The Brent Centre for Young People (BYCP) exists to improve young people’s lives so they can manage their challenges now and become happy and healthy adults. Set up 50 years ago to focus on preventing mental breakdown and suicide amongst adolescents, and working in the heart of the community, we expanded into schools in the 1990s, and work closely with the NHS and other partners to treat a wide range of young people. 

As part of an ambitious new plan the BCYP is enhancing its  leadership team to support the CEO and board of trustees in positioning the Centre to help many more young people struggling with mental health challenges.   

An experienced finance professional with a proven track record in financial leadership is needed to support the development and implementation of a new strategy and ensure robust and sustainable financial management. In this role you will provide finance leadership to existing and future in-house, outreach and private service areas, leverage existing assets, and work with clinical and non-clinical senior management colleagues to ensure our new strategy is informed by financial intelligence and analysis. The Head of Finance and Resources will have the professional and personal credibility to build confidence in the charity both internally and externally. 

The responsibilities of the Head of Finance and Resources will encompass oversight of HR and facilities as well as information systems. Excellent interpersonal and people management skills are essential as is the ability to play a key role supporting the trustees to deliver strong governance.

This is an exciting opportunity for a fully qualified accountant to join the leadership team of a well- respected charity at a time of not only change and growth, but when its work has never been in greater demand.  In addition to candidates with charity experience, we are interested to hear from accountants with commercial sector backgrounds seeking to work in the charity sector. 

We are looking for someone to ensure that BookTrust’s financial processes and reporting cycle are robust, accurate, meet the needs of the organisation, and are embedded effectively within the business planning processes of functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:
• Financial Management
• Business Partnering
• Financial system and process improvement
• Team management

Find out more about who we are, including a job description and details of how to apply by going to our website. 

BookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity. We are dedicated to getting children reading. Each year we reach 3.4 million children across the UK with books, resources and support to help develop a love of reading.

Closing date:  Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 16:00
Interviews: Week commencing 28th October 2019

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Head of Finance

Brain Research UK is recruiting a Head of Finance to oversee the finance function and participate in the development of this evolving charity.

About us

Brain Research UK (BRUK) funds world-class research to discover the causes, develop new treatments and improve the lives of all those who are affected by neurological conditions.

We are an agile organisation operating with a small staff base to deliver far reaching impact.

The role

Effective financial management is central to our strategy and operating model. The Head of Finance will be crucial in managing our finances and operations whilst embedding a culture of financial efficiency and effective controls.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Head of Finance will lead on financial matters and be expected to provide critical financial information, insightful analysis and timely reporting to facilitate the growth of the Charity.

The role is standalone but working within a close-knit team. It will therefore have a degree of autonomy but will be expected to contribute to the wider development of the Charity. This is a key appointment for the Charity that will involve some exposure to the Board and Investment Committee.

As we operate from a small scale, the role is hands-on with a focus on completing financial procedures and reporting in a timely and effective manner.

We are therefore seeking a dynamic recently qualified accountant who has had wide exposure to financial reporting and processes. Being a financial ‘all rounder’, there is a real opportunity to contribute to the way the Charity operates by instilling sound financial operations and providing meaningful financial reporting. The role provides an opportunity to shape the finance function and will suit a progressive accountant looking for this kind of responsibility.

We are looking for an individual who has demonstrable experience in operating financial functions and the personality to fit within a charity that works collaboratively. 

The role is intended to be part time (ideally 3 days per week) working from our shared office space but we will consider other reasonable working patterns and flexible working arrangements.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, and hoping for a December start date, so it would be advisable to apply as soon as possible.

Please apply with CV and covering letter highlighting your suitability for the role.

Finance Assistant

Duration: Permanent

Location: Central London, NW1 2DX

Starting date: November 2019

Working hours: Part-time – 15 hours a week

Reporting to: Finance and IT Manager

Key relationships:    Staff generally and, in particular, Operations team members; auditors; and accounting package support company.

