Senior Financial Accountant: Interim, £300 - £350 per day | Remote Working

For a global charity, we are recruiting a Senior Financial Accountant on an interim basis to prepare financial statements and accounts preparation for group Audit. The role will lead on group consolidation across multiple countries as well as other year-end duties, inter-company consolidation, and various Audit-facing work.

Main Duties:

• Lead on preparation of year-end schedules for audit for 70+ business units in 30+ countries
• Lead on preparation of financial statements
• Lead on reconciliation of Sun BI data including Opening Balances, Fixed Asset Schedules and SORP Schedules
• Adjust SORP income and net Assets as required for countries
• Inter-company consolidation
• Lead on several data integrity projects such as opening balance and reserves reconciliation, inter-company reconciliation, and differences resolution
• Propose and implement improvement on the balance sheet control and insights at company and Group levels
• Support the management of the Group external Audit
• Provide high quality account reconciliations for all Group balance sheet accounts
• Smooth running of the period end processes, financial statements preparation and Group audits
• Maintain excellent working relationships and effect management of internal and external stakeholders and colleagues

Person Specification:

• CCAB qualified with experience in practice and industry or charities
• Exposure in working on complex year end audits
• Proven track record in delivering projects
• Experience of SUN and Infor BI with excellent Excel skills
• Expert knowledge of preparing financial statements under SORP
• Track record in continuous improvement delivery

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Our Finance team is looking to recruit an Assistant Financial Accountant to join our Financial Control team, reporting to the Senior Financial Accountant. 

About the role

You’ll be part of the Financial Control team, which delivers technical support and advice to the organisation, and you'll take responsibility for completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, working with other teams to ensure issues are resolved and checking supplier payments.

You will also support processes related to restricted funds and VAT, contributing to the year-end accounts and audit and ensuring that policies and procedures are kept up to date.

About you

A CCAB or equivalent part qualified accountant you’ll have experience in a similar assistant financial accounting role. You will also have experience of working closely with a range of stakeholders from different teams and with different levels of finance knowledge.

With previous experience as a proficient user of accounting systems (experience of SUN, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Infor Q&A and Atlas is desirable) you’ll have strong analytical and reconciliation skills, as well as advanced MS Excel knowledge. You’ll be able to work independently but also contribute and collaborate as part of a team.

You’ll be intellectually curious and challenging, taking a proactive with a positive ‘can do’ attitude. You will also be able to work well under pressure with the ability to prioritise work to deliver in a demanding environment.

My client is a fantastic charity in Wiltshire who is looking to recruit a permanent Financial Accountant into their finance team

The main purpose of the role is to work closely with the finance team and other business areas in the organisation to improve and strengthen financial accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting and systems utilising a new Finance System. You will also be the finance lead for a number of new projects and initiatives.

You must have in-depth knowledge of financial accounting procedures ideally relating to Charity legislation and have recent experience of leading the financial year-end process and external audit.
You will be able to work effectively under pressure to deadlines and have the ability to work with conflicting demands and priorities.

Experience of working in the charity sector is advantageous but not essential. You need to be a qualified accountant and have good systems skills.

For more information, please get in touch
 

Senior Forensic Accountant - London

£100,192

• Are you a fully qualified CCAB Accountant (Or equivalent)?
• Do you have significant post qualification experience as a forensic accountant working with complex and high profile cases?
• Have you managed and led a team?

If so, read on

Our Client exists to serve the public interest in setting high standards in corporate governance, audit and accounting as well as holding to account those organisations responsible for delivering such services.

This organisation undertakes investigations and takes enforcement action where necessary in cases involving accountants, audits and actuaries. These are complex, large and high-profile cases which require work with other regulators and bodies.

The Role:

To act as a Senior Forensic Accountant in our team of experienced case lawyers and forensic accountants led by Executive Counsel. The role will involve the investigation of potential misconduct on the part of accountants or actuaries and alleged breaches by a statutory auditor or statutory audit firm of a relevant requirement of the Audit Regulations. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Planning investigations into complex accounting, auditing or actuarial matters
• Identifying sources of evidence
• Working with internal experts to identify relevant accounting, audit, actuarial or professional standards, and ensuring a thorough understanding of technical issues
• Managing and conducting the review of material obtained in the course of the investigation including use of electronic search platforms
• Preparation and conduct of formal investigatory interviews of senior accounting, audit and actuarial professionals
• Preparation of objective reports of investigation findings
• Supervision and development of junior professional staff

