Financial Accountant

Company and Role Overview 

Step into a pivotal role within a leading UK not-for-profit organisation, where your financial expertise will fuel global impact and drive meaningful change. Our client are on the search for an experienced Finance Lead to offer support for a minimum of one year.
 

Main Responsibilities 

• Spearhead financial operations to propel the organisation's vision and strategy forward.
• Safeguard investments with integrity while maximising returns.
• Offer expert financial guidance to trustees, directors, and staff, fostering strategic planning and bolstering financial acumen.
• Establish and maintain robust financial systems and processes to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory standards.
• Oversee Tax (Gift Aid etc)
• Support year end

Requirements 

• Qualified accountant
• Proficiency in finance systems
• Knowledgeable on Charities SORP, statutory accounting regulations, and tax matters.
• Charity experience
• Analytical thinker with exceptional communication skills.
• Effective presenter with influence over key decision-makers.

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Strategise assignments and coordinating with clients to address their needs and key aspects of the task.
• Evaluating the feasibility of outsourcing versus in-house completion of tasks.
• Formulating budgets and timelines, obtaining client approval, and ensuring adherence to these parameters.
• Supervising the progress of assignments, delegating tasks, and reviewing staff work to maintain quality standards.
• Engaging in business development activities.
• Offering prompt feedback to partners regarding client issues and delivering well-organized files with minimal review requirements.
• Identifying potential additional revenue streams for the firm and discussing these opportunities with clients.
• Overseeing team performance and development to ensure consistent high-quality work, providing timely feedback to team members, and regularly updating partners on team progress.
• Ensuring punctual completion of milestones, probationary reviews, and annual appraisals.
• Fulfilling any other responsibilities necessary for the role's execution.

Requirements

• ACA/ACCA qualification with strong technical proficiency.
• Demonstrated success in managing portfolios.
• Exceptional communication abilities in written and verbal English.
• Essential experience in statutory and management accounting within a Mid-Tier Practice.
• Vital experience in team management and development.
• Up-to-date knowledge of UK GAAP accounting standards.
• Proficient in IT, advantageous experience with Xero, CaseWare, Sage, and CCH.

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that each young person has an assigned primary worker and team member are aware of each child’s relevant plans and their responsibilities for its implementation.
• Performing the role of "on-call manager" to provide out-of-hours support for the home, on a rotating basis
• Attending childcare reviews and planning meetings to provide information and achieve optimal outcomes for young people
• Maintaining accurate written records to record information and enable regular monitoring and evaluation to occur
• Working in partnership with parents, caregivers, and other professionals to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people
• Assisting with the recruitment and retention of staff, including induction training for new staff into the home
• Providing consultation and informal advice and support to staff in relation to day-to-day matters
• Conducting annual appraisals of staff, addressing issues concerning conduct and competence of staff where necessary
• Ensuring that budgets and resources are allocated appropriately and managed effectively, and the use of finances is properly monitored, including petty cash returns and staff attendance records
• Developing, in consultation with young people and staff, routines concerning all aspects of child care, creating schedules that fit best
• Ensuring that there are appropriate and adequate reporting and recording systems in place to comply with Quality Standards

Requirements

• Knowledge of the Children Act and other relevant legislation
• Diploma L3 Residential Childcare (or equivalent)
• Willingness to complete Diploma L5 L&M in H&SC
•  Knowledge of CHR 2015 and the QS

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Assist managers in preparing job descriptions and person specifications informed by team analysis for recruitment purposes, including advertising vacancies and monitoring interest on LinkedIn, websites, and job boards, making suggestions for remedial action when necessary.
• Respond to all potential candidate enquiries, support with shortlisting and schedule interviews and tests.
• Take part in interview panels when required and arrange candidate feedback upon request.
• Undertake reference and document checks and prepare employment contracts, based on existing templates.

• Prepare induction packs (regularly review and update information packs on a regular basis) in collaboration with Heads of Department and arrange departmental/organisational inductions.
• Participate in international HR onboarding activities.

• Ensure all staff receive regular reviews during their probationary period, and annual feedback documentation is completed and filed.
• Prepare reports on performance for the Country Manager to review.

• Research and identify external training partners and book training courses and assist and coordinate internal training opportunities.
• Create a centralized hub for all training measurement reporting and recording.
• Monitor, track, and collect all documentation related to internal or external training that occurs, ensuring employee sign off.

• Support the HR Manager in the preparation of payroll for each month, including starters/leavers, contract variations, sick pay, maternity pay etc.
• Undertake administration relating to the workplace pension scheme, cycle to work, eyecare vouchers, flu jab, and season ticket loans.
• Administer requests for flexible working, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, time off for dependents, etc.
• Assist managers with employee relations issues such as absence management, grievance, disciplinary, and dismissal, in accordance with company policy and employment legislation.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date personnel files both in hard copy and electronically, ensuring compliance with Data Protection legislation.
• Prepare HR correspondence, such as changes to Terms and Conditions of employment, end of probation, termination, etc.
• Collect and report upon data relating to a number of topics, such as recruitment, diversity, staff absence, and turnover.
• Administer the exit process for leavers, including exit interviews and return of company property.
• Assist in reviewing and updating HR policies and procedures, ensuring these are effective for the business and reflect current legislation and best practice.
• Ensure all assigned onboarding and offboarding tasks within the HR system are up to date and prepare folders with HR Correspondence templates.

• Meet with HR Manager for the purpose of regular supervision and appraisal.

Requirements

• Educated to Degree level or relevant HR Certification or Experience.
• Proven experience of HR Generalist roles
• Good communication, listening and interpersonal skills, with the ability to write and communicate to applicants, supporters, stakeholders and colleagues at all levels (both written and verbal, in a friendly and professional manner).
• Excellent administration and organisational skills.
• Good IT skills including an understanding of Microsoft Office suite of programmes. such as Word, Excel, Outlook etc.