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Job title: Assistant Management Accountant
Reporting to: Financial Controller
Location: Alton office with potential for some hybrid working
Hours: P/T: 28 hrs per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £34,000 to £38,000 per annum full time equivalent
The Assistant Management Accountant is a critical role within the organisation and is being recruited at an exciting time as Kidney Care UK seeks to realise its growth ambitions within its strategy.
The role will provide support to the Financial Controller in effective stewardship and oversight of all finance functions, with responsibility for ensuring accurate budget holder reporting, project reporting and aid in the production of management accounts. This role is essential to the reporting of financial information across the Charity. The Assistant Management Accountant will also support in the delivery of new projects and system advancements.
In addition the Assistant Management Accountant will help to prepare the Charity’s quarterly VAT returns, ensuring that all transactions have the correct VAT coding. The role will be pivotal in the monthly close down process and ongoing accuracy of the transactions held on the accounting system.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, intermediate-advanced excel skills (X or VLOOKUP, SUMIF and pivot tables) and will be highly organised. The ideal candidate will be able to organise conflicting priorities around the monthly management accounts cycle. They will be flexible and adaptable in their approach to support transformational change in our processes and systems.
Closing date: Sun 23rd Feb 2025 or earlier if sufficient number of applications are received.
We are the UK's leading kidney patient support charity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
I am excited to be partnered with Barking and Dagenham Reside Homes to recruit for their Rent Accounting Lead.
Are you an experienced rent accountant or rent specialist who has the capacity to lead the finance rent function. You will have the oversight and responsibility of a team of rent accountants, ensuring all accounts are accurately set up, maintained and reconciled.
The right person for this position will be able adaptable and experienced- managing rent adjustments and tenant queries as well as ensuring everything is accurate and on time.
- Location: Hybrid (Barking/Home)
- Company: B&D Reside Homes
- Salary: £50-£55k
What you'll do:
- Lead and mentor the Rent Accounting team, ensuring all tenant rent accounts are maintained accurately and efficiently.
- Write and implement rent accounting processes, focusing on compliance and best practices.
- Oversee direct debit management, payment processing, rent adjustments, and issue resolution.
- Collaborate with property management and income collection teams to resolve queries and maintain data integrity.
- Have an understanding of residential rent accounts and the internal reporting required with it.
- Ensure all documentation for fraud checks on new sign-ups is reviewed promptly and forwarded for processing.
- Support financial reconciliations and contribute to management reporting.
What you'll bring:
- Significant experience in rent accounting or a related finance role, with an AAT qualification or part-qualified status.
- Strong proficiency in Excel (including intermediate functions) and experience with rent accounting software.
- Knowledge of the housing sector is a plus but not essential.
- Experience of managing or training a team around rent is ideal.
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.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our finance team at Coin Street on a 12-month fixed term basis with the possibility of extension or a permanent role. The Management Accountant plays an important role within the finance team by preparing the monthly management accounts while also managing three direct reports and overseeing general accounting procedures and practices within the business across our 5 companies.
The organisation will be going through a period of transformation, and we require someone with the right expertise to hit the ground running.
The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the following:
- Qualified CIMA – ACCA (or at least part qualified), with management accounts preparation experience.
- 3-5 years’ experience in preparation of monthly management accounts
- Commercial experience preferable and an understanding of business
What we do
We provide the opportunities and spaces for people to lead their own change.
Our activities are wide and far reaching. From giving families and children the best start in life through our childcare and family support, to creating and maintaining high quality spaces to live, work and play on the land that we own.
We promote enterprise, creativity and lifelong learning whether that’s through providing employment, volunteering opportunities, nurturing enterprise or delivering programmes and activities. We provide housing that supports our community; we champion co-operative housing and influence local and national housing policy.
From sports and dance to healthy eating and gardening, we offer a range of facilities and activities accessible to everyone to support health and wellbeing in our community.
Extras
In return, we can offer you:
- 27 days’ annual leave (excluding bank holidays) pro rata for part time staff
- 8% contributory pension scheme (5% employer contribution, 3% employee contribution)
- Health and wellbeing support, including online mental health therapy sessions
- Free gym membership at Colombo, annual flu jabs
- Commitment to training and development
Contract
12-month Fixed term (with possibility of extension), 35 hours per week. Hybrid working with 3 days based in the office.
