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The Head of Finance is a key member of the Senior Management Team responsible for the Trust’s financial management including; financial and management accounts, financial planning and budget submissions, forecasting and cashflow management, compliance and financial governance and the statutory accounts and audit. The produces group accounts comprising the GWT charity and the wholly owned trading subsidiary, GWT Trading Ltd. The GWT charity includes the UK based headquarters, fundraising team and two welfare advice centres, and GWT (Nepal), which is responsible for delivering the majority of charitable activities directly in Nepal. Supported by the Finance Director GWT (Nepal), Head of Finance is responsible for reporting on the financial performance of the Trust to the CEO and the Audit and Finance Committees.

Secretary of the Investment Committee and the key interface between the two Investment Managers and the Investment Committee Chair and members.

Head of profession, providing leadership and professional mentoring and development to the finance teams in the UK and Nepal.

The Trust is looking to introduce a new finance system within the next 12 months, under the direction of Head of Finance.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This role’s primary responsibilities will be as follows:

 1. Financial Leadership and Control

•  Day to day responsibility for the Trust’s finance function ensuring robust financial control, accurate reporting, and effective systems that underpin the charity’s strategic ambitions and operational delivery.
• Advising Trustees on all aspects of the Trust’s financial performance and position including that of GWT(N).
• Provide financial advice in support of the strategic direction of the Trust.

2. Financial Management and Control

• Preparation of the quarterly management accounts with supporting commentary for the Finance Committee and Trustees.
• Monthly Group consolidation, including Balance Sheet and P&L revaluations and review of completeness of management accounts.
• Payroll management for all GWT UK staff including salaries, pension contributions and medical insurance. Ensuring the correct application and reporting of statutory allowances to HMRC through monthly RTI reports.
• Cashflow management.
•  Investments: key interface with Investment Managers (Sarasin & Partners LLP and CCLA), and ensuring the correct accounting and reporting of in-period movements within PS Financials.
• Constructive Obligation: Review annual assumptions and options for agreement by the Audit Committee. Liaise with the actuary (located in India) for annual valuation.

 3. Financial Reporting and Audit

• Preparation of the Trust’s annual budget and 10-year income & expenditure and investment assessment with supporting schedules for submission to the Finance Committee and Trustees.
• In liaison with HR, evaluate and present options for UK staff annual salary awards.
• Monitor Trust’s financial performance, identifying risks and opportunities for performance improvement.
• Prepare GWT and GWT Trading Ltd statutory accounts in accordance with Charities SORP and Charity Commission requirements and with supporting schedules for audit purposes. Maintain reserve policies, presenting changes for Audit Committee approval.
• Lead for ensuring the correct adoption of SORP 26, with specific focus on the changes in lease accounting.
• In liaison with Comms & Digital Manager, oversee the preparation of the Annual Report for Trustee approval.

4. Compliance and Governance

• Responsibility for maintaining an appropriate system of internal control within the Trust.  Lead for the contracted UK Internal Audit capability and provide advice and support to GWT(N) Internal Auditor.
• Lead for Counter Fraud Policy and fraud awareness.
• Responsibility for accounting policies and procedures throughout the Trust, ensuring they are up to date and in accordance with current best practice and regulatory and Charity Commission requirements.

5. Financial Guidance and Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain regular liaison with the Treasurer and Auditor.
• Liaise with HMRC as required on all aspects of the Trust’s accounts.
• Providing an external interface with banks, auditors, pension funds, investment managers, consultants and charity finance specialists.
• Lead for negotiating the annual Support and Medical Grant-in-Aid (GIA) with MOD and providing quarterly performance reporting.
• Provide financial advice and support to all members of staff within their areas of responsibility including assisting with the financial aspects of grant applications, contract negotiations and project proposals and to provide guidance on HMRC, Charity Commission and other regulations.

 6. Leadership and Line Management

• Line management responsibility of Financial Accountant who has day-to-day responsibility for financial transactions and input to PS Financials.
• Provide financial advice and support to Finance Director GWT(N).
• Ensuring the continued profession development of all finance staff.
• Secretary to Audit Committee and Investment Committee.

