Financial Accountant Jobs

Project Accountant

£45,000 - £49,000

Uxbridge/Hybrid

Looking for an exciting new role where no two days are the same? Want to make the role your own? Need something else than just the regular monthly routine? This could be just the role for you.

This is a newly created role for a Project Accountant to join a locally respected Not-for-Profit organisation in Uxbridge. This position has been created in recognition of the need to maximise grant funding, support applications, manage the financials (spend against budget) of a significant capital project as well as general capital expenditure. The role will support the Finance Director to develop/manage a rolling cashflow forecast for the projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with the Finance Director as well as senior leaders of the organisation to use your commercial acumen.

Detailed duties will include:

• Accurate accounting for all projects, including establishment of required project and/or account codes in finance system to record receipt of income and/or grant funding and budgeted spend.
• Notify stakeholders of receipt of funds and follow up status of project spend and completion.
• Review actual expenditure against budget on a regular basis and review and discuss variances with budget holders. Prepare draft funding claims and/or expenditure returns for submission to relevant authorities.
• Monitor and identify new opportunities for grant or other funding, provide assistance to relevant departments with preparing and submitting bids for funding.
• Business Partnering with non-finance managers in order to develop processes and the understanding of financial requirements
• Receive and log capital expenditure requests as part of the budget setting process, liaise with stakeholders to ensure all relevant information is received, advise on the status of requests, establish project codes if required and monitor spend against budget.
• Ensure procurement policies and processes are adhered to, including receipt of three quotes or formal tender process depending on the estimated value of the spend.
• Ensure actual capital expenditure is within approved budget, identify potential or actual cost overruns for review and consideration.
• Ensure all capital expenditure is recorded in the fixed asset register and depreciated in accordance with the rates set out in the Financial Regulations.
• Develop and maintain a rolling cashflow forecast to record expected receipt of funds and payment of capital and other project expenditure.
• Identify minimum and maximum cash requirements and assist in developing effective cash management strategy.

In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for experience of project accounting, to be able to set up and monitor budgets for specific projects. Ideally you will have experience of managing capital projects and/or research grants from an accounting perspective.

You will have a keen eye for detail, so that grant funding is set up correctly to be not only compliant but to maximise the spend. Working with a number of senior stakeholders, excellent communication skills are paramount.

This role is based in Uxbridge and will be on site for c4 days per week though much less during quieter periods. Fantastic benefits include generous pension scheme of 20% and extremely attractive holiday entitlement of 37 days.

Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant ready to elevate your career? Join a leading membership body with over 34,000 members globally. Located in the heart of London, this permanent role within a hardworking and streamlined Finance department offers the chance to make a significant impact while supporting a well known organisation.

Main Responsibilities:

• Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and draft reports for trading companies.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and post sales day books into the nominal ledger.
• Handle month-end journals and support sales ledger processes.
• Manage inputs into and interface with CRM system.
• Maintain and reconcile cash books to the nominal ledger.
• Support the monthly close-down and production of month-end reports.
• Deputise for the Management Accountant and support purchase ledger and credit control functions.

Ideal Candidate Skills:

Essential:

• Strong numeracy skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Understanding of double entry accounting principles.
• Excellent organisational, planning, prioritisation, and time management skills.
• Good communication skills.

Desired:

• Experience in a similar accounts role or accountancy practice.
• Knowledge of sales and purchase ledger functions.
• Understanding of financial accounting packages.
• Part-qualified/studying for a recognised accounting qualification.
• Familiarity with the operations of a membership and qualifying body.

Benefits:

• Strong pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Several perks/discounts across household retailers and supermarkets

How to Apply:

If you are a motivated Accounts Assistant eager to advance your career and develop your skills, we want to hear from you. Apply now to join a supportive team and be part of an organisation with over 130 years of excellence in education.

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.

About the Finance team

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.

Working with the Financial Controller and Finance Assistant, 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 systems advancements.

About the role

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 systems 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 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.

