Senior Project Accountant Jobs in Bermondsey, Greater London
NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community, and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.
NHS Providers’ Development programmes team delivered a range of training and development activities for NHS boards and foundation trust governors. The team delivers over 200 events annually. We are looking for a senior development programmes coordinator to take responsibility for the efficient coordination of this work, elements of which are delivered virtually, in-person or hybrid.
In addition, the postholder will have responsibility for the effective line management to some of the team’s programme administrators/assistants.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone to join a busy, high-performing team working across two of NHS Providers’ successful programmes – GovernWell and the Board Development Programme. The individual should have excellent programme coordination skills, the ability to work effectively across multiple projects will be critical to success. The postholder will be an excellent communicator with the ability to liaise with colleagues and external stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally. They must be able to work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team. Along with being analytical and insightful, the postholder will be highly organised with a keen eye for detail. This role will involve line management responsibilities, experience is desirable.
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Term:Full time, one-year fixed term contract with the option to extend
Salary:£43,500 per annum + generous benefits
Location:London (Victoria) – (hybrid working, with one to three days in the office a week)
Closing date:12 noon, 5 April 2024
Interviews: 16 to 18 April 2024
NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.
Working as part of our Development and Engagement directorate, this is an exciting opportunity for someone to project manage the day-to-day delivery of one of our high performing leadership development programmes, Digital Boards. The Digital Boards programme is a well-regarded programme supporting senior NHS leaders to lead on the digital transformation agenda, through bespoke board development sessions, peer learning events and written leadership resources.
This role would suit a dynamic, experienced, and hands-on individual who is motivated to work across high performing projects. The role will require a high level of organisation and involve working collaboratively across internal and external teams on events and projects, as well as working with colleagues across communications, policy, and analysis teams to deliver on programme outputs.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Ministry of Stories champions the writer in every child. Co-founded by author Nick Hornby in 2010, we help young people discover their confidence, imagination and potential through the power of their writing. We develop self-respect and communication skills through writing programmes and mentoring for children in our community, by working in schools, and at our dedicated writing centre in East London. We empower young people to write brighter futures for themselves through the power of their ideas, creativity and imagination.
We are looking for a confident leader to work closely with the Director to continue the growth and resilience of our organisation. You’ll drive successful fundraising and trading income, and understand how our communications can support this.
You will be a forward planner with an ability to respond to opportunity and manage risk. With keen attention to detail as well as the overview, you’ll have strong financial management skills. You will be great with people, have excellent communication skills, and be able to bring the best out in our team.
You will enjoy working in a supportive, busy and fun environment and be motivated by our commitment to champion the writer in every child.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Term: Full time, one-year fixed contract with the option to extend
Salary: £28,000 per annum + generous benefits
Location: London (Victoria) – (hybrid working, with one to three days in the office a week)
Closing date:12 noon, 5 April 2024
Interviews: 11, 12 and 15 April 2024
NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.
Working as part of our Development and Engagement directorate, this is an exciting opportunity for someone who is looking to build their project management and event experience to work across two high performing programmes to provide efficient administration of events, project management tools, systems, and processes.
Our Digital Boards and Digital ICS programmes provide leadership development support to NHS Boards and system leaders through bespoke board development sessions, peer learning events and written outputs. This role will involve working with programme leads and project partners to deliver a high volume of outputs every year.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.
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Senior Management Accountant
Salary £55,000 - £60,000
18 Month Fixed Term Contract
Hybrid Working, 2 days in office
Location: Office located in Westminster
Our client is an internationally recognised heritage not-for-profit organisation that are looking for a senior management accountant to join their team with a focus on accurate and timely delivery of management and financial information, ensuring that variances are captured and understood. You will also support both Budget and Forecasting processes ensuring that income and costs are well managed and challenged when appropriate. Our client is fully open to sector experience and committed to delivering a first-class training and induction programme. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Prepare the monthly management accounts for designated areas of responsibility. Work closely with budget holders to obtain explanations for spending trends and variances to budget. Ensure that budget holders and stakeholders have the relevant financial information they require in order that they can manage spending within their departments.