KEY SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:

Essential:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Track record in financial management at a senior level
• Experience of working in the charity or third sector at a senior level
• Understanding of how an organisation’s strategic direction is supported by its financial framework
• Experience of accounting data processing and report generation using current business intelligence (BI) and reporting packages in addition to Excel
• Ability to work both strategically and operationally
• Track record in managing direct reports including effective delegation, coaching and performance management
• Attention to detail while being able to see the big picture
• Leading a team

Desirable:

• PS Financials
• Experience of implementing a new finance system within an organisation

QUERIES

If you have any questions over the job description or terms and conditions, please get in touch with us.  Please note we may close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.

The University of Oxford aims to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Philanthropy plays a critical role in enabling Oxford to maintain and build on its status as a world-class centre of learning.  The Development and Alumni Engagement Office (DAE) at the University of Oxford has been successful in raising funds from a broad, international range of donors. All support enables the University to achieve its key aims of advancing excellence in research and teaching.

Within DAE, the Foundations and Corporations team is a pan-University fundraising team focused on building and maintaining successful philanthropic relationships for the University’s priorities. Funding secured supports posts and key research areas such as the environment, health and societal challenges, as well as scholarship support for postgraduate students. We work closely with our colleagues in specialist fundraising teams as well as those in business partnerships, innovation teams and research services. 

This is an exciting time to join our Development and Alumni engagement team. The role of Senior Development Executive – Foundations and Corporations will support the University to establish and grow new philanthropic relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and corporations across a range of subject areas and themes, from global health and climate change, to civil society and the role of AI. Funding secured will support capital projects, academic posts, innovative research and enable talented students to undertake further studies at Oxford. To achieve this, you will have the support of excellent colleagues across DAE as well as wider academic, departmental and professional service staff at Oxford.

About you

You are an experienced philanthropic fundraiser with a strong track record of securing major gifts, a confident approach and the ability to think creatively. Your ability to build rapport and relationships swiftly will enable you to lead on major gift fundraising (securing donations of £500k-£1m+), working with a range of donors (corporates, trusts and foundations). Your ability to establish credibility and foster trust across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders will be key to your success. Your strong experience of building philanthropic partnerships with organisation donors will be key. Experience of work in higher education is desirable. Above all, you will share Oxford’s mission and be driven to create meaningful impact through philanthropy.

What We Offer

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

· Flexible hybrid working

· An excellent contributory pension scheme

· 38 days annual leave

· Membership to CASE

· Training and development opportunities

· A comprehensive range of childcare services

· Family leave schemes

· Cycle loan scheme

· Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

· Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loan

You could be helping to deliver philanthropic support that funds breakthroughs in science and health, enables new public policy and interventions, or facilitates education for the next generation of leaders in their fields. If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’ve been looking for, we’d love to hear from you.

Application process:

· Click the link to ‘Apply’ and follow the on-screen instructions. You will be taken to our online Applicant portal.

· Applications should consist of a full CV and a letter of application in your own words, in PDF format (maximum of 2 pages; no AI-written applications, please) outlining your motivations to apply for this role, your relevant experience and how you meet the criteria of the person specification.

Only applications received before 12.00 noon on Tuesday 13 January 2026 can be considered.

Interviews are currently scheduled to take place on Wednesday 21 January 2026, in person in Oxford.

Development and Alumni Engagement is committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills and experiences. We encourage applicants from all sectors of the community and are especially keen to encourage candidates from under-represented groups to apply.

If you are an Assistant Accountant looking for your next role in an organisation with a meaningful mission, the Royal College of Radiologists’ Accountant Assistant role may be the role for you!

The Assistant Accountant is a crucial role that sits in our high performing finance team. We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented professional to join our high-performing finance team. This is a varied role where you’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of our financial operations and supporting the delivery of accurate, timely financial information. You will be collaborative, working alongside one other assistant accountant, ensuring all routine transactions and processes are completed in a timely and efficient manner and providing excellent customer service. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with all-round experience in finance within fast paced environment.

What you’ll do: 

• Have responsibility for administering the accounting system to ensure that the user hierarchy is maintained, new users are set up appropriately and that rights for processing, reporting and workflow are assigned correctly.
• Attend promptly to general finance queries.
• Reconcile fortnightly travel invoices and monthly credit card statements obtaining approvals and uploading to the accounts system.
• Raise all sales invoices across all group companies.
• Provide credit control to the business according to finance policies, actively engage with and enter in to and keep records of dialogue for all debtors.
• Provide cover for the other assistant accountant, namely in relation to purchase ledger processing and payments runs and bank transaction postings.
• Ad hoc analysis and support for month and year end activities.

