As we approach our 55th Anniversary year, the Child Poverty Action Group is going from strength to strength. We have a new brand, look and feel, a new building and a highly-skilled and motivated staff group. We aspire to make CPAG an organisation that is seeking to set the standards for a charity of our size. We have a proud track record of achievement, including the establishment of Child Benefit, changing the law to improve social security rights for families in poverty and winning the Child Poverty Act. We are ambitious, forward-looking and innovative. We have offices in London and Glasgow.

Based in our London office, the Director of Finance and Resources reports directly to the CEO and, as a member of the senior management team, plays a lead role in the operational management of CPAG.

Responsibilities include providing the management team and Board of Trustees with regular financial reports and forecasts on the financial performance of the organisation.

The post holder manages the teams responsible for Finance, Fundraising, Facilities, Information Technology, Personnel and Administration.  They also manage relationships with CPAG’s bankers, auditors, solicitors and other professional advisors.

For more information and to apply, please see our website 

Job Title: Chief Finance Officer (Interim) 

Contract Type: Fixed term (must be able to start on or before 6th January 2020)

Hours: Full time - 35 hours a week

Location: London (other Prince’s Trust offices in England will be considered)

Our vision at The Prince’s Trust’s is that every young person should have the chance to succeed. Our mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills to live, learn and earn.

You will be joining us as part of a new direction for finance at The Prince’s Trust, in the newly created role of Chief Finance Officer you will work closely with the UK Chief Executive, as a key member of The Trust’s Executive Committee (ExCo) and play a vital role in ensuring a sound & sustainable future for the trust.

In this interim role, you will be responsible for defining the financial strategy in-line with the guidelines set out by ExCo and The Council (our board of trustees), as well as owning responsibility for the overall performance and management of The Trust’s finances, investments and property portfolio, while ensuring that The Trust complies with all statutory and tax requirements and that the financial reporting and financial management systems of The Trust comply with industry standards.

You will be an experienced financial leader, with strong stakeholder management skills and experience in developing, coaching and mentoring a high-performance team within a large national or international organisation (over 30 staff with income profile of £50million+). You must have experience within a charity organisation that has included large project/contract management at a similar level, ideally, serving in a board level role.

We can consider candidates from both a fixed term contract & daily rate background, however, you must be available to start on or before 6th January 2020.

To learn more about the role, please download the job description.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please go to our website and complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

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Historic Royal Palaces are looking for a qualified / newly qualified Auditor to work as part of the Audit and Risk team, to be based at the stunning Hampton Court Palace. 

Position: Internal Auditor

Location: Hampton Court Palace

Salary: Circa £35k

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 24th November

About the role: 

Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) is the charity that looks after the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, the Banqueting House, Kensington Palace, Kew Palace and Hillsborough Castle. We are building a forward looking audit team that uses modern collaborative methods to work with the business to achieve our combined vision for HRP. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to work across our beautiful sites experiencing a wide range of audits from finance and retail, through conservation and large-scale building projects, to gardening or music festivals.

As Internal Auditor You will play an integral role in the audit team to investigate, understand, analyse and test our systems of governance, risk management, and control. You will collaborate with senior management to make pragmatic recommendations for improvement and draft clear and concise reports to communicate these. 

About you: 

This role will suit someone with passion and willingness to learn who is not afraid to try new things.

You will have the following skills and experience:

•You will be a finalist or newly-qualified with a recognised accountancy (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or overseas equivalent) or internal audit (IIA, CIA etc.) qualification.

•Some professional Auditing experience.

•Experience of all stages of the internal audit process- planning assignments, the risk based approach to audit, testing & sampling methods, reporting and action tracking.

•Knowledge of IIA and IA Standards.

•Knowledge of Risk Management and Corporate Governance.

•You will be a competent user of Word, Excel and Powerpoint.

•Excellent Report writing, communication and influencing skills.

If you feel you have the right skills for this role and would love the opportunity to work at UK’s most iconic venues, then apply today!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Internal Auditor, Auditor, Risk & Audit, Assistant Internal Auditor, CIA, Accounts and Audit Manager, Audit Senior, IIA, CIA, ACCA, ACA, Internal audit practitioner, Graduate Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor etc.

