Management Accountant

An exciting opportunity for a part qualified management accountant has arisen at one of London’s fastest growing educational charities. A commercially minded and forward organisation, this role will suit someone who has experience in either the charity or education sector. If you are a part qualified finance professional, with excellent management accounting experience, this could be the right role for you!

The responsibilities for this role include creating the monthly management packs by liaising with mid-level and senior stakeholders across the organisation, working with budget holders on their accruals, deferments and budgets, supporting the Head of Finance as necessary. You will sit as part of a fairly small finance team, so must be able to work outside your job description, gaining exposure to a range of charitable financial activities.

Requirements:

· You must have at least 2 years management accounting experience, with exposure to the full management accounting pack and ideally have written or produced commentary

· You will be part qualified, with the desire to qualify in the next few years (there will be opportunities to work outside your job description on other exciting projects)

· You have worked with accruals, deferments and journals, and are able to apply your technical knowledge in ways that are easily understandable to non-finance professionals

· You will be articulate, emotionally intelligent and bright, with excellent attention to detail and organisation skills

Benefits:

· Study support including 5 extra days leave a year and money towards your studies

· Salary of £32,000 to £37,000 per annum

· Working in a close knit, friendly team in an artistic and expressive space

If you are interested in this role, please apply to find out more.

This highly respected professional development organisation are looking for a Digital Communications professional to come and join their team.

Within this role you can look forward to maximising the reach and impact of the support the organisations offers, by vastly improving their digital presence, digital experience and journeys, as well as their digital content. You will be responsible for recruiting a digital comms team (2 x Digital Communications Officers) and play a vital role in modernising and redeveloping the digital function of the organisation, as they go through organisational wide change.

You can look forward to leading the design and architecture of the organisations websites, as well understanding and improving user and customer journeys on their digital output. The team will provide analytical support for the organisations digital output, and recommend and implement improvements to increase audience outreach and engagement.

Further to this you will be working closely with and providing support to the Director of Communications and Marketing to develop the marketing and communications strategy, as well as having input into the whole organisational strategy. You will act as the 'go to' person for all things digital, providing advice and support where necessary.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an experienced Digital Communications professional
• Have strong experience of managing and developing websites
• Have strong experience in social media
• Have a strong track record in the development and delivery of digital communications strategies
• Up to date digital knowledge (CMS Systems, SEO, Google Analytics UX etc.)
• Have line management experience
• Have a strong stakeholder engagement ability

Please note that applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

The Financial Controller will lead a small but experienced team, and report to the Senior Group Financial Accountant. Primary focuses will include ensuring the Department’s financial systems, cash management and cash forecasting regimes run securely, smoothly and efficiently; Financial control of the Core Department; preparation of the Core Department accounts, and providing technical financial and accounting advice to both internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Management and delivery of robust financial policies, controls, processes and systems
• Supervision of the Core Department’s Statement of Financial Position, including cash forecasting, prompt payment compliance
• Management of the core department’s key finance system and the relationship with the department’s shared service provider, as well as overseeing the payment process for suppliers via Purchase to Pay (P2P), including prompt payment monitoring and reporting
• Development of financial control and compliance processes
• Drive financial awareness & compliance by promoting processes & policies and be an ambassador for change process improvement
• Liaising with the NAO and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for audit, along with the preparation and delivery of papers and submissions to internal and external stakeholders
• Leadership and line management (including recruitment, development and training) of 3 staff

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Qualified accountant with experience of managing/using Financial / ERP Systems, plus Advanced Excel skills
• Experience of producing accounts (particularly helpful if within Central Government)
• Demonstrable leadership and interpersonal skills
• Experience of development and delivery of process improvements
• Being an ERP subject matter expert or functional/technical lead on finance systems/data projects (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

My client is a very well known brand in the UK offering a wide variety of services. At present, they are looking to recruit an interim Head of Financial Accounts to lead on a transformation project within the team to ensure best practice throughout.

Key duties:

• Oversee all technical financial accounting including statutory accounting, tax and transactional recording.
• Deliver a full review of current processes and procedures to ensure best practice throughout the team.
• Promote finance as a responsive and customer facing business unit.
• Manage and support the team, ensuring clear objectives are set and training and support provided.

With a strong academic background, the successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant who has already operated at a significantly senior technical accounting level within the charity sector.