Core tasks and responsibilities

• Monthly accounting, budgeting, reporting and analysis:
• Produce monthly budget vs actual variance reports for budget holders.
• Prepare monthly expenditure reports for the patient grants team, reconciling the finance system to the database.
• Prepare and post the weekly income imports from information provided by Fundraising.
• Undertake regular monthly income reconciliations with the Fundraising Team, agreeing the finance system to the database.
• Aid in the month-end closing procedures and prepare the monthly reconciliations required: bank reconciliation, corporate card reconciliations, project reconciliations.
• Ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed for company credit cards, ensure that credit card expenditure is entered and reconciled through the control account and balanced each month.
• Ensure that all transactions are correctly accounted for in respect of VAT.
• Aid in training non-finance staff on ExpenseIn (our expenses management system). Support the Financial Controller in resolving ExpenseIn queries.
• Raise invoices and maintain the sales ledger.
• Covering for the Accounts Assistant on the purchase ledger when required.
• Aid in the monthly payroll process, incorporating a review of the payroll workings and allocation journal prepared by the outsourced payroll function. Ensure that the correct pension deductions are being made and accounted for correctly on the finance system.

Person specification

• Experience of charity accounting and FRS102 SORP requirements
• Knowledge and experience of management accounts
• A good knowledge of VAT
• Robust understanding of financial controls
• Experience of using a range accounting packages
• High degree of proficiency in Microsoft 365
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to communicate financial matters to non-financial stakeholders
• Self-motivated individual capable of working on their own and as part of a team
• Ability to manage and prioritise a substantial workload handling issues effectively and efficiently
• Ability to analyse complex problems and interpret information effectively and exercise sound judgement and develop practical and workable solutions as a consequence.
• A strong sense of personal and team accountability coupled to a clear understanding of the boundaries around delegated authority.
• Ability to manage to deadlines and within resources.
• Drive for continuous improvement to produce more effective service delivery and partnerships.
• Able to prioritise; organised self-motivated and flexible.

Financial Controller

Location: Hybrid working with an expectation of working in the Bath office at least two days per week

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

BWCE is working to put people at the heart of the transition to net zero, placing ownership and control of energy in the hands of consumers via clean energy projects that actively involve and benefit local communities.

This is a nonprofit distributing Community Benefit Society (a form of co-operative). Since 2010 when it was set up, it has built 14.5 MW of community owned solar power systems and one small hydro scheme, enough power to meet the equivalent annual electricity demand of around 5,000 homes.

The Role

They are looking for a technically minded management accountant with an interest, or experience, in the renewable energy sector. This new post will take on a range of responsibilities within a successful and growing community business, including financial reporting, financial planning, debt financing and budget management. This is a critical role with the opportunity for progression within the organisation for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversight and checking of outsourced production of quarterly management accounts and monthly cashflow
• Supporting the MD on reporting to full board/Finance Sub-Committee meetings and to external grant funders/finance providers
• Leading budget setting process, monitoring against actual performance, identifying trends and recommending action where necessary
• Maintaining BWCE’s long term asset portfolio financial model, analysing and reporting on trends and recommending action where necessary
• Overseeing asset revaluations and the annual audit process
• Collaborating with and reporting to the Senior Management Team around establishing effective financial controls and processes including grant funding budget management systems
• Supporting/overseeing project managers with implementation of budget and WIP analysis processes
• Supporting the MD and the Senior Management Team with strategic financial decision making linked to:
  • business planning
  • fundraising including share/bond offers and senior debt
  • cashflow management
  • asset investment and revaluation

Skills and Qualifications

• Qualified or part qualified ACCA Advanced Diploma, CIMA or equivalent accountancy qualification
• At least 3-5 years proven experience as a finance professional
• Experience of preparing financial reports for senior staff
• Working knowledge of accounting standards and practices, VAT and HMRC regulations in England
• Ability to effectively use data to produce informative reports for use by others
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivation and initiative, ability to learn quickly and work with limited supervision.
• Ability to work effectively both individually and as part of a team.
• Good organisational and time management skills, with experience of working to tight deadlines and budgets