Looking for a role within an exciting organisation with an excellent progression path?

Are you excited by engaging in varied audit projects that will widen and strengthen your experience?

Want to work in a rewarding role within internal audit, in a close-knit team and under supportive leadership?

If yes, then look no further!

My client is a West London based organisation that is looking for an Internal Auditor to join them on a permanent basis in this excellent, newly created role.

The main responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• Take the lead on delivering the end-to-end audit cycle across a range of organisational departments and functions.
• Organising and holding key scoping meetings with senior stakeholders to ensure developing plans are followed through.
• Effectively establish areas of weakness in processes and work with senior management to drive efficiency across these.
• Full responsibility for producing detailed reports for non-financial stakeholders at every stage of the audit process.

Offering attractive flexible working policies, including the encouragement of working from home, the role will provide the successful candidate the chance to gain valuable experience of high-level auditing that can lead them onto more senior roles in the future.

The successful candidate will:

• Part/fully qualified (ideally in IIA, ACCA or CIPFA, though any relevant qualification will be considered).
• Experienced in internal audit and keen to further skills and experience in this area.
• Ideally come from a charity or public sector background.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively with Senior Stakeholders.

If you are interested in this position, please do not delay in applying as applications are being reviewed daily and the client is looking to conduct interviews ASAP.

An amazing opportunity to join the central function of a world respected NGO, undertaking strategic and complex audits globally. Working in a dynamic environment; you will provide significant input to the design and delivery of an internal audit structure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Global Internal Audit Manager in developing and delivering an annual programme of work to provide assurance over the risk, internal control and governance processes.
• Plan, organise and deliver assigned internal audits across country offices.
• Report on the findings and make recommendations on the systems, internal controls and procedures being reviewed, and management’s responses. 
• Follow-up and report on management responses, and the status of implementing recommendations.

Person Specification:

• Strong internal audit experience; able to demonstrate an understanding of the approaches and objectives of a good internal audit function, particularly risk-based operational audits and undertaking assignments in developing countries and emerging market environments.Essential.
• Good reporting writing skills; able to demonstrate competent and effective reporting writing skills in English.Essential.
• An effective communicator with a good track record of communicating with senior leadership in a large, complex organisation.Desirable.
• Experience of working in a global organisation.Essential.
• Experience of working in an international grant and commercially-funded NGO.Desirable.

Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis, and early applications are strongly recommended.

*This role is only open to those with the right to work in the UK. We will not be able to consider applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

Our partner, a wildlife and environmental conversation organisation, is seeking an experienced internal auditor. The ecological, cultural and political context is one of the most challenging yet rewarding in wildlife conservation. The organisation are focussing on an ambitious programme of projects to ensure the financial sustainability of the park and to remove reliance on park resources by those living around it. They are aiming to create a sustainable funding model with diversified sources of financing including grants, revenue from business initiatives and other loans and investments. The Head of Internal Audit will be tasked with reviewing and strengthening their control system and to ensure that they are compliant with all relevant legislation, regulations and best practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Review on an ongoing basis, organisational controls, operations procedures and regulatory compliance.
• Review controls within their ERP system, and make recommendations to improve controls and functionality
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management reviews on an ongoing basis.
• Write reports detailing conclusions, and providing recommendations for improving controls and the organisation’s operations.
• Identifies employment training required, and engages in staff development around best practice.
• Conduct pre-audit reviews for individual grants and the organisation overall.

Person Specification

• Degree in Economics, Finance, Business/Qualified CPA, CA CGMA, CIMA, ACCA
• At least 10 years of internal audit, process review & improvement, and risk management experience
• Experience in developing internal policies and procedures in a complex and rapidly growing organisation.
• Fluency in spoken and written French and English
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent report writing skills in French,
• Strong communicator, able to address issues and effect change, and work with and coach a range of finance and non-finance staff.
• Organised, able to prioritise a varied workload, and manage this in a complex environment.

Our partner will pay the cost of a return flight, accommodation, and offer a salary c. €45,000 annually. Please note, this role is only open to experienced internal auditors with leadership experience in the INGO sector who are bilingual. Candidates are being considered on a rolling basis, and are encouraged to apply early.

