Financial Accountant Jobs
Do you want to make life better for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse?
Galop, the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, is seeking an individual with a background in finance, and a proven ability to manage projects, a team and relationships with stakeholders. This is an excellent opportunity for someone self-driven, energetic and proactive looking to take on the challenge and responsibility of managing a small finance team in an organisation making a difference in the lives of LGBT+ survivors of abuse and violence.
Galop works directly with thousands of LGBT+ people who have experienced abuse and violence every year. We specialise in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, and other forms of abuse including honour-based abuse, forced marriage, and so-called conversion therapies. We are a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of our community are at the centre of what we do.
At Galop, we believe in equity and understand the importance of inclusion for staff with a wide range of lived experience. No matter your age, race, faith, orientation, gender identity, disability, or class, we want you to feel welcome here. To that end Galop has a multi-year Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion plan in place, currently focusing on equity and inclusion for trans staff and staff members of colour. We are committed to listening and learning, and to constant improvement. We believe it is our job to make sure that all our staff, particularly those from minoritised backgrounds, feel welcome, safe, and able to thrive at Galop.
Galop is a charity registered in England and Wales, with around £4m of income and 65 employees.
About the Role
As the Financial Controller you will be part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and report into the Chief Executive Officer. You will lead a small team and manage the relationship with our existing outsourced finance team, payroll provider and auditors to deliver high quality professional finance services to the charity. You will be responsible for the financial systems and processes and ensuring the quality and timeliness of work delivered.
Galop has gone through a period of rapid growth and you will be continuing the work to align its financial practices to its new operating model. Personally, you will be resilient and driven to develop, implement and improve financial policies. You will be working with the Treasurer and SLT to improve financial management and controls. Your financial analysis and reporting skills will be exceptional and you’ll have the ability to manage people setting clear goals and priorities for your team whilst providing support and challenge where needed.
You will work closely with other teams to establish regular, clear, and consistent channels of communication at all levels within the organisation. You will build and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams and will; improve the understanding of charity’s performance; influence decision-making; deliver analysis and insight on business opportunities and support options and scenarios planning including funding applications.
Location
Hybrid – this role requires some working days to be in our central London office, and some days working from home.
Hours
0.8 - 1 FTE, Part-time (28 hours per week) or Full-time (35 hours per week)
Contract
Permanent
Reports to:
Ben Kernighan – Interim CEO
Salary
Salary scale - £47,369.25 - £54,010.33 (including inner London Weighting of £4,129.42 which is available to staff who live in London and/or work from the Galop office in central London). Dependent on experience and pro-rated for part time roles.
Closing Date
Applications should be submitted by midnight on Sunday 4th August 2024.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis with the first sets during week commencing July 22nd. Further rounds will be conducted through August.
Please visit our website to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a finance professional with experience of Unit 4 ERPx and a passion for enhancing dog welfare?
As we continue our digital transformation programme, we’re looking for a motivated Systems Accountant to develop and optimise our brand-new accounting system.
About this job:
As Systems Accountant, you’ll:
- lead on the development and enhancement of Unit 4 ERPx, functioning as system administration and SUPER-user,
- work closely with various internal stakeholders (particularly the IT team) to ensure integration between existing systems and Unit 4 ERPx, building strong relationships with leaders to ensure the system meets requirements,
- be the main point of contact with the system supplier, responsible for ensuring both the smooth-running of the system and continuous improvement,
- be a problem solver, proactively identifying system gaps and working to resolve them in the most efficient way,
- build reports based on business requirements, ensuring decision-makers have financial reporting that provides meaningful insights and recommendations.
About you:
To excel in this role, you'll need extensive hands-on experience with the Unit 4 ERPx system, with a thorough understanding of its demands, capabilities, risks, and opportunities. Excellent communication skills are essential, as you'll be cultivating relationships with both external and internal stakeholders, taking a diplomatic and empathetic approach. Strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of financial accounting system processes and management are also crucial. A commitment to, and empathy for, the aims and objectives of Dogs Trust is vital.
About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.
What you need to know:
Interviews for this role will take place on Teams and are provisionally scheduled for the week commencing 22nd July 2024.
To apply for this position please visit our website. Our application process requires you complete an application form and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable interest, so to avoid disappointment early application is encouraged.
Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust. We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.
