Senior Management Accountant Jobs in London

This role represents an unparalleled opportunity to use your strategic and operational expertise within an impactful and driven organisation committed to stopping violent conflict and creating more peaceful societies.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is responsible for ensuring that Conciliation Resources’ finances, governance and operational support services across its six offices are compliant and meet the needs of the organisation.

• Director of Finance
• Salary: c£100,000
• London/Hybrid (min 3 days in the office)

The Courtauld is an internationally renowned university for art history, offering a range of degree programmes to appeal to art historians, conservators and curators.  Our Gallery is set in the magnificent Somerset House, and is home to much loved masterpieces by Van Gogh, Monet & Renoir to name a few.  We have an income of £30m and employ 337 staff.

We have ambitious plans for growth with key priorities including expanding our student and visitor numbers, enhancing our estate, integrating data systems, and upgrading our IT and digital infrastructure.

Our new Director of Finance will play a lead role in developing and implementing financial management and reporting strategies to help meet our financial objectives. 

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, your key responsibilities will include;

• Developing strategy, challenging assumptions, and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets, and business drivers
• Setting, monitoring, and overall delivery of the Finance Department operational plan and targets
• Leading the annual budget-setting process, providing a comprehensive business partnering service to budget holders across the organisation
• Proactively managing cash, banking activities, investments, and funding needs, ensuring that the organisation’s cash flow is accurately forecasted and properly managed
• Leading and managing the production of statutory accounts and reports for all Group companies and other returns
• Supporting and developing high-performing teams and processes

We are looking for an inspirational leader who will drive improvements to create a ‘best in class’ finance function.  You will be able to demonstrate relevant experience of financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting, reporting and compliance, gained within similarly complex organisations. 

You will have exceptional communication skills which will allow you to support and influence the senior leadership team on all financial matters.  You will also have a keen interest in digital technology, being instrumental in the delivery of the digital transformation.

Benefits include:·

• 30 days holiday plus Bank Holidays and 6 additional ‘closure days’
• Extremely generous pension - Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)
• Office location split between Somerset House and Vernon Square
• Hybrid working pattern – 3 days per week in the office
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan

To apply, please include the following:

1. Your full CV.
2. A Supporting Statement (no more than 2 pages) outlining your motivation for applying and how you feel you meet the profile of the candidate we are looking for.

We will acknowledge receipt of all applications within 24 hours. The deadline for applications is 11pm on Sunday 6th October.

A full candidate pack is available when you click ‘apply’.  If you have any queries, or require any support with your application, please contact Sian Negal at Morgan Law. 

Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) is a national Christian charity working in partnership with local churches to give struggling children a hope and a future. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our award winning (Sunday Times Best Not for Profit to work for) team as Head of Finance. We’re looking for a commercially minded and relational leader capable of developing the finance team and bringing strategic financial leadership to the organisation at every level.

To join our dynamic staff team, we are looking for an individual with clear systematic thinking and ability to embed system changes in an increasingly complex organisation. You’ll enjoy working in a growth context and come with an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mindset and the high expectations that inspire excellence in all those around you. As a key member of the Wider Leadership Team, you will play a central role in developing the financial leadership and culture throughout our organisation with outstanding judgement and integrity. If this sounds like you and you share our passion to see UK churches transforming the lives of struggling children, then we would love to hear from you.

TLG is a Christian charity hence, we are looking for individuals with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

• Location: Remote/London/Bristol/Birmingham.
• Permanent
• Contract: Full time or Part time (minimum 4 days per week)
• £25,000 (plus £2,000 London weighting if applicable) per annum full time equivalent.

