About us
For over 25 years our investigations, campaigns, advocacy and truth-telling has catalysed change that has had global impact. These skills are needed now more than ever.
Our work is focused on changing the systems which enable abuse to the environment and human rights and allow the powerful to make decisions which are corrupt or based entirely around self-interest.
About the role
We’re excited to be hiring a senior campaigner for our Brussels or London office to work on our campaign which aims to constrain corporate power by holding companies to account for environmental and human rights abuses.
You will develop EU policy and deliver advocacy campaigns that result in new legislation designed to change company behaviour and hold those acting with disregard for the environment or human rights to account.
About you
You have significant policy knowledge and expertise on corporate accountability including liability, due diligence and access to remedy for victims.
You have already achieved a number of campaign successes that have changed the rules for companies and institutions, making them accountable for their impact on human rights and the environment
You have a working knowledge of the EU political environment and use your excellent communication skills to build and maximise relationships
Finally team working is critical in this role, so you must thrive in an environment where you frequently work with others to achieve impac
Working for us
Global Witness has a talented team of people worldwide with offices in London, Washington DC and Brussels. We aspire to be a diverse and inclusive place to work, where difference is respected and celebrated. We know that a diverse and inclusive workplace is an asset to any organization and that different views and experiences improve the way we work.
We do our best to make our jobs accessible to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Our benefits are competitive. We offer 23 days annual leave (exc. public holidays), healthcare insurance and flexible and agile working arrangements.
What we hope you’ll do next
Please send in your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role with Senior Campaigner – Corporate Accountability in the subject heading by 5pm GMT Monday 3 August 2020.
Interviews will be held week commencing 24 August 2020.
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A prestigious and well known international organisation is looking for a qualified accountant to join their high-performing team, to provide all-round finance project support whilst they undergo a period of change. This newly-created role will enable the team to meet the challenges and risks created by both the already-underway finance and systems change project, and COVID-19.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing finance-specific risks and undertaking discrete pieces of work in response (for example, their approach to VAT/Corporation tax, reviewing the financial sustainability of key suppliers, cashflow forecasting)
- Investigating areas for, and implementing improvements to, budgeting, reporting and analysis tools whilst also improving processes and controls efficiencies
- Working with the Finance Manager and Project Manager to implement the new finance system, which will include process definition and documentation, functional testing, UAT testing, data migration/cleansing, system implementation and ad hoc training
- Working with the Fundraising and Project teams to develop, design and maintain policies and procedures supporting integration between the fundraising CRM and the finance system
- Re-forecasting and re-budgeting in light of the impact of COVID-19
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with experience working in a similar project-focused role
- Have experience carrying out discrete time-bound project work and of acting as the business partner for organisation-wide projects
- Be knowledgeable of Charity SORP
- Have excellent exposure to accounting packages and strong Excel skills, with proven experience assisting with a system implementation
- Be agile and adaptable in your ability to work on multiple different projects simultaneously
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Our partner is a leading humanitarian and development organisation. They are seeking a Management and Project Accountant to support and establish sound financial systems in line with the needs of the organisation.
Key Responsiblities Include:
- Monthly management accounts preparation.
- Quaretly financial report preparation - for both Trustee and Board approval.
- Maintain integrity of the financial information; review grant agreements, transfers and international invoice payments; review accounting processes & controls, and propose actions to mitigate any risks and implement process improvements as appropriate.
- Provide finance support and financial management surge support to international teams as required.
Person Specification
- Qualified accountant with experience of working in international development and/or non-profits.
- Experience of developing financial systems to support international operations
- Experience with institutional donors, including budget proposal development, budget management, grants compliance & reporting.
- Flexible, able to adapt to workload and changing priorities as required
- Excellent communication skills – able to communicate to finance and non-finance staff.
*Please note this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. Our partner is considering candidates on a rolling basis, and therefore early applications are strongly advised.
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The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.
The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.
The Project Accountant is responsible for the recording and reporting of Capital Project costs in line with the Government Finance Functional Standard. The objectives are to ensure accurate project accounting, the creation and planning of projects and accounting of projects including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting
This post is part of the Finance Business Partnering team and will play a key role in supporting the delivery of the Regional Capital Projects Programme. Detailed forecasts are required for each project, with complex financial implications to reflect, and the post holder will ensure that these are accurate and regularly updated.
The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.
The responsibilities of the Project Accountant will include
- Operate project accounting processes including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting
- Establish and maintain good relationships with project delivery teams and the wider GPA Finance function
- Develop financial plans for GPA's projects and programmes and monitor performance against these plans
- Maintain monthly financial forecasts and accruals, and support quarterly reviews of projects.