Due to the current Covid crisis, this role will initially be home based, although formally based in London.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

As Team Leader in the Financial Accounting and Control Team (FACT), this role has overall responsibility for the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF), supports the production of the DCMS group consolidated annual report and accounts and also manages the core department’s fixed asset register. This role is also expected to provide high quality technical advice to the wider business as required. The role involves line management of one Financial Accountant and indirect management of an apprentice

This is an exciting role which will provide the successful applicant with opportunities to work with a diverse group of Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), following a number of financial accounting frameworks including pure IFRS, UK GAAP and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning and delivering the NLDF year end accounts
• Supervising the regular payments by the NLDF to the Lottery Distribution Bodies (LDB) and the monthly NLDF reporting to the LDBs
• Reviewing the year end data collection packs submitted by ALBs for the DCMS Group accounts to ensure these are complete, accurate and the submitted data passes all validations
• Preparing, reviewing, sense checking and proofreading of final DCMS Group accounts, including commissioning other sections, challenge and review and collation into a single cohesive document.
• Liaising with the National Audit Office and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for audit
• Managing of the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring all month end and year end fixed asset journals are posted and all reconciliations are completed on time, along with preparing the monthly depreciation forecasts
• Line managing a team of finance staff

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Qualified financial accountant with significant experience of delivering in a large finance team
• Experience of preparing (or auditing) accounts in conformity with relevant accounting standards
• High level exposure and use of complex accounting systems, along with Advanced Excel skills
• High level management and interpersonal skills
• A background in audit (desirable) and experience of central government accounting (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

The role will provide Senior Finance Business Partner services to one of the Department’s three Directors General and to the Budget Holders working to that Director General, building effective business relationships and using their specialist financial skills and expertise to provide support, advice and robust, but constructive, challenge to ensure the effective operation of DCMS’s systems of financial and budgetary control.

This role will lead and manage a team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring they operate collaboratively and effectively to deliver a consistent and high quality business partnering service to their stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support senior leaders to embed Finance Business Partnering within DCMS ensuring the successful implementation, development and improvement of the structure
• Build and manage effective relationships with their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) to provide a trusted, single point of contact between the Finance function and the business
• Provide high quality finance advice and timely financial management data, information and analysis to the designated Director General area, and support and enable good policy decisions to be made
• Actively work to promote good financial management and to build an environment in which the advice and involvement of the Finance Team is actively sought at the start of policy-making.
• Support their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) through the annual (and multi-year) budget setting process for DCMS itself, including administration, programme, capital and depreciation budgets as relevant, and through in-year budget review exercises.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification or actively training
• Experience of providing financial advice on complex issues
• Highly numerate and literate, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under own initiative
• Previous Business Partnering experience and prior experience of managing a team (desirable)
• Working knowledge of managing public money, and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

This role will play a vital role in a large and complex health charity. Working closely with the fundraising leadership team to inspire, support and deliver income.

Responsible for developing and executing their high value giving strategy, the successful candidate will have significant experience of relationship management and new business development to increase voluntary income or sales.

You will bring exceptional interpersonal skills and have the credibility and confidence to win support from decision-makers at the highest levels. You’ll inspire and motivate people internally and externally, and will have senior leadership experience in a fundraising or commercial environment. An understanding of how to prepare financial information, analyse, plan strategically and make evidence-based decisions will be essential.

With the fundraising and economic environment facing unprecedented disruption, you will be resilient, agile and able to work at pace and lead through ambiguity to identify and harness new strategic opportunities and partnerships.

Closing date Friday 24th July. Please apply with your CV in the first instance.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.

DCMS’ scope is unlike any other and you would be working for a team who support effective financial management with our internal policy teams and Arms’ Length Bodies on a diverse and fascinating spectrum of work, from supporting our major cultural institutions, film and broadcasting, sports bodies, regulatory functions and delivery of the country’s digital agenda.

As a Finance Business Partner you will work with Budget Holders within the department and / or outwards to over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies, using your specialist finance expertise and building effective relationships to provide support, advice and constructive challenge to ensure the effective operation of DCMS’s systems of financial and budgetary control.

Key responsibilities are as follows:

• Build and manage effective relationships with internal Budget Holders and / or Arm’s Length Bodies Finance teams to understand their business in order to support the delivery of departmental priorities for value for money.
• Provide a trusted, single point of contact for departmental policy teams and directorates and / or Arm’s Length Bodies and channelling enquiries and requests for advice to the relevant subject matter experts (including HMT and other government departments where necessary).
• Provide high quality finance advice and analysis to stakeholders to support and enable good policy decisions whilst managing their budgets in line with agreed government finance rules.
• Ensure all DCMS financial controls, policies and procedures operate effectively and on a timely basis.
• Actively work to promote good financial management and to build an environment in which the advice and involvement of the Finance Team is actively sought at the start of policy making.

