About the Role
It is a very exciting time for Leonard Cheshire’s International Team with our ambitious but well-planned growth strategy beginning to gain momentum. We are looking for people to join us on this journey of growth. This role is responsible for managing the day to day finance function and supporting the International Finance Business Partner in developing and maintaining financial controls and systems. The role also requires expertise and guidance for managing large and complex donor funded budgets, ensuring effective and rigorous monitoring, control and reporting.

About You
You will be a qualified accountant and will have a comprehensive understanding of managing finances in an International NGO which operates within complex, multi-donor and multi country programmes. A sound knowledge of accounting, taxation and other compliance requirements for international charities is imperative as is the ability to build capacity across a network of international finance managers embedding good practice. You will be able to work well autonomously as well as part of a wider team and will seek to build engaged relationships with all your stakeholders.

About Leonard Cheshire
We are Leonard Cheshire – supporting individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability. We’re at the heart of local life – opening doors to opportunity, choice and support in communities around the globe. Through pioneering research and innovation, we are building a fairer, more inclusive society that recognises the positive contributions we all make, and where we are all proud to play our part. Our international development programmes support children in school and disabled adults into employment across Africa and Asia.

What we Offer
•  Fair and competitive pay rates
•  A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
•  Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
•  Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
•  A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Closing Date: 5 January 2020

Job Overview

Temp to Permanent

£45,000

Immediate Start

A Globally Renowned Charity is looking for a Senior Management Accountant to specifically liaise with their budget holders.

• Daily duties include providing high quality management information, performance monitoring and reporting while planning, budgeting and forecasting effectively, enabling faculties to achieve their objectives. The role is largely collaborative and will give you the opportunity to influence departmental decision making, creating an integrated finance support service.

Responsibilities

• Managing the faculty reporting, forecasting and year end processes
• Working with faculties to create and monitor operational and finance plans
• Providing financial advice on a range of topics including performance management and resource allocation
• Providing mentoring/training through improving the financial knowledge of the staff within the team
• Developing business cases, costing and pricing for new initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Qualified accountant
• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Significant management accounting experience
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex financial, business and management information in a commercial environment.

Salary- £45,000

Excellent benefits

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.

My client is a busy and growing charity. They are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their team.

Your new company:
My client is a busy and growing charity based in the City which supports local as well as national projects. They are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their busy team.

Your new role:
This new and exciting role will support the finance team dealing with:
Assisting the Financial Controller with:
Budgeting and forecasting
Variance reporting
Producing reports in Excel
Investigating variances and providing commentary
Fixed assets
Complex reconciliations, including balance sheet reconciliations and reconciliations of several bank accounts
Multi-currency work
Use of Excel and internal systems

What you'll need to succeed:
In order to succeed, you will need to have prior experience in accounting duties. My client is also ideally looking for someone who is studying for a professional qualification. Previous experience in using financial software is also required.

What you'll get in return:
In return, you will have the opportunity to work for a well-regarded local charity which makes a real difference in the local and wider community.

What you need to do now
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Are you a driven and ambitious accountancy professional that is looking to assume extra responsibilities over time?

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

Want to be part of a forward-thinking and rapidly growing organisation that has recently been through a period of change?

If yes, then read on!

My client is a Gloucestershire based organisation who is looking for an Assistant Management Accountant to join them on a permanent basis. With the fantastic opportunity to develop professionally and assume more responsibilities over time, this is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is looking to further their management accounting and line management skills in a closely-knit team and is excited about the prospect of learning from an experienced line manager who will invest in someone ambitious.

The main responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• Provide invaluable support in the production of the monthly Management Accounts to aid financial decision making, with the view of taking full responsibility for them over time as you develop.
• Full responsibility for ensuring that all restricted and unrestricted funding records are maintained accurately and to provide reports as required to the funding bodies.
• Line management of a small team, including workflow management and review, providing support and giving them the opportunity to reach their full potential.
• Build strong relationships and work collaboratively with non-financial stakeholders across the region to support on financial matters and improve understanding.
• Play a vital role in year-end procedures, including preparing information and being the key point of contact for external auditors.

This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive and ambitious individual with experience in management accounts, who really wants to push themselves and shape their finance career within a collaborative and vibrant environment.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in supervising members of staff.
• Ideally worked in the charity sector previously. However, candidates without this are still strong encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience in assisting or leading on the production of the Management Accounts.
• Fantastic communication and interpersonal skills, be a proactive worker and proficient in the use of Excel.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please do not delay in applying as applications are being continually reviewed and the client is looking to interview as soon as possible.