The Person:

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with significant forensic accounting experience, who understands the requirements of working in a multi-disciplinary team in a contentious legal environment. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Excellent ability to identify key issues
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to explain complicated technical concepts to non-finance professionals
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Highly organised, and able to plan and lead on more than one significant investigation at a time
• Ability and confidence to work autonomously
• Experienced in development of junior staff
• Enthusiastic and flexible, with a good team player ethic
• Experience of audit would be an advantage

This is a very exciting time to join this organisation as they transform to become a new body which reflects post Brexit Britain with new powers and responsibilities. This organisation offers a strong work/life balance, excellent benefits and a supportive, collaborative and "family feel" culture. You will also enjoy working with experts in their field and make a real difference to the sector ensuring public interest in protected and remains

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Our partner is women’s health and empowerment organisation. They are seeking a financial accountant to join their group finance team.

Responsibilities

• Undertake monthly group consolidation, and maintain the register of intra-group transactions
• Support in the preparation of the year-end group statutory accounts, and in the preparation of the annual global audit.
• Responsibility for intercompany accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support in improving controls, processes and policies, and supporting the management of the global finance data structure for reporting

Requirements

• Qualified accountant or finalist with strong technical skills and a background in audit (in practice or industry), or in financial accounting within a complex international charity, and experience in financial and management reporting.
• Strong systems skills, including intermediate/advanced knowledge of MSExcel
• Understanding of treasury, and experience of working in a multi-currency environment.
• Exceptional business partner, able to work effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong affinity to the cause of the charity

Financial Accountant

Working for a national membership Association, this is a fantastic opportunity to join our client's in-house finance team based near Gloucester. The Association delivers a full programme of educational courses and events, in addition produces a range of publications and other resources that contribute to the continuing professional development of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.

Financial Accountant Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Finance Manager and working as part of the finance team, the Financial Accountant will support the whole finance function, specifically responsible for monthly reporting, credit control, payroll and employee benefit administration.

Financial Accountant Requirements:

Our client is looking for an individual with a minimum of AAT Level 4 qualification or any other professional finance related qualification. You should also have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of working within a finance team environment.

Proven proficiency and prior experience of an accounting system and a good working knowledge of the whole accounting process including month end, along with the Microsoft Office suite of programmes.

Experience of a credit control process, direct debit management and asset reporting is desirable.

Understanding of the Not for Profit sector would be advantageous, but not an essential requirement.

About our client:

They are a professional membership association which exists to advance care for companion animals. With a membership of more than 10,000 veterinary surgeons, vet nurses and students, they work in the UK and internationally to promote excellence in small animal practice through education and science, by facilitating training, conducting research and developing policy. Each year they deliver numerous education courses, host the largest small animal Congress in Europe, publish books, manuals, apps and magazines.

Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 2AB

Job type: Part time, Permanent, 20 hours per week

Salary: £30,000 to £36,000 per annum pro-rata, depending on qualification and experience

Benefits: include 23 days holiday, contributions towards Group Personal Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance and free parking.

Closing date: 31st January 2021 - If applicants haven’t received a response within 7 days of the closing date then it is to be assumed that they have not been successful with their application.

You may have experience of the following: Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, ACCA, CIMA, AAT, etc.

Ref: 96419

Financial Accountant: Permanent, £38,000 - £42,000 | London

For a global charity, we are recruiting a Financial Accountant on a permanent basis to report to the Head of Financial Reporting and take a lead on the preparation of Group statutory accounts. The Financial Accountant will lead on monthly group consolidation adjustments, and the global audit. This role will also lead the global inter-company accounts and group balance sheets and will ideally suit someone straight from practice at either finalist or newly-qualified level.

Main Duties:

• Prepare and process monthly journals to consolidate group accounts and inter-company
• Support preparation of annual group statutory accounts and SORP adjustments
• Lead the global audit and act as the point of contact for country programme deliverables and support donor audits as required
• Oversee global inter-company accounts in the Group
• Oversee group balance sheets and assist in their continued improvement by assisting country programme balances and supporting tools and reports
• Support the management of the global finance data structure for reporting and the improvement of policies and procedures

Person Specification:

• ACA, ACCA CIMA finalist, part-qualified or fully qualified
• Audit experience in practice or industry
• Financial and management reporting experience
• Ideally SunSystems, InforBI and InforQ&A experience
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Track record in continuous improvement delivery

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My client is a fantastic charity in Wiltshire who is looking to recruit a Financial Accountant into their finance team on an interim basis.

