Accountant Jobs in Belfast
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Location: Remote (UK based)
Salary: £42,750.00 (Grade 5) per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)
Length of contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing date: Rolling
Interviews: TBC
Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success please apply as soon as possible.
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Management Accountant role:
As Management Accountant, the successful candidate will play an integral role in sure the accurate reporting of all financial information with systems and processes operating effectively. Responsible for the preparation of management accounts and other reports, the Management Accountant will oversee general accounting procedures and practices, combining financial, analytical and management skills to aid our managers with decision-making and promoting long-term financial success in order to meet our organisational goals.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Management Accountant:
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Prepare timely and accurate financial management information including regular management accounts and forecasts to be provided to the Chief Executive, Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
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Support the Head of Finance in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
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Foster positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, members of the SLT and team managers in order to aid in their understanding of budgets and financial statements, and to support them with their day-to-day budget management and finance needs.
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Develop and oversee financial systems and procedures, identifying opportunities to improve these.
What we are looking for in our Management Accountant:
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Fully qualified accountant: ACCA, CIMA, ACA (or equivalent).
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Strong technical accounting, financial management and reporting experience.
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Ability to analyse complex information, problem solve and communicate findings effectively.
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Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with all levels of an organisation.
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Strong knowledge of SORP and Charity Commission protocols, GDPR and data protection regulations, and tax planning and compliance, inclusive of Gift Aid, Legacies, HMRC employee taxes, VAT and pension regulations.
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Proven experience as a Management Accountant within a finance department.
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High level of numeracy and accuracy.
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Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
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Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
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Computer literacy with good knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Excel.
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Excellent attention to detail.
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Relevant continuing professional development (desirable).
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Understanding of Fundraising Regulator guidelines, VAT partial exemption returns, accounting and tax issues relating to charities, and of domestic abuse and its impact (desirable).
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Previous experience of working in a charity environment and supervising a team (desirable).
Benefits of joining us as our Management Accountant include:
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Generous Annual Leave: 25 standard days (rising by 1 day per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days) + 2 company holidays + the usual 8 bank holidays, totalling 35 days per year.
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Additional Leave: 3 days of ‘end of year’ leave, bridging the gap between the festive holiday period and the new year, to allow colleagues to rest and recharge during this unique quiet time.
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Valuable Pension Benefits: A generous 7% employer contribution.
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Flexible Working: Remote working, family-friendly policies and paid leave for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
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Wellness and Support: Including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling and advice helpline, subscription to Headspace’s app for meditation and mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
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Making a Genuine Difference: In a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.
How to apply?
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Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification. We cannot accept pictures, web links, or documents that require downloading.
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Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to our Recruitment email address clearly marking your name and the job title in the subject line of your email.
NB:
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Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
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If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
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All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
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Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
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Please read our Single Sex Statement on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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THIS IS A FREELANCE POSITION, 2 - 3 DAYS A MONTH
This is an exciting opportunity for a an experienced finance professional with charity accounting level knowledge to support the SAT-7 UK Finance Department, ensuring that our financial processes are robust, supporting our month end sign off process and the annual financial audit process. The role would be a regular 2 - 3 days per month with additional days required during December, January and February to support the audit process. Those applying should be based in the UK.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for the review and sign off of all financial transaction processes, ensuring controls and risk management procedures are in place and are adhered to by the Finance Officer.
- Ensure accounts are prepared on a full accruals basis and fixed assets are depreciated.
- Regularly review the charities fixed asset register.
- Responsible for the review and sign-off of monthly financial management reports, ensuring they are accurate and timely. Attending the monthly Accounts Review meetings with the Executive team.
- Ensuring the smooth running of the annual audit process and preparation of the annual statutory accounts. Assist the Finance Officer to respond to queries and deliver reports and supporting documents required by the Auditors.
- Prepare the Annual Return for the Charity Commission.
- Assist the Operations Director in the production of reports on year-to-date management accounts at Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGP) meetings and at meetings of the Board of Trustees.
- Provide proactive guidance to improve our financial management, risk response and respond to changing financial conditions.
If this sounds like the right role for you and you would like to find out more, please visit our website for information on how to apply.
Growing Church in the Middle East and North Africa, confident in Christian faith and witness, serving the community, contributing to society & culture
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A large charity based in Belfast is seeking a Financial Accountant to manage the Day to Day Finance Function.