Salary
£60,000 per annum
Closing Date
Please submit your application by midnight on Sunday 9 February 2025.
As an organisation, we are passionate about creating an inspirational neighbourhood - powered by social enterprise.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers are looking for a Subsidiary Finance Executive – to help support our financial transactions and processes as well as internal and external reporting requirements.
Salary: Up to £38,475.00- salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required
Contract:Permanent
Hours: This is a part-time role (3 -4 days per week) with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
We are looking for a well organised and experienced Finance Officer with a proven track record of delivering to deadlines in a busy and dynamic environment. This is a varied role that will process transactions, perform reconciliations, and help ensure that financial controls and policies are followed across the charity and its trading subsidiaries.
Key duties will include:
• Supporting the Subsidiary Finance Manager in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial records and the preparation and delivery of the subsidiary statutory reports and external audits within agreed timetables.
• Assisting with the monthly close process of the subsidiary ledgers, preparing recurring monthly journals to deadline.
• Performing reconciliations of the subsidiary ledgers to review non-bank balance sheet and key profit and loss accounts monthly to ensure the accuracy of the monthly management accounts, maintaining appropriate documentation to support the audit.
• Preparing necessary journals to rectify and clear incorrect or irrelevant balances and mis-postings in the subsidiary ledgers
• Monitoring and actioning the subsidiary finance service desk tickets
• Liaising with the group accounting team, treasury team and subsidiary offices to ensure accuracy of information in the subsidiary ledgers and efficiency of processes.
• Driving continuous improvement
This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing finance and accounting experience within a supportive and proactive team. We are looking for an individual with a high level of IT (Information Technology) skills, especially in integrated accounting and reporting platforms. You will have strong written and oral communication skills and be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Previous experience in finance and accounting areas
- Previous experience of performing reconciliations
- Understanding of the International Charity Sector and regulatory environment.
- A relevant professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) or be part qualified with relevant experience
Please read the full job description for further details.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW).
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on Thursday 13 and Thursday 20 February 2025 and the evaluation process may include a role-specific task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.We are keen for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Please note that this role must be worked from the UK and applicants must have existing and ongoing Right to Work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Designability is a national charity that supports disabled people to live with greater independence.
Our expertise is in person-centred design: to understand the needs, challenges and aspirations of disabled people by placing them at the heart of everything we do. As a charity, we respond to specific needs with the aim of our products and services reaching those who need them, whilst also inspiring new markets to blossom. We strive for a future where disabled people live the life they choose, every day.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic team at an exciting time of growth across our charity, and to make a meaningful difference through our work supporting disabled people to live with greater independence.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant, who will lead on the production of monthly management accounts and lead schedules, including project reporting, in line with internal and external deadlines.
To be successful in this role you will have a proven track record in successfully managing the month end process, significant experience in producing management accounts and supporting and previous experience of preparing and submitting VAT returns. You will also have significant relevant experience in managing purchase and sales ledgers, hold an accounting qualification – minimum AAT Level 3, or recent relevant experience, along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding checks, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment references.
Benefits that come with working for Designability
Looking after its employees is important to Designability – supporting everyone to be happy and healthy means that we live our values of being creative, practical and inclusive and in turn meet our mission to enable disabled people to live with greater independence. We offer a range of employee benefits, including flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and substantial employer contribution pension scheme.
Designability is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer and accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, committed to making reasonable adjustments.
To apply: Please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria contained in the Job Description. Applications will not be considered unless a covering letter is submitted.
We are happy to provide information about this role in alternative formats where possible and receive applications in alternative formats.
We will be happy to answer any questions regarding the role/your application.
Closing Date for applications: Interested candidates should apply at their earliest convenience as this vacancy will close once sufficient applications are received.
Interview date: Successful applicants will be offered a mutually convenient interview date. Interviews will usually be held at our Bath offices.
Start date: At earliest availability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Management Accountant MA250114
Centre for Alternative Technology – Machynlleth SY20 9AZ
About CAT
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK, based near Machynlleth in Mid Wales.
