£40000 - £50000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Assist with work on the timing, content, and format of monthly sign-off of the charity balance sheet reporting as a part of the Management Accounts process.
- Carry out regular trial balance reviews to ensure the integrity of the finance data, investigating and clearing out any postings to the suspense account.
- Perform regular balance sheet reconciliations, review and reconcile intercompany balances and allocate correction journals.
- To support the wider finance team in meeting month end timetable deadlines.
- Manage and maintain the fixed asset register including postings to the general ledger and lead the annual physical audit of assets.
- To help with any banking or treasury workload as required supporting the Assistant Financial Accountant and covering in their absence.
- To lead on monthly cash flow ensuring liquidity in bank account to support monthly operational requirements.
- Collaborate with other members of Finance in reviewing and where possible streamlining internal processes and facilitating greater automation / integration with other business systems.
- Ensure that financial transactions are operating in line with procurement and financial policies.
- Assist with Internal Audits and related managements actions.
- To calculate and submit quarterly VAT returns
- Support the Financial controller on all VAT matters for the Charity. This will include helping throughout a VAT review with external consultants that is anticipated to take place in the future.
- To provide finance system support and training to users.
- To be a key contributor to a new planned Finance Manual that will run alongside that the finance system.
- To support the induction of new and existing employees on finance policies and procedures.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Part Qualified - Finalist ACA / ACCA / CIMA
- Knowledge of the MS Office Suite including Advanced Excel and Intermediate Word.
- Experience of using Sage 200 Accountancy software.
- Strong academic record to degree level
- Experience in the not for profit (Charity) sector.
Reference no: 106475