We are the world’s leading museum of urban transport and one of London’s leading visitor attractions. Every year we work with thousands of young people, business partners and industry decision-makers to shape London’s future.

About the role

London Transport Museum is looking for a Financial Controller. You’ll work directly with the CFO to manage the Museum’s accounting function, financial structure, treasury strategy, and our engagement with TFL. 

The Museum is a subsidiary of TFL and operates a charity and a commercial trading arm. Generating income of £15m, the Museum carries out a diverse range of activities including the Covent Garden Museum, the Depot at Acton and a range of commercial businesses such as retail and venue hire. 

About you

You’ll be a qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.

Ideally, you’ll have experience within the charity and cultural sector, and a keen interest in the work of the Museum and TFL.

You’ll have advanced knowledge of charity accounting, and experience leading or auditing the accounts preparation process. 

Key responsibilities

• Manage the Museum’s treasury and cash flow strategy
• Manage the Museum’s statutory and external reporting including annual accounts preparation and audit, and external funder reporting
• Lead the Museum’s accounting policies including grant accounting and capital strategy
• Establish and build effective relationships with the TFL business functions
• Lead the Museum’s user training and engagement work
• Deliver a robust financial control environment across the organisation 

• Work with TFL tax teams to oversee the Museum’s tax and Gift Aid
• Review and supervise team work including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards include:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network

• A 75% discount on National Rail Season Ticket and interest free loan
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient childcare payments
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

To apply, please visit our website, where you will need to apply using your CV and a brief covering letter.

Closing date: Sunday 8 March 2020.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status. We strive to reflect the city that we serve and we look forward to receiving a ‘diverse’ range of applications. We want our workforce to accurately reflect the richly diverse community of London.

International Development Charity - Central London - Financial Controller

A large, faith-based organisation are looking for a Financial Controller to join their Senior Leadership Team. With 5 direct reports, this position will be the number two role in finance and will lead the financial control agenda for the entire organisation.

As the Financial Controller you will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)
• Have experience of Statutory accounts and liaising with internal and external auditors
• Have a successful track record of leading a financial control function
• Have experience of assessing processes and implementing improvements

This organisation are starting a number of large scale changes and are looking for somebody to come in with fresh ideas of how to maximise the efficiency of their financial operations. This is a great opportunity to move into a large international development organisation, especially from a commercial background, and have a great impact on how they operate on a global scale.

If this is of interest please do apply now. or if job is not quite right, but you are looking for a new job within the charities and not for profit sector then please do email me an up to date copy of your CV to [email protected]

International Development Charity - Central London - Financial Controller

• Winner of Higher Education Financial Performance Award
• Lead a team to deliver excellent financial reporting and management

About Our Client

The University of West London is ranked as the top modern university in London, 8th modern university in the UK and 56th university nationally by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018.

98% of graduates are in employment or further study within six months of graduation (HESA 2018) and they achieve the second highest starting salaries of all the London modern universities.

The university has an ambitious 5 year growth plan and as a result they are looking to hire the right skill set into the finance function with an ability to see commercial opportunity and impact on the bottom line of their revenue streams as well as delivering fantastic financial management and reporting on a regular basis.

Job Description

• Line manage and support members the finance team, including a mixture of qualified accountants, AP and payroll.
• Lead on the preparation of the year-end Financial Statements for the University and subsidiaries, including liaising with the external Auditor and preparing suitable analyses to enable the Financial statements to be audited.
• Ensure effective financial control across the organisation
• Preparation of monthly management accounts for the Deputy CFO/CFO
• Liaising with the Heads of these services on a regular basis to discuss progress against budgets and to aid their understanding of financial results
• Playing a key role in preparing the annual UWL financial budgets
• Playing a key role in preparing and monitoring the UWL 5-year plan
• Support the Deputy Chief Financial Officer to deliver a first-class accounting function

The Successful Applicant

You will be a full qualified accountant (ACA or equivalent) and hold 2+ years post qualification experience. You will have an excellent understanding of technical finance and will have delivered strong financial reporting in your most recent role. Attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to liaise effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders at all levels. You will be ambitious, eager to learn and keen to work in a fast-paced and growing organisation.