Recruiting an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance Team in Westminster!

GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000 per annum, dependent on experience, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more. This role is a 6 month fixed term contract, working 35 hours per week.

Look Ahead Care and Support is a specialist housing association and provider of tailor-made care, support and accommodation services. Every year in 30 local authorities across London and the South East it supports more than 7000 people with a wide range of needs, including mental health, homelessness and complex needs, care leavers and young people.

Job Overview:

The Assistant Management Accountant will assist Look Ahead Managers in their budgetary control and management responsibilities by preparing monthly management accounts, analysing variances and compiling the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts.

Key Responsibilities:

Budgetary Control
- Assist in the co-ordination of budget and quarterly forecast information from all budget holders
- Assist in the review, challenge and recording of budget and forecast assumptions
- Maintain the integrity of data in Jedox, ensuring all budget holders have the relevant security permissions
- Import budgets and forecasts into the Accounting system
- Issue and distribute budgets to all budget holders
- Assist Property and Landlord Services with the annual rent increase process

Management Reporting
- Prepare and distribute monthly salary reports to budget holders
- Post relevant accrual and prepayment journals on a monthly basis
- Post monthly journals for Procurement for Housing
- Prepare and distribute all monthly management accounts to Senior Management Team (SMT) and budget holders on a timely basis
- Review trends, analyse variances and highlight risk and problem areas to the Finance Business Partners
- Investigate and resolve any issues raised by budget holders
- Reconcile relevant balance sheet accounts on a quarterly basis including accrual and prepayment control accounts
- Process overhead apportionments
- Reconcile the insurance control account quarterly
- Post all fixed asset journals, reconciling relevant balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis
- Prepare the quarterly VAT return
- Work flexibly and co-operatively as part of the team and the Finance Department

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification

Personal Attributes:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
- Is numerate and confident with figures
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage their own workload
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to cope under pressure and work to tight deadlines
- Excellent IT & communication skills

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential:
- Studying or looking to study for a relevant professional finance qualification (CIMA, ACCA etc)
- Minimum of 2 years management account experience
- Strong financial and analytical skills and excellent financial modelling and spreadsheet skills

Desirable:
- Experience of posting journals and working with a general ledger system
- Experience of balance sheet reconciliations

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

Does the idea of implementing new processes, improving business partnering processes and leading management accounting sound like the next move in your career?

Do you have a passion for supporting strategic decision making through your high-level analysis?

Do you want the opportunity to develop and enhance reporting standards for a medium-large charity?

This excellent opportunity as Senior Management Accountant will work for a large and well-established charitable organisation with a turnover of almost £70mil. The charity is going through a significant amount of change and growth and this newly created position will work to implement key changes to help add value to the internal reporting standards.

The Role

• Leading on budgeting and forecasting activities for the organisation and communicating concise and relevant information to senior stakeholders
• Design, develop and implement policies and procedures around the budgeting process to ensure understanding from stakeholders
• Delivering sound advice to budget holders by supporting and coaching them through the decision-making process
• Assist stakeholders in developing reports to help understand the business needs from a finance perspective
• Work as a key member in the team, reporting to the Head of Finance, delivering critical information to help improve the standards of long-term strategy across the charity

The successful candidate for this position will be:

• A CCAB qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA)
• An experienced financial professional with working knowledge of dealing with large budgets
• A strong communicator, with business partnering experience and the gravitas to approach senior stakeholders and maintain a solid working relationship with them
• Ideally experienced in working for a charitable organisation
• A proactive and approachable individual
• Strong knowledge of excel to produce detailed reports
• Ideally experience of designing insightful reporting

This opportunity offers flexible working, a generous pension package and a strong working culture. Working for this highly esteemed charity would add a lot of value to a CV and truly gives the successful candidate the opportunity to make this role their own, utilising skills and experience to develop and implement useful procedures across the charity.

Apply now!

Management Accountant job paying £35000-£38000 on a 12-month FTC

Your new company
Your new company is a well-established organisation based in Central London. Your new company are looking to recruit someone with the interest in working in the Arts.

