Age UK Lewisham and Southwark (AUKLS) has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join our senior management team. Working closely with the CEO and the Leadership Team, the successful post holder will to provide advice and strategic financial input in achieving the charity’s mission and aims.
This is an exciting and influential role in a busy and growing charity. We are looking for someone who can bring attention to detail and great financial management skills, an understanding of the work of the charity and the role of finance as integral to the delivery of great services and who finds it easy to work with non-finance managers. You will need good working knowledge of charity finance, SAGE 200 (or similar) as well as friendliness and enthusiasm.
AUKLS enjoys an open and participative working environment. We work to our core values of being fair and equal as a service provider, employer and partner. These are reflected in the way we work with older people, with each other and with our partners. Teamwork, collective responsibility and delegated authority are central to this process. A key element of all roles is to develop and maintain the organisation’s working ethos and culture.
AUKLS is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
The deadline for applications is 9:00am Wednesday 29th July 2020.
Interviews will take place the week commencing 3rd August 2020
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CARE International UK is looking for an ambitious and dynamic Interim Chief Operating Officer who will contribute to leading the organisation at a time of change and funding ambiguity. We are committed to attracting candidates from diverse backgrounds who share our passion for change, values and have the skills and drive to help modernise CARE.
About You
Professionally, you will need to be a qualified Accountant who has a superb track record in finance with experience of managing large commercial contracts and working internationally. This role will oversee departments including IT, HR, Risk/Compliance and programmes. You may have gained your skills in the charity, public or private sector and would welcome any applications from these areas.
You will be passionate about supporting people to support themselves, creating opportunities and reducing barriers for people while creating change to ensure that all people are equal.
About the role
We have a diverse team, reflecting the diversity of London. However, our Senior Management Team is less diverse than it was and we are very keen to attract Black, Asian and People of Colour candidates. We are also keen to attract candidates with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTI+. People with experience of living or working in developing countries and who have insights into the culture, health, education and political environments are also highly desirable.
Who We are
A global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to saving lives and ending poverty
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Management Accountant
An exciting opportunity for a part qualified management accountant has arisen at one of London’s fastest growing educational charities. A commercially minded and forward organisation, this role will suit someone who has experience in either the charity or education sector. If you are a part qualified finance professional, with excellent management accounting experience, this could be the right role for you!
The responsibilities for this role include creating the monthly management packs by liaising with mid-level and senior stakeholders across the organisation, working with budget holders on their accruals, deferments and budgets, supporting the Head of Finance as necessary. You will sit as part of a fairly small finance team, so must be able to work outside your job description, gaining exposure to a range of charitable financial activities.
Requirements:
· You must have at least 2 years management accounting experience, with exposure to the full management accounting pack and ideally have written or produced commentary
· You will be part qualified, with the desire to qualify in the next few years (there will be opportunities to work outside your job description on other exciting projects)
· You have worked with accruals, deferments and journals, and are able to apply your technical knowledge in ways that are easily understandable to non-finance professionals
· You will be articulate, emotionally intelligent and bright, with excellent attention to detail and organisation skills
Benefits:
· Study support including 5 extra days leave a year and money towards your studies
· Salary of £32,000 to £37,000 per annum
· Working in a close knit, friendly team in an artistic and expressive space
If you are interested in this role, please apply to find out more.
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Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) are looking to recruit a Management Accountant to ensure that CACT’s financial records are maintained accurately and kept up to date. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring financial performance and explaining variances to budget, and together with the Director of Finance, ensuring that statutory reporting requirements are complied with.
Applicants must be part or fully qualified professional accountants and have experience of ledger management and reconciliations, as well as management accounts preparation.
For further information please download an application pack.
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The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.
Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.
As Team Leader in the Financial Accounting and Control Team (FACT), this role has overall responsibility for the National Lottery Distribution Fund (NLDF), supports the production of the DCMS group consolidated annual report and accounts and also manages the core department’s fixed asset register. This role is also expected to provide high quality technical advice to the wider business as required. The role involves line management of one Financial Accountant and indirect management of an apprentice
This is an exciting role which will provide the successful applicant with opportunities to work with a diverse group of Arms Length Bodies (ALBs), following a number of financial accounting frameworks including pure IFRS, UK GAAP and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice.
Key responsibilities include:
- Planning and delivering the NLDF year end accounts
- Supervising the regular payments by the NLDF to the Lottery Distribution Bodies (LDB) and the monthly NLDF reporting to the LDBs
- Reviewing the year end data collection packs submitted by ALBs for the DCMS Group accounts to ensure these are complete, accurate and the submitted data passes all validations
- Preparing, reviewing, sense checking and proofreading of final DCMS Group accounts, including commissioning other sections, challenge and review and collation into a single cohesive document.