What's on Offer

• Up to £63,000
• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and close down over the Christmas period
• Opportunity to study a part time course free of charge
• Extremely generous pension with employer contribution exceeding employee contributions

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPCY14078034Z

Arts Sector

£55-60k plus great benefits 

Financial Controller - Permanent role

Central London

This is a fantastic role for a fully qualified Financial Controller with a passion for the cultural sector to join a world-renowned arts organisation in central London.

Leading a team of 5 staff and overseeing the full responsibility for organisational financial reporting, statutory accounting, VAT and controls, this is a very important role for the organisation and will enjoy a broad oversight of interesting subsidiary accounting and process improvements.

This role is perfectly suited to an experienced Financial Accountant/Finance Controller with strong leadership potential and the ability to learn the unique technical accounting aspects that will impact the role. You do not need SORP experience, but you will need to demonstrate a hunger and drive to learn the new aspects of the role.

Please contact Michael Quest of Ivy Rock Partners if you are interested to explore the opportunity - interviews will be taking place on an ongoing basis and it is better to make an early introduction for the role.

My client is one of the leading brands in the London tourist circuit. With ever growing ambitions they continue to challenge boundaries and to expand their portfolio with new business ideas and activities.

At present they are looking for interim support to provide cover for a planned leave of absence by their Financial Controller.

Key duties:

• To lead, manage and motivate a team of 5 staff to deliver the financial accounting services to the organisation and its other entities.
• To ensure compliance with all statutory reporting requirements completing the annual reports and accounts.
• To ensure policies and procedures are in place across the organisation to promote effective financial control and ensure compliance within the regulatory framework.

With a strong academic background, the successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with track record in complex technical accounting. Previous experience of preparing statutory accounts for charities or central government bodies required.

Interim Group Financial Controller: 6 months, £500 - £550 per day (IR35 in-scope)

On behalf of a global organisation in the City, we are recruiting an interim Group Financial Controller for a 6-month assignment. Reporting to the CFO, the interim Group FC will support and work along-side the current team during a busy period of change.

Main Duties:

• Take over responsibility for the transactions team (credit control, payroll and AP) based in other offices Nationwide
• Provide support to the Group Financial Controller, Reporting Team, Treasury and Financial Accounting Team
• Support with the transition into a global business shared service function
• Support with the recruitment for a Financial Operations Manager
• Support on business-critical projects including the IR35 impact and internal audit within Payroll

Person Spec:

• Fully CCAB qualified with proven senior Group FC experience
• Medium to large company experience
• International Group experience helpful but not essential
• Knowledge of IR35
• Technical controls experience
• SAP, Hyperion and OneStream experience would be helpful
• A mix of Industry and Non-Profit experience would also be helpful

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Harris Hill are recruiting for a Financial Controller/Head of Finance for this Well-established Charity based in Kent

You will hold a full formal accounting qualification (eg ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or otherwise qualified through substantial experience.

Location: Kent
Salary: 50,000pa
You will be involved in the following:

* Oversee all charitable accounts and investments.
* Prepare monthly management accounts.
* Assist in the preparation of the annual year-end financial statements.
* Assist in the preparation of the annual budget.
* Co-ordinate the payroll function.
* Ensure compliance with relegation legislation.
* Prepare and submit VAT returns.
* Manage the finance team budget.
* Continuously improve the finance department
* Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed and reported in a timely and accurate manor.
* Manage and report on cash flow.
* Develop and document financial processes to maintain and strength internal controls.
* Liaising with external and internal auditors, insurance brokers, investment advisors, HMRC, bankers and pension providers.
* Assist in the cost modelling of new and existing services.
* Assist the Director of Finance in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders and Board members.
* Assist budget holders in understanding their management accounts and provide training where necessary.
* Attend and participate as an active member of the Senior Leadership Team.
* Deputise for the Director of Finance in their absence.
* To take responsibility for the day to day management of staff and resources to ensure that the service achieves key targets and objectives.
* To performance manage the team including operational performance, individual performance reviews, managing sickness, absence, capability and disciplinary.
* Take an active role in relation to own Personal and Continuous Professional Development including attending regular, line manager reviews, appraisal and planning own training and development needs through the use of the CPD file and process.
* Ensure that all policies and procedures that relate to employment are read and understood. Policies may be revised for time to time so it is your duty to ensure you regularly review policies and procedures.
* Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time. The duties may be changed and/or varied to meet changing circumstances at the discretion of Management.

FINANCE FUNCTION

The Finance function consists of five members of staff, led by the Finance Manager and including a Finance role in Ireland.  The function as a whole reports into the Head of Finance & Services who in turn reports directly to the Executive Director and the Board of MSF UK.