- Support the delivery of accurate project financial data in a timely manner to enable effective decision making
- Provide advice on financial treatment of project costs to project teams
- Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving project accounting processes and procedures
- Ensure correct financial governance and stewardship of projects and programmes
- Play an active role as a member of the wider finance team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations
For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Katie Wilson-Smith or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
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The Heart of England Forest is an exciting and ambitious charity working hard to create a huge new woodland in the heart of the country that will benefit people and wildlife for generations to come. Already the largest new native broadleaf woodland in the country, we take our mission very seriously; it has never been more important to invest in our natural environment. Planting trees and creating new woodlands is no longer just a positive ambition for the country, it’s absolutely essential. It is the simplest solution to help mitigate climate change and create new green spaces that can help reconnect people and communities with nature and the natural environment.
Our goal is to reach 30,000 acres of semi contiguous forest by planting 13 million native broadleaf trees. To date we have planted more than 1.8 million trees. The significance and scale of our work cannot be underestimated: The Heart of England Forest - already the largest new native forest in the country – will become one of the largest forests in the UK.
Not only is our Forest expanding, so, to, is our team. If you share our ambition, we have a number of exciting opportunities for you to join us. The charity is a rewarding place to work and offers its staff a number of benefits.
Please visit our website to download a job description / person specification and an application form. Please note that CVs will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application form.
The Heart of England Forest is looking to recruit a Management Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity to join a small team within a growing, dynamic and highly respected national conservation charity.
The role will involve:
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Preparing VAT returns
- Overseeing the month end process including journals and accruals
You will be
- Experienced in working in a similar role
- Proficient in the use of IT, especially Excel
- An excellent communicator, adaptable to change and be able to converse with colleagues at all levels
This role will suit a strong analytical thinker with a solid range of knowledge in management accounting. If you're interested in joining an ambitious charity, playing a part in creating and conserving a huge forest for the benefit of people, wildlife and the environment, please apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Management Accountant
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a UK rich in native woods and trees, for people and wildlife. The Trust aims to engage and inspire people about woods and trees to help us meet our vision of creating, restoring and protecting woodland.
THE ROLE
The Management Accountant will be responsible for the preparation of the Monthly Management Accounts, working within the budgeting and forecasting process and ensuring reporting is completed on time and distributed to the correct people.
Partnering key stakeholders across the Trust, the Management Accountant will advise budget holders in the preparation of annual budgets and ongoing forecasts challenging future financial decisions regarding their return on investment and the impact on the organisation as a whole
THE CANDIDATE
You’ll be CIMA qualified or part qualified at final level, with substantial experience in the development, production and review of monthly management accounts. With collaborative and pragmatic approach you’ll be skilled at challenging and influencing budget holders, senior leaders and directors, explaining complex financial principles to improve budget management and working in partnership with them in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Whatever you do here you will be supporting our work to protect and enhance woods and trees. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with contributory pension, life assurance and good holiday entitlement.
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Our partner has played a key role in supporting the most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis in the UK. As a result of an increase in the demand for the crucial services they provide, they have grown rapidly and are at an interesting phase in the development of their finance function. They are seeking an experience management accountant to support them through this phase of increased volume and complexity of activity, and to act as a business partner engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Preparation of the monthly management accounts, variance analysis and reports, and engaging with department heads to manage these.
- Act as a business partner to the programmes team, providing accounting & financial support, analysis and identifying risks in order to better assist resource allocation and decision making within the organisation.
- Support in the creation of a reporting structure for new projects, working with the finance and programmes team to introduce and embed this.
- Work with the Head of Finance in preparing reports for senior leadership and the board of trustees.
- Support the Head of Finance with other projects including revising and documenting their processes, a system implementation, and coaching and developing junior members of the team.
Requirements
- An experienced accountant (qualified or finalist) with experience in budget preparation, preparing management accounts, undertaking variance & commercial analysis, reporting, developing controls, processes & systems, and systems implementation.
- Good systems experience, intermediate/advanced knowledge of Excel.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work successfully with finance and non-finance staff, and engage a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
This is a 9 month fixed-term contract. This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK.
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Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) are looking to recruit a Management Accountant to ensure that CACT’s financial records are maintained accurately and kept up to date. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring financial performance and explaining variances to budget, and together with the Director of Finance, ensuring that statutory reporting requirements are complied with.
Applicants must be part or fully qualified professional accountants and have experience of ledger management and reconciliations, as well as management accounts preparation.
For further information please download an application pack.
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The client is one of the largest housing associations in the UK with an extensive program dedicated to social care and combating homelessness. Alongside their social outreach projects, they continue to develop hundreds of sustainable social housing each year. The Covid crisis has impacted the growth plans of the organisation but they still have exciting plans to expand going into 2021.