- Manage the budgeting and reforecasting process for your designated areas of responsibility working with budget holders to develop departmental plans and detailed budgets.
- Provide more detailed analysis of historic and expected spending trends to support decision-making for senior stakeholders on an ad-hoc basis.
- Support the preparation of business cases, providing financial modelling and analysis
- To contribute to the preparation of financial information for other stakeholders contribute to the year-end accounts.
- To support the Finance Director and Finance Business Partner Manager in ongoing projects for continuous improvements to systems and processes
Who are we looking for?
- A formally qualified Accountant with relevant experience of management accounting
- An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation
- You’ll be practical, pragmatic and enjoy working as part of a small team in a busy environment
- Someone who is hands-on, takes a proactive approach to their work and is not afraid of getting stuck into the detail.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a high calibre finance professional looking to make an impact in the sector and will provide an excellent platform in your career.
Assistant Management Accountant (part-qualified)
Circa £35,000 + benefits
6 months fixed term contract
35 hours per week (with flexible and hybrid working)
Wimbledon
The role
You will be supporting the Finance Team for CIPD and a key player tasked with producing accurate financial data to enable effective decision-making across the business.
What you’ll be doing
- Using accounting system to process and manage financial transactions related to CIPD UK and CIPD Enterprises and potentially other entities within the group. Posting transactions and month end journals in NetSuite including prepayments, accruals and revenue deferrals.
- Day to day accounting activities include managing transactions in the ledger, ensuring coding is accurate and adjusting miscoding before the month end to minimise time it takes to close the month.
- Working with others in the finance team and in teams across the business to ensure month end reporting is accurate, on time and all appropriate journals are supported.
- Completing revenue reconciliations between Netsuite and other source systems to ensure deferred and accrued income is accurate. Working with the systems accountant and financial accountant where necessary to complete this.
- Reconciliation of the Purchase Order System and goods receiving. Working with areas around the business to ensure accurate transaction recording.
- Production of the management accounts.
- Preparing supporting documentation for the year-end audit and liaising with external auditors.
- Providing support to Finance Business Partners within operational finance and operational queries from wider commercial business.
- Supporting Finance Business Partners in the budgeting and forecasting process.
What you’ll need to be successful
- Accounting experience in a similar role, with a focus on ERPs such as Oracle (NetSuite), SAP, Microsoft
- Part-qualified accountant preferred (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
- Advanced knowledge of Excel (sumifs, pivot tables, vlookups) and experience of working with accounts systems
- Demonstrate integrity, a strong work ethic and a sense of urgency in executing and completing tasks
- Well organised with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with remote teams
- Confident communicator with high level of attention to detail
About us
We’ve been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. We help organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. We’re the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With over 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using our research, insights and learning – we give trusted advice and offer independent thought leadership. And we are a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone.
There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer an inclusive and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities, as well as excellent benefits such as 28 days’ holiday with an option to buy and sell days, £125 personal development allowance, access to an award winning pension scheme and a commitment to wellbeing including a cashback health scheme.
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CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual! The CIPD define diversity as the differences in colour, ethnicity, abilities, age, gender, beliefs, interests, socioeconomic status(class), marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, geographic, academic/professional backgrounds, opinions, backgrounds, thinking, experiences, and many other personal characteristics. There is a growing body of research that shows that diverse workforce can be beneficial for decision making, innovation and problem solving as people bring a diverse range of skills and lived experiences with them. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.
We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion and equality of outcomes in employment through recognising of how differences of age, disability, gender, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, ethnicity, colour, religion, or belief and other protected (by equalities law) and personal characteristics can advantage or disadvantage a person.
Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we would urge you to submit an application as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Financial Accountant
Full Time and Permanent
£55,000 - £59,000 Salary
30 Days Annual leave + 8 days bank holiday
Client based in Central London ( Zone 1)
The client is reviewing on a rolling basis.
A globally renowned Music focused Organisation is looking for a Financial Accountant to join them.
Reporting into the Head of Finance.