The Finance function provides a key support function to all the other departments within both MSF UK and MSF Ireland. This includes financial reporting and analysis to relevant stakeholders, assistance with budgeting and planning, organisational internal controls, and procurement/payment processing.  We also have reporting responsibilities to the Management Team, the Board of Trustees, and to the wider MSF movement.  The function is a small, but dynamic team with exciting ambitions on how we would meet both the current and future needs of MSF UK and MSF Ireland given their rapid growth in income and associated complexity. 

As a critical part of those ambitions, we are currently undergoing a large Finance process and system change project (“Project Eureka”) across both MSF UK and MSF IE, with the aim to go live from 1 January 2021.  As well as a dedicated Project Manager, we are planning to resource this project using our existing staff team, particularly our Finance Manager and Management Accountant.  This role has therefore been created to cover aspects of both roles in order to free up resource for Project Eureka.

Our current financial management systems include our in-house Purchase Order system, our automated payments system (V1) and our accounting package (PS Financials)

BRIEF OVERVIEW OFTHE ROLE

The Senior Accountant role essentially assists the Finance Manager in the smooth running of the day to day Finance functions in MSF UK and MSF Ireland.  We are seeing this role as leading particularly on the budgeting and reforecasting process, the production and analysis of the management accounts, as well as playing a leading role with the financial statements and year end audits. 

However, this is a broad role with the ultimate aim to support the finance function as a whole.  What is therefore required most of all is an understanding of the overall responsibilities of the Finance function, and the desire and flexibility to work as an integral member of the team to ensure we are able to carry out those responsibilities. 

This would be an ideal role for a fully qualified and experienced charity finance professional motivated by an interesting and varied workload, as well as working with a team to contribute tangible impact to an organisation during a critical period of change.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

Qualifications and experience

• Fully qualified accountant - CIMA, ACA, ACCA or other generally recognised accountancy qualification
• Experience working in a similar role and in a similar sized organisation.
• Proven significant experience of using automated accounting packages and purchase ledger systems. Excellent working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office (in particular using Excel at a high to advanced level)
• Knowledge of financial procedures and processes and familiarity with the use of management information systems for financial management
• Experience with financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP and the Charity SORP (FRS102). Experience of playing significant role in the statutory audit process of a similar sized UK charity. 

Personal qualities

• Ability to work mainly unsupervised to deliver against agreed priorities within broad guidelines and make decisions/recommendations that have implications beyond Finance.
• Team player with the interpersonal skills and flexibility necessary to work within a small team and thereby contribute to the achievement of team objectives during a period of significant change.  Ability to proactively plan workload around others, as well as be adaptable where necessary.
• Ability to communicate technical information, adapting style to target audiences, to develop shared understanding of main issues. Ability to initiate, develop and maintain a range of professional relationship both within and outside MSF UK.
• Keen eye for detail and a high level of accuracy
• Proven ability and willingness to work under pressure to process high volume of work while meeting tight deadlines
• A systematic and organised approach with an ability to follow things through
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Commitment to the aims and values of Médecins Sans Frontières

Full job description and person specification available on the MSF UK website. 

HOW TO APPLY  

Please apply on our website by submitting a copy of your CV together with a letter of motivation (please upload as one document) by the closing date: 02/03/2020, 11.59pm. 

Fixed-term contract to mid 2021

London SE1

IPPF is a global service provider and a leading advocate of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all.  We are a worldwide movement of national organisations working with and for communities and individuals.

With international travel, you will be responsible for the financial oversight for a large, multi-country and multi-donor funded programme, the Safe Abortion Action Fund (SAAF). You will lead on financial management and reporting systems for the fund, ensure compliance with donors and IPPF financial management requirements, oversee the review of grantees financial reports and develop financial capacity building strategy to better support grantees.

You have a degree or equivalent standard of education and are a qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA/ACCA).  You have a strong background in budgeting and financial analysis, financial control systems and audit.  Experience of international development issues and/or project implementation and monitoring in developing countries is essential. You are familiar with due diligence processes, risk management and procurement.

You have excellent verbal and written communication skills to train staff and give presentations, strong analytical skills and excellent IT skills including knowledge of spreadsheet and database applications. Knowledge of financial reporting systems is essential, as is fluent English.  Other languages (French and/or Spanish) are an asset.