Are you an Audit Senior/ Assistant Manager, Audit Manager seeking a new and rewarding career with a little exotic travel, supporting truly worthwhile causes and perhaps the chance to use your 2nd language skills (not essential)? 

Our partner, specialists in International Grant Assurance are seeking outgoing auditors for a critical role; navigating a diverse group of grant recipients & donors, such as the UN & the World Bank worldwide (e.g. Malawi, Peru, Vietnam, Belgium, Oxford, Sierra Leone, Brazil, Fiji, Cameroon). You'll be London-based travelling 30+% per annum on assignments 1 to 2 weeks in length. 

These unique and extremely rewarding opportunities would suit experienced audit professionals that are outgoing, love diverse travel experiences, meeting and supporting a broad range of inspiring people and supporting very worthwhile causes. A great opportunity to take statutory audit to the next level - broadening skills into a much wider remit.

Overseas assignments could mean travel to one of over 100 countries/ territories. A fantastic opportunity to see the parts of the world you’d never otherwise  see, work with lovely people and pick up extremely relevant fieldwork experience; vital for anyone seeking a career in the international development NGO sector. 

Role overview

Complete grant audits of a extremely diverse range of projects funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health, education or infrastructure, to SME development or technical research. 

The role will use all your communication, problem-solving and analytical skills and will give you experience in working with major institutions all over the world. An example assignment might see you leading an audit opening meeting with a UN country office on the Monday morning, before heading off to spend a few days with a local NGO or government partners to audit the way they have spent UN funds. You will look at a sample of supporting documents to make sure the expenditure is genuine and for the purposes intended by UN, and review the internal controls of the NGO, making recommendations as to how these might be improved to strengthen the management of the UN resources. At the airport, you could even start drafting the formal report as you wait for your flight back to London. 

Requirements

• Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent(Finalists considered)
• Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
• A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
• 'Ideally' fluency in a second language is preferable, especially in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese or Mandarin, Russian and Arabic. 
• Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills
• Team worker
• Resilience and adaptability
• Internationally recognised audit qualification preferable.

​ Personal attributes:

• At least three years of audit experience 
• Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
• Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
• Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations for over 30% of the time

Candidates for permanent London based roles must have the right to work in the UK. 

About Us

AfID are leading specialists in supporting NGOs operating globally with their financial management capacity & recruitment needs, on both a 'pro-bono' & ,commercial' basis. For more opportunities in the international development sector (International & UK) or to find out more about how we can assist your non-profit organisation please visit the AfID website.

Developing a Career in International Development

We know it can be frustrating trying to develop a career in this much sought after sector, especially when organisations require prior experience; be it institutional donor management, fieldwork or capacity building of overseas recipients. Please don't let this put you off, we would strongly recommend considering a volunteer assignment as a way to gain this highly relevant experience. It’s no coincidence that 22% of AfID volunteers now work full-time in the charity sector, as even a short 2-3 week assignment will catch the eye and reassure these employers of your commitment and ability to navigate the diverse stakeholder contexts.  It’s worth noting all AfID's assignments are individually tailored to the volunteers own preferences, skills and availability. For FAQs please visit the afid website
 
Attending one of the AfID Workshops also offers invaluable insights, explaining sector jargon and demonstrating the ways accountants can navigate complex environments, in a fun and informative way. It also presents a great networking opportunity with 25 other like-minded accountants AfID’s founder and ex-Oxfam FD in attendance. 

*Travel opportunities include 2-3 assignments per annum across mainland Europe.

Our partners are a leading firm of chartered accountants and business advisors with in-depth expertise in many fields including Not for Profit organisations.

The Not for Profit Dept has extensive experience in providing audit and advisory services to the sector - committed to working with Not for Profit entities both in the UK and overseas and act for a wide range of clients including registered charities, independent schools, membership organisations and international donor agencies. Our clients include a number of well-known organisations in the sector undertaking a wide range of activities from working to protect endangered species to undertaking scientific research to providing grants and support to social entrepreneurs.