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for BWCE, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Our partner is a nonprofit organization providing accessible & effective mental health interventions for youths. They are seeking a part-time CFO to add expertise and oversight of their finance function to ensure financial sustainability. This role is a really interesting opportunity for an experienced finance professional to shape the finance function of a young, but growing organisation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement financial strategies, and lead the development of financial projections and scenario planning to inform decision making.
• Lead the finance function, overseeing the day-to-day operations (cash, accounts payable, accounts receivables and payroll) and ensure compliance with accounting and financial reporting standards, as well as legal and regulatory requirements for Kenya and the USA
• Evaluate and implement financial systems and processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency
• Oversee the preparation of budgets, financial statements, and other financial reports
• Develop and manage the organization's risk management
• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of young professionals 

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with at least 5 years of relevant experience, and willing to be hands on.
• Strong technical accounting experience covering financial accounting, management accounting, budget creation and monitoring, financial analysis, and reporting, preferably within a not for profit.
• Experience of working in a start-up or of establishing a finance function is strongly desirable.
• Experience of leading a finance function, including providing financial analysis & insight  and strategic advice to aid decision making.
• Experience of grants management, compliance and reporting
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to work with both finance and non-finance staff.
• Strong strategic and problem solving skills. 

This is a remote role, although they would be open to someone working from their office.

They anticipate the role will require 2 days/week, perhaps with more time required initially to set up the finance function and then at important times in the year, including year-end.

University of Plymouth

Management Accountant 0.8 FTE

£38,000 - £44,000 plus excellent benefits including 7 weeks holiday plus bank Holiday and Christmas close down

The University of Plymouth are looking to recruit a Management Accountant in to their busy finance team.

In this role you would be responsible for the provision of financial management and financial knowledge and expertise, to deliver and develop a customer focused, integrated, cost effective and progressive finance business support service.

This role will also support the strategic direction of the faculties and other departments and the wider University agenda ensuring staff are clear on their part in delivering results and are set up for success.

To succeed in this role you will:

Be a qualified Accountant with prior management accounting experience and experience of working in a medium to large and complex organisation.

Provide a link between Finance and all other parts of the University, working in partnership to ensure the achievement of business targets, compliance with policies and adding value in all areas of work.

Work with, and support, the Finance Business Partners on the delivery and development of an effective and flexible business support service to ensure the efficient operation of Faculties and Departments

Have experience of working with operational teams and of helping shape strategic and business planning processes.

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience in working with operational teams and other corporate functions to deliver a mature rounded service.

We are recruiting for a private international charitable foundation which seeks to support environmental recovery, supported by cultures and economies grounded in Earth lore, in line with their “breathe freely” ethos.  As such they are committed to grants and other investments that are healing to the climate, to biodiversity, and to human cultural relations with the other-than-human. The foundation is currently based in a Hong Kong family office, with personnel in Hong Kong and the UK, as well as Cameroon, Brazil, Australia, Papua, and the US. The candidate can choose to be in the U.K. or in Hong Kong, working visa can be offered if needed.

The organization has been in a phase of significant growth and change over the last five years and are increasingly bringing systems, data and associated functions in-house to support the record-keeping and analytics they need to inform their growing operations.

Role

This is a new position. Under the general direction of the Director of Operations, you will be involved in all the duties required to maintain a complete general ledger and financial records and support financial planning/forecasting.

International Accountant Responsibilities

— The responsibilities of the International Accountant will include, but are not limited to:

International Accounting Operations

• Develop a General Ledger Chart of Accounts which supports our current grantmaking operations with the flexibility to accommodate various directions in our growth, allows easy consolidation with sister entities, and is IFRS compliant to allow us to provide regulatory and audit reporting in various jurisdictions.
• Implement optimal Chart of Accounts and processes, evaluating current and alternate accounting systems as needed and developing interface processes to existing systems as needed (HRIS, Payroll, Grants Management System, expense reporting) as needed.
• Perform duties necessary for the timely and accurate verification and recording of financial and investment (MRI/PRI) operations including general ledger, entries and reconciliations, investment portfolio tracking and transactions, international payroll, benefits and taxes.
• Work closely with Human Relations Specialist on payroll and benefits administration processes.
• Collaborate with senior management team, Operations Manager and others to determine an optimal process for reviewing and approving expenses.
• Audit corporate credit card(s).
• Identify institution and global consolidated reporting needs with senior management team and agree schedule and distribution for regular financial reporting.