Salary: Equivalent to a full-time salary of £23,500 per annum

About Impetus

Impetus transforms the lives of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds by ensuring they get the right support to succeed in school, in work and in life.

We find, fund and build the most promising charities working with these young people, providing core funding and working shoulder-to-shoulder with their leaders to help them become stronger organisations.

In partnership with other funders we help our charities expand and we influence policy and decision makers so that all young people get the support they need.

We work with over 20 charity partners and employ approximately 40 people, including the Operations team which covers office management, information technology, finance and human resources.

Impetus is setting up the Youth Endowment Fund, a bold new attempt to put early intervention at the heart of efforts to tackle youth offending. It supports interventions and community partnerships working with children at risk of being drawn into crime and violence, and build up our knowledge of what works to prevent that.

About this role

This is an interesting and broad role which covers the full range of work on an accounting system.

Your key objective is to ensure the accounting system is up-to-date and accurate and that transactions are recorded correctly on it. You will pay an important part in maintaining strong financial controls and helping staff across the organisation with finance.

The role is for 15 hours a week. You’d need to be in the office at least three days a week but we are otherwise open to a discussion about how the hours are spread over the week. We can discuss this at the interview or in advance if you want to have a chat about working arrangements.

The finance team comprises the Chief Operating Officer (who is the finance director), and the Finance and IT Manager, (a qualified accountant who works full-time). The payroll is supervised by the HR and Learning Manager and we use a company to run our payroll. Our most recent accounts are found here: Impetus accounts

You’ll be working with other members of the Operations team, occasionally supporting them in their roles.

Key responsibilities

• Looking after the supplier and customer ledgers
• Processing invoices from suppliers and invoices to customers
• Processing expense claims
• Preparing and entering journals including for the payroll
• Recording bank transactions on the accounting system
• Setting up payments on online banking
• Performing monthly bank reconciliations
• Performing monthly control account reconciliations
• Processing credit card statements and supporting documents
• Assisting with the preparation of management accounts including the month-end process
• Advising staff on finance procedures
• Helping the auditors and contributing to the preparation of the annual accounts
• Generally helping out the Operations team and other teams at, for example, events.

Job Title: Head of Finance and Administration

Salary: £40,000

Contract: 12-month Contract (Maternity Cover)

Hours: Full-time

Location: Cobham, Surrey
 

We are working in partnership with Painshill Park Trust Ltd who are looking to appoint a Head of Finance and Administration on a 12-month contract (maternity cover)

Painshill is a beautiful award-winning 18th century landscape garden which was created between 1738 and 1773 by the Hon Charles Hamilton. The 158-acre garden receives over 130,000 visitors a year and we operate commercial functions including retail, catering, filming and events to support our visitor offer and we have ambitious plans to grow the business.

The Head of Finance and Administration will provide leadership and senior financial expertise in the organisation and operation of Painshill Park Trust Ltd, and ensure the company's plans and departmental targets are viable and in line with financial business objectives.

• Day-to-day management of income and expenditure, cash flow and balance sheet for both Painshill Park Trust Ltd and its trading company, Painshill Enterprises Ltd.
• Day-to-day management of human resources procedures including recruitment, on and off boarding, remuneration and liaising with external HR provider for technical advice.
• Preparation of management accounts and reports, to specific deadlines, for consideration and reporting to the Board of Trustees and in preparation for audit, in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Regulations.
• Preparation and delivery of the annual budgeting process, and forecasting, in line with the strategic direction of Painshill.
• Managing payroll process, including PAYE and NI.
• Management of the annual audit process and compliance with Companies House and the Charity Commission regulations, including preparation and submission of VAT and Gift Aid returns to HMRC.
• Working as a member of the Painshill Leadership Team, undertake strategic reviews and evaluations for cost-reduction and increasing income opportunities.
• Provision of regular analytical advice to the Director, through monitoring and interpreting cash flows, predicting future trends and analysing change.
• Line management of the finance and administration team and provision of leadership, coaching and training across the organisation to improve maximum efficiency.