Hybrid working ( 2 days per week in their Central Belfast office)
£40,000 - £47,000 starting salary
The Financial Accountant will be reporting into the Head of Finance, your main responsibilities would be:
- Manage the Charity's day-to-day finance function and the finance team
- Period close and reconciling the balance sheet
- Produce statutory accounts in line with charity reporting guidelines
- Monitoring cash flows and working capital requirements
- Assisting the Finance team with various ad-hoc tasks and overseeing direct reports as needed
What do you need to succeed?
- A full accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience working closely with month-end and year-end closure
- Technical ability to prepare, review and ensure accuracy and completeness of financial reports
- Strong Excel skills and familiarity with other accounting systems
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Background:
Consumers International is the only global membership organisation bringing together over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries to empower and champion the rights of consumers.
We work with our members and partners, across national borders to address critical, systemic global issues that impact and involve consumers. Representing and empowering consumers, we are their voice in international policy-making forums and the global marketplace to shape a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable products and services.
Working for Consumers International provides the opportunity to build solutions and partnerships to address the foremost marketplace issues and opportunities at global scale.
Purpose of the role:
The purpose of the role is focused on generating and developing monthly management accounts information and providing insight and direction to the Director General and Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the ‘Head of Finance and Organisation Development’, the Management Accountant will play a key role across the business in improving data capture and improving reporting across the team. This role will be on a part time basis of 2 days a week.
This role will suit someone who is looking to join a small, dynamic and growing organisation to help streamline our management reporting processes to provide timely and accurate financial management information. Systems experience with ‘Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central’ accounting package would be an added advantage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
·Preparing monthly management accounts, including comparatives to budgets, trends and forecasts
·Compiling Balance sheet reconciliations
·Facilitating use of Power BI to generate Management accounts pack
·Preparing quarterly Project ‘Income and Expenditure’ reports for Project Managers
·Preparing interim/final financial Project reports for submission to Funders
·Preparing quarterly VAT returns
·Providing accurate and timely financial information to support the organisational financial strategy and decision- making process
·Ensuring all transactions are recorded, filed and reported correctly
·Streamlining and improving accounting systems, controls and process environment
·Reviewing and updating current suite of organisational policies
·Preparing annual budget
·Preparing supporting schedules for Annual audit and working with external Accountants to assist in the preparation of annual financial statements
Are you a skilled Financial Accountant with a passion for making a difference? My client a leading global charity, is seeking a dedicated individual to help us drive positive change for animals worldwide. Based in London, this pivotal role will see you work alongside our Global Head of Finance to ensure the smooth functioning of financial operations, while maintaining robust financial controls and accurate accounting records.
My client is a leading global Charity based in central London seeking a Financial Accountant to bolster their team on a permanent basis.
The main responsibilities of the Financial Accountant are:
- Performing balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accurate and up-to-date records of transactions.
- Complete monthly cash flow forecasts and assist in statutory account preparation.
- Ensuring inter-company accounts are reconciled along with balance sheet accounts.
- Timely and accurate posting of bank account transactions.
- Produce timely and accurate consolidated financial statements, ensuring compliance with relevant statutes.
- Management of 1 direct report in Accounts Payable.
My client is looking for:
- Excellent knowledge of balance sheet control and reconciliation function.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other departments and stakeholders.
- A safe pair of hands who can pick up the role quicky.
- Experience of working in the charity sector is essential.
- Experience with multi currency accounting is highly desirable.
My client can offer a flexible approach to working, with fully remote working, there is a requirement to go into the office once every couple of months to collect the post.
Applications are under constant review and the post can close early if the right candidate is found.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
Senior Finance Business Partner
Charity based in Belfast.
Permanent position
Hybrid working ( 2 days in the office)
Salary £50,000 - £53,000
Client is reviewing and interviewing on a rolling basis.
What's the Role?
The Senior Management Accountant will be reporting into the Head of Finance, your main responsibilities would be:
- Lead and manage a team of management accountants, providing guidance, support, and motivation.
- Act as the first line reviewer for the work produced by the management accounting team; such as monthly management accounts, budget builds, costing schedules
- Oversee the timely completion of all management accounting tasks and projects, such as pack to Trustees
- Serve as the main point of contact between the management accounting team and the Head of Finance and in conjunction with the regional directors' matrix.
What do you need to succeed?
- A full accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Proven experience in management accounting, with a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, financial analysis, and reporting.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Demonstrate experience of use of computerised finance packages and experience in excel
Where would you work?