What you’ll need:

• Experience of using a finance system preferably Sage 200, payment system and Microsoft applications, including experience of working in nominal, sales and purchase ledgers and cashbook.
• An ability to multi task and work to tight deadlines.
• Experience of working in a finance team in a similar role
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• A consistent and effective team player who can multi task and prioritise
• Effective oral and written communication skills 

 This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced and forward-thinking team and organisation. If you are interested in finding out more about the Assistant Accountant role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.   

The successful candidate must be available for an immediate start at the end of January 2026.
 
Why join us:

• Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
• Hybrid working (up to 60% working week can be done remotely)
• Modern working environment
• Equipment provided to work from home
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

The Vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.  Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. 

IRW’s Finance & Corporate Services Division is recruiting for the position of Senior Systems Accountant to join its dynamic team based out of its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation currently operates to a hybrid working model.

Job Purpose

The Senior Systems Accountant is a key role within Islamic Relief’s Finance team, providing ongoing strategic and operational support for our cloud-based financial system, Unit4 ERP (version 7 – Cloud Release). This role ensures that the finance system is optimally configured and maintained to support efficient business-as-usual (BAU) operations across the organisation.

You will act as the organisation’s Unit4 SUPER user and subject matter expert, responsible for system administration, user support and training, issue resolution, and driving continuous improvement. Working closely with Finance, IT, and system users, you will ensure the ERP system supports accurate financial reporting, robust internal controls, and process efficiency.

This is not a project implementation role it focuses on the long-term embedding, optimisation, and support of Unit4 ERP7 (CR), delivering both strategic oversight and day-to-day system management.

The successful candidate must have:

• Fully qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA) or equivalent with proven delivery of ERP system administration, configuration, and optimisation in a live finance environment.
• Strong hands-on experience with Unit4 ERP v7 Cloud (financial modules) in a support or administration role.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting principles, and reporting frameworks.
• Proficiency with reporting and analysis tools (e.g., Power BI, Excelerator).
• Ability to diagnose and resolve system and user issues independently.

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis until a suitable appointment is made. We therefore may close the advert sooner than the advertised date.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly motivated and passionate team as a Senior Finance Officer. This role is at the heart of the charity and perfect for someone who wants to develop their financial skills in the not-for-profit sector.

The successful candidate will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and good knowledge of financial systems and processes. You will manage the day-to-day financials, produce financial reports and analysis, work across teams to produce the annual budget and quarterly reforecasts and be instrumental in the annual audit.

If you are pro-active, analytical, and excited about working in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you.

At Sarcoma UK, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, communities and experiences. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Benefits:

• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• 25 days holiday entitlement per annum plus bank holidays and the working days between Christmas and New Year
• Additional day off for your birthday
• Volunteering day per year
• Enhanced sick, maternity and adoption pay
• Sarcoma UK Life Insurance Scheme
• Health and wellbeing:
  • Health Cash Plan
  • Therapy sessions
  • Wellbeing Group
  • Team activities throughout the year
• Interest-free season ticket and bicycle loan

Our Values: 

• Pioneering we are leading the way to a better future for the sarcoma community.
• Together we are creating a community to make a difference for all those affected by sarcoma.
• Expert we use our expertise in understanding sarcoma to deliver better outcomes. 

Duties and key responsibilities

Financial Administration and Bookkeeping

• Responsibility for maintaining all financial records and data accurately and within agreed systems, to include:Maintaining up-to-date records in Sage 50.
• Importing bank receipts into Sage from Raiser’s Edge NXT.
• Processing purchase invoices, card transactions, and payments, ensuring correct coding to nominal and departmental ledgers.
• Maintaining payment records and reconciling grant payments within Sage 50 and grant management software.
• Generating sales invoices and carrying out credit control on a regular basis.
• Ensuring prompt payment of invoices and preparing payments with the bank for review by the Director of Finance & Resources.
• Maintaining the expense management system in line with policies and ensuring timely authorisation and reimbursement.
• Ensuring accurate records of authorisation and financial approvals.
• Preparing and posting all month-end journals.
• Completing monthly reconciliations for all bank accounts.
• Working with the Database and Finance Officer to reconcile income between Sage 50 and the income spreadsheet on a quarterly basis.
• Maintaining organised financial files to support monthly reporting and the year-end audit.
• Updating and monitoring the VAT threshold spreadsheet, ensuring the organisation remains compliant and alerting the Director of Finance & Resources to any potential threshold issues. 
• Reconciling and maintaining restricted funding and expenditure for projects.
• Covering the following duties when the Database and Finance Officer is on leave: monitoring income and updating the income spreadsheet daily; paying cheques and cash into the bank account in a timely manner.
• Supporting fundraising events, e.g. preparing card readers, paperwork, and reconciling cash.