CVs will not be accepted.  For further information and an application form, please see our website or contact Human Resources Department, IPPF, 4 Newhams Row, London SE1 3UZ. Application form available in Large Print, Audio or Braille. We regret only shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

Closing date: 23 February 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 2 March 2020

Applications are particularly welcome from candidates openly living with HIV.  IPPF is committed to equal opportunities and cultural diversity.  Candidates from all sections of the community are welcome to apply. However, before offering the job to you, we will require proof that you have permission to work in the UK. This requirement will apply to all applicants irrespective of their nationality.

GLOBAL CANOPY, OXFORD

SENIOR FINANCE SECTOR ANAYLST

PERMANENT, FULL-TIME

Global Canopy is an innovative environmental organisation that targets the market forces driving two thirds of tropical deforestation worldwide. Since 2001, we have been at the heart of a global movement to change markets by making their impacts and dependencies on nature more transparent and accountable.

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Senior Finance Sector Analyst. At Global Canopy, we produce powerful new data and insights for the finance sector and for other key players working towards a more sustainable financial system.

This unique role will use our insightful deforestation and natural capital data and by working closely with our research teams, to produce insights for and about the global financial institutions with the greatest impacts and dependencies on nature. The successful candidate will be an expert in quantitative and qualitative analysis for the finance sector (or equivalent), the ability to problem solve and identify opportunities for improvements, with have a proven track record of communicating complex ideas to non-expert audiences – both in writing and verbally. If you believe you have these qualities then we would love to hear from you.

For further details and the specification that is required for this role and how to apply are described in more detail in our recruitment pack attached. 

Global Canopy offers excellent benefits including 28 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays, generous pension contribution, healthcare cash back plan and flexible working.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 3 March 2020 at 9am.

Early applications are advised. We may bring the closing date forward and begin interviewing early depending on the number of suitable candidates.

Senior Finance Manager

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Finance Manager to join our client’s leadership team, at an exciting time of growth.

Are you a person with a passion to help people? If so, would you like to use your skills and work alongside like-minded, committed colleagues who enable people with a learning disability to increase their self-esteem, have more say, and control over their lives. Our client is a charity that have worked for over 20 years in a person-centred way with over 1000 people who have learning needs and/or autism.

Position: Senior Finance Manager

Location: The role is based at both our client’s Aylesbury and Amersham offices, but travel across the county, visiting the teams across Buckinghamshire, is also required.

Salary: £32,000 - £36,000 per annum

Hours: Full time, permanent (we would also consider part time – a minimum of 4 days a week)

Benefits:  23 – 27 days per year (dependent upon length of service), Workplace Pension scheme (both the employer and employee contribute) Family Friendly employer, committed to supporting staff in achieving a sensible work-life balance, Employee Assistance Programme, Free parking available on site.

Closing Date: 25th February 2020

About the role:

As Senior Finance Manager you will be responsible for managing the financial assets of the charity and supporting its long-term future through effective and responsive controls, reporting and planning.

You will support the CEO and be part of the senior leadership team and provide timely and insightful forecasting, maintain effective financial control and support the CEO in developing business plans and analysis.

About You:

To be successful in the role of Senior Finance Manager you will be a qualified Accountant with experience of managing a finance function.

Other essential skills/experience include:

• Fully qualified – ACCA or equivalent
• Experience of planning & analysis and business support in a small / medium-sized organisation
• Proven ability to support change management processes with financial data
• Strong IT knowledge including advanced knowledge of MS Excel
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• The ability to work on a range of projects
• Collaborative and hands-on style of working

Other roles you may have experience of could include; Charity Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Finance Team Leader, Finance Analyst, Senior Finance Manager, Interim Finance Manager, Financial Accounting Manager, Finance Manger etc.

An international humanitarian charity is looking for a Senior Accountant for a 12 month fixed term contract. This is a broad role with the ultimate aim to support the finance function as a whole. This would be an ideal role for a fully qualified and experienced charity finance professional motivated by an interesting and varied workload, as well as working with a team to contribute tangible impact to an organisation during a critical period of change.