UK Financial Accountant
Salary - £50,209 to £55,443 per annum
Full time, permanent
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of UK Finance, the role will manage a small team and work alongside both UK and International colleagues and stakeholders and work closely with the International Finance Managers to coordinate the global audit. They have responsibility to help maintain a robust financial control environment within the UK, UK taxation and for banking, investments, and foreign currency management.
Responsibilities are focused on the delivery of timely and accurate financial accounting activities of the UK, group reporting and audit. Includes three UK companies.
The role also acts as principal professional advisor on accounting standards, taxation and financial control to colleagues in finance and senior management. They will also play a central role in investigating and managing allegations or suspicions of terrorist financing.
Key Working Relationships
Head of UK Finance, the Chief Finance Officer, International Finance Managers and Head of Internal Audit
Key Accountabilities
Person Profile
- Ability to work in a professional environment, keep organised and manage multiple demands on their time.
- Proactive and resilient, with ability to engage others and independently overcome obstacles.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to lead tasks/activities and drive for a successful solution.
- Self-motivated with strong problem solving and analytical skills, with a proven ability to manage time properly, set priorities, plan and organise work.
- Ability to work under pressure to prioritise deliverables.
- Ability to motivate a team and inspire ownership and continual improvement.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive relevant accounting experience for an international organisation with good technical knowledge in consolidated group accounting.
- Knowledge of working in a multi-currency environment.
- Strong stakeholder management with the ability to understand and convey accounting/financial technical terms to others using plain language.
- Strong technical skills as well as financial analysis, reporting and compliance.
- ACCA or CIMA finalist.
- Knowledge of SORP and VAT
- Strong experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Experience in a finance role within the INGO sector.
- Qualified ACCA or CIMA.
- Strong knowledge in Power BI reporting
- Experience of MS Business Central.
- Experience in SUN accounting system and Q&A reporting very desirable.
Skills, Abilities and Competences
- Advanced Excel skills and excellent understanding of other MS Office applications.
- Ability to motivate and instil continual improvement in a team.
- Ability to work and effectively communicate with finance and non-finance colleagues at different levels.
Why join us?
You will join a high performing team of Financial professionals, all committed to making the world work better for everyone. You will experience and contribute to a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged teams, and where work life balance and agile working is valued. You will have the opportunity to help develop an evolving team where collaboration and personal growth are encouraged, build strong processes and rigorous compliance, while working in a fast moving environment.
Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station, and we offer free
parking near to the office.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
It is our normal practice to operate a hybrid working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working.
- 27 days’ holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
- Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%.
- Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
- Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to our Wellbeing platform which offers emotional
- and practical support.
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Cycle to Work / Shower Facilities
- Sit / Stand desks available in our modern offices
Additional information
Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued. Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.
We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults, and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have a pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 7th July 2024
Interviews: It is anticipated that first round interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 15th July 2024.
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. Please visit our careers page to view the full recruitment pack. To apply, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
A leading professional membership body based in central London is seeking a Financial Accountant on a full-time, permanent basis.
The organisation is a prestigious and historic professional body providing an impressive array of qualifications, services and resources to its members. The organisation has around 50 staff and 19,000 members.
The salary offered is £60,000 per annum, with excellent benefits.
Job Title: Financial Accountant
Organisation: Professional membership body
Location: Central London with hybrid working (roughly 50/50 office and home-based)
Hours: Full-time
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £60,000 per annum
Key points:
-Financial Accountant role at medium sized professional membership body
-Full-time permanent role with salary of £60,000 per annum
-Hybrid working – 2/3 days pw on average in central London
-Reports to Head of Finance, no line management responsibility
-Role covers VAT, partial exemption, charity SORP statutory accounts, financial controls, audit prep and overseeing transactional finance - also covering payroll when required
-You will also be involved in the financial aspects of a largescale CRM project
Requirements:
-Fully-qualified accountant preferred but not essential
-Charity sector/membership sector experience preferred
-Strong Charity SORP and charity VAT experience required – candidates must have led on the internal delivery of yea-end accounts in-line with charity SORP and should have strong practical knowledge of charity VAT including partial exemption
Closing date: Ongoing
Interviews: 1st stage interviews w/c 1st July, 2nd stage interviews w/c 15th July
Actively Interviewing
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!