The successful candidate:

We are looking for a qualified accountant with previous charity experience and a good knowledge of SORP.  Equally importantly we are looking for a leader who can work collaboratively with the Senior Management Team, wider team and Board of Trustees. You will be a naturally customer-focused and solution-oriented individual with the ability to multi-task. You will be need to be comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, and making confident, informed decisions, as you will be the number one finance person in the organisation.

To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement as soon as possible, quoting our reference JO1715.For any further information, please contact Jenny Warner.

Closing date for applications: 19 November 2019

First interview date: 25 November 2019

Second interview date: 4 December 2019

Sightsavers is recruiting for a Finance and Risk Officer – Inclusion Works who will support the day to day administration of the Inclusion Works programme ensuring that the financial requirements of the project are fully met.  Reporting to the Head of Finance, Inclusive Futures, this role involves close collaboration with the Institutional Funding teams, the Planning, Performance and Reporting (PPR) team consortium partners and implementing partners. The Finance and Risk Officer will work closely with Country Office staff and other support teams to ensure that this and other projects funded by donors run smoothly.  The post holder would be expected to travel up to 5 weeks per year.

Salary: £28,000 – £31,000 per annum

Contract: 2 Year Fixed Term

About the role:

Key duties will include:

• Supporting the development, review and amendment of coordinating and implementing consortium partner contracts
• Coordinating the process for timely and accurate donor financial submissions
• Ongoing financial monitoring of consortium partner projects budgets
• Supporting the preparation of financial reports and forecasts for the donor
• Supporting day to day finance and administration tasks

This is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills and it’s an involved role so please read the complete Job Description for further details.

About you:

The ideal candidate will  have:

• finance and accountancy experience
• awareness of overseas development (preferably gained through work in the INGO sector)
• an understanding of institutional donor contract management, in particular DFID funding
• excellent numerical skills
• strong attention to detail
• an improvement mindset and a willingness to develop skills and knowledge.

This role may be for you if:

• You are proactive by nature and have initiative.
• You are comfortable taking decisions and have a good sense of when to escalate issues.
• You are quick to notice irregularities yet you do not lose sight of the bigger picture.
• You enjoy solving problems and have a keen eye for improvement.
• You communicate clearly. You adapt your language and pace to suit your listeners.
• You are confident holding close working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• You are comfortable working in an international context and travelling to the countries we work in.

Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

We anticipate that interviews, including a short Excel-based task will take place at our Haywards Heath, West Sussex offices on 8 November 2019.

Administration & Finance Manager

Permanent contract

22.5 hours per week - working pattern to be agreed

£22,929 per annum pro rata (£14,740 per annum actual for 22.5 hours per week)

Location: The Children's Society Include Service, Wessex Business Park, Wessex Way, Colden Common, Hampshire, SO21 1WP.

Are you looking to join a team that makes a real and lasting difference to the challenges that young people face? Are you passionate about providing great support to a friendly team to help everyone achieve their best? Do you have top-notch organisation skills, some financial know-how and an eye for efficiency?

If so, this role could be for you - We are looking for an enthusiastic Admin & Finance Manager to support the delivery of our national Young Carers work.

Key elements of this role will be:

-To achieve effective use of resources by engaging in budget planning, monitoring of expenditure, and oversight of all financial aspects of the service including petty cash, invoicing and financial reports to funders.

-To provide suitable systems for office management and health & safety, which establish and maintain a productive, inclusive and safe working environment that support all members to carry out their roles effectively.

-To provide a range of administrative services within the service and, where necessary across the region, including minute taking, event planning and logistics.

This role will be responsible for administrative and financial aspects of the service and will report directly to the Area Manager and National Young Carers Lead to deliver robust oversight of the service finances and ensure a strong interface with The Children's Society's organisational systems.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Strong IT skills and a high standard of numeracy and literacy

-The ability to analyse, report and manage financial information as well as perform day to day financial tasks e.g. Invoicing.