The Client looking for a Qualified Accountant to take up a new full-time role as Financial Accountant, to lead on investment and reserves acconting and the preparation of year end statutory accounts.
You will manage an Assistant Financial Accountant, and will work closely with colleagues within Finance and across the organisation.
The client income is approx £25million. however it does sit on substantial reserves and an endowment.
It is important to have a strong financial accounting background, gained in practice or in other organisations of a similar scale. Experience in investment and restricted fund accounting would be helpful.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
* To prepare annual consolidated financial statements for the organisation and its two subsidiaries;
* To lead on accounting for current and long-term investment holdings managed by brokers, including preparation of reports to the Trustee Investment Committee;
* To lead on accounting for reserve movements across the organisations restricted and designated funds.
To develop financial models as required and in liaison with other senior managers, particularly for reserves, awards and funding forecasts.
* To identify and implement opportunities to improve financial accounting systems and processes;
* To monitor and report on performance against budgets throughout the year, assessing and monitoring specific project finances.
* To be a key team contact with external auditors
Senior Finance Manager | £55,000 - £64,600 | Permanent | Fully Remote / Home Based
For the UK's largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Senior Finance Manager. This role will provide high quality financial information and analysis to senior managers and external stakeholders supporting decision-making. This is a highly commercial role, which is key in ensuring service quality is maximised, and financial performance targets are achieved. The Senior Finance Manager will lead a team of 4 and will suit someone happy to work fully remotely whilst developing excellent relationships across a large, multi-location organisation.
Main Duties:
- Budgeting and Cost Control - Lead divisional budget setting and forecasting process
- Coordinate monthly key variance summary in financial performance and KPIs for senior management
- Interpret and present complex financial information to non-finance managers, supporting decision-making and improvements to budget and forecast performance
- Financial Reporting - Maintain robust financial controls across the division and coordinate the audit process with the financial reporting team. Preparation of year end accounts, liaising with auditors
- Lead the team to produce external financial returns to funders, dealing with queries
- Financial Analysis - Support business planning process, and short- and medium-term financial targets
- Lead the production of the multi-year financial forecast with the FP&A team
- Lead in planning and managing the year-end accounts closedown process
- Lead and develop workflows to ensure month-end processes are robust
- Work with Project Accounting team to provide finance support in costing, pricing, and tendering of new business opportunities
- Lead and motivate a team of Finance Managers and Management Accountants
Person Specification:
- CCAB Qualified
- Substantial experience of working at senior level in financial management across a complex organisation
- Experience leading and motivating a team
- Experience leading strategic work streams supporting annual accounting cycle and longer-term financial planning requirements
- Experience of financial planning, costing, and option / investment appraisals
- Experience of budgeting, planning, reporting, and supporting budget holders
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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Turquoise Mountain is a British charity that was founded in 2006. We believe artisanal heritage matters and has the power to transform lives. We support artisans to thrive and to revitalise traditions in regions of the world where artisanal heritage is endangered, and to connect people through heritage.
Turquoise Mountain is a fast-growing organisation with offices in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, and the Levant, and with over 400 international and local staff members worldwide. We combine a cultural heritage focus with a wide scope of activities; we support artisans to thrive and to revitalize their traditions by any means necessary, and to connect people across the world through heritage. The places where we work are complex and sometimes affected by conflict.
Sound financial records and prudent management of our finances is core to everything we undertake. We have a small central Finance team that closely works with in-country Finance Teams. Because we, as part of our charitable mission, promote the sale of artisan goods to international markets, Turquoise Mountain has a trading subsidiary and also engages independent trading entities in the countries in which it is active. This means our Finance focus covers both charity and commercial, across different jurisdictions, and with culturally diverse teams. This makes the Head of Global Finance role a diverse one, that requires the ability to switch quickly, to build strong relationships, to lead and guide, whilst maintaining spotless financial records and financial compliance and providing senior management with the information and transparency it needs to make strategic decisions.
This is an exciting time to join TM, as we expand our operations and implement best-practices, the opportunity is there for someone who is committed to capacity building and leading a team through positive change.