 Financial Reporting

• Producing timely and accurate monthly management accounts, accompanied by analysis, commentary, and project-level breakdowns.
• Providing analysis and ad-hoc financial information as required.
• Maintain and regularly update the restricted fund spreadsheet, ensuring accurate tracking of income, expenditure, and balances in line with donor and grant requirements.

Budget Management

• Supporting the preparation of the annual Excel-based organisational budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Participating in budget meetings with managers to ensure robust and realistic financial plans.
• Assisting project managers with the preparation of Excel-based project budgets.

Audit

Preparation for the annual audit and compliance with statutory financial reporting requirements, including:

• Preparing audit documentation and working papers in collaboration with the Director of Finance & Resources.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for auditors, coordinating documentation requests before and during audit week.

Other

• Ensuring financial policies and processes remain fit for purpose, recommending and implementing improvements where needed.
• Acting as the main point of contact for financial queries, with support from the Director of Finance & Resources.
• Carrying out any other duties reasonably required to support the effective financial management of Sarcoma UK.
• Adapting to the needs of a developing organisation and undertaking additional responsibilities as necessary.

About Big Church Festival

Big Church Festival is a joyful, faith-filled, large-scale gathering that brings tens of thousands together each summer to celebrate Jesus, worship boldly and create memories that last a lifetime. With a £6M+ annual budget, a fast-growing audience and a mission expanding across the UK and beyond, we’re building a team that’s passionate, courageous and committed to excellence.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced Management Accountant who loves numbers, loves people, and thrives in a fast-moving environment where risk, faith and creativity shape the journey. You’ll sit at the heart of our operations, ensuring clarity, confidence and strong stewardship across the organisation.

You’ll lead the production of our management accounts, guide all budget-holders, and manage the relationship with our outsourced bookkeeping and finance agency so that financial information is always timely, accurate and well-understood.

If you want to bring your financial expertise into a team with heart, purpose and national impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce accurate, timely monthly management accounts.

• Work closely with the CEO, Senior Management Team, and Trustees on strategic financial decisions

• Manage and monitor a £6M+ annual festival budget, including forecasting, cashflow and variance analysis

• Support, guide and coach all budget-holders across the organisation

• Present financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance colleagues

• Manage and oversee the relationship with any outsourced bookkeeping and finance agency

• Ensure strong data flow, accurate coding, reconciliations and financial reporting

• Lead year-end preparation and coordinate with auditors

• Maintain internal financial controls and ensure ongoing compliance

• Support scenario planning and financial risk modelling

• Bring clarity and steadiness in fast-moving or uncertain moments

• Contribute to a relational, faith-filled and healthy team culture

Annual Event Requirements

• No annual leave can be taken during August or September, as this is our peak delivery and reconciliation period

• Must be on-site for a minimum of 8 consecutive days at the end of August for event operations and financial oversight 

• Provide hands-on financial monitoring and support during the festival delivery window

About You

• Qualified or part-qualified Management Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

• Experience managing or supporting budgets of £5M+, ideally in events, charity or entertainment sectors

• Excellent communicator with a genuine love for people

• Comfortable working with risk, uncertainty and evolving information

• Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail

• Able to explain financial information with clarity, patience and warmth

• Confident leading others and supporting strong financial stewardship

• Experienced in working with outsourced finance teams or agencies

• A collaborative team player with humility and kindness

• Excited about the heart, mission and ministry of Big Church Festival

Ready to apply?

Please submit:

• Your CV

• A covering letter and/or video outlining why you would like to join Big Church Festival and how your experience aligns with the role

Please note: Big Church Festival reserves the right to close applications early should the right candidate be identified before the deadline.

