Senior Management Accountant

Age UK's Finance Team are offering a 12 month fixed-term contract for a Senior Management Accountant - Charity. This role will support the Financial Planning & Analysis team in providing high quality financial planning, reporting and analysis to the Charity divisions within Age UK.

This includes not only delivering accurate numbers, but the development of reporting, reviewing performance, providing insight and commentary and support on budgeting and forecasting.

Please see job description for all responsibilities.

This great opportunity offers hybrid and flexible working between home and a central London co-working hub. We anticipate 1-2 days per week working in our London office.

Must haves:

• Qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA (or equivalent experience)
• Experience of working to deadlines within a finance department
• Experience of double entry bookkeeping and account reconciliations.
• Experience of completing financial analysis, including low complexity financial modelling
• Experience in providing a service to an internal customer, working in collaboration with others to reach common goals
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills (Lookups, Pivot Tables & Formulae)
• High level of numeracy and accuracy, attention to detail
• Aptitude for picking up new IT systems
• Excellent time management skills, ability to manage own workload and to meet deadlines.
• Analytical, problem-solving skills
• Good communication skills, team player and ability to quickly build relationships within and outside of Finance
• Someone who likes to take initiative and identify areas for improvement

Great to haves:

• Previous experience of working in a Charity and fund accounting is advantageous but not essential.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

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Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.