Budgeting and Financial Planning

• Assist in preparation of the annual organisational and department budgets.
• Monitor and provide quarterly budget performance reports and analysis to organisation and departments with close cooperation to develop and implement measures to minimize variance.
• Assist staff to self-manage budgets.
• Support financial planning and forecasting including developing scenarios for growth.

Cash Flow Management

• Reconcile annual and quarterly projected expenses and cash flow requirements and coordinate with family office for redemption decisions.
• With Operations Manager and Human Relations Specialist, maintain and improve policies and organization discipline for accurate and timely processing of accounts payables, employee expense reports, travel guidelines, time reporting, etc.

Regulatory and Audit Compliance (initially in support of regulatory reporting through the family office)

• Strengthen financial systems integrity and controls according to IFRS, tax and regulatory measures and foundation policies.
• Build systems for timely and accurate provision of data and provide direct support for annual audit and tax filing.
• Work with external advisors, as needed, to ensure compliance with relevant country and international regulatory requirements in areas of taxes, documentation requirements, payroll and benefits.

General and Other

• Develop and manage relationships with accounting related service providers as needed including in-country and global accountants, auditors, payroll and tax experts.
• Develop and maintain an asset inventory/schedule.
• Support for MRI/PRI activities as needed.
• Continually improve internal financial processes.
• Potential management of banking relationships, international wire transfers and/or other payment systems.
• Occasional travel as required for the execution of duties.
• Other duties are consistent with the accountant’s role and experience as the foundation continues to evolve, or from time to time as prompted by institutional priorities.

Qualifications

— The successful International Accountant candidate will likely reflect much of the following profile:

 Essential

• Several years of progressively responsible professional experience in international accounting, ideally in an international organisation and / or in auditing / tax consulting.
• Accounting experience in philanthropy or non-profit.
• Experience in multiple tax jurisdictions and working in multi-currency environments.
• In-depth IFRS knowledge.
• Excellent, hands-on knowledge of web-based systems including accounting (current platform is Xero), and office suite platforms (proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite preferred).
• Comfortable in complex and highly matrixed environments. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with peers across disciplines and functions in shared efforts with proven ability to influence without direct formal authority.
• Comfortable working remotely.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to be flexible and re-prioritize as needs arise.
• Pleasant and effective communication skills, written and oral. (English is our working language).
• Experiential cross-cultural understanding and perspective, aware and appreciative of differing worldviews and the ability to communicate with and learn from the wide variety of people who comprise our grantees, allies and staff.
• Kind and generous with partners and colleagues.

Desired

• Prior experience with an international non-profit organization or grantmaking foundation.
• Fluency in a second language with preference for dominant languages of one of our working regions (e.g. French, Portuguese, Bahasa, Thai, Lao, Burmese).
• International living and/or working experience including in the Global South.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and creative problem-solver who continually looks for new ways to improve processes with a “can do” attitude and a sense of humour.
• Located in and able to legally work in the UK or Hong Kong.

Alongside this we will value applicants who are:

• Deeply committed to regenerative/ecological cultures and economies, preferably with experience of holistic/indigenous cosmologies.
• Humble, recognising humanity’s place amongst all living creatures on this one planet.

We pride ourselves on being diverse and inclusive.

TO APPLY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTANT ROLE

Please submit a letter of interest outlining your relevant experience and financial requirements with a resume to Pin Han. Review of credentials will begin immediately. We seek to have someone in place as soon as possible.

The organisation does not maintain a website but will provide more detailed information on the foundation to qualified applicants.