The division is led by partners who have extensive first-hand experience in the not for profit sector. This enables us to understand the challenging environment these organisations face, which is heightened by an increasing demand for services with greatly constrained resources. Our people have a passion for the sector. Many of the team have worked directly in the not for profit sector before returning to practice, and everyone shares a passion for delivering strong social outcomes as well as financial sustainability – we describe ourselves as sector people who happen to be in practice.

You will be responsible for the planning, on-site running and completion of a portfolio of audit assignments to a range of clients in the not for profit sector. This will include providing on-the-job training to more junior members of the team. The team is also one of the largest providers of international grant verification audit work, through which we work with some of the largest internationally-recognised charities and humanitarian organisations. The role will provide the opportunity for involvement in these which can include global travel opportunities.

Specific responsibilities will include but not limited to the following:

• Attend the pre-assignment discussions with the audit team.

• Complete the planning sections of the audit file and draft the Audit Planning Report.

• Input into our audit risk assessment, test design and budgeting procedures.

• Take ownership for the completion of the audit testing across the file to a high quality.

• Allocate work appropriately to junior members of the audit team.

• Provide coaching to junior members of the team, review their work and provide feedback.

• Ensure that the work undertaken on site is in accordance with the approved plan and time budget.

• Communicate effectively, pro-actively advising the manager of any issues or developments that may impact on the timeline or result in adjustments being raised.

• Develop an effective working relationship with key client contacts, which could be at FC / FD level.

• Respond to all client queries and concerns in an efficient and professional manner, often dealing directly with senior management.

• Suggest practical solutions to any issues or problems arising.

• Maintain a complete log of outstanding issues and queries.

• Clear any manager and partner review points raised, and follow up any outstanding queries.

• Provide sound advice to clients and demonstrate knowledge of business issues. After the completion of the on-site audit visit, the senior will be expected to:

• Assist with the drafting of the Audit Findings Report issued to the client, in particular regards to control issues and recommendations identified during the audit visit.

• Assist with the completion and close-down of the audit file.

 Person Specification Skills and Qualifications • A passion for the Not for Profit sector and in developing wider knowledge of the issues affecting our clients. • Accountancy training - audit based. • ACCA or ACA, or equivalent, qualified. • Proven skills in external audit. • Proven skills in audit planning, fieldwork and file completion. • Proven skills in supervising and managing staff. • Enthusiasm to assist with departmental responsibilities beyond the audits, for example business development activities or training of juniors.

*Travel opportunities

Geographical location of clients typically London with some work for the European based Donor institutions - so there is scope to travel internationally, the extent to which is largely dependent on the individual. The least travel likely would be two to three overseas trips a year (to Europe). Much of this is dependent on work flows and timing.

Do you have strong audit administration skills?

Our client is a college that delivers services by experienced doctors focused on improving the overall physical, mental and emotional health of children and young people in the UK and abroad.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of providing administrative support and co-ordination to projects in a health related and/or any academic environment.

The ideal candidate will have excellent minute taking experience.

You should have demonstrable experience with organising events and/or conferences.

To apply, please submit a Word Document version of your CV; cover letters are not required at this stage.

Finance, Central London – Waterloo

King’s College London

Higher Education

Permanent – Central London

Deputy Financial Accountant

£46,292 to £54,534 plus exceptional pension and annual leave

Closing date for applications (early applications are highly recommended):

Midnight on Sunday 17th November 2019

This is a fantastic role for a qualified auditor seeking a first or second move.

King's College London is one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2018/19), and is also one of England’s oldest and most prestigious institutions. King's has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research.

Having recently implemented a new finance system, King’s College London (KCL) are looking to recruit a recently qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) into the role of Deputy Financial Accountant to work with the Financial Accountant in implementing a new financial control environment to make best use of this system.

The role holder will have a significant responsibility for the preparation of the university’s consolidated and subsidiary financial statements (close to £1bn annual turnover) and will aid the Financial Accountant in designing and implementing an updated financial control structure and processes.

This will be a challenging role suitable for someone with a technical accounting background and strong problem-solving skills, ideally from an audit background. The role will often require designing new approaches/solutions and leading on projects.

For more information, please find the candidate pack attached to this advert or contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners directly.

The selection process will include a panel interview, an assessment and a presentation.