Your new company
A fast-paced and growing charity.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will support the finance team during a busy period of organisational change. Duties and responsibilities include the production of monthly management accounts; budgeting and forecasting and developing and implementing costing and pricing models. You'll provide strategic financial insight to the senior management team and non-finance colleagues and support the smooth running of the finance function. The role is 100% remote. The anticipated duration is 4 months+.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Management Accountant with prior experience of developing and using pricing and costing models. Charity background would be preferable.
What you need to do now
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The Management Accountant is responsible for ensuring that the staff and Trustees are supplied with timely, accurate and relevant financial information. This includes budgets for the Museum, trading subsidiary, individual departments and capital and revenue projects as necessary, as well as quarterly management accounts, cash flow and forecast, with additional analyses and reports as necessary.

This is a demanding post requiring attention to detail, the ability to take an overview and to make progress with several tasks in parallel. It is also an exceptional opportunity to work in a small and friendly environment at a busy and challenging time. The ideal candidate will have some understanding of the museum sector and an interest in the work of a high-profile National Museum.

The Finance team is headed by the Finance Director and in addition to the Management Accountant there is a Finance Manager and Finance Assistant.  The Museum employs around 80 members of staff (48 FTE).

Key responsibilities:

· Preparation of management reports, accurate quarterly forecasts and assistance with preparation of the year-end financial statements.

· Preparation of information for regular and ad hoc returns to DCMS and other external bodies.

· Ensure compliance with donor restrictions, public and charitable sector regulations and guidelines.

· Analysis of Museum-wide income and expenditure streams to monitor and improve efficiency and profitability.

· Provide and review financial information for funding applications.

· Key to the successful execution of these duties would be an understanding of financial information in relationship to the activities of the Museum and to explain these clearly to the Senior Management Team and Trustees.

· To provide the Board of Directors of the trading subsidiary, Soane Museum Enterprises, with relevant financial and management accounting information and to attend the quarterly meetings as required.

· With the Finance Director, ensure compliance with the Treasury publication ‘Managing Public Money’, Financial Reporting Manual (FReM), the Framework Document issued by DCMS, Cabinet Office control of Civil Service Pensions and the Statement of Recommended Practice on Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP FRS 102).

· As part of the finance team, work with the auditors of the Museum and SME and the internal auditor.

· To work with the Finance Director liaising with DCMS on financial and other matters and developing a good working relationship. This includes completion of annual and other reports including the Museum’s submissions for the periodic Spending Reviews.

· To maintain financial and internal control systems, mindful of the requirements of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, internal audit and the NAO. 

· To provide papers in a timely manner for meetings of the Trustees and their Finance, Audit and Risk Committee and to attend meetings, as required.

· To contribute financial expertise to Museum-wide projects and initiatives.

· Work one day a quarter on the weekend rota to support front of house staff (for which TOIL is given). 

Person Specification

· Educated to degree level or equivalent experience with an accountancy qualification ACA/CIMA.

· Good technical knowledge of relevant Accounting Standards.

(Knowledge of government accounting would also be desirable.)

· Experience ideally within the charity/not-for-profit sector or an understanding of compiling charity SORP and company accounts.

· A broad understanding of VAT requirements (including partial exemption methods) and other taxation issues such as the operation of Gift Aid in the charity sector and corporation tax within trading subsidiaries.

· Excellent communication skills with a willingness to take a hands-on approach. The Museum has only a small staff covering a multitude of disciplines working closely together in a cooperative environment.

· An ability to prioritise workload and use initiative with problem solving skills and attention to detail.

-      Excellent IT skills, including advanced Excel, and a working knowledge of accounting systems, preferably with direct experience of Sage.

-     An interest in the museum sector.

Remuneration

This is a 3 days a week post at a salary of £23,735 pa, (£39,558 FTE)

16 days annual leave plus (pro-rata of 26.5 days) and pro-rata Bank and public holidays  

Museum staff can choose to join an excellent, defined benefits pension scheme, the Principal Civil Service Scheme Alpha. The Museum provides an annual season ticket loan.

We have Hybrid Working and this post-holder can work for 1 day a week at home, on the completion of the 6 month probationary period.

Our policy allowing flexible start and finish times means that staff can choose to start work between 8.00am and 10.00 am in the morning and finish correspondingly between 4.00pm and 6.00pm.

Our Annual Report can be found in the ‘Governance and Management’ section of our website.

Applications:

The deadline for applications is Wednesday 31 December 2025.

Interviews will be held in the Museum on Friday 16 January 2026.