CAT provides inspiration, education and training in solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.
Key activities include a visitor centre where groups can see solutions in action, residential short courses, vocational training and postgraduate degrees in a wide range of sustainability-related topics, with online courses and events offered alongside in-person learning.
Job Details:
Ref: MA250114
Area of Responsibility:
Finance, Statutory accounts and Audit, & Management Information
Responsible to:
Director of Finance and Operations and/or Co-CEO
Responsible for:
Finance Manager & Team, including shared responsibility for Student Finance
Contract type:
Permanent
Responsibility Grade:
7
Location:
Flexible with regular visits to the CAT Eco centre near Machynlleth, Mid Wales
Hours:
Full-time: 37.5 hours per week.
Working Days:
Usually Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Occasional weekend and evening working
Salary: £35,898 per annum
Work remotely: See location
Application deadline: 9am 13 February 2025
Interviews to be held: 21 February 2025 on site
Expected start date: As soon as possible
Overview of Role
The role is a key part of the finance team at CAT as the organisation grows and looks to plan for the future. It reports to the Director of Finance & Operations and/or Co-CEO with line management responsibilities for the Finance Manager and finance team.
Key areas of the role will include: working with the DOFO in the development of management information and reporting; production of monthly reports for the senior management team (SMT); production of reports for the Board of Trustees; forecasting and budgeting; setting targets; expanding the use and efficiency of our accounts software, including integration with other systems, preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns and supervision of the production of our monthly payroll.
The role includes line management responsibilities for the finance team and shared line management responsibilities for the student finance team.
The role reports to the Director of Finance & Operations and/or the CEO, and will involve working closely with them to monitor, maintain and take forward the development of CAT’s finance systems and controls.
In addition, the role includes working with the finance team to produce the annual statutory accounts, preparing for our annual audit, and liaising with the auditors over their work, ensuring that all reporting deadlines (internal & external) are met.
This role is ideally suited to someone who would like to use their accountancy skills and experience as part of a dedicated team working together on solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency.
The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years’ post-qualification experience in a similar role in a charity or other not-for-profit organisation and have strong IT, oral and written communication skills.
Main Responsibilities
Area 1: Management Information
• Line management of the finance team
• Monitoring of bookkeeping and accounting systems to ensure the timely and accurate production of information
• Production of monthly management reports
• Assisting with production of KPIs
• Assisting with the production and interpretation of variance reports
• Assisting with the interpretation of financial and management information including identifying key trends
• Assisting with the development and enhancement of management reports
• Assisting the DOFO with the production of reports for the Board of Trustees
Area 2: Systems & Controls
• Ensuring that accounting systems and controls are operating efficiently and adhered to
• Assisting with the development and enhancement of accounting systems and controls
• Assisting with the enforcement and ongoing development of our finance regulations
Area 3: Payroll
• Ensuring that the monthly payroll is prepared accurately and on time
• Ensuring that PAYE/NI returns and payments are made correctly and on time
Area 4: VAT
• Preparation of the quarterly VAT returns
• Ensuring the accurate and timely submission of VAT returns
• Ensuring that timely payments of any VAT due to HMRC
• Dealing with ad hoc queries around VAT compliance at CAT
Area 5: Forecasting
• Assisting the DOFO with the periodic production and updating of financial forecasts
• Assisting the DOFO with the production of commentaries on the forecasts
Area 6: Budgeting & Target Setting
• Production of annual budgets for the organisation and individual departments, liaising with departmental managers to ensure budgets are realistic and understood
• Monitoring of budgets during the year
• Reporting on variances
• Reviewing the proposed use of our accounts software for recording and reporting on budgets
• Setting departmental targets
• Monitoring and reporting on actual figures against targets
Area 7: Student Finance
• Assisting in managing and controlling the aspects of the Student Finance Team roles that directly relate to CAT’s finances & accounting
• Liaising with the Student Support Team and the wider Graduate School, in relation to finance matters
Area 8: Other Responsibilities
• Ad hoc assignments relating to financial matters
• Dealing with taxation matters that may arise to ensure that CAT remains compliant with all statutory requirements
• Assisting with any compliance visits such as HMRC, VAT and PAYE inspections.