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Goodman Masson are partnered with a leading mental health charity to recruit for their new Management Accountant.

You will be responsible for delivering the monthly Management Accounts pack as having the opportunity to build relationships and be the finance lead for various areas of the business.

Day to day duties include:

• Deliver the monthly Management Accounts pack by gathering the outputs of the finance function
• Overseeing the full annual audit process
• Line manage and develop 2 Accounts Assistant's
• Continuous improvement of the management accounting process and reporting
• Improve and develop reporting, dashboards and management information
• Lead system and process improvements to enable more accurate information
• Assist with regular rolling forecasts
• Provide business cases analysis, investment appraisals and other analysis for decision makers
• Partner with Heads of Departments in modelling financial and strategic decisions

Essentials:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA)
• Management Accounting, budgeting and forecasting experience
• Experience dealing with restricted funding
• Post qualified experience within a non-profit organisation

Salary is £56,430 per annum. London based with hybrid working on offer.

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’re looking for a motivated individual with an eye for detail and accuracy to join our growing team at Basis Yorkshire as Financial Admin Assistant. Basis are a unique and vibrant small charity working with women who sex work and women young people being sexually exploited. We need a new member of staff to support us processing regular financial transactions of the charity and supporting the Finance Manager to ensure the organisation is able to monitor its financial risk and compliant with financial procedures in close collaboration and supervision by the Finance Manager.

• Produce and send invoices for payments owed and monitoring of payments
• Reconcile income from bank statements with invoices (credit control)
• Log incoming invoices and other expenditure onto accounting system
• Monitor credit card expenditure including matching up with invoices
• Responsibility for petty cash float and input into the Fin. Administration system
• Support the completion of funding reports and preparation of budgets for funding proposals
• Supporting the wider finance and admin team incl dealing with general enquiries

Financial Controller | London | Permanent | C. £63,000 + amazing benefits!

For a leading charity for girls and young women in the UK, we're recruiting a Financial Controller to join their ambitious, busy, and dynamic Finance and Commercial Team in London. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role will manage all day-to-day financial controls and processing and will lead on the year-end audit and statutory reporting process. Whilst providing expert advice on VAT and other taxes, the Financial Controller will also take a lead on strengthening financial controls and systems and will lead and develop a Finance team of 3 staff.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead all day-to-day financial controls and processing for HQ and lead the financial support to stakeholders.
• Lead on annual external Audit across the Group (Charity and Trading Subsidiary) and prepare statutory financial statements - being the main point of contact with the Auditors
• Lead strategic oversight of the cash flow and investments
• Provide first-class advice on all tax matters. Prepare VAT and Corporation Tax returns, maximise Gift Aid, and support HR with payroll taxes
• Manage, motivate, and develop a high-performing team of 3 staff (Financial Operations Lead, Finance Officer and Finance Assistant)
• Partner with the Systems Accountant in the identification and implementation of systems changes and developments

What you'll offer us:

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with solid experience of managing year-end and annual audit processes
• Strong people and process management and a track record of developing a multi-skilled finance team
• Experience leading the annual audit process, liaising with external Audit.
• Experience of cash-flow forecasting and treasury management
• Charity accounting, VAT and Tax experience would be beneficial
• Experience of developing and implementing robust financial processes and systems
• Attention to detail, a love of people, self-motivation, and a passion to drive change!

What we'll offer you:

• 25 days' paid Holiday each year, rising to 30 (with tenure), and the ability to buy 5 more
• 15% Pension (employer contribution is 10%, and employee 5%), plus 4x Salary Life Assurance
• A truly flexible working environment including Flexitime, TOIL, and Family Friendly policies
• Healthcare, Eyesight Tests, Gym Discounts, Flu Vaccination, a Career Break, and many more!

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Hybrid Working - Based in one of our regional Hubs: Leeds, Midlands, Wales. 

Ref: MGA-241

Are you a proactive, analytical and collaborative individual with a proven record of control account reconciliations and preparing and coordinating budgets and management accounting reports for an organisation?  Looking for a career-enhancing new opportunity?