The main purpose of the role is to work closely with the finance team and other business areas in the organisation to improve and strengthen financial accounting processes, reconciliations, reporting and systems utilising a new Finance System. You will also be the finance lead for a number of new projects and initiatives.

You must have in-depth knowledge of financial accounting procedures ideally relating to Charity legislation and have recent experience of leading the financial year-end process and external audit.
You will be able to work effectively under pressure to deadlines and have the ability to work with conflicting demands and priorities.

Experience of working in the charity sector is advantageous but not essential. You need to be a qualified accountant and have good systems skills.

For more information, please get in touch

Cognus are seeking to appoint an experienced and innovative Principal Accountant to join the Strategic Leadership Team and to lead and manage an effective finance service for the Company. Reporting jointly to the Managing Director of Cognus and the Assistant Director of finance at the London Borough of Sutton (company shareholder) this role will provide professional Finance and accountancy advice and support to the Managing Director to safeguard the Company’s financial standing and to support delivery of excellent outcomes for customers.

We are looking for a fully qualified Accountant with proven experience of producing or being responsible for the production of accurate statutory financial statements with previous work experience as a senior Financial Accountant or similar role. Knowledge of Local Government Finance along with the experience of financial software and reporting packages such as Xero, Agresso, Approval Max is desirable. As the lead on the financial accounting for the Company, the postholder will be expected to ensure that the Company’s accounts are compliant with best practice, relevant legislation and codes of practice and lead and manage the finance team undertaking all financial activities for the Company including strategic, operational and transactional finance tasks.  The postholder will also lead on the preparation of the annual budget, Medium-Term Financial Plan and presentation of budget to the Board, Cognus Finance Committee and other forums as required and must be confident in dealing with the Board and advising non-financial managers in identifying and implementing savings, value for money improvements and cost mitigation activities.

Cognus is at a very exciting moment in its evolution and growth. We are looking for a professional and experienced individual who is passionate about the inclusion of children and young people in education and society. An individual that enjoys a varied workload, is organised, has great communication skills and has a good understanding of duties in relation to the areas of responsibility detailed in the job description and is committed to delivering with excellence.

You will give us great commitment and in return we offer an excellent package including:

• Regular support and supervision
• An excellent group of leaders as colleagues
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Flexible working including home working
• Workplace pension scheme
• Salary - Band 5 £52023.40 to £64346.68 (cost of living increase to be applied from 1st April 2021)
• 28 days annual leave pro rata (inclusive of three days between Xmas & New Year) increasing to 30 days with length of service
• Perkbox and Sovereign Healthcare cashback plans
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

If you are interested and would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a CV and covering note (of no more than two sides, minimum font size 11) outlining your suitability. The deadline for receipt is midnight on Wednesday 10th February 2021. Candidates are requested to be available via on-line interview week commencing 15th February 2021.  If you would like more information about this role before applying please email Rebecca Mcgeachy (contact details via our website) to arrange a brief chat about the role.

All offers of employment are subject to successful completion of recruitment formalities which includes an enhanced DBS check. These checks must have been completed prior to commencement of employment. We expect our staff to have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by the Company and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board.

Harris Hill are recruiting for a Financial Accountant on a 9-12-month fixed Term Contract to Permanent for this Grant Giving Charity based in Central London.

* The position is currently working from home but will be expected to work from the office at least 3 days a week once the office reopens.
* Salary: 40,000pa - 50,000pa depending on experience
* You will need to be a fully qualified Accountant for this assignment

Person specification

* A qualified accountant with experience of working within a Charity or in an accountancy firm and auditing charities
* The principal requirement of the role is a good level of experience in charity accounting and reporting with the proven competence in the preparation of annual reports and financial analysis. To deal confidently and expertly with a variety of finance tasks.
* Good experience of finance systems (PS Financials, so experience of this system would be a distinct advantage). Very good Excel skills and experience in production of management information. Experience of reporting packages such as Power BI would also be an advantage.

The role

* The primary responsibility of the role is the preparation of statutory accounts and other financial information for a number of the charities in the organisation.
* The role will operate under the overall direction of the Head of Finance with specific areas of work being under the direction of Accountants within the team.
* Support the ongoing accounting and reporting of the investment portfolios. Including preparation of information for the trustee's investment committee

The Financial Accountant will have the following responsibilities.

