£30000 - £35000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Take overall responsibility for the claims systems for contracts, including reviewing and improving the current processes
- Collate, submit and monitor contract claims, liaising with the provider contract managers to address enquiries in a timely manner to ensure prompt payment
- Working with the directors and contract managers, advise on the allocation of salaries to ensure claims are maximized
- Manage time sheet process of employees not funded from single contracts
- Collate audit evidence in support of claims, including producing allocation journals to provide system-based back up for claims
- Submit claims in line with the set deadlines, either manually or via e-portals such as Exclaims, as required
- Liaise with the finance team to ensure correct cost allocation against budget codes, and to set up new projects on the finance system
- Notify People Team of cost allocations for new starters and any changes required to cost allocations of existing employees
- Support contract management teams with the production of budgets and forecasts
- Produce reports to enable contracts managers to operate their budgets/contracts
- Collate finance information for inclusion in the reports to funders
- Support procurement and accounts payable/receivable processes, raising purchase orders and sales invoices as required
- Review bi-weekly expense report to ensure correct coding and reimbursement in line with the Business Expenses policy, highlighting any non-compliant or exceptional expense items, for submission to the Finance and Compliance Director for sign off
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in business management, or a related field
- Holding or working towards an accountancy qualification recognized in the UK (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), ICAEW Chartered Accountant (ACA), Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) will be an advantage
- Sound knowledge of project financial management including budgets and forecasting
- Experience of interpreting and presenting data in the form of reports and briefing papers for internal and external customers
- Experience of project working, ideally in a similar role
- Experience of working across a number of projects responding to multiple demands at a time
Reference no: 107364