If so, St Giles has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Management Accountant to join us and provide vital support to the Financial Controller in managing the management and financial accounts of the Trust, while also managing volunteers.

About St Giles Trust 

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role

This multi-faceted role will see our successful candidate produce monthly management accounts for St Giles Trust with commentary and key performance indicators, monitor and report on budget and prepare financial forecasts and projections, plus prepare monthly schedules such as deferred income, accruals, and prepayment in accordance with accounting policies.

We will also count on you to monitor expenditure and income and support budget holders in managing the delegated budget by providing monthly reports on income, grant, and expenditure and to monitor the organisation’s expenditure and income, as well as supporting managers with the preparation of funders’ monthly or quarterly reports on fund usage.  Coordinating the year-end financial accounts and supporting the Head of Finance to ensure a smooth process and being point of contact for all financial systems related matters are also key aspects of the role.

What we are looking for

• Experience of in-year reporting and monitoring key performance indicators

• Experience of working with non-finance managers on financial issues

• Experience of managing the payroll process

• Experience of preparing management accounts returns for funders, reconciling fundraising figures to budgets/actuals on financial systems

• Strong accounting technical knowledge (debits, credit, accruals, deferred income, etc)

• Ability to use Exchequer or similar financial system and experience of Sage 50 Payroll or similar payroll software

• Ability to explain technical accounting terms to non-finance managers

• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require a Basic DBS check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date: 21 July 2024

Management Accountant 

Grade 7, £52,671.45 pro-rata per annum including London weighting of £5,944.80 pro-rata per annum 

London / Hybrid 

Temporary – 9 Months Fixed Term Contract 

Full Time - 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We can consider requests for part-time hours.  

London / Hybrid. The TUC has a flexible working policy with most staff expected to work from the office (Congress House, London WC1B 3LS) for a minimum of 50% of working hours. Staff may be required to work additional time in the office according to work demands. We can consider requests to accommodate different working patterns if you have exceptional reasons not to be able to comply with this.

The TUC is looking for a Management Accountant to support the management accounts team in financial planning and analysis and business partnering while we move to a new finance system.

What qualifications, experience, skills, and knowledge do you need? 

• Professional accounting qualification, or part-qualified with significant relevant experience, skills, and knowledge.

• Experience working in the management accounting team of a not-for-profit organisation.

• High level of IT literacy, especially the ability to use different accounting packages and Microsoft Excel.

• Ability to communicate in a timely and effective manner with the finance team, non-finance staff, suppliers, and auditors.

• Self-motivated and able to work independently and manage workload effectively.

If this is you, then we’d like to hear from you.  Take a look at our job description and person specification for more information.

We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this grade in the TUC. If this is you and you’re interested in the post, we invite you to join an online lunchtime briefing at 1.00pm on Monday, 1 July 2024 to hear about the post and ask questions of the recruiting manager. If you’d like to attend the briefing, please click apply for further details. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply for this job. 

This is a temporary (9 month), full time vacancy

The closing date for completed applications for this post is Monday 8 July.  A timed written test will take place over MS Teams on Monday 15 July and Tuesday 16 July. Interviews will then be held over MS Teams from Monday 22 July and Tuesday 23 July.

Our preference is for the successful candidate to start on or after Monday 9 September.

Please note - this post will be subject to employment screening including a DBS check.

The organisation 

The TUC exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. We bring together the 5.5 million working people who make up our 48 member unions. 

We support trade unions to grow and thrive, and we stand up for everyone who works for a living. Every day, we campaign for more and better jobs, and a more equal, more prosperous country. 

The Diocese of Guildford is seeking an experienced Finance Director, to make a real difference to the communities we serve by providing strategic financial leadership and financial sustainability for the diocese. 