Financial reporting

* Preparation of annual reports (year ending 5th April) from their financial records. This includes the preparation of supporting analysis and detailed disclosures as well as liaison with the Auditors.
* To support the senior members of the finance team by preparing periodic financial summaries, cashflow projections and other management information.

Management Information and Finance Partnering

* Preparation of financial information for the trust executives and materials for trustee meeting. Including details of grant making.

Investment management

* Support the ongoing accounting and reporting of the investment portfolios. Including preparation of information for the trustee's investment committee.
* Monitor the cashflow of funds between the trusts' investment portfolios, deposit accounts and their clearing banks.

Financial Control

* To support the financial control processes including the preparation of key reconciliations and analysis.

Financial Accountant – Immediate start

Financial Accountant – Immediate start
Temporary – 6 months
Circa £40K

Calling all qualified Accountants….

We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) to support our busy finance team with year end close and audit. Supporting the Head of Finance, the postholder will manage the accurate and timely compilation of the financial ledgers, ensuring the company's balance sheet and profit and loss account are accurately recorded. This is a busy role which includes checking payment runs, preparing balance sheet reconciliations and preparation of all the statutory company accounts and returns, on a timely and accurate basis.

You will have a solid background and practical experience of financial accounting with extensive knowledge of accounting principles. It goes without saying that you will have excellent excel skills coupled with accuracy and attention to detail. We are looking for somebody who is confident in all relevant statutory regulation including FRS102 and Corporation Tax. You should be comfortable working in a large, ambiguous and complex organisation – experience of charity accounts is desirable but not essential. If you are available immediately and happy to work in a covid secure office we would love to hear from you.

This has the potential to become a permanent role for the right candidate.

To apply and to find out more information about St Elizabeth’s, please visit our website.

All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check, which is paid for by the Centre.

Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

We reserve the right to close this advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

Registered Charity 1176777 Equal opportunities employer

You may have experience of the following: Financial Accountant, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, ACCA, CIMA, etc.

Ref: 96575

Are you a professional Accountant passionate about ending poverty? The International Finance Team at Tearfund are a key part of that vision - we provide high quality support to the International Group and HQ senior management including:

• financial planning and reporting
• financial control and audit management; and
• business process improvement.

We are looking to recruit a proactive and dedicated Senior International Accountant to support our institutional donor programme. You will be part of a dynamic and supportive team and will have the opportunity to develop in your career and add value to Tearfund's work and mission.

The successful candidate will have a strong academic background, a professional Accountancy Qualification and proven skills in managing large institutionally-funded programmes. They will be adaptable, solution-focused and enjoy working across multi-disciplinary teams. Experience of the NGO sector and especially of commercial contracts with donors would be a distinct advantage.

We are looking for a self-starter with great communication and analytical skills.

If you think your skills match the above we'd love to hear from you!

All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.

The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.

Spurgeons is one of the UK's leading children's charities, firmly supported by Christian beliefs and values, helping to support disadvantaged children and their families through delivering projects to support children, young people, their families and communities to find long-lasting solutions to the challenges they face.

We are passionate about the work we do and need equally committed members on our team to help us achieve those goals.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for providing excellent, timely, accurate and value added financial management and reporting across both accounting and operational finance at Spurgeons with direct financial responsibility for a portfolio of projects.

They will own the budgeting process, overseeing and producing annual budgets working with children’s services managers, operational finance, heads of departments, applying healthy challenge to provide robust budgets for consolidation and submission to the HoF&CS & the Executive Team.

They will also line manage the finance team (2 direct members) and to take overall responsibility for the quality of service delivered by these individuals. To be an effective business partner within the organisation.

Full information about this role can be viewed in the job description.

Interviews will take place w/c 25th January 2021.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people we serve. This post is subject to necessary safeguarding checks including an appropriate level DBS Disclosure.

Spurgeons is a Living Wage Employer

Senior Capital Accountant for a Large London Housing Provider.

Client Details

This is one of the largest housing organisations in London and the UK. Recognised multiple times for how they treat their staff and the positive culture they hold. They are growing, through mergers, and are looking to add to a high calibre finance team.

Description

• Capital accounting and business partnering with development and asset management
• Ownership of the fixed asset register for the organisation
• Capital budgeting and forecasting
• Working with the wider group reporting team on technical queries
• Liaising with wider finance
• Managing a team

Profile

You will be a fully qualified finance professional (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong understanding of capital accounting. You will have strong technical finance skills and be highly capable of working with non-finance stakeholders.

Experience managing a team would be beneficial.

Job Offer

Salary up to £63,000 plus benefits