- Liaising with the National Audit Office and ensuring all necessary documentation is available for audit
- Managing of the Fixed Asset Register, ensuring all month end and year end fixed asset journals are posted and all reconciliations are completed on time, along with preparing the monthly depreciation forecasts
- Line managing a team of finance staff
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:
- Qualified financial accountant with significant experience of delivering in a large finance team
- Experience of preparing (or auditing) accounts in conformity with relevant accounting standards
- High level exposure and use of complex accounting systems, along with Advanced Excel skills
- High level management and interpersonal skills
- A background in audit (desirable) and experience of central government accounting (desirable)
For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
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About us
For over 25 years our investigations, campaigns, advocacy and truth-telling has catalysed change that has had global impact. These skills are needed now more than ever.
Our work is focused on changing the systems which enable abuse to the environment and human rights and allow the powerful to make decisions which are corrupt or based entirely around self-interest.
About the role
We’re excited to be hiring a senior campaigner for our Brussels or London office to work on our campaign which aims to constrain corporate power by holding companies to account for environmental and human rights abuses.
You will develop EU policy and deliver advocacy campaigns that result in new legislation designed to change company behaviour and hold those acting with disregard for the environment or human rights to account.
About you
You have significant policy knowledge and expertise on corporate accountability including liability, due diligence and access to remedy for victims.
You have already achieved a number of campaign successes that have changed the rules for companies and institutions, making them accountable for their impact on human rights and the environment
You have a working knowledge of the EU political environment and use your excellent communication skills to build and maximise relationships
Finally team working is critical in this role, so you must thrive in an environment where you frequently work with others to achieve impac
Working for us
Global Witness has a talented team of people worldwide with offices in London, Washington DC and Brussels. We aspire to be a diverse and inclusive place to work, where difference is respected and celebrated. We know that a diverse and inclusive workplace is an asset to any organization and that different views and experiences improve the way we work.
We do our best to make our jobs accessible to all regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or identity.
Our benefits are competitive. We offer 23 days annual leave (exc. public holidays), healthcare insurance and flexible and agile working arrangements.
What we hope you’ll do next
Please send in your CV and a cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role with Senior Campaigner – Corporate Accountability in the subject heading by 5pm GMT Monday 3 August 2020.
Interviews will be held week commencing 24 August 2020.
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Our partner is a leading humanitarian and development organisation. They are seeking a Management and Project Accountant to support and establish sound financial systems in line with the needs of the organisation.
Key Responsiblities Include:
- Monthly management accounts preparation.
- Quaretly financial report preparation - for both Trustee and Board approval.
- Maintain integrity of the financial information; review grant agreements, transfers and international invoice payments; review accounting processes & controls, and propose actions to mitigate any risks and implement process improvements as appropriate.
- Provide finance support and financial management surge support to international teams as required.
Person Specification
- Qualified accountant with experience of working in international development and/or non-profits.
- Experience of developing financial systems to support international operations
- Experience with institutional donors, including budget proposal development, budget management, grants compliance & reporting.
- Flexible, able to adapt to workload and changing priorities as required
- Excellent communication skills – able to communicate to finance and non-finance staff.
*Please note this role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. Our partner is considering candidates on a rolling basis, and therefore early applications are strongly advised.
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A medium-sized charity are looking for a technically gifted financial accountant to support the finance team, are you a part qualified accountant, familiar with the nuances of charity accounting?
The requirements for this role include:
- Familiarity with Charity SORP
- Advanced excel skills (including VLookups, Pivot tables and ideally macros)
- Experience of working within the finance function of a charity or non profit organisation
In this role you will utilise your high level of technical finance skill to further the charitable activities of this well known organisation. The finance team is small and in the medium term, there will be opportunities for line management and progression.
Benefits for the role include:
- An annual salary of £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
- Study support as you complete your accountancy qualifications
- Working from home up to 2 days a week when the organisation is back in the office
If you are interested in this role, please apply with an up to date CV to be considered.
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Project Accountant role working with an International Development charity in North London.
Your new company
International Development organisation with projects operating all over the world. The organisation has an income of approx. £6m.
Your new role
The Project Accountant will work alongside the Finance Business Partner to support the delivery of timely finance donor reports, provide structured finance technical support and assist with generating monthly management reports.
- Provide business partnering and support to teams, including providing technical finance assistance and taking part monthly meetings.
- Assist in the investigation of Budget versus Actual variances as highlighted by budget holders or teams.
- Working with the Finance Business Partner and programme teams, prepare interim and final financial donor reports as they fall due.
- Provide technical support and assistance to budget holders during the annual budget planning process
- Create project and donor codes on the accounting system for new projects/donors
- Working with the Finance Business Partner, deliver accurate and timely comparative management reports to the teams
What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate will have experience in a similar role, ideally with experience of donor reporting.
The client will consider qualified or part qualified candidates.