Your new role
Your new role will involve preparing key financial data including monthly management accounts, reforecasts and budgets as well as assisting departmental budget holders in managing their budgets. The role will be split; you will be managing accounts and acting as a business partner (liaising with budget holders). Likewise, you will be providing management information and analytical support and developing regular performance reports to monitor sales.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need previous experience of producing and managing budgets with diverse income streams and expenditure. Too, you will need to be part-qualified with experience of working in management accounts. The ability of building rapports with internal and external stakeholders is key, fostering a culture of collaborative working.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be receiving a great competitive salary of 35-38K per annum. You will have an opportunity to work in a dynamic workforce for an Artistic organisation.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Assistant Adviser - Land Management

Our client is looking for an Assistant Adviser (Land Management) to primarily support the Land Management Services team as directed by the Chief Adviser (Land Management). This will include supporting the development and delivery of their policies on rural crime and pest management.

In addition, you will represent members' interests and concerns on a range of land management issues relating to, for example, hot air balloons and low flying aircraft, dangerous dogs, sky lanterns, firearms and pest management. Within this role, you will be required to interpret and communicate all relevant legislation, policies and associated information to members,
briefing Officeholders, Policy and Commodity boards as well as staff, where appropriate. This will also require you to prepare responses to policy and legislative proposals.

Assistant Adviser Requirements:

Are you a conscientious and co-operative individual who is good with detail and enjoys working with people? Do you have a sense of urgency to get things done quickly whilst maintaining a balance of working accurately and to tight deadlines?

To be successful in this role you must be a great communicator and will possess the ability to work well within a team and by yourself with minimal supervision. Experience of researching, analysing, interpreting and communicating the implications of regulations and legislation is essential.

You will hold a relevant degree and will also have knowledge of policy and regulation as it influences the farming industry.

About our client:

Our client represents the interests of farmers and growers across England and Wales. Promoting the interests of farmers and growers, They aim to influence decision making at the highest levels to create an environment in which their members can be successful.

Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, CV8 2TZ

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £22,600 per annum

Benefits: Our client is the voice of British farming, and their members are at the heart of what they do. On their behalf they lobby government and other stakeholders, develop policy and provide a range of frontline services. Working for our client means working alongside great people, who are recognised for their knowledge and expertise. They offer 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holidays, pro rata) and a friendly working environment.

You may have experience of the following: Assistant Adviser, Land Management Adviser, Advisor, Policy Advisor, Project Coordinator, Project Assistant, Land Management, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 90814

Income Accountant

£36,000-£40,000pa

London

The Income Accountant ensures that Comic Relief’s income is accurately recorded and tracked and that the investment portfolio is accounted for correctly.  

Key responsibilities:

· Ensure all income due to Comic Relief is accurately recorded in the finance system including donations, royalties, licensing fees, contributions to operating costs, grant income, Gift Aid and interest on investments.

· Ensure all income balance sheet accounts including bank accounts and current asset investment accounts are reconciled.

· Track all income receivable to ensure requests for settlement are made on a timely basis and chase unpaid income with appropriate teams.

· Maintain day to day oversight of Comic Relief’s investment portfolio, ensuring accounting entries have been correctly recorded and the portfolio remains in line with the Investment Policy.

· Support the Gift Aid claim process.

· Oversee the social investment loans ensuring interest and capital charges are invoiced in accordance with the contract terms.

· Liaise with Campaign teams and wider business to manage payment methods for receipt of income and advise on VAT treatment for income where necessary.

· Support year-end audit process.

· Line manage and support the Income Finance Assistant and Officer.

Essential Skills and Competencies:

· Part qualified accountant.

· Experience of using finance systems (Great Plains is desirable).

· Knowledge of Charities SORP.

· Experience of line management or supervising junior staff.

· Analytical thinker with the ability to see the bigger picture and make appropriate and effective decisions.

· Confident communicator that understands and relishes cross-functional / collaborative working.

· Strong manager with excellent planning, flexibility and resilience to navigate the unexpected.

· A fun, positive and engaged professional that demonstrates high proactivity.

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Role closes - 12:00pm, 18th Dec 2019 GMT (Europe/London)

Are you looking to apply your tax expertise in a role that will allow you to grow? Do you enjoy being considered a subject matter expert and being able to apply your in-depth Tax knowledge? Are you looking for an opportunity that will enhance your VAT understanding and contribute to the effective running of a well respected organsiation?

My client, a large public sector institution with key links to the Arts, is recruiting for a knowledgable Tax Accountant to join their friendly and dedicated team. As an organisation with multiple sites and revenue streams, the complexity and opportunity to grow in the role stands out above similar posts. The role has line management of one junior member of staff and reports to a long-serving manager with an excellent history of developing the skills of those reporting to them.