• Assisting the DOFO in relation to CAT’s banking arrangements.
• Attending meetings across CAT to discuss finance matters and assist with planning
• Other duties that might reasonably be requested relating to, but not necessarily limited to, financial and accounting matters.
Application forms are required. CVs will not be accepted.
Further details, including application form, can be obtained from our website
Applications should be forwarded to vacancy email address by the deadline stating the job title in the Subject line.
Any queries should be addressed to vacancy email address
Working together on the climate and biodiversity crisis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Financial Accountant
Are you an experienced financial professional? Pilgrims' Friend Society is expanding, and we need a Financial Accountant to take charge of legal entities for our Housing Schemes. Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Accountant will be responsible for running and reconciling finance sub-ledgers, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
Our focus is providing a loving and caring environment for our “family members” (our residents) and maintaining the Christian ethos that is important to many of them.
The group operates on 20 sites with over 700 staff and an annual income of c.£20m.
Read the full candidate pack here
Responsibilities:
- Perform month-end and year-end closings, including journal preparation, accruals, and finalising accounts in Sage.
- Reconcile all balance sheet accounts monthly, including agreeing on inter-charity balances within the group.
- Conduct profit and loss (P&L) reviews, ensuring the accuracy and understanding of monthly financial results.
- Prepare and deliver monthly financial reports to managers across the organisation, while assisting in the development of new reporting processes as needed.
- Participate in the annual budget preparation process and provide ad-hoc reporting (e.g., ONS, Charity Commission returns).
- Assist the Financial Controller with various finance-related tasks to support the organisation’s operations.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with managers outside the finance team, including visits to care homes as needed.
About you:
- Minimum of 5 years experience working in a finance team;
- Finance qualification to at least AAT level 4;
- Advanced Excel skills (including Vlookups, and pivot tables);
- Experience with Sage 200 (desirable but not essential);
- Able to work under pressure;
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work in a cohesive team.
*Applicants must be evangelical Christians (This role has an Occupational Requirement to be filled by a Christian under the provisions of the Equality Act (2010).).
Hours:
Full-time contract, working 35 hours a week-Monday to Friday.
Hybrid working- 3 days in the office 2 days at home
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Flexible workig hours
- 5 Weeks' paid holiday per year, as well as bank and public holidays
- Life assurance scheme
- Medicash
- Perkbox – including an Employee assistance programme.
- Long-standing service rewards
- Birthday rewards
- Social events
- Pension scheme
- What our staff say about us: …“It is a friendly and welcoming place to work” … -
We are committed to having a diverse senior management team and we encourage applications from disabled and Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates, as these groups are underrepresented on our senior management team at present.
Please note: this vacancy may close sooner if sufficient applications have been received so please apply as soon as possible if interested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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All Survivors Project is seeking a Senior Finance and Accounting Lead with a passion for human rights to provide comprehensive financial and accounting management to the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to support a growing organisation which supports critical humanitarian work. The role will suit an ambitious and meticulous finance professional with a proactive and practical approach to their work.
About Us
All Survivors Project (ASP) is an independent, international human rights organisation that supports global efforts to eradicate conflict-related sexual violence. ASP works to strengthen national and international responses, focusing on research and action on conflict-related sexual violence against men and boys. Our vision is that all survivors receive appropriate care, support and justice for the harms done to them.
About the Role
As Senior Finance and Accounting Lead, you will take on a leadership role, working closely with the Executive Director and our small but highly motivated team. The Finance Manager will be the focal point for overall financial management and planning, including budgeting, donor proposal development, cash flow management, donor reporting, audits, and internal capacity building.
- Budgeting – working with the Executive Director to create the annual budget.
- Providing support to Executive Director in preparation for internal and external annual, ad hoc and donor audits.
- Working closely with the team to ensure that donor finance guidelines, formats and processes are understood by all colleagues at the start of each project and being adhered to throughout the project.
- Donor reporting – building and managing a rolling donor reporting schedule; preparing the financial report within the donor report; compiling full donor reports
- Governance and compliance – providing quarterly financial reports to the Board of Trustees; submitting RTI to HMRC on time
- Payments – reconciling bank accounts and credit cards
- Administering the payroll system and maintaining liaison with pension providers.