• Application deadline is 17th November
• You will need to meet Ivy Rock Partners before the shortlisting meeting on 21st November
• Interviews with KCL will take place on week commencing 25th November

Ivy Rock Partners have been appointed as exclusive recruitment partner to King's College London - all applications will be treated fairly and consistently.

Finance Manager – Social Interest Group

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is new and innovative and was formed as a charity in 2014. Its sole aim is to be a vehicle to develop and strengthen the charities that are within it, so they in turn thrive and do social good.

We are currently looking for a Finance Manager to join our team at our head office based in Islington.

This role will require hands-on technical capabilities and the ability to quickly assess and apply financial best practice.  The successful candidate will need to act as both a technical lead and provide operational leadership to the team.

Supporting the Director of Finance & Resources, Executive Management Team, and Heads of Service/Service Managers with financial information, advice and analysis as requested. Taking the lead on the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts and managing the year end accounts preparation and external audit process. Key point of contact with Trustees regarding financial performance with regular reporting and debate at a senior level.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing monthly management accounts prepared by the finance team; bank and balance sheet reconciliations; analysis of financial performance; trading subsidiary accounts
• Preparing high quality financial reports and insightful analysis as requested by colleagues at all levels
• Building effective relationships with Heads of Department and Scheme Managers, communicating issues in a non-technical way that focusses on business benefits and finance as a service
• Preparation of charity SORP compliant annual financial statements and a comprehensive audit file ready for review by the external auditors; key point of contact with the auditors
• Reviewing annual budgets and quarterly forecasts prepared by Scheme Mangers and budget holders, to ensure optimal accuracy and reliability
• Attending Finance, Risk and Audit Committee meetings and providing finance related support and analysis to Trustees
• Checking and sign off of fortnightly BACs payment file and other bank transactions
• Supporting finance team members, for example through providing cover for absences and at busy times
• Develop the skills of the finance team to work collaboratively with the rest of the organisation in order to deliver on their objectives. This will involve using the Group’s performance appraisal framework to achieve team and individual performance targets
• Monitoring the finance budget, preparing business case justifications and cost/benefit analysis as required

Person Specification

• Qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) with strong technical skills and a minimum of two years post qualification experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development and successful application of best practice in accounting
• Successful experience in a leadership role in finance including the development of effective short- and longer-term strategies
• In-depth knowledge of core financial processes such as purchase to pay and financial accounts
• Experience of leading and managing a team, ensuring that staff can develop to their full potential

Should you be interested in this post please send your CV with a covering letter.  Interviews to take place the week of 16th December.

New finance role in Cheshire based charity that works in the UK, India and East Africa. Great opportunity to contribute to the continued growth of our work helping vulnerable children who are alone and at risk on the streets.

You should be part qualified CIMA, ACCA or AAT. Strong Excel skills and knowledge of web based accountancy systems are essential with knowledge of charity accounting an advantage.  A self starter with good people skills and a willingness to travel to our overseas programmes, you will be able to represent complex financial information to colleagues in a meaningful way.

Background to the job: Acquired brain injury (ABI) is one of the commonest causes of death and disability in working age adults. Survivors of brain injury can live with a range of difficulties affecting their physical and cognitive functioning. Living with a brain injury can result in social isolation, mental health problems, difficulties with family relationships and unemployment.

Headway SELNWK is a medium size charity, over thirty years old, that supports people affected by ABI. We provide support services across SE London and North West Kent in the community and at our day service. Most of our members’ support is funded by social services or the NHS. Whilst we want to maximise this funding where possible, we also want to develop models of support that are not dependent upon statutory funding.

Headway has well established links with local hospitals notably with the Major Trauma Centre at Kings’ College Hospital.  We foster active links with a range of community providers including neurological rehabilitation and social work teams and other Third Sector organisations.

Headway SELNWK is entering a phase of new development and is looking to recruit an outstanding Director of Operations and Finance to oversee the development of its finance, human resources and IT processes. This person will combine technical skills in one or more of these areas with an evident passion for the charity’s mission to improve outcomes for people affected by ABI.