• Support Budget Holders through the annual (and multi-year) budget setting process for DCMS itself, including administration, programme, capital and depreciation budgets as relevant, and through in-year budget review exercises.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Hold a full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification, or actively training
• Experience of providing expert financial advice on complex issue

• Highly numerate and literate, as well as being able to build excellent collaborative working relationships with others, demonstrating excellent communication skills
• Previous Business Partnering experience with working knowledge of managing public money, and an understanding of central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)

For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

We are supporting a national disability charity with the recruiting for a 12-month maternity contract for a key account manager

• Responsible for the management of one of the charities’ key accounts
• Strategic management of programmes and projects
• Ensuring excellent levels of employee engagement
• Work collaboratively across all internal stakeholders to take to ensure a comprehensive and structured approach
• Line management of 1

Person specification

• Excellent communicator and relationship manager,
• Excellent and demonstrable track of managing key corporate accounts of similar size, with 3+ years’ experience in corporate fundraising
• Organised, resilient and with the ability to deal with a high-profile account, both internally and externally
• Experienced  and comfortable working with a range of internal and external stakeholders, and being a role model for the team
• Passion to work for this charity and uphold their values and culture at all times, internally and externally

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world. 

Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit. 

The Management Accounting & Internal Reporting team is a key central function within the DCMS Finance team. The role will be responsible for leading on the delivery of the DCMS group Estimates and for maintaining and managing the Department’s funding position. They will work closely with the Corporate Reporting Manager and Finance Business Partnering teams to ensure that the net expenditure of DCMS and its family of ALBs are successfully managed within the annual DEL budgets set by the Treasury and voted for its use by Parliament.

This post would suit an individual interested in group financial management with a wide span and opportunity to influence. The role provides high exposure to senior management as well as HM Treasury. This would be a great role for a qualified accountant wishing to take on a challenging and high-profile role within a central finance team. 

 Key responsibilities include: 

• Planning of the timetable and coordination of the Main and Supplementary Estimates and Vote on Account across the Finance Team. 
• Working with the Business Partnering Teams to ensure full, timely, accurate and well-justified funding submissions for the Estimates. This covers figures and narrative support for all proposed funding changes from the core Department and c.45 Arm’s Length Bodies. 
• Consolidation of the Estimates funding requests. Identification of resolution of potential issues with Finance colleagues and HM Treasury. 
• Preparation of submissions and other reports on the Estimates for HM Treasury, the Finance Director, Permanent Secretary and Secretary of State. 
• Lead on the virement process for the year end accounts, obtaining clearance from Senior Management and HM Treasury as appropriate. 
• Maintain ownership of the DCMS Funding Tracker, which is the Department’s single source of truth for the Department’s funding and delegations to Arm’s Length Bodies, ensuring it is fully reconciled to the Estimates. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following: 

• Fully qualified CCAB or CIMA accountant 
• Highly organised and methodical 
• Excellent spreadsheet skills 
• Adept at working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including senior management 
• Good knowledge of central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable) 
• Experience designing and delivering training (desirable)

For more information on the key responsibilities and tasks, please apply using the link for the full candidate pack, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.

Central London (with occasional travel post-COVID-19)

Full-time (Mon-Fri, 37.5 hours per week) open for flexible working requests

Youth Business International (YBI) is the global network of expert organisations in over 50 countries supporting underserved young entrepreneurs to turn their ideas into successful businesses, creating jobs and strengthening communities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Development Manager (Partnerships and Programmes) to work for a dynamic, international charity and be instrumental in achieving our strategic ambitions through developing new partnerships and programmes with the following principles in mind:

a) Building/maintaining strong working relationships and balancing carefully the needs of our partnerships with the needs and capacity of our members - both sets of stakeholders will enjoy a trusted relationship and a rewarding experience of working with the Network Team.

b) Demonstrating greater impact for every partnership ‘dollar’ – attending sector meetings to develop knowledge of trends, best practice, to advocate on behalf of YBI, and to cultivate new partnership opportunities.

c) Delivering well and consistently – working with partners, YBI Network Team and members to ensure the programmes and partnerships we develop are impactful and achievable and delivered effectively.

d) Contributing to the Network Team’s continuous improvement – supporting the development of replicable and innovative partnership models based on lessons learnt; contributing insights and guidance at senior level about maximising the value of existing partnerships.

You will work across the YBI Network Team and with members on a range of projects. Maintaining our reputation as a leading global network requires a highly skilled, knowledgeable, energetic team to manage our internal business functions. As a part of this diverse and talented group of individuals, you can play a vital role in Youth Business International success.