As Business Administration & Finance Officer (BAFO) you will be responsible for the smooth running of the administration of the charity. Working closely with the finance team, HR team, regional managers and the senior management team and the post holder will have communication with all members of Envision employees. The aim of the role is to standardise our back-office processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency including Finance, HR & IT as well as event and travel management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administrative support for all Envision delivery staff including event space hiring, sending out contracts to our partners and inputting information into our customer relationship management (CRM) software, Salesforce.
• Financial transactions including bookkeeping, raising sales invoices and processing purchase invoices, administration related to organisation purchasing cards.
• Processing travel bookings and hotel bookings for the organisation.
• Submitting gift aid claims to HMRC.
• HR transactional administration including recruitment, maintaining employee records, etc.
• Maintain IT inventory and submitting IT queries to our external IT provider.

Essential Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and use your own initiative.
• Experience with IT systems – Office 365 & Shared Drive.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing to a wide range of people.
• Demonstrate excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise own workload to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate a high level of accuracy for data entry.

Desirable Experience, Knowledge and Competencies:

• Experience of working in a busy and varied administrative support role.
• Experience with IT systems – Xero, SafeHR, Salesforce & Docusign.
• Demonstrate a logical approach to developing and implementing processes.
• Understanding of, and/or lived experience of, the barriers that young people face, that contribute to the education and employment gap.

Envision seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications with lived experience to apply as they are currently under- represented in our organisation. Envision graduates will be guaranteed a first round interview. 

To apply you must please read the application pack and apply online.

Deadline- Midnight Wednesday 25th September

Please note:

- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

- We will only be contacting candidates who have been shortlisted for interview. Therefore, if we do not contact you, please assume you have been unsuccessful.

- We also regret to inform you that, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will be unable to provide you with feedback regarding your application.

The Southbank Centre is a world-renowned cultural institution, Europe’s largest centre for arts and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions. The Southbank Centre facilitates innovative and experimental performances and exhibitions, attracting diverse audiences and showcasing world-class artists.

Ivy Rock Partners are supporting the Southbank Centre in their recruitment for a Finance Business Partner for one of their key directorates, Development and Audiences. This is an exciting opportunity to join the finance team to help support in driving good management reporting and business partnering to ensure the accurate and reliable reporting and budgeting for Development, Membership, Marketing and Communications and Visitor Experience.

Key duties of the role are as follows:

To ensure effective financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting and analysis for budget holders, senior management and external parties as required. Building excellent relationships with the Audience and Development teams, ensuring that:

• • The Directors, Heads of Department and cost centre budget holders are supported and challenged on all financial issues, including reporting, budgeting and forecasting, and long-term financial planning
  • There is effective and ongoing financial monitoring and control
  • Budget variances, risks and opportunities are identified and flagged as part of the management accounts monthly reforecast process

To deliver monthly management accounting and other reporting for relevant cost centres, including:

• •  Meeting budget holders to discuss accuracy of the accounts, reasons for variances and required actions and updating forecasts as appropriate
  •  Prepare the relevant summary sections of the monthly management accounts and related KPIs
  • Process accruals, deferrals, and other accounting adjustments, including at financial year end

About You

• You will be a part-qualified, finalist or fully qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent)
• You will have hands-on knowledge of supporting in the production of management accounts and experience of or the ability to partner with non-finance stakeholders to advise on budgets
• Candidates from all sectors are encouraged to apply, though an appreciation for the arts is a must!

What’s in it for you?

• Basic salary of up to £50,000 per annum
• A min 5% employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Hybrid working model of 3 days office working, 2 days from home
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga 
• Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

How to apply

Please apply with a copy of your CV via the link below. For any enquiries, please get in touch with Holly Arrowsmith at Ivy Rock Partners for a confidential conversation.

Application deadline is Monday 23rd September. First-stage interviews are currently scheduled for 1st and 2nd October (online) and final stage interviews for 8th and 9th October (in-person). Applicants who are unavailable for the dates mentioned are still encouraged to apply and to discuss alternatives with Holly at Ivy Rock Partners.

This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join our small, independent charity, which has a successful record of income generation over the last 5 years. We are creating a new excecutive team to support our experienced CEO, so this is an exciting time to join the team. Please see the pack for full details. 