What you'll get in return
The organisation will offer work life balance on an ongoing basis. It is a dynamic organisation with a competitive package of benefits.
What you need to do now
Please apply ASAP to be considered!
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Pay: £45,000 - 60,000 pro rata upwards, depending on experience
FT/PT: 3-4 days per week
Contract: Permanent, with three months’ probation
Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer
Based at: Chelsea Methodist Church, London SW3
Closing date: 3 August 2020 9am
Glass Door Homeless Charity is London’s largest open-access winter night shelter. This award-winning, independent charity provides shelter and support for those with nowhere else to turn.
We are recruiting an experienced and compassionate Senior Finance and Resources Manager to join our growing team. In recent years, Glass Door has expanded its services in order to support a growing number of people sleeping on the streets of London. This is an exciting time to join the charity, as we take the important next steps in expanding our resources function.
You will be a confident and friendly self-starter, who takes initiative to get things done. No two days will be the same: we are a dynamic office with all-hands-on-deck approach when required.
Working for Glass Door
We’re a collaborative team of 28 permanent and approximately 35 seasonal staff, who love making a positive impact. If you believe in our ethos and want to make a difference, get in touch.
Glass Door provides its employees a full induction as well as learning and development opportunities and access to our employee wellbeing programme. We offer interest-free season ticket loans and a cycle-to-work scheme.
We operate an equal opportunities policy and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Although Glass Door services normally take place within churches or church-owned properties, please note individuals with connections to a variety of faiths or none work for, volunteer at, and use the services of Glass Door.
Our headquarters are located in the heart of Chelsea, close to both Sloane Square and South Kensington tube stations.
To apply
Download the candidate pack from our website and apply by 9am on Monday 3 August 2020. Initial interviews will be held in August via video call.
Start Date
The start date will be August or September, depending on notice period and/or Covid-19 restrictions/ practicalities.
Job Description
The post holder will be responsible for the following:
Finance
• Maintain appropriate and comprehensive finance and accounting policies and procedures including payment authorisations, cash management etc.
• Provide clear and accurate financial information, budgets and forecasts to the trustees, COO, fundraising team and other departments as required.
• Manage strategic relationship with key partner organisations such as book keepers/auditors/payroll providers/bank etc. • Overall responsibility, with support from the external bookkeeper and internal staff, for:
- Ensuring accurate recording and maintenance of finance data, including accurate classification of income.
- Ensuring balance sheet and bank is reconciled and reviewed monthly.
- Preparing and developing monthly Management Accounts. • Oversee preparation of the annual financial statements and manage the external audit. • Oversee payroll and pension process, engaging with external payroll support, including administering monthly payroll and authorising weekly payroll.
Legal and compliance
• Overall responsibility for compliance with all legislation / codes.
• Ensure Companies House, Charity Commission, HMRC and Pensions Regulator requirements are met in a timely fashion.
Risk management
• Overall responsibility for risk management, including timely and accurate completion of risk assessments, maintaining and developing the organisation's risk register, and procuring and maintaining appropriate insurance cover.
• Overall responsibility for health and safety, with support from the HR Manager and other staff.
IT
• Overall responsibility for information technology across the organisation, which is implemented day-to-day by the IT support providers and Office Manager.
People Management
• Support and line manage a team of five.
• Conduct regular supervision meetings and performance appraisals.
Senior Management Team
• Operate as part of the Glass Door senior management team, with a particular remit to ensure that we are fulfilling our financial and compliance objectives.
• Support the CEO and colleagues in setting the strategic direction for Glass Door.
• Represent the CEO on internal or external matters, if appropriate.
Person Specification
Essential
Personal Qualities
Empathetic attitude towards homeless and vulnerably-housed people.
A confident self-starter who will hit the ground running.
Ability to operate at a range of levels; with both gravitas and relate-ability
A team worker with an open, collaborative style and a practical, “can-do” approach.
Commitment to our values of being welcoming; being open to all, without prejudice; compassionate; believing individuals can turn their lives around; and knowing we can have a bigger impact when we work together.
Commitment to and understanding of the issues relating to equality of opportunity and the ability to implement change in this area.
Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies.
Qualifications and Experience
Minimum CIMA or CIPFA qualification.
Minimum two years’ in-house employment experience post-qualification.
Experience of leading and inspiring a team.
Experience of budgeting and financial planning, including modelling / scenario planning.
Experience with month end reporting.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Excellent working knowledge of accounting software systems e.g. Xero / Sage.
Fully conversant with best practice in accounting procedures.
Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail, especially record-keeping and electronic filing.
Strong written English and numeracy skills.
Excellent skills in Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and databases).
Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
Ability to forward plan and schedule workflows.
Ability to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds.
Desirable
ACA or ACCA qualification.
Experience of working with homeless people or similar disadvantaged client groups and an understanding of their needs.