Hybrid set up - Remote & Central Office, Belfast
- Paid accountancy subscriptions
- 5 hour working with flexibility around start and finish times
- Pension plan
- Death in Service
- Paid annual leave, which increases with length of service
- Free Parking at office
- Occupational sick pay
- Employer funded Healthcare scheme
- Savings on high street retail outlets and gym membership
Financial Reporting Accountant | £50,000 - £54,632 | 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 Financial Reporting Accountant. This role will ensure all subsidiaries of the Group are following correct accounting standards and will lead on year-end accounting, Audit activity, external reporting and the preparation of consolidated accounts. There is also the opportunity to work on a VAT optimisation project for a new entity. This role will suit someone who is fully qualified, happy to work fully remotely, and with experience of financial reporting within multiple entities.
Main Duties:
- Prepare statutory year-end accounts across the Group companies
- Preparation of the Group consolidations
- Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations across the group companies
- Preparation of reporting and financial information for internal and external stakeholders
- Work with Auditors as and when required
- Support a new VAT project focused on VAT optimisation within a new entity
- Ensure all financial software systems have strong controls
- Drive continuous improvement in processes
- Ensure financial implications of all new policies are correctly interpreted and implemented
Person Specification:
- ACA or ACCA Qualified
- Substantial experience of preparing final accounts and consolidation for a group of entities
- Strong technical financial ability and experience of external financial reporting
- Ability to embrace change and drive continuous improvement
- Excellent Excel skills and ideally experience with Agresso Business World
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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.
Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) on their search for an Accounting Officer to be responsible for the financial and budgeting operations of the CTO.
This role is remote, open to nationals of the 33 CTO member states, and is offered on part-time basis (2 days a week) in the first instance with the possibility of becoming full-time after the initial 6 months of the contract.
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation is the oldest and largest Commonwealth membership organisation in the field of information and communication technologies. Today, the CTO plays an integral role in providing 21st-century thinking, knowledge, understanding and leadership to its members, helping them to shape their digital futures. They are fully involved in the development and use of digital ICT for social and economic development and are at the forefront of the ICT revolution to deliver significant benefits to its members.
Reporting to the Finance and Pensions Manager, this plays a pivotal role in developing and continuously revising the CTO's budgets, financial rules, and regulations. The post holder will control all areas of expenditure and on the revenue side, the Accounting Officer will ensure all receivables are accounted for, actualised, and appropriately posted. The Accounting Officer will ensure the accounting software package is optimised and will be expected to prudently manage the CTO's cash flow and investment activities. The incumbent will work closely with the IT Administrator to develop and/or revise the accounting system that will be used by the CTO.
We are looking for a detail-oriented accounting professional with significant experience in a similar capacity in an organisation with a comparable scope and complexity. You will have strong finance and accountancy experience, as well as solid analytical skills and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Specialised knowledge of Pension Fund Management would be desirable, but not essential.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a phone call to brief you on the role.
Location: Remote (based in England & Wales with occasional travel for biannual team days and biannual departmental team meetings in various locations)
Salary: £28,665 - £30,865 pro rata (£11,466 - £12,346 actual)
Hours of work: 2 days per week (14 hours)
Contract type: Permanent
Why work for Kids Matter?
- Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
- Remote working contribution – receive £26/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
- Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
- Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.
About us
Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities.
Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.
Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.
We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.
About the role
The Finance Manager role involves:
- Overseeing day-to-day charity finance functions
- Managing expenses, payments and payroll processes
- Communicating and presenting financial reports and information
About you
Do you have accounting experience and strong numerical skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your financial expertise in a charity setting? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?
Then we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
You can apply for the Finance Manager position by clicking ‘Apply via Website’ and completing a copy of our online application form.
The deadline for applications is 10am Monday 23 September 2024. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.
We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.
If you would like any application/interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, or if you would like an informal phone call to ask questions or discuss the role, please contact Katie Washington (HR & Systems Coordinator).
Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process.
We exist to reduce the impact of poverty on children in need across the UK.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this role you’ll be both strategic and hands-on, solely managing the financial controls for this small charity with a £350k annual turnover. You will support the Director and senior management team through your management of financial processes, policy and planning.
This will include using accountancy software to process income and expenditure, producing management accounts for the senior management team and Board, and ensuring the charity reports to its key funders, including Arts Council England.
You’ll process payroll for our small team of 6 employees, taking care of liaison with HMRC as well as handling external audit and company filing.
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for someone with focus, efficiency and precision to take responsibility of our company finances.