Location: Either in one of our global offices (Kenya, Senegal, Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Bristol or London - UK), or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has administrative capacity (Mozambique, Tanzania) 

Closing date for applications: 22 September 2024

Start date: As soon as possible

Contract duration: Permanent

Remuneration: Competitive based on experience

Grade: B1 

Organisation overview

Blue Ventures is an award-winning marine conservation organisation working to rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities. We’re committed to protecting marine biodiversity in ways that benefit coastal people. We work in places where the ocean is vital to local cultures and economies and where there is a fundamental unmet need to support human development, thriving fishers and thriving oceans.

Position in organisation

The Global Digital Lead is a pivotal role within our global team, responsible for setting the overall strategic direction for our digital capabilities from an internal perspective. This role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and collaborates closely with the global finance and operations teams.

Summary job description

The Global Digital Lead will oversee the digital transformation of Blue Ventures, evaluating our current tech stack and developing a digital transformation roadmap to ensure the organisation uses the appropriate digital tools and software for collaboration and communication. This role will manage all software systems, including financial software, CRM, communication software, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, file management, workflow, and collaboration software. Additionally, the Global Digital Lead will be responsible for ensuring that the organisation is set up to succeed from a hardware perspective, managing the procurement and efficient use of hardware across various regions.

For full job description, please find attached. 

Ivy Rock Partners is pleased to be assisting a London-based Museum in their search for a Finance Business Partner. The purpose of this role is to support relevant budget holders in managing their assigned budgets. This is a brilliant opportunity for experienced Finance Business Partners who are well versed in stakeholder management and can work constructively with budget holders to find solutions to issues, providing appropriate level of challenge.

This is an exciting role at an exciting time where the Museum is seeing over 3 million visitors a year post pandemic! Dealing with the artistic directorate, leading on budget preparation and reforecasting for exhibitions, events and fundraising. Working closely with senior budget holders, you will produce relevant senior management information and analysis to support key decision making for exhibits, collections, engagement and fundraising.

A summary of duties is as follows:

· Leading on the production of the monthly management accounts pack for the artistic directorate

· Providing relevant financial analysis and summaries as part of the management accounts pack to ensure decision makers are kept informed

· Support budget holders to produce accurate and reasonable budgets for their artistic directorates

· Leading on budgeting and forecasting processes for the exhibitions and events.

· Produce and update relevant financial models and cashflows

You will be:

· Experienced in business partnering with a variety of non-finance stakeholders

· Experienced in producing management reports and helping to prepare budgets

· You may be fully qualified or actively studying for a formal qualification (CCAB qualified or equivalent). You must be at least part qualified.

What to expect:

· Salary: £51,500 per annum

· Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)

· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

· Employer pension contribution up to 10%

Why work here:

· The opportunity to join a brilliant finance team.

· An excellent opportunity to work with a wide variety of stakeholders.

· The opportunity to work amongst amazing artists and within beautiful sites.

For more information about this role or a private and confidential chat, please contact Ryan Sheehan at Ivy Rock Partners.

Work setting: Mostly remote with occasional visits to the office

Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 (pro rata)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Part-time (21 hours per week over 3 days)

Location: London

Are you a Finance Director with solid experience within the charity sector? Do you hold strong knowledge of strategic financial planning including budget cashflow preparation? Are you a qualified chartered accountant or management accountant (FCA, ACCA, CIMA)?

TPP are recruiting a Finance Director on behalf of our client, a well-established National Charity.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave per annum (pro rata) plus bank holidays
• Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service
• Employer's pension contribution - 5% salary
• Life insurance (3 x salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and leave

The Role:

As the Finance Director, you will oversee the client's financial strategy and ensure full compliance with legal, financial, and governance standards. In this role, you will report to the Chief Executive and provide strategic financial oversight, ensuring the charity operates within agreed financial parameters. You will also act as Company Secretary, managing legal compliance and governance responsibilities.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead financial planning, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
• Manage relationships with key financial partners and oversee payroll, audits, and financial systems.
• Act as Company Secretary, ensuring legal compliance with charity and company law.
• Contribute to strategic decision-making as part of the senior leadership team.
• Lead and develop the Finance Team, promoting diversity, inclusion, and well-being.