- Verifying and processing consultants’ payments ensuring internal policies and donor requirements are respected.
About You
You will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or equivalent) with experience in the NGO sector (and an understanding of donor reporting requirements).
You will have a passion for human rights and be willing and able to work in a small and collaborative team.
What’s on offer
Salary: £56,000 per annum
Hybrid working: 2 days per week in London office (candidates with alternative requirements are encouraged to get in touch to discuss)
How to Apply
Please apply or get in touch with Holly Arrowsmith or Heather Bateman at Ivy Rock Partners for further details.
We will review applications upon receipt and interviews may be conducted at short notice if required by suitable applicants. As such, we encourage applications as soon as possible. Final application deadline will be Monday 17th February.
Please note that sponsorship can not be provided for this role so applicants must have full working rights to work in the UK.
The purpose of this role is to manage the day-to-day operation of various finance functions within the Finance Department, to supervise the monthly close process, to manage workflow to ensure deadlines are met and that financial information is processed in a timely and accurate manner.
Taking a lead on all aspects of the department’s work, providing technical advice and support to the team and to internal clients as a senior member of finance team, and to support the Financial Controller and Finance Director in their roles.
The successful candidate will have the following:
- A CCAB-qualified accountant with a working knowledge of current UK GAAP
- Experience of working in a busy financial accounting team or first time move out of Practice
- Excellent technical accounting skills, including a thorough grasp of the concept of double entry, profit and loss statements and balance sheets, including accounting for accruals, prepayments and accrued and deferred income
- Experience of VAT and other Charity-related technical issues e.g. Charities SORP requirements would be a distinct advantage
- Excellent communication skills and an awareness of the importance of sharing information with the team, with colleagues and with the senior managers within the Finance Department and the rest of the organisation
If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!
The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Wednesday 5th February 2025 at 12 noon
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Established in 2002, Greenhouse Sports charity is leading the fight for a future where young people are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges, through sport. We coach and mentor young people from deprived backgrounds because the crisis for children living in deprivation is real and it is urgent. Children from the poorest families are 3 times more likely to not participate in any extra-curricular activities compared to those from wealthier families and they lack many opportunities that are available to their wealthier peers.
We have an exciting opportunity to join a mission driven Sport for Development charity that makes a real difference. We are also a great place to work and are proud to be a winner of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work awards for 2024, in the medium category.
The Person
Are you a skilled Financial Accountant with a passion for driving change and making a difference? Do you have strong technical expertise in charity accounting and want to use your talents to support young people facing inequalities? If so, we want to hear from you!
The Role
We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our finance team on a 0.6 FTE (22.5 hours per week) permanent role. You will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts, producing statutory financial reports, and supporting a variety of finance projects aimed at improving processes and controls. This is a hands-on role, requiring a strong knowledge of charity accounting standards (SORP, FRS102) and advanced Excel skills.
Key Requirements:
- Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
- Charity Accounting Knowledge: Experience with Charity SORP and FRS102 regulations
- Advanced Excel Skills: Expertise in pivot tables, formulas, and financial modelling
- Critical Thinking: Ability to analyse data, solve complex problems, and make informed decisions
- Communication: Strong ability to interact with both financial and non-financial stakeholders
- Teamwork: Energetic, collaborative, and willing to support the broader finance function
Benefits:
- Flexible working arrangements (home/office)
- 20 days’ paid holiday (increasing by 1 day per year) + 7 additional days at Christmas
- Health insurance plan, personal wellbeing budget, and sick pay
- Opportunities for career development and internal promotion
- A diverse and inclusive work culture
Join Us!
If you’re passionate about using your financial expertise to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people, this is the perfect role for you!
Application Deadline: Friday 14 February at 23:59 hrs.
Greenhouse Sports is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children therefore applicants must be willing to undergo child protection training and screening including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and obtaining satisfactory references from past employers.