MLC Partners are working with a major conservation charity to recruit a Financial Accountant to join their expanding team. The organisation have experienced significant growth in recent years and have developed both their offering as well as commercial income streams which support the incredible work they do around the world.
Main responsibilities include:
- Support with the production of the monthly management accounts through the ownership of key balance sheet reconciliations and posting of journals.
- Work with the Financial Controller on the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for both the charitable and commercial arms through to final sign off for their annual report.
- Take a prominent role in the development of new policies and processes – the team openly welcome new ideas and viewpoints.
- Leading on charity VAT and Gift Aid, ensuring the correct application of relevant rules and regulations.
The successful candidate:
- Either a fully qualified accountant or someone actively studying towards a recognised accountancy qualification.
- Will ideally have some experience of charity accounting, although candidates from outside the sector who can bring fresh perspectives will also be welcomed.
- Must be open minded and consistently looking for improvements to further the performance of the finance team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious financial accountant who wants to take the next step in their career and work with a unique organisation doing great things for global conservation.
Applications will be reviewed daily, but for more information or to have an informal discussion about your job search, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.
Actively Interviewing
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!
A leading professional membership body based in central London is seeking a Financial Accountant on a fixed term contract basis for 3-4 months.
The organisation is a prestigious and historic professional body providing an impressive array of qualifications, services and resources to its members. The organisation has around 50 staff and 19,000 members.
The salary offered is £60,000 per annum (pro-rata), with excellent benefits.
Candidates should be available to start the role immediately or within 1 week – the role is to cover the gap between an existing member of staff leaving and a new one likely joining later in the summer.
Job Title: Financial Accountant
Organisation: Professional membership body
Location: Central London with hybrid working (roughly 50/50 office and home-based)
Hours: Full-time
Duration: 3-4 month fixed term contract
Salary: £60,000 per annum (pro-rata)
Key points:
-Financial Accountant role at medium sized professional membership body
-Fixed term contract role for 3-4 months with salary of £60,000 per annum (pro-rata)
-Hybrid working – 2/3 days pw on average in central London
-Reports to Head of Finance, no line management responsibility
-Role covers VAT, partial exemption, charity SORP statutory accounts, financial controls, audit prep and overseeing transactional finance - also covering payroll when required
-You will also be involved in the financial aspects of a largescale CRM project
Requirements:
-Fully-qualified accountant preferred but not essential
-Charity sector/membership sector experience preferred
-Strong Charity SORP and charity VAT experience required – candidates must have led on the internal delivery of year-end accounts in-line with charity SORP and should have strong practical knowledge of charity VAT including partial exemption
Closing date: Ongoing
Interviews: Ongoing / rolling
Your new company
A large, high profile, London-based charity.
Your new role
Reporting to the Head of Financial Accounting, you will be responsible for the management, administration and reconciliation of key balance sheet control accounts and the posting of monthly payroll journals. Additionally, you will play a key role at month end, quarter end and year end and to ensure the efficient delivery of accurate financial information to stakeholders. The role is diverse and varied. The anticipated duration is for 10 months. Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Financial Accountant, ideally with a background in either the charity or higher education sectors. You will also have strong Excel skills.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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- An exciting opportunity to work in a hybrid Accounts team
- Excellent benefits
About Our Client
The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, commonly known as Gray's Inn, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London. To be called to the bar in order to practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these inns.
Job Description
- Provide advice and support to the Director of Finance.
- Control of the property management software and responsibility for issuing accurate billing of rents, service charges and insurance to tenants.
- Working closely with Estates team in the management of debtors and tenant service charges.
- Have responsibility for the annual reconciliation of service charges and liaising with the Auditors in the production of Service Charge Certificates.
- Liaising with Finance teams for outsourced provision of Estates services.
- Liaising with the catering team in the maintenance of private function deposits, billing of their clients and debtors.
- Responsibility for the billing of the quarterly Bench Commons (members) accounts.
- Daily Bank reconciliations and the collation and posting of all daily income from Hall Lunch, Bar and parking.
- Management of Direct Debit collections.
- Completion of month and year end procedures on a timely basis including reconciliation of Paypal income; monthly and annual recharges, invoicing for parking permits.
- Payment of annual scholarship awards.
- Assist in the year end audit programme for the Inn, Scholarships Trust and Charitable Trust.
- Provide income analysis to support in the preparation of annual budgets.