Client Details
The successful Management Accountant, based in central London, will have a passion for working in the Not for Profit sector and will need previous experience of dealing with senior stakeholders. Overall the roles time is evenly split between management reporting and business partnering.
Description
The Management Accountant has the following responsibility's:
- Production of monthly management accounts.
- To lead and co-ordinate the preparation of the annual budgets, and the ongoing monitoring of actual and forecast financial performance.
- Develop and maintain excellent business partnering arrangements ensuring the provision of reliable and timely financial information and analysis.
- To contribute to the overall financial plan ensuring that the plan supports the long term viability and development of the business.
- Engaging with senior stakeholders on a regular basis to provide consistent financial support.
Profile
You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with strong all-round finance capabilities that can be evidenced through experience. You will be able to communicate effectively with finance and non-finance colleagues at all levels, with experience of supporting key decision-making. Alongside this you will hold strong technical finance understanding and be able to drive improvement and development of a finance function in a growing organisation.
Job Offer
£43,000-45,000, flexible working hours and options to work from home.
The Government Property Agency (GPA) was launched as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office in 2018. The GPA represents a step change in the way that Government property estate and assets are managed efficiently, by providing innovative and flexible solutions across the Government estate. Our core service is to support departments in business change and workforce transformation. The GPA is the place to be for UK's leading professionals in estates, commercial, project management and beyond.
The Government Property Agency is expected to grow exponentially over the first few years of its existence; this equates to transferring hundreds of assets (worth billions of pounds) onto its balance sheet from Government Departments, as well as gaining responsibility for the running of a large part of the central government office estate.
The Commercial Management Accountant is responsible for the recording and reporting of Commercial costs in line with the Government Finance Functional Standard. The objectives are to ensure accurate property accounting, and accounting of expenditure and income including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting.
The post holder will contribute to GPA developing a culture of strong financial management.
The responsibilities of the Commercial Management Accountant will include
- Operate project accounting processes including capturing of data relating to time, costs, billing and forecasting
- Establish and maintain good relationships with asset management, commercial transactions and contracts and procurement teams and the wider GPA Finance function
- Develop and monitor financial plans for GPA's managed estate, including Commercial projects, and monitor performance against these plans
- Support the delivery of accurate financial data in a timely manner to enable effective decision making
- Promote continuous improvement by developing and improving project accounting processes and procedures
- Ensure correct financial governance and stewardship of projects and programmes
- Play an active role as a member of the wider finance team, contributing expertise in the development of strategies, proposals and work implementations
The post holder may be required to undertake additional responsibilities as expected in relation to the role and grade.
Key Skills & Experience
- CCAB part-qualified or equivalent would be a benefit, but not essential
- A good level of management accounting experience, preferably in a public sector environment
- Strong attention to detail and ability to analyse and interpret significant amounts of financial data
- Ability to communicate complex matters to a non-financial audience
- Ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed project team
- Strong focus on delivering an excellent service to customers
- Strong organisational skills to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Good experience of using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
- Proficient using Microsoft Excel
For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Katie Wilson-Smith or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
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Our partner, an international healthcare INGO, is seeking an experienced systems accountant to advise them on a finance systems change in the UK, and potentially across their country offices overseas.
Responsibilities
- Review the existing system, and understand the requirements for a new system
- Review pitches & demons from selected providers, and understanding whether each system can be customised to meet business requirements
- Support the Head of Finance and board with decision-making
Person Specification
- Qualified accountant with demonstrable experience in selecting and implementing a new system within an INGO context. Knowledge of a range of systems including SUN, MSDynamics, NetSuite & Quickbooks is highly desirable.
- Understanding of INGO finance & reporting requirements.
At this stage, the scope of the role would be to support in decision-making within the organisation; the Head of Finance would like to prepare a case to present to the board. Depending on the outcome of this, and on the budget available, there would be scope for this to turn into a longer-term role (likely on an annual salary) to project manage the implementation, and if the system is to be rolled out across country offices, to lead on that. For the advisory element, a competitive day rate is offered. This is a remote support role.
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Aims of the role
Wycliffe is looking for a Financial Accountant to strengthen our dedicated finance team of six people. This new position has been created to increase the team’s capacity to support Wycliffe’s growth, and to assist the Director of Finance & Operations in developing new systems and processes for the future.
The finance team manages all financial transactions within Wycliffe by processing transactions, providing reports and statements, and responding to enquiries about gifts, expenditure, and funds for overseas projects. The role requires a proactive and positive approach, demonstrating a keen eye for detail and accuracy while being able to meet deadlines. The successful applicant will work alongside the Finance Manager, and will report directly to the Director of Finance & Operations.