The Director of Operations and Finance will be responsible for overseeing the development of the charity’s finance, human resources and IT, ensuring that systems are effective and help to drive the charity’s mission. With technical skills in one or more of these areas, they will identify what is already working well and what could be improved, before drawing up short-, medium- and long-term priorities to improve the charity’s operations. As well as applying their technical skills, this will also require excellent project management, including the management of a small Operations team. The Director of Operations and Finance will enjoy working across a range of projects and will be able to strike the right balance between leading tasks themselves and working with their team and with external partners. As well as focusing on the immediate needs of the charity, part of the Director of Operations and Finance's remit will include laying the foundations for the capabilities that will be needed in the future as the charity grows. In particular, we want to implement our fundraising strategy with a view to eventually developing a fundraising team.

The ideal candidate will not necessarily have all of the required and desired characteristics, though they will certainly have real strengths in some of these areas. What is most important is that they will have a commitment to the charity’s mission and the tenacity and drive to achieve to very high standards. They will demonstrate a genuine openness to feedback and continuing improvement and will seek to learn from those within the organisation and its wider network of partners.

Responsibilities

While not exhaustive, the following list of responsibilities gives a comprehensive overview of the role:

• Senior leadership within the charity, feeding into strategic planning and decision-making by the charity’s Board and Executive
  • Working with the Director of Strategy and Business Development to ensure the operations structures of the charity can deliver its strategy
  • Working across the charity to develop systems and processes that are effective at all levels
• Overseeing the development of the charity’s finance department
  • Working with the Finance Working Group, payroll provider, bookkeeper and auditor to ensure compliance with relevant frameworks
  • Developing financial forecasts, management accounts and other financial reports
  • Implementing financial controls and policies across Headway SELNWK
  • Lead on fundraising in conjunction with all staff, Trustees, members, volunteers and external contractors (such as professional fundraisers)
  • Develop, implement and evaluate Headway SELNWK’s fundraising strategy; work towards a business case for recruiting a fundraising team.
• Overseeing human resources
  • Working with the Senior Management Team and Trustees, to ensure the charity recruits, trains and retains outstanding members of staff
  • Supporting development of competency framework, performance review and CPD
  • Implementing HR policies across Headway SELNWK
• Overseeing information systems
  • Working with external providers to build information systems capacity within the charity
  • Ensuring that members of staff are equipped to make best use of IT capacity and information

Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 9th December 2019 

About Soundabout:

Soundabout is a charity that uses music to empower and unlock the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The charity leads the provision of training and delivery of music-centred approaches to working with people with severe, or profound and multiple disabilities. We work across the UK in a variety of settings such as special schools, early years’ environments and care services. Our head office is based at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire. 

We have a small core office team and a growing body of freelance practitioners who are the creative, delivery force of our work.

The Role: The Finance Manager leads the financial management of the charity, supported by the Business Administrator who delivers the day to day book-keeping and financial administration. The Finance Manager’s key purpose is to oversee the Soundabout’s finance function, providing higher level strategic support for the CEO and Trustee Board anddeveloping the charity’s finance and accounting policies and procedures effectively. You will produce management reports in line with Soundabout’s reporting framework, lead the preparation of the quarterly Trustee reports, to prepare the annual statutory financial statements and lead the relationship with the Charity’s external auditors.

The Candidate:

This role requires practical, hands-on experience of delivering the wide range of finance and accounting services required by a small business or charity; an excellent understanding of Accounting Principles; a knowledge of charity SORP and charity statutory accounting are highly desirable; solid experience of the audit and preparation of annual financial accounts are essential; you must already hold a full qualification in either ACCA, ACA or CIMA; practical experience of preparing management and statutory reports is required; and experience of advising senior leadership on finance matters to inform strategic planning.  

You will be highly motivated by the charity’s work using music to unlock the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities; have a sound working knowledge of Quickbooks and Microsoft Excel; strong attention to detail, producing work with a high level of accuracy; excellent written and oral communication skills and an ability to use information effectively and apply sound judgement in order to make decisions.  You will be adaptable and organised in prioritising workloads; work effectively to deadlines and ensure your team can do the same with minimum supervision and demonstrate integrity, understanding the care needed with sensitive information.