Experience of working in the not for profit sector.
Experience of charity accounting/ the SORP.
Experience of risk management.
An understanding of GDPR and health and safety legislation.
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A prestigious and well known international organisation is looking for a qualified accountant to join their high-performing team, to provide all-round finance project support whilst they undergo a period of change. This newly-created role will enable the team to meet the challenges and risks created by both the already-underway finance and systems change project, and COVID-19.
Main responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing finance-specific risks and undertaking discrete pieces of work in response (for example, their approach to VAT/Corporation tax, reviewing the financial sustainability of key suppliers, cashflow forecasting)
- Investigating areas for, and implementing improvements to, budgeting, reporting and analysis tools whilst also improving processes and controls efficiencies
- Working with the Finance Manager and Project Manager to implement the new finance system, which will include process definition and documentation, functional testing, UAT testing, data migration/cleansing, system implementation and ad hoc training
- Working with the Fundraising and Project teams to develop, design and maintain policies and procedures supporting integration between the fundraising CRM and the finance system
- Re-forecasting and re-budgeting in light of the impact of COVID-19
The successful candidate will:
- Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with experience working in a similar project-focused role
- Have experience carrying out discrete time-bound project work and of acting as the business partner for organisation-wide projects
- Be knowledgeable of Charity SORP
- Have excellent exposure to accounting packages and strong Excel skills, with proven experience assisting with a system implementation
- Be agile and adaptable in your ability to work on multiple different projects simultaneously
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- A 12 month role working for a globally recognised charity at the forefront of the pandemic.
- Work on a number of exciting new projects from day one and form lasting relationships with stakeholders.
Client Details
This organisation is a leading international development charity located in the heart of London. They have been on the front line of the pandemic and are extremely busy at present. They are looking for a skilled finance professional to join them for 12 months to assist with high priority projects.
Description
- Working closely with the Finance Manager and Project team on a variety of new projects.
- Continuously look for and suggest improvements that could be made to internal processes.
- Make efficiencies to the budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Effectively build relationships with key stakeholders.
- Work as part of the team responsible for the a new system implementation. This will involve the process definition and documentation, functional testing, VAT testing, data migration/cleansing, system implementation, communication, participate in training and contribute to preparing training materials.
- Ad-hoc finance tasks.
Profile
- A fully qualified CCAB accountant.
- Posses exceptional communication skills.
- Experience working on a number of simultaneous projects.
- Experience working in the charity sector or a keen interest in working in the sector.
- Experience working with basic controls, VAT and tax.
- Highly IT literate.
Job Offer
- Up to £47,000 p/a.
- Generous pension contribution
- 28 days annual leave
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) is at the heart of the government’s economic and social agendas. A quarter of UK businesses are in our sectors and are among the most exciting and fastest growing of the whole economy. They provide 5.2 million jobs and deliver £38bn worth of exports. Our mission is to drive growth, enrich lives and promote Britain to the world.
Working in conjunction with our over 40 Arm’s Length Bodies we strive to create the conditions for everyone to enjoy our national culture, play sport, make the most of new technologies and have access to effective communications. Our sectors are critical to ensuring we have a strong place in the world - creating a global UK whose cultural, technological, creative, community and sporting assets mark us out as an essential partner for trade and investment. And making places that people want to live in, work in, invest in and visit.
The role will provide Senior Finance Business Partner services to one of the Department’s three Directors General and to the Budget Holders working to that Director General, building effective business relationships and using their specialist financial skills and expertise to provide support, advice and robust, but constructive, challenge to ensure the effective operation of DCMS’s systems of financial and budgetary control.
This role will lead and manage a team of Finance Business Partners, ensuring they operate collaboratively and effectively to deliver a consistent and high quality business partnering service to their stakeholders.
Key responsibilities include:
- Support senior leaders to embed Finance Business Partnering within DCMS ensuring the successful implementation, development and improvement of the structure
- Build and manage effective relationships with their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) to provide a trusted, single point of contact between the Finance function and the business
- Provide high quality finance advice and timely financial management data, information and analysis to the designated Director General area, and support and enable good policy decisions to be made
- Actively work to promote good financial management and to build an environment in which the advice and involvement of the Finance Team is actively sought at the start of policy-making.
- Support their designated Director General and Budget Holder(s) through the annual (and multi-year) budget setting process for DCMS itself, including administration, programme, capital and depreciation budgets as relevant, and through in-year budget review exercises.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:
- Full CCAB or CIMA accountancy qualification or actively training
- Experience of providing financial advice on complex issues
- Highly numerate and literate, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under own initiative
- Previous Business Partnering experience and prior experience of managing a team (desirable)
- Working knowledge of managing public money, and central government accounting and budgeting rules (desirable)
For more information or an informal discussion, please apply via the link, or contact Michael Swinburn or Stuart Thomson at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
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