£49500 - £53625 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Coordinate the annual budget-setting process
- Oversee the distribution and review of management accounts
- Variances against budget and reforecast
- Report on financial performance at relevant departmental and team meetings
- Prepare and monitor cash-flow forecasts, including appropriate analysis between restricted and unrestricted funds, and maintain records of restricted income and expenditure
- Support the director of finance and resources in ensuring regulatory compliance
- Develop and maintain robust financial systems and internal controls
- Ensure accurate and timely submission by agents and staff of VAT, PAYE, gift aid and corporation tax returns and payments to HMRC
- Ensure preparation for and oversee the audit process
- Prepare draft statutory consolidated charity accounts for audit
- Control the cash position of the Charity and its subsidiary, including investment of surplus funds in suitable deposit accounts
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the finance team
- Coach and mentor team ensuring training and personal development needs are met
- Ongoing line management of team including regular one to ones, annual
- appraisals and team meetings
- Oversee and approve payroll processes
- Take the lead in the administration of group personal pension scheme
- Ensure ongoing auto enrolment compliance
- Ensure the charity takes full advantage of charity VAT reliefs and that gift aid is
- correctly reclaimed in a timely manner
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- CCAB qualified accountant
- Accounting experience at a senior level in a charity with significant fundraised income
- Cross-departmental project management
- Taking the lead on statutory account and related audit file preparation
- Extensive experience of managing finance staff
- Excellent technical accounting and analytical skills
- Excellent spreadsheet skills
- Good all-round communications and demonstrable interpersonal skills
- Ability to lead teams and projects
- Ability to organize time, priorities and meet deadlines
- Pragmatic approach to the achievement of goals and resolution of problems
- Calm and reliable disposition
Reference no: 106074