Please apply by sending a covering letter describing how you meet the criteria for this post with your CV and the names and email addresses of two referees.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Qualified Year End Accountant to join a large charity on a temporary basis, supporting the Finance team with the production of statutory accounts and the Annual Report. This role will involve working closely with senior finance colleagues and auditors to ensure a smooth and accurate year-end process.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce statutory accounts across two finance systems and liaise with external auditors
• Post year-end adjustments for expenses and income
• Provide supporting schedules, documentation, and explanations
• Collaborate with financial accounts team and statutory accounts from draft to final signed accounts
• Review draft accounts, including cash flow statements, control account reconciliations, and supporting working papers
• Prepare accounting adjustments as requested by auditors
• Assist the Finance Team with financial data cleansing in line with data retention policies
• Undertake other duties as reasonably required to support the finance function

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or CIPFA)
• 3–5 years post-qualification experience in senior financial roles, preferably in the charity or housing sector
• Proven experience preparing statutory accounts and managing audit processes for large organisations
• Strong knowledge of FRS102 and Charity SORP
• Excellent ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial audiences
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other standard office tools
• Professional, collaborative, and methodical approach, with a commitment to continuous development

Location: Central London
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum  
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contract: 6 months initial contract

This vacancy is being actively shortlisted, so early applications are encouraged. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Location: Harlow, Essex. Easily commutable from London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale Station. We offer a free minibus service to/from Harlow Town Train Station as well as free parking and EV charging on site.

Extra Information: Full time office based role, after an initial period a minimum of 3 days per week in the office. Open to conversation on flexible and compressed working arrangements.

About the role:

You will act as subject matter expert to deliver a best-in-class business planning and budgeting process that leads us into delivering on our strategic plan. 

You will be ensuring that management reporting and financial management tools are fit for purpose, contributing to cross-functional performance improvement and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and best value for the organisation. Engaging with Budget Holders and other stakeholders as a strategic partner to develop and maintain a consistent business partnering agenda through the year, providing financial insights that support high level decision making.

You will deliver and clearly communicate budgets, forecasts and periodic reporting using expert analysis to highlight variances and identify improvement opportunities. Once our analytics are in place, you will drive a large development agenda evaluating our impact measures and supporting incremental investment decisions between individual charitable programmes, and between charitable programmes and social investments and financial returns.

What you will be doing:

Budgeting and Forecast 

• Deliver a collaborative annual planning and budgeting process that ensures delivery of the business and financial strategy and re-forecasts as required. 

 Accounting and Performance Management: 

• Produce monthly and quarterly management accounts to deadlines for review by the Head of Finance / CFO, identifying key variances and issues affecting financial performance, whilst looking for improvement opportunities. 

• To deliver a periodic reporting process that is timely and accurate, engaging with heads of departments (budget holders) to build on and develop existing reporting. 

• To contribute to the preparation of the Annual Report and Accounts and associated audit processes. 

• To develop and deliver a suite of financial performance metrics in line with best practice. This will include development of cost allocation methodologies and balanced scorecard elements aligned to strategic reporting. 

 Financial Planning and Analysis 

• Support the preparation of financial forecasts and scenario modelling.

• Engage with the Head of Finance and CFO to deliver a shared understanding of future incomes and expenditure and to introduce planning methods to rapidly flex the organisation to meet the uncertainties in such forecasts. 

• Providing financial insights to support the preparation of business cases within the organisation for capital and revenue initiatives. 

 Financial Analysis 

• To provide analysis of income, charitable expenditure, support, governance and other costs with meaningful commentary and trend analysis. 

• Provide Motability with high quality data analytics and reporting that drive evidence-based decision making to maximise impact and value for money. 

• Support any shift in operating model, so that Motability maintains clear sight of its impact and value for money. 

• Support Motability in maintaining and improving an open and high performing culture focused on beneficiaries and the difference Motability can make for them. 

 Payroll: 

• To contribute to the preparation and review of the monthly payroll, including starters and leavers, and statutory returns. 

• To contribute to headcount and employment cost projections and modelling. 

Your experience:

Must haves:  

• Recognised CCAB Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA). 

• Periodic reporting, budget and forecast preparation with variance analysis and commentary. 

• Delivering a successful business partnering agenda for budget holders and non-finance staff with the ability to communicate key financial messages and influence management action. 

• Some experience, or understanding, of Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric, with the ability to build dashboards, manage certified datasets, and contribute to governed reporting environments. 

• Sage 200 accounting package experience. 

• Microsoft Excel – intermediate to advanced level. 