The Diocese of Guildford is the Church of England presence in most of Surrey and Northeast Hampshire and serves more than a million people. Led by Bishop, Rt Rev Andrew Watson, and Diocesan Secretary, Geraldine Newbold, we support 156 parishes, 83 church schools, over 200 stipendiary (paid) clergy and 117 authorised lay ministers. Our vision is of a Transforming Church Transforming Lives and is increasingly well-rooted in our parish communities, with churches, schools and community projects becoming more focused in what they believe God is calling them to do in our priority themes of, "growing disciples", "growing diversity" and "growing community".   

Reporting to the Diocesan Secretary (our version of a CEO), you will lead the finance team to ensure that robust reporting and monitoring is in place to the highest standard, lead the preparation of our annual budget and financial forecasting, and oversee an annual income and expenditure of approx. £15m. As a key member of the leadership team, you will also play a critical role in broader strategic decision making, supporting, and advising the Diocesan Secretary in leading the Diocesan Board of Finance.

You will be:

· an experienced financial leader and a qualified member of a recognised accountancy professional body

· able to blend technical financial skills with a track record of strategic leadership.

· able to engage with board level stakeholders.

· sympathetic of the mission and values of the Church of England and have the ability to learn, where needed, the structures, procedures and drivers that govern life across the diocese.

Benefits of the role include:

· Competitive salary within the Charity Sector

· Hybrid working

· A 15.25% non-contributory pension/life assurance provision

· 25 days annual leave per year, increasing to 26 days in your second year, plus bank holidays

· An employee assistance programme

· Learning and development opportunities

· Attractive open-plan office and surroundings at Church House Guildford with free parking

If you feel you bring the passion and technical skills to play a part in making a real difference to the communities we serve, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to send a detailed covering letter, along with your CV, outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification as detailed in the job description. Applications without a cover letter cannot be considered. 

The Diocese of Guildford take our responsibility for the safeguarding of children and adults seriously. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.

We believe that diversity is a strength. We actively welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities, particularly those who identify as female, younger, of a UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage, or disabled, as its essential that we reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

The Organisation: 

The Academy of Medical Sciences is the independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK. The vision is to promote good health for all, supported by the best research and evidence. As a forward-thinking organisation, they foster an open and progressive research sector to improve global health. Their community includes around 1,400 Fellows elected from diverse fields across the biomedical sciences. The Academy awards prestigious grants to major universities. With a current income of approximately £20 million (and growing), they are funded primarily by the Department of Science Innovation and Technology. The organisation has flexible and hybrid working policies with staff being given the opportunity to spend most of their working time from home.

The Role: Finance Manager

Reporting the Head of Finance, you will lead the process of accurate and reliable financial accounts for the group.

• Facilitate timely financial accounts and statutory reporting.
• Oversee the processing of income and expenditure.
• Ensure proper VAT accounting in line with regulations.
• Manage and support a team of 4, including 3 Finance Officers and a Financial Accountant.
• In recent years, the Academy has made significant strides in enhancing their systems and processes. They are committed to continuous improvement and welcome innovative ideas.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will be a professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with charity sector experience. Candidates from an audit background will be considered, especially if you have partial VAT experience. You will have demonstrable expertise of consolidating accounts and reconciliations. Experience with complex balance sheet and bank account reconciliation will be also helpful. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills to liaise with stakeholders and manage an established team.

What’s in It for You:

• Salary of between £52,996 - £58,885
• Hybrid and agile working (encouraging at least 1 day per week in the office, with flexibility).
• Work-from-abroad policy (subject to tax implications and safety considerations).
• 29 days of annual leave, including Christmas closure dates, plus bank holidays.
• Up to 4 wellbeing days per year.
• Pension contribution (7.5% of gross salary from the Academy, with a 3% employee contribution).
• Life assurance.
• Interest-free season ticket travel loan.
• Family-friendly benefits, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and coaching for parents returning to work.

How to Apply: The closing date for applications is July 15th, and interviews will be held on July 24th. Applications will be considered on receipt! Feel free to get in touch if you would like a copy of the detailed Job Description and/or annual accounts before making your application. For an informal discussion about the role, contact Peter O’Sullivan at Hays Senior Finance.