Essential requirements:

• Extensive experience as a Finance Director within the Charity Sector.
• Chartered accountant qualification (FCA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge of charity finance regulations, including SORP and Charity Act compliance.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills with a collaborative approach.
• A proactive and enthusiastic mindset.

If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!

TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website and pop your CV over to us!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

Ivy Rock Partners is pleased to be assisting a London-based Museum in their search for a permanent Finance Business Partner. This is a brilliant opportunity for experienced Finance Business Partners to manage the budgets and reporting for large multi-million-pound estate projects and to work constructively with budget holders.

This is an exciting role at a time of major investment and transformation for the Museum. As Finance Business Partner for Capital and Estates, you will be leading on budget preparation and reforecasting for key multi-year regeneration projects. Working closely with senior budget-holders, you will produce relevant senior management information and analysis to support key decision making for important capital programmes.

A summary of duties is as follows:

• Leading on the production of the monthly management accounts pack for the capital and estates directorate

• Providing relevant financial analysis and summaries as part of the management accounts pack to ensure decision makers are kept informed

• Support budget holders to produce accurate and reasonable budgets for their directorates

• Leading on budgeting and forecasting processes for the capital and estates projects

• Produce and update relevant financial models and cashflows

You will be:

· Experienced in business partnering with a variety of non-finance stakeholders

· Experienced in producing management reports and helping to prepare budgets

· You may be fully qualified or actively studying for a formal qualification (CCAB qualified or equivalent). You must be at least part qualified.

What to expect:

· Salary: £51,500 per annum

· Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office)

· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

· Employer pension contribution up to 10%

Why work here:

· The opportunity to join a brilliant finance team.

· An excellent opportunity to work with a wide variety of stakeholders.

· The opportunity to work amongst amazing artists and within beautiful sites.

For more information about this role or a private and confidential chat, please contact Ryan Sheehan at Ivy Rock Partners.

We are looking for an experienced qualified accountant and financial forecaster to update and maintain the company’s financial plans on a part-time basis.

Financial Planning Analyst
Hours: 21 hours (part-time) up to 60% remote, 40% in office
Location: ISHA, 102 Blackstock Road, Finsbury Park, N4 2DR / Hybrid working possible
Salary: £33,000 (£55,000 full time equivalent)
Contract: Permanent

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to help shape the strategic direction of a housing association that provides a vital service to the communities of Islington, Hackney and Waltham Forest. It is an interesting and varied role suited to someone who not only has sound forecasting skills but is also great at communicating with key stakeholders in the business who each have a part in shaping our financial plan.

You will use your knowledge and experience of forecasting to help ensure our financial plan helps shape our strategic direction to maximise the good we can do in the communities we serve.

You will work closely with senior managers and the Leadership Team.

Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:

• Lead the development of comprehensive medium and long-term financial plans, aligning them with the overall strategic plan.
• To provide professional advice on the strategic direction of the Association to Leadership Team.
• To provide insightful analysis to Leadership Team, contributing to well informed commercial decision making.
• Work collaboratively across departments to ensure that long-term financial plans are integrated with operational and strategic objectives.
• Engage in detailed analysis of potential risks and opportunities associated with long-term financial strategies and operational projects.
• To update the 30-year plan for approval by Leadership Team on a quarterly basis and for approval by Board on an annual basis.

You

We are seeking a proactive, reliable and committed individual who can deliver accurate financial plans with excellent insight and advice.

You don’t need to have worked in Housing before, but it will be an advantage if you have.

As well as being technically very competent, you will have the ability to communicate and work effectively with stakeholders. You will be very organised and professional in your approach.

You will be a proficient Excel user. Experience of using Power BI will be an advantage, but is not essential.

Staff Benefits

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme (up to 10% employer matched contributions and a death in service benefit), 29 days annual leave (increasing after five years’ service), eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits (see attached). We have an evolving wellbeing offer, that is being developed following employee feedback, and we will invest in your professional development with on-going training and career development opportunities.