Unfazed by working mostly alone, you’ll be incredibly organised with your time and workload to ensure processes are handled in a timely and accurate fashion. Ideally, you’ll be passionate about the work that we do both as a professional arts organisation and also as a small charity based in Bedfordshire with altruistic values.
You’ll have experience of working with small organisations and charities, knowledgeable about the areas of financial control that you will be our expert on.
The role is an employee position for one day per week, however we are open to discuss flexibility of working hours and the possibility of freelance working with the successful candidate.
We actively encourage people from a variety of backgrounds with different experiences, skills and stories to join us and influence our working practice. We are particularly keen to hear from people from backgrounds that are currently under-represented on our staff team including people from UK minority ethnic backgrounds and candidates who self-identify as disabled, male, non-binary or trans and/or LGBTQ+.
Application deadline: 9am, Mon 30th Sept 2024
Interviews: Thurs 3rd October 2024
Terms and Conditions
Hours of Work: 7.5 hours per week (1 day). These hours can be worked flexibly.
Contract: This is a permanent employment contract with a 3 month probationary period.
Salary: The full-time equivalent salary for this position is £40,000 – 45,000 per annum (pro rata to 7.5 hours per week).
Location: Home-working.
Benefits:
BCA offers 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees).
We offer a NEST pension scheme with a 3% employer contribution.
Access to IT & equipment to enable efficient home-working can be provided.
Proof of the right to work in the UK will be required before appointment.
A contemporary arts charity dedicated to commissioning high-quality art for, with and inspired by communities in Bedfordshire
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Ekō is seeking a Senior Finance Associate. Join us in this dynamic role where you'll take charge of managing invoices, overseeing financial processes, and guiding stakeholders through policies and systems. You’ll handle supplier invoices, reconcile statements, draft budgets, ensure regulatory compliance, and assist with multi-currency payments. Your expertise in financial analysis will be key, and you'll also have the opportunity to integrate anti-oppression and equity considerations into our accounting practices. Bring your finance experience and keen attention to detail to make an immediate impact and contribute to meaningful international projects. This full-time, fully remote position requires you to be based in and eligible to work in one of the following countries: Canada, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, UK or USA.
A bit about us Ekō is a global movement of consumers, investors, and workers standing together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new and sustainable path for our global economy. We are a movement of more than 21 million people, brought together by a global team of 40+ campaigners, fundraisers, product and operations staff. Our purpose is to challenge corporate power everywhere. We hold the biggest corporations in the world (and their political allies) to account by mobilising millions of people to take collective action. We are aiming to fundamentally reshape the global economy to put people and planet over profit, but we know we can not do it alone. We build partnerships with on-the-ground activists and organisers, and we follow their lead. We innovate, experiment and embrace professional and organizational growth. We invest in people and we invest in how we work, because our vision calls on us to build the most effective, global, diverse, and talented team possible. We highly value a diverse team and an equitable work environment where every member of our team is set up to thrive. We have taken steps to nurture this environment including an Anti-Oppression Leadership Team that seeks to facilitate movement towards an organizational community and practice rooted in love and liberation. We expect all team members to take responsibility for co-creating an equitable work community where everyone is able to do impactful, world-changing work. We recruit and encourage people identifying with marginalized communities to apply. We offer benefits including additional sick days for parents and caregivers, flexible working hours, and professional development stipends. We review our policies and practices for equity frequently. We recruit and encourage people identifying with marginalized communities to apply.
What You’ll Do as Part of our Team:
- Manage and monitor incoming emails in the invoices mailbox
- Oversee financial processes, communicate outcomes to stakeholders, and guide others in navigating policies, resources, and systems
- Process supplier invoices, reconcile statements, and resolve queries promptly
- Potentially draft and prepare budgets
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across all Ekō jurisdictions and stay updated on regulatory changes
- Communicate solutions to senior team members, and implement necessary decisions
- Assist in multi-currency payments
- Review employee reimbursement for accurate coding
- Support the audit process, including preparation, execution, and completion
- Analyze financial data and prepare reports to communicate insights clearly
- Integrate anti-oppression and equity considerations into accounting procedures, controls, systems, and compliance standards
- Participate in ad hoc projects as needed
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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These unique and rewarding freelance audit opportunities would suit experienced experienced audit professionals that are flexible, love diverse travel experiences, supporting worthwhile causes and inspiring people. AfID is recruiting on behalf of a leading specialist in international NGO grant audit services for development donors such as the UN and the World Bank. Assignments would suit experienced qualified audit professionals with grant audit / management experience, ideally in a not-for-profit/ international development context
Role overview.