Key Tasks
The Financial Accountant will:
- Develop and produce monthly management reports
- Assist with organisational budgeting and forecasting
- Manage month end and year end processes including reconciliations
- Have responsibility for all capital expenditure including budgets and , maintaining the fixed asset register
- Ensure compliance with all statutory and other reporting requirements
- Monitor performance of finance systems
- Work closely with the team to promote efficient system usage and process automation
- Work closely with the Director of Finance & Operations to develop new processes to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance systems
- Deputise for the Director of Finance & Operations
- Actively participate in team meetings, office prayer meetings, and wider staff meetings as appropriate.
Person Specification
This role requires someone motivated by their Christian faith with a deep personal concern for world mission to serve in this unique role with Wycliffe.
Essential
- CCAB qualified or equivalent
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Minimum of five years working in a finance context
- Able to work accurately and efficiently
- IT literate, proficient in the use Excel
- Self-starter, able to use own initiative and work independently, but also as part of a diverse team
- High degree of personal organisation and self-management, with the ability to prioritise, multitask and work to deadlines
- Able to maintain confidentiality.
Preferred
- Experience working in the charity sector
- Experience of improving/developing finance systems and processes
- Experience with CRM systems.
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Public Sector organization based in Devon are looking for a forward thinking and commercially astute Management Accountant to join their Finance team on an interim/ftc basis
Reporting to the Head of Finance, the successful candidate will maintain a close relationship with the Central Support and Operations teams producing their weekly and monthly reporting, whilst also taking ownership of a specific divisions and many ad hoc projects
Role
- Produce monthly management accounts and reports for Executive and Trustee Board tracking variances on a monthly basis
- Take a lead role in annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting
- Provide solutions to queries on organisation wide issues and specifically manage internal customer interface
- Provide expertise on all management accounts and business processes
- Undertake ad-hoc projects that provide added value where required
About You
- Part or fully qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA accountant with a number of years accounts experience in a large finance team
- Prior experience in management accounting function with strong track record of producing monthly reporting information
- Highly numerate and analytical with strength in accuracy and attention to detail in a high output environment
- Strong collaboration skills and able to communicate effectively across multiple departmental functions
- Proactively drive improvements in process to generate measurable efficiencies and play a significant part in shaping the Finance function.
Qualifications/experience required
Part qualified /Qualified
For more information in this position please send in your CV for consideration
Project and Operations Manager
- Home-based in UK (travel to Cambridge may be required from time to time).
- £27,000 full time equivalent (pro rata for 20 hours to £14,400).
- Working hours are flexible but up to 20% of the time may be outside of normal working hours to facilitate evening meetings.
- Part-time (20 hours a week), one-year contract initially. However, the role may be expanded to fulltime and may be extended beyond one year.
- Deadline for applications is 5pm on Wednesday 8th July.
The International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO) is looking for a talented and motivated Project and Operations Manager to coordinate the development and facilitation of a series of Project ECHO® telementoring initiatives that will connect learners with an interest in PWS from around the world using Zoom technology.
Who we are
IPWSO was founded in 1991 by a group of parents and professionals to promote better information, support and international co-operation to bring about improvements in the lives of people with a rare genetically determined disorder called Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Since then we have grown to become an international membership body with 38 full (fee paying) country members and 73 associate country members.
We are currently going through an exciting period in our development. We became registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in 2019 and have recently appointed our first Chief Executive Officer. We currently have several major projects in the pipeline and are looking forward to our next international conference in 2022.
We are looking to expand our small team
We are seeking a Project and Operations Manager who will design, coordinate and facilitate a series of Project ECHO® telementoring programme and will provide financial and organisational support to IPWSO.
This role has two key areas of responsibility:
- To oversee the development and coordination of one or more IPWSO Project ECHO® telementoring initiatives. This will involve preparing materials for online training sessions, identifying and inviting appropriate speakers, recruiting participants, designing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation system, facilitating and evaluating each ECHO®.
- To provide financial and organisational support to IPWSO including updating IPWSO’s monthly budget and working closely with IPWSO’s Virtual Finance Office partners.
Please see the application pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification.
- To apply for this role please send a CV along with a covering letter or video application outlining how you meet the Person Specification (2 sides of A4 max, or video up to 5mins long). In addition, please send contact details for two referees and advise us whether you are happy for us to contact them at this stage.
- Please also confirm that you have the right to live and work in the UK.
- Although subject to change, it is expected that interviews will be held by Zoom during the week commencing Monday 20th July.
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