Core Responsibilities

• Management accounting/month end processes
• Financial reporting & analysis
• Budgeting & planning
• Internal processes/controls
• Payments and cash-flow

Person Specification

• Fully qualified accountant - CIMA, ACA, ACCA or other generally recognised accountancy qualification
• Experience of working in charitable organisation
• Proven significant experience of using automated accounting packages and purchase ledger systems
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of using Microsoft Office
• High to advanced Excel level
• Experience with financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP and the Charity SORP (FRS102)
• Experience of playing a significant role in the statutory audit process of a charity
• Ability to work mainly unsupervised to deliver against agreed priorities within broad guidelines
• Team player with the interpersonal skills and flexibility necessary to work within a small team

This is an exciting opportunity to join and add value to a well-respected UK charity. The is a 12 month fixed term contract role. To discover more about this opening, please apply online. Applications will be considered as they are received.

Are you looking to direct a key area of the business partnering strategy in a newly created role for a large charity?

Would working partnering with executive level stakeholders and delivering quality information to better inform decision making be of interest to you?

Do you want to lead a team of Financial Analysts and drive a high-quality standard of reporting and business partnering?

The role

This excellent opportunity as a Finance Business Partner for an amazing charity that work all across the UK in a number of regions across to deliver fundraising activities and commercial benefits to the public. The newly created Finance Business Partner position will have the following key responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders in the annual budget setting process and appropriately forecasting to communicate financially to non-finance staff
• Lead a team of Financial Analysts to drive quality reporting for Executive stakeholders across Fundraising, HR, Strategy and Development and IT.
• Delivering sound advice to budget holders by supporting and coaching them through the decision-making process to improve financial performance
• Prepare accurate and relevant management reports for budget holders
• Actively add value and drive forward communication through business partnering across departments

Benefits

• Very flexible working opportunities
• Working from home opportunities
• 25 days holiday rising to 30 after 5 years of service
• Pension of up to 10% employer contribution
• Healthcare plan
• Many other excellent benefits

The successful candidate

• A fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA) or significant experience (QBE)
• Significant experience as a confident and collaborative Business Partner to challenge budget holders
• A proactive and 'outside-the-box' thinker
• Knowledge of SAP accounting with drive to find the most efficient and effective way of reporting to add value to the business

This is a brilliant opportunity for a strong Finance Business Partner who is looking for their next step in their career, which will not only utilise your existing stakeholder engagement skills but also develop areas on a more strategic perspective.

Applications are being reviewed daily so please apply today!

Senior Consultant – Qualified Accountant

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Consultant, a qualified accountant, ideally CPFA, to join our expanding and dedicated Consultancy team. This position plays a key national role in delivering a broad range of consultancy work as determined by business needs which positions CIPFA as a leading provider of public financial management expertise.

Senior Consultant Responsibilities:

- Developing consultancy leads and identify and work with others to develop, win and deliver new opportunities.
- Working collaboratively with the Business Development and advisory services teams to promote CIPFA’s services.
- Undertaking assignments and projects to time and on budget and liaising with clients and colleagues to ensure the project deliverables meet their expectations.

Senior Consultant Requirements:

You will be dynamic, confident, and driven with excellent interpersonal skills. You will have two - three years post-qualification experience and we welcome applicants from a private or public-sector background.

About CIPFA:

Help us build trust in public finance

Imagine working for a professional body that, as well as delivering support for its members, is a charity concerned with ensuring public finance is working to maximum effect in the interests of individual citizens and society at large. We are a not for profit organisation that sets the standards for UK and worldwide organisations to adopt, which trains chartered accountants and other finance professionals, and which supports its members throughout their careers with world class lifelong learning.

CIPFA, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, is the world’s only professional accountancy body to specialise in public services. We lead the way in public finance globally.

Our members work across public services in national audit agencies, major accountancy firms, and other organisations and companies around the world where public money needs to be managed.

Team members here find our unique scope makes CIPFA an exciting, varied and rewarding place to work. Delivering our mission takes skilled people, and we are committed to bringing in the best and supporting them as they develop their career with us, doing work that really makes a difference.

Location: Flexible - London, Chester or Home based. Frequent national travel within the UK and occasional overnight stay is required.

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 36 hours per week

Salary: up to £50,000 per annum

Benefits: 25 days annual leave, up to 10% employer's pension contribution

Closing date for applications: 23rd February 2020

You may have experience of the following: Consultant, Senior Consultant, CPFA Accountant, Change Manager, ACA, ACCA, CIMA, Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Local Authority, Chartered Accountant, Public Sector Consultant, Central Government, Transformation Manager, Process Improvement, Local Government, Senior Accountant, etc.

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