Complete international grant expenditure audits for a diverse range of projects (grant recipients) funded by international donor institutions ranging from emergency aid, to long term development in areas such as agriculture, health or infrastructure or technical research. Assignments are 1-3 weeks in length and based across the European mainland and the developing world. These are offered on an assignment by assignment basis, one to two months in advance.
Contractors can be based outside the UK
Requirements
- Qualified ACA / ACCA or equivalent – 5+ years post qualified experience
- Grant management and audit and reporting experience with international institutions. Preference given to individuals that have worked on UN or EC grant assurance assignments
- Diplomacy and cultural sensitivity while working with a hugely diverse range of clients and beneficiaries
- A real interest in international development and associated funding structures
- Ideally but not essential fluency in a second language such as Spanish, German, French, Arabic & Portugese
- Excellent communication, report writing and presentation skills in English.
- Resilience and adaptability
Personal attributes:
- At least 5-10+ years of relevant audit experience
- Ability to work under pressure; Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
- Sound technical and analytical skills, report writing and presentation skills
Passionate about international travel and development and willing to work in international locations. Individual must be prepared to travel to challenging locations when it is deemed safe to do so. Individuals must also be able to demonstrate effective past working practices when working remotely with a range of clients.
Finance Manager
£52,000
Fully remote or 1 day per week in London
Finance Manager required for an independent regulator who offer fantastic benefits such as 32 days holiday and highly flexible work pattern - either fully remote or 1 day per week in their central London office!
It's a great role that focuses on management accounting and business partnering activities, across 4 key directorates, managing a small team of one.
Key areas of responsibility will include;
- Leading on management accounting activities, with a particular focus on forecasting and risk. Undertaking an initial review of all budget heads, highlighting major variances, and ensuring no mis- postings have arisen
- Collect and collate commentaries from budget holders for the preparation of a monthly finance report for the management board, to include a commentary on cash and outstanding debtors and creditors
- Supporting budget managers, develop relationships and provide an effective business partnering service, responding promptly to queries
- Training budget holders on relevant financial matters and processes
- Develop systems and processes, enhancing the management accounts with meaningful and informative narratives on financial information for budget holders
- Develop/maintain the cashflow model ensuring projections are accurate
- Oversight of fee invoices ensuring payment received within established credit terms
- Update the fixed asset register on a monthly basis
- Line management of Finance Officer
- Adhoc project work for Head of Finance and Governance and the Director of Resources
In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for a qualified accountant or actively studying towards a financial qualification. You will be confident in preparing management accounts and working with budget holders to highlight risk/opportunities. Be proactive, able to identify and put forward ideas for improvements to systems.
Furthermore, you will have excellent communication skills, and be able to develop strong relationships with your budget holders.
We welcome applications from the wider public and not-for-profit sectors. In particular, this may appeal to candidates from healthcare, regulatory or arms length bodies.
Benefits include fully remote working or 1 day per week in London, 32 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, NHS pension scheme, study support for those not yet qualified.
Due to the anticipated interest in the role, we are interviewing candidates on a rolling basis and therefore you are encouraged to apply at your earliest opportunity.
Regional Finance Manager (Fixed term for 12 months – secondment cover)
Location: UK/Remote
Starting salary for this position is £40,416 per annum (plus contributory pension)
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
The Regional Finance Manager will deliver strategic financial business partnering services in support of a portfolio of our Middle East country programmes. The aim of the role is to proactively manage accounting tasks to ensure compliance with both internal and donor requirements, optimise financial efficiency, and ultimately support the regions programmatic goals. You will be instrumental in providing financial analysis, strategic guidance, and technical support to the region, promoting transparency, integrity, accountability, and effective financial management practices.
About you:
You will:
- Have significant financial experience in either commercial or NGO sectors;
- Be minimum part qualified(ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent);
- Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, and experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships across diverse teams and cultures.
Additionally, you will have advanced proficiency in Excel to add value to business processes and reporting. You will have exceptional analytical skills, including interpreting complex financial data and communicate findings clearly to both finance and non-finance personnel. You will be skilled in proactive problem-solving, and have an innovative and solution-oriented approach, along with the flexibility to travel to remote and insecure locations at short notice. If you are committed to maintaining high-quality standards, thrive in a fast-paced environment[MM1] [RN2] , and excel at prioritising tasks to meet deadlines, we encourage you to apply!
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of 15th September 2024.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
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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.