-Experience in the management and delivery of a diverse range of administrative tasks, some event planning experience would be beneficial.

-Strong communication skills with clients, staff and other professionals

-Significant experience in a similar role or relevant qualifications to 'A' Level/ NVQ 3 standard

The Children's Society's Include Service has a twenty year track record of supporting children and young people who care for parents, siblings or others who suffer from chronic illness or disability: young carers. Our continual campaigning and influencing work reaches across the whole of England as we promote best practice and work in partnership with external strategic stakeholders to support young carers and their families and deliver multi-agency, whole family approaches. Our work focuses on the complex and high risk needs identified for young carers who exhibit multiple vulnerabilities and factors of Hidden Harm and those who are particularly hard to reach.

The Children's Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice.

Candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be asked to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.

Closing date for applications is 23:59 on 10th November 2019

Interviews will be held on Monday 18th November 2019.

My client is an ambitious and growing education establishment with an ambitious vision and growth strategy for the next 5 years.

To achieve this strategy they are looking to recruit a Head of Finance on an interim basis with a view to making the position permanent in time.

You will need to be a qualified accountant and have experience of working in a complex and busy finance team

Key skills needed:

• Experience of all aspects of financial control and compliance especially over a year end period
• Excellent knowledge of financial systems and reporting packages
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Ability to analysis and manipulate complex, specialist and highly detailed information
• Experience of writing and advising on business cases and adding financial support to new tenders and bids

Qualifications/experience required

Qualified 

What’s on offer?

£50 – 60,000 FTC 

You should also have a calm and proactive character, be customer focused and use to dealing with financial and non-financial managers alike.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation at the start of a journey and really make an impact! 

Job Overview

Finance Manager for a growing charity in Zone 1

£45,000

Zone 1 Location

Flexible working.

25 days holidays & additional benefits.

Responsibilities

A growing London-based charity is seeking an experienced Qualified Finance Manager to join their finance team to manage the finance function of the organisation.

The applicant must be qualified.

Reporting directly into and working closely with the Director, you will enjoy a very high level of responsibility and autonomy.

This is an excellent chance to build upon previous experiences and develop your career within a well-known organization, by taking a hands-on role within the finance function of the charity.

This exciting opportunity will see the successful candidate handling a varied workload, ranging from risk management, preparing accounts on a monthly and annual basis, debt management, financial planning, budgeting, reporting and preparing the Statutory accounts.

Qualified accountant who has good understanding of the charity SORP, VAT, taxation and company legislation is essential. Candidate must have previous charity experience, be flexible, adaptable and comfortable to hit the ground running

Qualifications/experience required

ACA, CIMA, ACCA qualified.

Experience of working in a ‘hands on’ role in a charitable  organisation.

What’s on offer?

£45,000

We are the world’s oldest human rights organisation and our vision is a world free from slavery. We believe that modern slavery is a contemporary issue of the highest importance and we are determined to work with others to ensure people can be free from slavery across the world. Our fight leads us to cases in the UK and across the globe and we are looking for a Finance Manager to help take the organisation into the next phase of its journey.

We are looking for someone with outstanding skills and experience who can embody our values and who shares our passion for fighting against modern slavery.

This will be a pivotal role working with the Head of Finance and Resources with day-to-day responsibility for the charities finance function. You will need to hold a professional accountancy qualification and be able to demonstrate expertise in supporting colleagues, developing management information systems, project and financial management, and monitoring financial procedures. The role will work closely with our Programmes and Advocacy, and Fundraising Teams.

If you think this role fits with your expertise and ambition and you would like to work for an organisation that provides you with the opportunity to develop, we would love to hear from you.

English National Ballet exists to take world-class ballet to as many people as possible; delighting them with the traditional and inspiring them with the new. The Company currently has 72 dancers and its own orchestra (ENB Philharmonic), which is supported by 150 staff across central departments.