• Able to work confidently with a range of senior stakeholders on operational and financial data to arrive at measures of impact whilst also able to support a new manager with their first budget. 

• A collaborative working style, contributing to a cultureof active learning andcontinuous improvement. 

 Nice to haves: 

• Experience of charity fund accounting, grant accounting, partnerships and allocation mechanisms. 

• Some exposure to value for money and impact studies. 

• Preparation of financial business cases. 

• Has experience of one or more ERP / ERM systems. 

If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we'd still encourage you to apply.

About us

Royal Museums Greenwich is a collection of diverse historical sites. The sites are the National Maritime Museum, Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory, and the Queen’s House. Each of these sites has a unique identity and a common purpose to serve our communities, through sharing our collections and expertise. We form a campus within the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage site, with supporting operations at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre in Kidbrooke, the Brass Foundry in Woolwich, and administrative offices in Greenwich. We are a place to explore the sea, space, art and history, and our strategy ‘Charting Our Course’ puts people at the core of its success.

The Role

As one of two Finance Business Partners, the postholder is responsible for ensuring that Royal Museum Greenwich’s strategic ambitions are correctly planned for and that adequate financial resources are in place to achieve them.

Key elements of the role involve advising and supporting all staff with financial responsibilities to ensure that financial decisions are optimised and to keep relevant staff informed of key financial updates and changes, and to communicate any relevant changes to the rest of the Finance team.

Further core responsibilities include supporting assigned Heads of Departments and directors on all financial matters, advising on budgeting and forecasting, monitoring of actual results and ad hoc queries, and working as a team with the other Finance Business Partner, lead on the production of the monthly management accounts pack, ensuring timely and accurate reporting and incisive analysis and commentary.

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA) with a demonstrable track record of working with non-finance managers to achieve high quality reporting, budgeting and forecasting, ideally within government bodies or heritage/cultural/charitable organisations. Excellent analytical skills, the ability to communicate financial concepts effectively to non-financial stakeholders and solve problems are also essential.

This is a permanent full-time in Band 3 - Senior Management. Core hours of work will be 36 per week, working Monday to Friday between the hours of 9am-5pm, although due to the nature of the work, some flexibility may be required.

Salary: £51,500 per annum

We encourage you to read the full job description/person specification before applying for this role.

Interviews are pencilled in for w/c Monday 12 January.

Benefits

We offer:

•    Generous pension scheme and life cover
•    25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 1 year) plus bank holidays
•    40% discount in our cafés, 30% in our shops
•    Interest-free loans (travel, bike, gym, learning)
•    Free entry to exhibitions at partner museums and galleries
•    Flexible and hybrid working options
•    A culture that celebrates individuality, collaboration, and innovation

EDI

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our work at Royal Museums Greenwich, as we are a museum for everyone. We want to foster a spirit of inclusion, collaborative working, innovation, and valuing people as individuals whose lives have been shaped by different experiences. Therefore, we welcome applications from everyone.

We actively work with Disability Confident scheme and ask that you let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you need or things you would like us to know during the interview process, which may include being provided with the interview questions in advance, requiring a step free interview space, that you are eye-contact avoidant, or having the interview questions in a written format or additional time in timed tests, interviews or other assessment activities.

Our partner is working towards a new strategy launching in 2027 and is seeking external support to review its business and operating model. The organisation is operating in a challenging funding environment, with volatile grant income and a concentrated, ageing donor base, and wants to ensure its future model is financially sustainable, affordable, and resilient.

The review will combine an assessment of income sustainability, cost recovery, and organisational structure. Alongside continued efforts to diversify donor income, they are exploring opportunities for growth and efficiency, including potential changes to their operating model and the feasibility of moving to a dual-entity structure. The consultancy will support senior leadership and trustees to make evidence-based decisions during this transition.

Indicative scope of support includes:

• Reviewing the organisation’s current business model, income profile and cost base, identifying gaps, risks and opportunities for improved financial sustainability.
• Assessing the potential of existing and emerging income streams, the investment required to grow them, and modelling future income scenarios over the medium term.
• Supporting improvements to cost recovery, including benchmarking against peer organisations, refreshing cost recovery policies, and considering adjustments to recovery rates while remaining competitive with donors.
• Reviewing the current organisational and operating structure to identify efficiencies and alternative ways of working, including consideration of a dual-entity or other revised operating models.
• Modelling the financial and operational implications of proposed changes and supporting senior leadership through facilitated discussions and decision-making.