- Understanding of the VAT coding and reporting requirements (partial recovery) to ensure accurate coding of invoices.
- Working closely with the other finance team members (Management Accountant and Accounts Assistant) providing cover where necessary.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will have the following...
- High levels of literacy and numeracy.
- Excellent communications skills.
- Ability to contribute positively to the work of the team and work supportively, co-operatively and collaboratively with colleagues.
- Ability to work on own initiative within the parameters of the role.
- Ability and willingness to learn new skills.
- Experience or knowledge of a similar working environment, landed estate including service charge accounting.
What's on Offer
The Inn offers 33 days annual leave and an 8% pension contribution among other benefits.
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Page Personnel.
35 hours per week
£48,714.18 per annum (National) / £51,666.06 per annum (London)
Location - London with flexibility to work from home
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our CEO domain and is part of the Finance team.
We are currently looking for an experienced financial accountant, who has a passion for young people and the organisations mission and values to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
Experience/Work-based knowledge• Led and manged finance teams including year end and month end processes, ideally in a non-profit organisation.• Line management experience that includes supporting and encouraging a high performance team. • Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge.• Proven track record of leading and delivering finance operational improvements or process efficiencies • High Levels of credibility with experience of engaging and building relationships with key stakeholders.
Qualifications• Accounting professional qualification.
Skills• Exercises sound judgement and decision making based on logical thinking, best practice, organisational understanding and evidence;• Ability to work well under pressure • Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels• Excellent planning and organisational skills• Sound people management and leadership skills, driving team performance and improving work processes• Fully competent in Excel, at intermediate to advance level
INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete full employment history as part of the application process.
The closing date for applications is at midnight on Friday 19th July 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 5th July.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
The Children's Society is currently undertaking a pay and grading review - this review is intended to improve our current approach, we are currently consulting with our recognised trade union and any changes are due to be implemented in May 2024.
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Part qualified/fully qualified Financial Accountant
Do you have a passion for animal welfare and a strong financial background?
I am working with an animal charity who are seeking a skilled and motivated Financial Accountant to join their dedicated finance team in central London. This is a key role responsible for ensuring the overall financial controls are in order and accurate financial statements are done. This is a 3 month fixed term contract with a possibility of being extended.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Relevant experience in financial accounting, ideally within an international charity.
- Have deep understanding of SORP, UK GAAP, and IFRS accounting standards.
- Ideally have experience using Microsoft Business Central and excel at an advanced level.
- A strong background within managing payroll with working knowledge of payroll processes and experience auditing monthly payroll runs.
- Maintains an understanding of VAT and HMRC regulations.
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment and able to work with multicurrency accounting practices.
What You'll Do:
- Oversee financial transaction processing, ensuring controls and risk management are running seamlessly.
- Manage all aspects of UK payroll processing, including compliance with HMRC regulations.
- Support the production of accurate and timely consolidated financial statements.
The Financial Accountant will have a strong background within Payroll, VAT and financial controls. Must be confident to work in a high-pressured role and have worked with an accounting system such as Business Central within the charity sector.
To be considered for this role the Financial Accountant needs to have a proven track record of working within a Financial Controller role.
This temporary contract is to start ASAP and charity sector experience is a must. If you have the above background and skillset and keen to know more please apply to TPP Recruitment by sending your CV to [email protected]
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Ambitious about Autism is looking for an experienced and qualified Financial Controller to join the team. Candidates who trained at a top 15 private accountancy firm or equivalent public body, with charity sector experience, are especially encouraged to apply.
The Financial Controller at Ambitious about Autism (AaA) and Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust (AaAST) plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of the organisations' financial data. They are responsible for adhering to the Charities SORP and the Academies Financial Handbook for AaAST.
The primary responsibilities of the Financial Controller include:
- Financial Data Management: Ensuring that all financial data is accurately recorded, maintained, and reported in accordance with relevant accounting standards and guidelines.
- Compliance: Ensuring compliance with statutory and legal obligations related to financial matters. This includes managing tax affairs, including VAT, and ensuring timely and accurate payments.
- Control Environment: Establishing and maintaining a robust control environment to safeguard assets, prevent fraud, and ensure accurate financial reporting. This involves implementing internal controls, conducting regular audits, and addressing any control weaknesses or risks.