ENB’s artistic output, reputation and ambition is growing rapidly and at a crucial stage in its history; celebrating its 70th birthday in 2020.

We have recently moved to a new purpose-built home on London City Island, Canning Town (the cultural anchor of a new community). Our new building combines a unique production studio, modern training facilities, teaching and rehearsal studios, and spaces for the public to view our work, eat and drink in a state-of-the-art environment.

As Director of Finance, you will report to the Chief Executive as a key member of our senior management team. The purpose of the role is to ensure a culture of incisive business intelligence, deliver timely and user-friendly management information, increase financial awareness across the Company, and ensure a comprehensive control environment.

• Be a key contributor to the Company’s business strategy and plans with a focus on delivering quality outputs from the finance function,
• Identify opportunities for revenue generation and cost control across the Company, working with the executive team to promote a culture of high performing entrepreneurialism,
• Build a sustainable 3-year rolling financial model, with budgeting, forecasting and reporting that is efficient, timely, with clear processes to maximise budget control.
• Providing our trustees with strategic financial advice and assurance on all financial and corporate governance matters
• Playing a full role in the development of the wider English National Ballet strategy and success as a collegiate member of our senior management team

We are looking for a qualified accountant with broad financial management experience within a multi layered operation (commercial or charitable), ideally with previous experience at Director level. You will need excellent management skills, be an advocate of business partnering, and should enjoy engaging widely across our organisation. You should have a strong sense of customer service, focusing your teams on ensuring that our staff, many stakeholders and committed volunteers have the best experience of working with our corporate centre.

Finally, it is essential that you share a passion for our work, recognising and contributing to the impact we make in enriching the lives of the many who access the educational and development opportunities we provide.

For a recruitment pack with further information, please contact Rohen Cardle at Morgan Law. The Closing Date for applications will be midnight Sunday 10th of Nov  

We are looking for a skilled Finance Officer to join our team. You will be responsible for ensuring our Finance Service is of high quality and supports the organisation.

It's a fixed term (24 month) contract and we're looking for someone to start ASAP. 

This role reports to the Finance Manager.

Job Description

Our mission is to support people to run effective campaigns that challenge injustice. We do this by running campaign training programmes that help people develop the skills, confidence and community to change things that matter to them. In our trainings, we prioritise people from communities directly impacted by injustice.

Your role will include:

• All data entry into the finance system (Aqilla) including income, expenditure, restricted and unrestricted analysis, balance sheet items and any other journals.

• Managing the sales and purchase ledger cycle – from checking invoices are properly authorised and coded against the correct budgets, verifying new supplier bank details, entry onto the finance system and entry onto the banking system (currently Lloyds) for authorisation.

• Keeping the fixed asset register up to date, identifying items to be capitalised and ensuring assets are depreciated in line with organisational policy.

• Regular reporting on income received to teams as required.

  • Liaising with Bootcamp teams to advise of any non-payees in the run up to a Bootcamp.

• Regular import of data from banks to Aqilla (or any other finance system which may be used in the future).

• Dealing with any finance related queries from staff, suppliers, customers and donors, escalating to the Finance Manager where required.

• Processing of expense claims for staff and board members and ensuring these are paid in a timely fashion; flagging any issues (e.g. missing or incorrect receipts) as necessary to the Finance Manager. This includes credit card expenditures and expenses against floats or advances provided.

• Obtaining approval from the Board for CEO expenses.

• Liaising with outsourced payroll provider to ensure all relevant changes are communicated, checking draft payroll prior to Head of Finance sign off and ensuring financial information for pension payments is accurate.

• Responsible for ensuring all monthly balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a timely basis, in line with the departmental timetable, for review by the Finance Manager.

• Production of draft monthly cash flow forecasts, and budgets vs. actuals reports for review by the Finance Manager.

• Supporting the Finance Manager and Head of Finance as required in preparation for the annual audit and assisting with any audit enquiries.