About ISHA

We are a small but ambitious housing association at a critical juncture. Our ambition is for the communities we are anchored in and exist to serve, and we have done and achieved much over the past few years. But in these challenging times we know we’ll achieve nothing unless we are equally ambitious for our own people.

Our values are at the heart of who we are and everything we do, inspiring our thinking and guiding our actions. We strive to build a more diverse organisation, where everyone feels empowered to bring, and be, their best self to work.

We can’t be a brilliant landlord if we don’t partner with brilliant colleagues. Could you be one of them and be trusted to make the difference?

If this sounds exciting, we want you on our team. Please do apply.

This role is based at our Head Office but there is some flexibility to work in a hybrid way if preferred.

Deadline: 09:00 on 14 October 2024.
Interview: 24 October 2024 in person at 102 Blackstock Road, N4 2DR

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to where you can complete your application for this position.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want ISHA to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBTQ+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that passionate commitment to customers, respect for everyone, pride in Team ISHA and trusted to make the difference remains at the heart of everything we do.

Asking for adjustments

ISHA is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview, or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us.

No agencies please.

About the Role

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a visionary and strategic financial leader to join our team as Chief Finance Officer (CFO). This executive-level role offers a unique opportunity to shape the financial future of an organization committed to tackling the global challenge of malnutrition. . In the face of increasing global challenges like COVID-19, the conflict in Ukraine, and worsening malnutrition and hunger, we are driven by our strategy to transform food systems for the benefit of the most vulnerable populations.

The Role

As CFO, you will play a pivotal role in our Strategic Management Team (SMT), providing financial leadership that aligns with our bold strategy. You will ensure that GAIN’s financial plans are robust, transparent, and meet the highest standards of probity, while also ensuring compliance with donor requirements for budgeting and reporting. You will lead GAIN’s finance team, providing the strategic direction necessary to support our ambitious goals.

This role can be based in London (UK), Nairobi (Kenya), or New Delhi (India), offering flexibility for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Strategic Financial Leadership: Provide expert financial analysis, strategic guidance, and sound financial management across GAIN. Lead the finance team to support the organization’s strategic goals.
• Corporate Finance: Develop and manage GAIN’s corporate finance activities, ensuring robust financial systems and processes that are user-centric and future-proofed for a growing organization.
• Budgeting and Reporting: Oversee effective budgeting and financial planning, supporting the development and use of KPIs, and ensuring transparency and value for money.
• Risk, Compliance, and Controls: Manage relationships with external auditors and ensure compliance with all relevant accounting standards. Oversee risk management, financial controls, and regulatory compliance.

Your Profile

The ideal candidate will have a distinguished career in finance, ideally within the non-profit or related sectors, and a proven track record at the Finance Director or CFO level in a multi-country context. Key attributes include:

• A recognised professional finance qualification (e.g., ACA, FCA, CPA).
• Extensive experience in strategic financial planning, budgeting, and managing financial operations in a complex, global environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to lead a geographically dispersed team.
• Deep understanding of diverse regulatory environments, particularly those relevant to Swiss Foundations.
• Expertise in donor and project funding, FOREX, and cash optimisation in a non-profit context.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including Board members, donors, and non-financial staff.

About our Offer

Why Join GAIN? This role offers the opportunity to lead the financial strategy of a growing and highly respected organisation with a global impact. As a member of GAIN’s C-suite, you will contribute to collective strategic decision-making and play a crucial role in driving positive change. If you are passionate about improving global nutrition, thrive in a dynamic environment, and are ready to take on the challenges and opportunities that come with this role, we want to hear from you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary: A competitive salary package will be offered, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

GAIN has a fair and competitive salary structure that allows for annual progression subject to good performance. In addition, GAIN offers a total of 37 days holiday per year (including annual leave, public holidays and additional office closure days), an attractive pension scheme and competitive insurance cover including health, travel and life assurance.