- External Scrutiny: Preparing financial reports and statements for external scrutiny, such as audits, regulatory inspections, or funder assessments. The Financial Controller ensures that all financial records and processes can withstand external scrutiny and meet the required standards.
- Finance System Development: Taking responsibility for the development and effective operation of the finance system, IRIS Financials. This includes optimising system functionality, ensuring data accuracy, providing user support and training, and exploring opportunities for process improvements and automation.
- Team management: lead the financial accounting team and ensuring an excellent service is delivered.
In summary, the Financial Controller at AaA and AaAST are responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of financial data, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and legal obligations, managing tax affairs, and developing and operating an effective finance system.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Management Accountant (Qualified)
Salary: £52,500- £56,500
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Location: This post is London-based. We have a hybrid working model of minimum 2 days per week (for full time staff) at our King’s Cross office (2 Granary Square, London N1C 4BH).
Who are we?
Art Fund is the UK’s national fundraising charity for art. We give grants to help museums, galleries, historic houses and public arts organisations to acquire objects for their collections, to share them with as many people as possible, and to support research and training for museum professionals. We are supported by our growing membership of 135,000 through the National Art Pass, as well as the generosity of many individuals, trusts and foundations.
The role
This is an important post for the organisation and as the Qualified Management Accountant you will be responsible for leading the management accounting and financial planning of the charity. The role involves working across the organisation, requiring strong interpersonal skills, to deliver first class management information.
- This is an impactful and broad role, but to give an idea of focus, the core areas of delivery will include:
- Owning month-end processes including complex reconciliations such as membership income
- Produce insightful monthly management accounts, including analysis and commentary
- Lead and prepare quarterly reforecasts
- Provide support and challenge to budget holders
- Lead, with the head of finance, the annual budget process and preparation
- Prepare year-end reconciliations and support with audit
- Be the finance representative on the CRM implementation team (implementation due in 2025) and work closely with the Finance Manager on a potential change in the finance system post the 2025 audit
Key Employee Benefits
- Generous Annual leave – 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas and an additional day in August.
- Free National Art Pass (NAP) – for yourself and another person of your choice.
- Free Entry to Exhibitions
- Life Assurance – cover for up to three times your basic salary.
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cash health plan
- Pensions – Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%.
Closing deadline: 9am on Friday 19 July 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.
We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.
Non-UK nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK. No agencies please.
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About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
You will line manage Regional Financial Managers, to ensure high quality, disciplined and supportive financial structure is in place to support all programmes under MSI Africa. You will also be responsible for managing the Regional Finance Teams and coordinating with the Senior Africa, Director and Africa, Director Deputy to ensure strong financial oversight of country programmes. Moreover, you will develop and implement the necessary strategy to ensure standardization, simplification and compliance across MSI Africa operations.
Working closely with the MSI Senior Director, Africa you will have significant internal and external facing responsibilities ranging from ensuring compliance with MSI’s financial internal standards to representing MSI financial systems vis-a-via donors and strategic stakeholders.
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, motivate and guide finance leadership across the continent and in regional support structure.
- SUN accounts (ideally), Vision XL and Excel skills
- Highly motivated with the ability to motivate and develop the skills of the team and inspire individuals and teams through situational leadership and by providing clear direction
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- 5 – 10 years proven experience of financial leadership within a complex, multi-regional business
- Experience of developing and successfully implementing different financial strategies, with demonstrable push to implement a standardization and simplification across a complex business.
- Experience of communicating a range of complex issues with the ability to convey an inspiring vision.
- An understanding of major policies/ issues that arise when implementing in Africa, strong knowledge of good business practices
- An international mind-set, with an understanding of social businesses, together with an appreciation for cultural differences
- Experience in working with social business preferably in a developing country.