Helping young people succeed through sport and team spirit
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Description
Ivy Rock Partners is supporting a leading housing association with the recruitment of a fixed asset accountant to join the team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
As Fixed Asset Accountant you will be responsible for maintaining and reconciling key financial registers, ensuring timely and accurate reporting, and supporting audits. This role will focus on fixed asset accounting, including variance analysis and reconciliation between various financial systems, and will require close collaboration with both internal teams and external auditors.
As a key member of the finance team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data, supporting audits, and driving process improvements across the organisation.
Key responsibilities
- Reconcile the Fixed Asset Register to the general ledger and ensure accurate reporting for the month-end process.
- Prepare and post monthly journals, supporting financial reporting and analysis.
- Analyse and reconcile fixed asset data, including variance analysis between financial systems.
- Collaborate with internal teams to streamline finance processes and improve data quality.
- Assist with year-end audits and balance sheet reconciliations.
About You
- Experience in fixed asset accounting and financial reporting, with a strong understanding of ledger reporting and variance analysis
- Experience working within a not-for-profit organisation (housing preferred)
- Experience working with and analysing large data sets and translate them into actionable insights.
- Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and the ability to collaborate with multiple teams.
What’s on Offer
- £40,000 - £42,000
- Hybrid working - 1 day required in officer per week
- 30 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays (12 month equivalent)
- Additional paid volunteering days each year
- Up to 10% pension contribution
£54,285 - £60,585 (National)
+ £5,000 Accountancy Allowance with relevant qualification
The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government's office estate. We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. We are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.
Representing the best covenant in the UK - His Majesty's Government - we are leading ground-breaking programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme, as well as delivering modern and cost-effective real estate service solutions.
Innovation and progress are at the heart of our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged, and we're dedicated to becoming a leading, inclusive employer both in the external market and throughout the Civil Service. Our strong emphasis on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces.
Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.
The responsibilities of the IFRS16 Accountant will include:
- Ownership of the GPA's technical IFRS16 accounting calculations, performing accurate and technically correct IFRS16 calculations for all relevant lease events, undertaking verifications, validations and checks
- Monthly reporting of IFRS16 financial performance, risks and opportunities (RDEL & CDEL)
- Produce key information to support annual budgets and monthly forecasts for IFRS16. This will form part of SR bidding and Estimates, submissions to Cabinet Office & HMT. Respond to queries arising
- Support systems improvements behind IFRS16 accounting including accounting ledgers for IFRS16 transactions. Working with GPA's outsourced Property Partner and supporting the development of accounting systems to ensure that IFRS16 accounting is accurate
- As required, supporting the production of GPA business cases/investment appraisals and ensuring that IFRS16 calculations are accurate
- Business partnering across GPA Directorates to ensure that IFRS16 impacts are understood and incorporated into all decision making
- Providing IFRS16 advice to finance and non-finance stakeholders across GPA. Supporting IFRS16 training across GPA Finance. Working towards becoming a subject matter expert on the application and reporting of IFRS16.
Key Skills & Experience
- A technically strong, confident qualified accountant
- It would be preferable to have experience of IFRS16 technical accounting, particularly in its application to property leases (as both landlord and tenant) - if no prior experience, then the candidate must have a technical aptitude and be prepared to work towards become an expert on IFRS16
- A commercially astute finance professional, capable of translating technical accounting requirements into language that will inform, advise, influence and inspire confidence in financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- A self-starter, comfortable with change and with the drive-to-drive continuous improvement
- Strong leadership skills to lead a team of mixed experience in a challenging and complex environment
- Good communication, networking and negotiation skills, capable of building relationships with both finance and non-finance professionals
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, planning, collaborating and delivering through others
- Down to earth, proactive and pragmatic
For more information, please apply using the link, or contact Emma Fuller at our retained search agent, Robertson Bell.
The GPA is committed to representing the communities we serve by making Diversity, Equality and Inclusion part of everything we do. To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent,
Prospectus is delighted to be working with the civil service, searching for a Project and Systems Accountant to join their innovative team. You will work with managers and teams within the business to quickly gain an understanding of organisational projects providing timely, appropriate, and clear professional advice in line with relevant standards and regulations.
The agency has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work they do has a significant impact on people’s lives, their communities, and the economy.
