more than 30 years, War Child has been driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war. We aim to reach children as quickly as possible when conflict breaks out and stay long after the cameras have gone to support them through their recovery. We work with local communities and governments to help protect and educate children, and support them to heal and learn, for a safer, brighter future.
Last year, War Child UK agreed to come together with War Child Holland, War Child Germany, War Child Sweden and Children in Conflict in the USA, each of whom previously operated as independent NGOs, to form the War Child Alliance, which went live in January 2024. The new Alliance now runs our overseas projects, our research, scaling and advocacy programmes on behalf of us all, utilising our collective power and influence to have the greatest possible impact for children affected by war. As a member of the new Alliance, War Child UK is now a highly effective and innovative fundraising entity, raising crucial funds and awareness of our work globally.
Join us as our Director of Finance and IT at War Child UK, a pivotal role within our Leadership Group reporting directly to Helen Pattinson, CEO. Your role is to lead our finance and IT, but as a member of our leadership group to take joint responsibility with other Directors for leading the organisation.
As Finance and IT Director, you'll lead the optimisation of our finance and IT systems to streamline recording and reporting of financial transactions. Your analytical skills will be essential as you explore cost and income centres, supplying vital data necessary to significantly enhance our fundraising efforts.
Beyond day-to-day operations, you'll play a strategic role in long-term financial planning, fostering collaboration across the War Child Alliance. Together with fellow leaders, you'll steward the wider organisation, ensuring War Child UK is ready for success and equipped with ambitious financial investment frameworks.
Success in this role also entails ensuring our IT systems maintain the highest standards of excellence, delivering accurate and timely financial performance insights. You'll contribute to a vision where War Child UK achieves extraordinary results within a financially sound Alliance, empowering members to maximise their impact while being accountable for every penny raised.
You will be a qualified accountant with exceptional strategic and operational experience. You do not necessarily need to have prior international development experience, although you will need to demonstrate that you can build effective working relationships with overseas counterparts. Experience of working within a complex fundraising environment would be highly advantageous though. For this role, we are also as keen to hear from experienced directors who are excited by what we do as we are from those for whom this would be their first senior leadership role.
Tall Roots is acting as an employment agency partner to War Child UK. If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please email Mark Crowley at Tall Roots.