- Experience in producing, delivering and presenting meaningful financial analysis and recommend appropriate actions to enhance organizational performance
- Experience in initiating, developing and maintaining relationships with their staff, peers and external stakeholders at a senior level
- Knowledge and experience of the region
- Demonstrable ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, including with people who do not have a background in finance
Formal education/qualification
- Qualified accountant
- Degree-educated or equivalent
- Relevant post-graduate qualification e.g. MBA, MSc, MA (desirable)
- Knowledge of English (Required)
- French language knowledge preferred but not essential
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:
- Energetic, driven and an unwavering commitment for MSI’s mission, with the ability to push boundaries, and make tough decisions and challenge others in line with our mission
- Passionate about system and process improvements to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting the clients at the centre of everything, and ensuring we deliver high quality, high impact services that meet their individual needs
- Able to work as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures
- Commercially minded, understands the levers for profitability for success within the marketplace. Focuses on results, ensuring long term sustainability and increased impact
- Takes accountability for the decisions made and the behaviours demonstrated
- Aware of the emerging developments within our sector, with the ability to focus and articulate a vision of the future which inspires and excites others, while understanding the detail and looking for the evidence
- Highest levels of integrity, and a strong ethical sense
- Able to travel throughout Africa and international
Please click here to see the job description on our website.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working, a minimum of two office days per week) or where any MSI country programme operates.
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday (For UK based team members, for other locations the hours will be in line with national labour regulations)
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £66,200 - £86,700 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits. For all other locations, the salary will be banded within the national context.
Salary band: BG 12
Closing date: 9th July 2024 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
Management Accountant (Part Qualified)
Location: King's Cross, London (hybrid)
Contract length: Permanent
Salary: £39,000 - £42,000 depending on experience
Who are we?
Art Fund is the UK’s national fundraising charity for art. We give grants to help museums, galleries, historic houses and public arts organisations to acquire objects for their collections, to share them with as many people as possible, and to support research and training for museum professionals. We are supported by our growing membership of 135,000 through the National Art Pass, as well as the generosity of many individuals, trusts and foundations.
The role
This is an important post in the finance team and, as the Part qualified Management Accountant you will be responsible for a number of important processes supporting month end, reforecasts and the annual budget. You will also work with the head of finance on specific projects and support budget holders across the charity on financial questions and analysis.
To give an idea of focus, the core areas of delivery will include:
- Reconciliations and month end processes to support closing the books
- Support on reforecasts and the annual budget
- Corporate national art pass invoicing
- Being the lead on AFSL, our trading entity, including raising invoices and intercompany transactions
- Lead on grant payment queries
- Help with the preparation of VAT returns
- Administer investments including compliance
- Year-end reconciliation and audit support
- Supporting the head of finance on the assessment of finance processes and practices including implementing outcomes
Key Employee Benefits
- Generous Annual leave– 25 days annual leave and bank holidays, with additional non-contractual office closure dates at Christmas and an additional day in August.
- Free National Art Pass (NAP)- for yourself and another person of your choice.
- Free Entry to Exhibitions
- Life Assurance- cover for up to three times your basic salary.
- Season Ticket Loan
- Cash health plan
- Pensions- Eligible employees are enrolled into the scheme with the exception of those who have contracts of three months or less. Art Fund contributes 8% of the basic annual salary during the first six months of employment or until probation is successfully completed, whichever is the later. At that point the contribution is increased to 10%.
This post is London-based. We have a hybrid working model of minimum 2 days per week (for full time staff) at our King’s Cross office (2 Granary Square, London N1C 4BH).
Closing deadline: 9am on 26 July 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We are committed to building our team and trustees from the broad range of backgrounds and experiences across the UK, valuing difference and diversity, and building a workplace based on shared values of equality and mutual respect.
We have ambitious plans for the future and will be holding ourselves to account and putting our principles into action, as we all work together to help bring about positive change and a fairer future for everyone. We therefore want to encourage applications from all races, ages, religions and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with any kind of disabilities and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our organisation.
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The International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology, bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories. For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health Organization and consultative status with the United Nations. FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy and capacity building with our member societies.
As an experienced and qualified Accountant, you will provide the charity with strong Management Accounts skills, including reporting, stakeholder management and risk mitigation work. You will work as part of a small, dedicated team responsible for the effective management and control of the financial functioning of a medium sized dynamic Charity.
HOW TO APPLY
- To apply for this position, please send your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and interest in this opportunity via the Apply button. Please note that applications without a cover letter may not be considered.
- Closing Date for applications: Wednesday 3rd July 11.30pm
- Interviews will take place w/c 8th July
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POSITION IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE THE RIGHT TO RESIDE AND WORK IN THE UK. WE WILL EXPECT RELEVANT PROOF OF SUCH IF ASKED FOR AN INTERVIEW (PLEASE DO NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION WITH YOUR APPLICATION, THANK YOU).
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