Please read through the provided Job Description and Person Profile for more information on the role and how to apply.
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Head of Finance
The Landscape Institute are delighted to be advertising the role of Head of Finance.
To fill this position, we are looking for a Head of Finance professional who can help build a positive, supportive work culture that aligns with our strategy. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Head of Finance is fundamental to our success as a membership organisation and charity.
This is a critical position within the senior leadership team and will operate at a strategic and operational level, taking overall responsibility for the financial management, financial risk management, procurement and compliance functions. The post holder will be a qualified accountant who is responsible for the development of financial strategy, long term financial forecast, management accounts, reports, organisational performance and framework as part of a dynamic senior leadership team. The role requires an individual capable of thinking strategically and being hands-on.
To fill this position, we are looking for a highly knowledgeable individual who has significant previous experience operating within a charity and membership organisation.
To be successful you will have
- A qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA) and an active member of a professional body/network.
- Extensive experience of providing financial leadership and oversight in organisations.
- Demonstrable experience of leading change, building organisational capability, and driving performance and inclusion, in a people positive manner.
- Experience of leading and co-ordinating organisation-wide business plans, monitoring and evaluating performance in line with financial resources.
- Strong knowledge of charity governance and company law and regulatory bodies returns relating to charity and company finances.
- Knowledge of financial regulations, including statutory accounting, budgeting, forecasting management reporting and cash management.
- Ability to successfully interact with the Board and other key stakeholders and lead presentations to the Board and sub committees on financial matters.
- Recent experience of producing annual consolidated statutory accounts, in compliance with FRS102 and supporting external and internal audits
If you have the skills, energy, and passion to join us on this exciting journey, we would love to hear from you.nance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Toynbee Hall is looking to appoint a new Finance Officer who will support the production of accurate, timely financial and management accounts, budgets and forecasts as well as regular financial analysis of projects. They will carry out posting of the accounts from order processing through to completion of the annual accounts, and assist with financial reporting and VAT as required.
We are looking for someone who is experienced in sales and purchase ledger and who has accounting ability and analytical skills. This post holder will work closely with our Finance Manager and Finance Assistant to ensure the smooth running of the Finance function. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to gain or develop their Finance skills in a varied role within the charity sector and who wants to contribute their ideas to help shape our finance processes.
Toynbee Halls values are Inclusive, Courageous and Empowering and we encourage applications from those whose values align with ours.
Based in the East End of London since 1884, Toynbee Hall is a charity working alongside people facing poverty, injustice, and inequality to build a fairer East London. We provide vital advice and support, working in partnership to tackle unfairness and ensure everyone has an equal chance to thrive.
We have recently launched a new strategic plan which reinforces that our purpose is to build a fairer future with an end to poverty, injustice and inequality.
We work towards this by:
- Addressing poverty and injustice through advice and support and influencing systemic change.
- Shifting power to people and communities affected by injustice and inequality.
- Collaborating to end poverty and build fairer systems and institutions. What we want to see in the world starts with our community and our organisation.
This means:
- Working together to build a thriving local community where people have the resources they need, feel their voices are heard and are optimistic about the future.
- Being a good employer, where people are treated fairly, feel engaged and empowered, and work together to achieve our shared vision.
- Acknowledging the role Toynbee Hall has historically played in civic society while recognising that our role now is to shift power, to be an effective partner, and to amplify voices that are less likely to be heard.
What we learn from our work in east London we use to inform and influence wider policy – working to influence change in structures, systems and policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Finance
Fixed Term Contract to Cover Maternity Leave
£70,200 - £75,000pa
London E1 8QS
This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.
Purpose of job:
To ensure the right cost structure, financial operating platform, systems and controls are in place to deliver Comic Relief’s vision and strategy, making sure investments are effectively managed and protected and making sure high levels of integrity are upheld.
They will also ensure that appropriate advice, information, insight and support is provided to trustees, directors and staff on all financial matters relating to the charity and its trading subsidiaries. Alongside this they will support strategic planning and building finance capability across the organisation.