About You

To thrive in this role you’ll need:

• Strong financial aptitude. Ideally having worked for at least 2-3 years in a similar role.

• Qualifications; Some formal accountancy training (e.g. AAT) even if not yet completed.

• Detail oriented and well organised. You should be able to work well under pressure, prioritise a varied and fast-paced workload, and deliver to deadline.

• Great IT skills. You should be comfortable with accounting systems, data management (particularly Salesforce) and online tools such as G-Suite, Trello, and Slack.

We expect you to be:

• Aware of how systemic injustice operates in our society (things like economic inequality, racism and heterosexism). We are looking for someone who is excited to be part of a team that is exploring how best to confront those issues both in the workplace and in the wider society. 

• Comfortable working in a small and expanding organisation, which means being flexible, adaptable and capable of responding positively to new challenges.

As we grow these skills could become useful:

• International NGO experience and/ or working in a multi-currency environment.

• VAT. Posting the necessary transactions to the finance system, ensuring the correct rates are captured and assistance with drafting VAT returns, if we approach the VAT threshold.

About Us

• We value creating a working environment that allows you to flourish.

• We welcome applications from migrants, however you must already have, or be able to secure the right to work in the UK for this role.

To apply, please fill out the form on our website and submit your CV. The deadline to apply is 10am on Monday 4th November but please note that we will be reviewing the candidate pool regularly and we may bring this deadline forward if we have sufficient applicants.

If you have questions, please email Suzi Bowley, Head of Finance (follow the link the to job advert on our website for contact details).

Finance Manager (Part-time 21 hours)

London

Up to £50,000 pro rata

Are you an experienced Finance Manager looking for a part-time role?

Do you have a proven track record of working within the charity and NFP sector?

Are you an AAT, ACA, ACCA qualified (or part-qualified) accountant?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Finance Manager to join one of Britain's oldest art charities on a part-time basis. Your main responsibilities will be ensuring that all aspects of the charity's financial operation and charitable obligations are met.

What you'll get in return?

• 21hrs a week - can be worked flexibly around your schedule
• 20 days pro rata holidays plus all bank holidays
• Great location and an exquisite office

Your role

• Producing quarterly management accounts and year end accounts in accordance with current SORP requirements
• Budgeting and cash flow analysis
• Managing the annual audit and submission of the annual return to the Charity Commission
• Ensuring timely payments of grants and invoices and chasing all sums due
• Managing Gift Aid and producing Annual Gift Aid claims for submission to HMRC
• Ensuring risk management and fraud prevention in all financial transactions through appropriate policies and best practice
• Making sure all building obligations are met, including Fire and Health & Safety requirements

What you will need to succeed

• You will be AAT, ACA, ACCA qualified (part-qualified accountants will be considered)
• At least 5 years' previous experience in the not-for-profit sector
• Great understanding of charity accounting and restricted funds

If you are interested in this Finance and Administration Officer role, then please do get in touch ASAP with Sofia Mussa on 0207 269 6339 or email at !

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I am working with a Charity who are looking the recruit a new Finance Business Manager to their Edinburgh Head Office

We are looking for an individual who is methodical in their approach to work, commercial in thought process and can offer support to the Finance team and Director of Business on a variety of interesting projects as well as some of the business as usual tasks.

The perfect individual would be someone who has passion, enthusiasm and knowledge in the charitable sector.   

Skill / responsibilities

• Working on a wide range of duties that will include some routine Management Account duties ie assisting the current Finance team with the Month End accounts and Business Partnering across the organisation
• Ad hoc projects and finance business partnering analysis. Key current projects for the organization currently are  detailed analysis on the organisations income and expenditure.
• Involvement with ongoing Projects and workstreams within the Finance Department and wider region

For more information in this position please send in your CV for consideration.

Qualifications/experience required

Part Qualified / Qualified or QBE

ACA, ACCA, CIMA, AAT, QBE

What’s on offer?

Circa £35 – 40000 plus excellent benefits