Interim Financial Accountant

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