Finally, the Head of Finance will ensure that Comic Relief operates financial systems and processes which ensure effective governance and compliance with key statutory and regulatory requirements and with our own risk management strategy.
Key Accountabilities / Objectives:
· Own the organisational budget, forecasting, cash flow management reporting and financial KPIs.
· Ensure robust financial controls and policies are in place and functioning effectively.
· Ensure that tax position is optimised and income maximised (e.g. Gift Aid, returns on investment and cash)
· Oversee year-end audit and production of financials statements including Trustees’ Report.
· Ensure that a sustainable financial model is in place that it is transparently communicated to stakeholders and adhered to. Establish a long-term plan that reflects and supports this financial model, monitoring progress and pro-actively managing risk areas.
· Drive financial ownership, accountability and understanding across the organisation by ensuring budget owners have the knowledge, skills and tools to manage their budgets effectively. Ensure effective financial business partnering is underpinned by effective processes and guidance
People management
· Proactively undertake business planning, prioritise activities and ensure clear and realistic objectives based on capacity, expertise and aspirations are set across the Finance team.
· Provide balanced, constructive feedback, undertake effective performance management to embed accountability and proactively support the professional development and growth of staff within Finance.
· Maintain regular two-way communication and dialogue with direct reports, ensuring information is cascaded and escalated as needed.
· Model an enabling, inclusive and empowering leadership style that builds a values-based culture throughout the charity.
Person Specification
Essential Criteria
· Qualified accountant with relevant post qualification experience and a good understanding of financial systems and processes.
· Extensive experience of using finance systems – Xledger and Adaptive Insights would be desirable.
· Knowledge of Charities SORP, statutory accounting regulations, VAT (including exempt, partial exemption, and reverse charges), PAYE and other payroll taxes, and Gift Aid.
· Experience of working effectively in cross-functional project teams.
· Experience of operating at and presenting ideas at senior level including at Board level.
· Proven experience of coaching and training both finance and non-finance staff.
· Understanding of voluntary sector, financial controls required and how to work with decision making structure (including Trustees) preferred.
Desirable Criteria:
· Confident and self-motivated with high resilience that can work independently or as part of a collaborative cross-functional team.
· Effective relationship builder with strong emotional intelligence and political awareness to proactively challenge and persuade senior stakeholders and partners.
· Analytical thinker with exceptional communication skills that engage and inspire.
· Dynamic professional with a positive, solution orientated and fun approach.
· Effective presenter with the ability to influence key decision makers.
Perks and benefits:
· Flexible working hours
· Work from home option
· Wellness programs
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
· Paid emergency leave
· Sabbatical Opportunities
· Professional development
· Mentoring/coaching
· Paid volunteer days
· Payroll giving
· Team social events
· Extracurricular clubs
· Cycle to work scheme
· Free fruit
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Why work at Comic Relief
There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London, There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work.
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The International Society for Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV) is an independent scientific membership-based society promoting the prevention, detection, treatment, and control of influenza and other respiratory virus diseases since 2005. It is managed by a group of scientists (volunteers) and supported by a few freelance contractors.
ISIRV has reached an exciting stage of development and we are now looking for an experienced, qualified Finance Manager (CCAB or equivalent), to guide and support the Society through this next phase of growth. This is very much a hands-on role in a small company context, from grass roots to the executive level. The ideal individual will be comfortable with both and grow with the Society as it delivers its 5-year Strategic Plan.
Key responsibilities
Working alongside ISIRV’s Treasurer, the successful candidate will have responsibility for the Society’s strategic and operational budgeting, financial planning, monitoring and control. The post holder will manage available financial resources to support the strategic goals of the Society, enabling future development and growth, whilst ensuring business continuity.
The post-holder will also have full operational oversight to support the life cycle of ISIRV scientific events, from budgets and final reporting, to negotiating contracts and managing cashflow.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Create and agree a financial strategy for the Society to support the strategic goals and provide financial input when required.
- Monitoring and reporting budgeted, actual, and forecast costs against agreed plans.