Some of benefits of becoming our Development Manager (Partnerships and Programmes) include:

- Group Income and Life insurance

In addition to normal Bank and Public Holidays, you are entitled to 25 days paid holiday per leave year pro rata. This entitlement will increase by 1 day per annum from the anniversary of joining up to a maximum of 30 days.

We are Equal Opportunities Employer and happy to talk Flexible Working

For a full Job Description, Personal Specification and information on how to apply, please go to our websisite. 

Closing date: Monday, 27th July at 09:30am

Interviews: w/c 27th July 2020

FareShare is the UK's national network of charitable food redistributors, fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. For nearly 25 years we have sourced fresh, quality and in date food, that is surplus to requirements and redistributed it to almost 11,000 frontline charities and community groups that provide meals to vulnerable people.

Job Title: Director of Finance and Resources

Location: London

Salary: circa £75k

The Director of Finance and Resources, will be an integral role within our Leadership Team. Working closely with the Chief Executive you will take strategic responsibility for the financial management and direction of the organisation. This includes the development of long-term strategic planning, building organisational capability and contributing to the development of organisational strategy across all areas of the business.

We are looking for a fully qualified accountant, with significant leadership and people management experience, and excellent attention to detail. You will have the ability to lead change and organisational development in a fast moving and complex environment, whilst building and delivering through high performing and outcome-focused team.

Offering personal credibility and commercial acumen, you will have managed organisational growth, and will enjoy cultivating positive relationships and engagement across a diverse range of stakeholders.

FareShare recognises the value of diversity and is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. Applications are welcomed from all sections of the community. Appointments are made on merit

For further information about this exciting opportunity, please read the appointment brief attached.

Recruitment Timetable

Deadline for applications: 5 August 2020

Interviews with Prospectus: 10 August - 14 August 2020

Interviews with FareShare: w/c: 24 August 2020 & w/c: 31 August 2020

These dates may be subject to change and applicants will be advised in advance should this happen.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

To champion the fight against poverty and inequality enabling people to take control of their live

Based in Liverpool (some homeworking if required)

Role: Finance Officer (Maternity Leave cover)

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary Scale: Scale 6, Point 19 – 22 £24,799 - £26,317 (pro rata)

Fixed term: Ten months with a possible extension

About Raise
Established in 1999 Raise is an advice service that supports clients within their own home with welfare benefits, debt and financial capability advice.

We are looking for maternity cover for our Finance Officer from October 2020. You will be working with the senior management team ensuring that the finances and payroll for the organisation continue to run smoothly.

In order to achieve this, we need a highly motivated individual who has knowledge or experience of QuickBooks accounting software and QuickBooks Advanced Payroll, has strong organisation skills and has good attention to detail.

Closing date: 31 July 12 noon
Interviews will be held on: Friday 5 August 2020 – (via zoom/Teams)

Registered charity number 1112830

Safer Recruitment

‘A safer setting starts with safer staff’

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment

Our partner is a recognised organisation working to offer greater safety to people in conflict- affected communities, and the opportunity to rebuild their lives, livelihoods and futures in the aftermath of war. They are seeking a finance manager to oversee and maintain the integrity of their programme in the Ukraine, with the scope for supporting other country programmes in Europe & the Caucuses. The role will be based in Kiev with travel.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight of the finance function across all programme locations, including that of delivery partners. This includes, but is not limited to financial accounting, payroll & tax, ensuring that all statutory, regulatory and grant compliance requirements are met, and the financial policies and procedures are followed as per the organisational guidelines and expectations.
• Lead on the financial planning for the programme; in the preparation of project-specific and programme-wide budgets; developing tool & processes for better budget management and reporting; and preparing budget vs. actual analysis and commentaries.
• Ensure proper cost allocation across projects, ensuring any shortfalls are identified and met; manage cashflow requirements and  forecasts.
• Support the Country Director in identifying and managing financial & other emerging risks.
• Lead in the preparation of financial statements, donor reports, and in preparing for external and internal audits.
• Support the Regional Finance Manager in developing budgets for proposals, and in monitoring the regional business plan.
• Staff management and development – developing the capacity of finance staff.

Requirements

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with strong accounting, financial management, and reporting writing skills.
• Analytical & financial modelling skills, able to critically review complex financial data.
• Strong finance business partner, able to coordinate and review information from implementing partners.
• Grants compliance, management and reporting experience, specifically experience of managing DfID, ECHO and UN funds.
• Astute & succinct, with excellent communication skills, and demonstrable experience of working with finance and non-finance staff.
• Experience of working in a management position, and overseeing staff in person and remotely.
• Resilient and culturally sensitive, willing to work in a challenging environment.
• Spoken Russian is highly desirable.