We are committed to the health of our staff, especially in these challenging times, and have developed a programme of wellbeing that includes flexible working, additional leave allowances, wellbeing days, mindfulness coaching and access to independent and confidential counselling.

For more information about GAIN, our work, and the impact we are making, please visit our website.

About GAIN

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the United Nations in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Due to COVID19, conflict in Ukraine and climate change, malnutrition and hunger have worsened significantly since 2019, reversing a decade of progress. There is growing recognition that our food systems need to change if we are to reverse these trends.

GAIN’s Strategy aims to transform food systems to make healthier diets from sustainable food systems accessible to all people and especially those whose are most vulnerable to shocks. By 2027, we aim to improve the access of 1.5 billion people to nutritionally enhanced staple foods, improve the access of 25 million people to healthier diets, and support positive food system change in 10 countries. This is bold and complex, and the only way to achieve this is to work together with partners including governments, businesses, and civil society at the country and global level. These goals, and the ways of achieving them, build on our twenty-year legacy of transforming people’s lives with improved nutrition through concerted action and effective policy change.

Our Working Culture and Environment

We provide a flexible working environment that includes a combination of home and office working opportunities through our global hybrid working policy. This encourages our staff to have a healthy work-life balance and increases staff motivation, enriches employee wellbeing, and improves performance and productivity.

All of our positions are based in one or more of GAIN’s designated offices as stated on our job advertisements. Successful candidates will be based in one of GAIN’s country offices and must have the existing right to live and work within a reasonably commutable distance of the relevant city / cities in which the role is advertised. Please note, that GAIN does not sponsor working visas and relocations. 

GAIN reserves the right to withdraw an offer of employment for candidates who are considered to ineligible under the above conditions during or after the recruitment process.

To apply, please go to our website and follow the links to Careers at GAIN.

This advert closes on 27th September 2024. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued.  We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.

Civitas Recruitment are delighted to be working with a great charity focused on developing a thriving Muslim community within the UK. This is an innovative charity which aims to help Muslims calculate and give Zakat to those in need across the UK. An exciting opportunity exists for a Director of Finance and Governance to join the team. As Director of Finance and Governance, you will provide strategic direction and leadership of the charity’s Finance, Governance and People functions. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the overall direction of the charity working closely with the Senior Leadership team and the CEO. This is a full-time, permanent role with flexible working options available. Meetings in London once a fortnight at least. 

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have strategic financial analysis and budgeting ability as well as risk management knowledge and experience. You will be a technically strong with a recognised  qualification such as FCCA, ACA or CIMA. You will have project management experience and experience in financial systems implementation and roll-out. Knowledge and application of Charity governance, legal and compliance processes, including UK GAAP and Charity Commission regulations is essential for the role. With strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices, financial reporting standards, budgeting and forecasting methods, and laws and regulations , you will be able to ensure the charity has robust systems and processes in place. Ideally you will have at least ten years of progressive experience in financial management, including at Director/CFO level preferably in the non-profit sector. Knowledge of the Muslim charity sector and Zakat giving would be a distinctive advantage.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis and roles may closer earlier than initially indicated.

MLC Partners are recruiting an interim Finance Officer to join a Charitable organisation. This is an immediate starting position, working full-time hybrid in central London.

The position is to manage the organisations financial records and accurately maintain the nominal ledger.

• Manage accounts payable and receivable, ensuring costs centres and codes are allocated correctly
• Accurately reconcile ledger control accounts and reconciling income from all fundraising portals
• Manage aged creditors & set up Bankline bulk payments
• Implement, maintain and reconcile, petty cash, credit cards and prepayment cards
• Liaising with suppliers to ensure that current credit account balances and statements are kept up to date
• Support a senior Finance team member to prepare first draft of monthly management accounts, quarterly VAT returns and assisting with the annual budget and forecasting
• Help with preparing the year end statutory accounts and maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records

If you possess the above skillset and this role sounds desirable to you, please apply now as applicants are under constant review. For any additional questions, please reach out to Annabelle at MLC Partners.