Requirements

• A senior finance leader (preferably qualified accountant) with expereince supporting a complex international charity through a period of transition, including reviewing and redesigning operating models.
• Experience in multi-year financial planning, scenario modelling, cost reduction and cash management. 
• Experience of ideveloping commercial business models and raising investment is strongly desirable.

Working arrangements

• It is expected the consultancy will take 15-20 days
• Expected start date is January/February 2026, with the work to be completed within the first quarter of 2026
• Mainly remote in the UK with some meetings in their London office
• Right to work in the UK essential

Are you an experienced finance professional looking for a role that combines technical expertise with meaningful impact? Join the Diocese of Guildford’s finance team, where you’ll manage complex financial operations for a charitable organisation with significant assets and diverse activities.

What You'll Do:  

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will provide financial support and advice to budget holders, clergy in training and other stakeholders. You will maintain accurate accounts and asset registers across a diverse portfolio including education buildings, training activities, clergy costs, and property assets. 

Some of the Key Responsibilities of the role: 

• Prepare and maintain accounts for property assets, education projects, and training activities 

• Deliver accurate management reports and financial advice to budget holders 

• Oversee VAT returns, reconciliations and statutory reporting 

• Support capital funding allocations and monitor project budgets 

• Ensure compliance and integrity across all financial processes 

We are looking for a Senior Finance Officer who will bring: 

• Proven experience in accounting including financial reporting, reconciliations and budget monitoring 

• Strong understanding of charity finance and grant funding 

• Advanced Excel and IT skills, experience with Xledger or similar systems is a plus 

• Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-financial stakeholders 

• A collaborative and proactive approach to problem-solving 

Please refer to the attached Job Descriptions for the full details of the Senior Finance Officer 

Benefits of the role include: 

• Competitive salary within the Charity Sector 

• A 10% non-contributory pension scheme 

• Life assurance provision of 3x annual salary 

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays increasing to 26 days after the first year. 

• An employee assistance programme 

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities 

Ready to Apply? 

Submit your CV along with a detailed supporting statement (cover letter), outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification. The supporting statement is an essential part of the application process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered.

We will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis as applications are received and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.  

The Diocese of Guildford take our responsibility for the safeguarding of children and adults seriously. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment. 

We take your privacy seriously. To understand how your personal data will be processed during the recruitment process, please read our Candidate Privacy Notice before applying 

We believe that diversity is a strength. We actively welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities, particularly those who identify as female, younger, of a UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage, or disabled, as it is essential that we reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date, it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date. 

Ivy Rock Partners is working alongside University of the Arts London in recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner on an 18 month Fixed term to cover a secondment.

This would suit an ACA qualified Accountant with some post qualified experience in Business Partnering outside of audit, or a CIMA/ACCA/CIPFA qualified Management Accountant/Business Partner/Senior Business Partner who is available at short notice (under 4 weeks notice)

If you enjoy engaging with key influential stakeholders, working together to find positive outcomes through data led decision making – this will be a fantastic role to get yourself into.
UAL offer a fantastic working environment, with a benefits package to match.

Applications from all sectors will be considered.

The Senior Finance Business Partner has a strategic and influential role within UAL, acting as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team across the London College of Communication.

The postholder will be a key driver of financial performance, enabling the delivery of strategic objectives through insightful financial analysis, robust planning, and proactive support for prioritisation and decision making. This role plays a critical part in shaping and delivering change, ensuring resources are aligned to strategic priorities and that financial implications are fully understood. The postholder will lead a Finance Business Partnering team, fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement, while delivering a high-quality, professional service to a wide range of stakeholders.

London College of Communication educates and inspires the next generation of fearless creative communicators. Our mission, through education and research, is to address the societal issues of our time with courage and imagination, transforming the world into a more equitable place.

We nurture a diverse, energetic, and welcoming community in spaces that promote collaboration and radical thinking. Our creative practice challenges norms and demands excellence.

With world-leading courses in screen, design and media, we seamlessly fuse with the creative industries to forge clear career pathways for our students. Our research influences sectors beyond the creative industries and positions us at the forefront of global change. Our graduates and staff are equipped with the skills, confidence, and visionary ambition to transform the future and leave a meaningful mark on the world.

For more information about the role, please get in touch with Phil Southern.