- Management accounts and reporting to meet the needs of the Directors/Trustees, Executive Committee and ISIRV Council.
- Manage financial risk and report on performance of the financial assets of the society, including the investments portfolio.
- General finance administration – online payments, invoicing, bookkeeping, reconciliations, and data collection (QuickBooks).
- Conference contract management and income & expenditure accounting.
- Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance and recommend best practice based on Charity Commission guidance.
- Preparation of statutory accounts and collaboration on the annual report – management of the audit process and statutory returns to Companies House/Charity Commission.
Person Specification
ESSENTIAL
- Degree level of education
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A qualified accountant with full CCAB membership of at least 5 years
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Knowledge of all aspects of financial management; thorough understanding of management accounting principles and further specialist knowledge
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A hands-on ability to provide the full range of financial operations
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Understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements plus familiarity with best practice within the Charity sector
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Highly competent with financial reporting software
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Able to provide robust advice on financial governance and commercial decisions
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Able to provide detailed financial plans, budgets and reports on a routine basis
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Self-motivated and able to work under pressure, adapt to changing deadlines, and shift priorities accordingly
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Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain and justify complicated financial scenarios to a range of stakeholders
DESIRABLE
- Experience of working alongside scientific professional groups and industry and building working relationships with key contractors
- A proven business sense within the not-for-profit sector
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better are looking for a qualified accountant to cover a Finance and Business Partner (part time – 3 days per week ) period of maternity leave. This vitally important role will be varied, interesting and have you involved with all areas of the charity.The role can either be based in the Epsom office or remote working (with at least one visit per month to Epsom).
Reporting To: Financial Controller
Responsible for:
- Supporting the Fundraising and Programmes teams, providing financial information and analysis to senior management, helping them make more informed decisions.
- Working alongside the Senior Fundraising Manager to ensure that the Fundraising CRM system holds correct information for all income received.
- Working with the Head of Programme Services to ensure accurate reporting of patient performance information
- Supporting on all areas of Charity and Trading Company tax compliance.
- Managing ad-hoc projects that support the needs of the Fundraising and Programmes teams.
- Supporting the Financial Controller with month-end / year-end reporting as required.
Outline of the Role:
The role is the pivotal connection between Finance and the Fundraising and Workshop Delivery teams.
The role supports the Fundraising Director and Fundraising team with their understanding and knowledge of not only how to approach any new fundraising initiatives (to ensure they are financially complaint), but also to advise on any tax/Vat concerns.
The role also supports the Head of Programme Services and the wider Programmes team, with their planning, forecasting and reporting, providing key support with Excel modelling.
A member of the very small finance team, the Finance Business Partner will support the Financial Controller with month and year end input, analysis and reporting.
About Look Good Feel Better
Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) is a national cancer support charity delivering services in hospitals, cancer care centres and luxury spas and hotels in local communities across the UK. Services include face to face and online group sessions; video tutorials; online guides and information. Our services help enable people to face cancer with confidence, to regain their sense of normality, to make friends and most of all to look good and feel better. Since our launch in 1994, we have provided support to over 200,000 people and this year is our 30th Anniversary.
Our Vision. To be recognised as one of the UK’s leading cancer support charities and the only one dedicated to improving the physical appearance and overall wellbeing of people living with cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chief Operating Officer: NHS Retirement Fellowship
£47,420 - £56,918 FTE
22.5 hours per week (0.6)
The NHS Retirement Fellowship is a registered charity No. 287936 which exists for people who have worked in or for health and social care services.
We offer social, leisure and educational activities and welfare support to our members. We facilitate continued and new friendships, focused on local branches across the UK and postal members. We offer national support and events, including a hugely popular national conference.
We have a clear ambition to build our membership, anticipating their needs and developing new ways of meeting them.
This is a new, senior role within our well-established charity and we expect the post holder to play a proactive and productive role as a member of the organisation’s small Management Team.
You must have significant operational experience preferably in a similar role in the NHS or in another public sector or charitable organisation.
Closing date: Application is by CV and a supporting statement by 3rd April 2024
Interviews by Zoom: 18th April 2024