The Project and Systems Accountant will be experienced with the building of financial models, in a financial modelling role that requires understanding of financial and accounting concepts or project finance within public sector/civil service. Successful candidates will demonstrate a positive approach with strong analytical and interpretive skills and the ability to think through a problem, applying a logical methodology to develop a solution under time pressure.
In this key role which requires strong relationship / stakeholder management skills with the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others to engage in good financial management, you will also demonstrate excellent project management skills, vigilance and sustains attention to detail. You will also demonstrate the ability to assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with SAP, and will hold a full qualification in accountancy, UK CCAB or CIMA*, with current membership of a professional body. You must also be able to work in Bristol regularly throughout your probation period, and visit when needed once training is complete. You will also have the demonstrable experience to enable the above activities. There is an accountancy allowance for fully qualified candidates of £1,730 per annum. Find further information about the role on the appointment brief below.
*Candidates with international accountancy qualifications must have completed conversion to UK CCAB or CIMA prior to application.
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
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Up to £38,000 basic depending on experience, plus £12 000 on target bonus (uncapped), non-contributory pension, 25 days annual leave
Hours 9am to 5.30pm reducing to 9am to 5pm during August & December
We offer working from home 3 days per week, with 2 days in the office minimum per week. Flexible working hours offered after satisfactory completion of probationary period
Our mission at CharityJob is to help charities find great people using great technology!
As an Account Manager you will...
- Provide innovative digital job board solutions to charities and not-for-proift organisations, helping them to reach and attract their ideal candidates. You will build relationships and sales pipeline with our large customer base as well as developing new business from qualified leads and incoming calls.
- Predominantly over the phone and through video conferencing you will be able to engage clients in needs based conversations and give online demonstrations of how CharityJob works, plus the options available to meet specific recruitment needs. You will then recommend and sell recruitment solutions that range from job board packages to content driven newsletter options and industry-leading premium products.
- Join a team of salespeople who are passionate about what they do, working hard and smart for their customers. So, if you’re looking for a rewarding opportunity amongst a close team of Account Managers, working in a fast-paced environment with superb technology, then please read on....
The person we are looking for...
- Is friendly and outgoing with a terrific phone manner
- Takes pride in providing excellent customer service to win, keep and grow relationships
- Is target and reward driven
- Is IT Literate and mentally agile
- Has an interest and knowledge in digital solutions
- Can demonstrate success in an outbound sales environment
The Company
From launch in 2000 CharityJob has grown quickly to become the UK’s largest and busiest job board for the not for profit sector. We are the trusted recruitment partner for thousands of charities, NGO's and agencies working within the sector. We're a small friendly team where the culture is entrepreneurial, practical, approachable and fun; all within a goal-oriented environment. Our salespeople are the best in the business.
We are only accepting applications for this role from applicants who live in the UK.
We help charities find people who share their purpose, faster, easier and fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Account Executive – Relationship & Account Management
Location: Hybrid – Two days a week in London
Salary: £32,041
Deadline: ASAP – CVs only
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and personable Account Executive with brilliant relationship and account management skills. This role is perfect for someone who excels at building strong connections, providing exceptional client support, and spotting opportunities for growth.
Working two days a week in London, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing key accounts, ensuring clients receive outstanding service, and identifying opportunities to expand relationships. The role requires confidence in engaging with professionals at all levels, particularly within HR and Diversity & Inclusion teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing client relationships, offering strategic advice, and ensuring ongoing engagement.
- Supporting businesses in implementing best practices and maximising digital resources.
- Identifying opportunities to enhance membership packages and increase engagement.
- Preparing and delivering engaging presentations.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven experience in account management, business development, or client relations.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
- A proactive and strategic mindset, with a passion for supporting workplace inclusivity.
- The ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
This is an opportunity to be part of a team making a tangible impact. If you have a talent for relationship-building and a keen eye for opportunities, we would love to hear from you.
How to apply: Please submit your CV as soon as possible – applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
For a full job description and details on how to apply, please contact Hannah Laking at Harris Hill:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 020 7820 7331
Harris Hill is a certified B Corp™ and a leading charity recruitment agency, committed to equitable and inclusive recruitment practices. Applications from all sections of the community are actively welcomed, regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality, or other protected characteristics.