Key accountabilities include:

• Being the first point of contact for VAT and other tax queries by operating the helpdesk, responding to wide ranging ad hoc enquiries made by internal customers at all levels
• Providing verbal advice to inform on best practice, and following up with written confirmation to a highly professional standard
• Assisting with the successful delivery of new income streams by ensuring that upcoming events and other business opportunities are correctly prepared for from a tax perspective
• Supporting one direct report in their day to day workload, dealing with escalated queries, and encourgaing their ongoing development
• Analysing complex data sets, gathering data effectively and applying core accountancy skills to be contribute to a smooth month end process.

On offer is the chance to work in a bright, modern office in an easily accessible Central London location, surrounded by urban attractions and cultural hotspots. Many employees report the satisfaction of representing a well respected organisation and there are regular opportunities to engage in high profile events, making this an excellent CV enhancing role.

To be considered, you'll need to meet the following key criteria:

• Demonstrate up to date VAT knowledge and have experience giving detailed, technical written tax/VAT advice, with exposure to complex VAT areas
• Hold a full or part accountancy qualification
• Be a great relationship builder, posess excellent written skills and be able to explain complex taxation terminology to those without a Finance/tax expertise.

Applications are under review every day - apply now to be considered.

The successful Accountant will be responsible for helping to alleviate the pressure on the Finance team as the organisation continues to grow internationally.

You will be assisting the Head of Finance with management accounts and a variety of other duties.

Client Details

The client is an international membership body who have their head office in London.

The environment is friendly and supportive.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Accountant will be to:

• Assist with the management accounts/carry out upto trial balance

• Carry out bank, balance sheet, credit card, inter-company and investment reconciliations

• Post the monthly payroll journal

• Assist with the year end close, reporting and audit requirements

• Carry out a monthly review of the fixed assets and capital expenditure and preparation of depreciation calculations

Profile

The successful Accountant will have a keen eye for detail, checking and reviewing processes, the ability to work on your own initative and a real interest in accounting.

You will be AAT qualified and/or ACCA/CIMA part qualified.

Experience with Sage 50 and/or 200 will be very desirable. You will be a proficient user of Excel with a good understanding of V Lookups and Pivot Tables.

It is essential that you have experience and a strong understanding with multi-currency reconciliations as it is an important part of the role.

You will have worked in a similar role where you have carried out management accounts up to trial balance.

If you have come from a charity or a membership body background this will be highly desirable experience.

Job Offer

The successful Accountant will receive the option of two pensions and flexible working hours.

Are you looking for a Systems Accountant role where you can take ownership and deliver a range of projects across finance?

Do you want to work in a developing team and hold responsibility for second line support for users?

Does working for a commercially aware charity pique your interest?

This is a newly created opportunity in the Finance System's team of a well-known and commercially aware charity is critical to providing quality service to users on Business World as well as developing functionality.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working towards and take ownership of multiple change projects, including annual system upgrades and other cross-organisational implementations
• Working as second line support for a large and complex finance function to help support and develop the system for end users
• Responsibility for maintaining and monitoring the day-to-day system performance, identifying and working towards KPI's
• Ensuring effective use of utilising Business World for the finance function's purpose
• Providing training and development for Business World end users

The candidate:

• Have an understanding Business World and its functionality
• Have an understanding of financial functions such as P2P, fixed asset reporting and bank reconciliations
• Ideally have an accountancy qualification such as ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/AAT. QBE will be considered
• Experience of working on other financial systems upgrade/implementations
• Proactive nature with excellent communication skills

Benefits of this role:

• Excellent working culture including flexible working options and modern offices
• Opportunity to take ownership of change projects
• Many opportunities for internal progression in the team
• Generous annual leave entitlement

Applications are being considered as soon as possible with interview dates of 16^th, 17^th and 18^th of December so please apply now

Senior Financial Accountant Job paying £35000-£40000 per annum on a Permanent basis

Your new company
Your new company is a leading organisation with offices based in Belsize Park. The role is for a part-qualified or qualified by experience person and will report to the Head of Finance.

Your new role
Your new role will consist of the following duties;
* Assisting with month end processes by processing various income and expenditure items inc. their reconciliation
* Responsibility for all capital expenditure including budgets, maintaining the fixed asset register and posting monthly depreciation
* Assisting with the preparation of the statutory accounts including auditors lead schedules

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to be part-qualified or qualified by experience finance professional. Beaming a team player and having solid excel skills is integral for this role - Sunsystems and Vision experience.

What you'll get in return
In return, you will be receiving a great competitive salary of 35-40K and have the opportunity to work for a world-class national company recognised internationally for the standard of our work.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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