Job Description

Your daily duties will include:

• Lead on the production of annual UK statutory accounts and audit, and act as first point of contact for support on internal and external audit queries
• Support the Director of Finance with the project expenditure forecasts, review actual versus budget/forecast costs in conjunction with budget holder reviews
• Lead the continued development and implementation of new finance systems and reporting tools to meet the needs of the business
• Assist the project budget holders by identifying and delivering financial reporting requirements for new funding proposals
• Prepare regular and ad hoc financial reports, analysis and forecasts for the Director of Finance and SMT
• Review and produce donor reports in line with donor requirements and deadlines
• Work with the Assistant Accountant to ensure that all balance sheet accounts that relate to country offices are reconciled, including accrued & deferred income
• Management and development of accounts receivables and accounts payables
• Review VAT transactions and submit returns to HMRC, including Charity Commission annual returns
• Pro-actively identify new ways of working and solutions to problems, including compliance areas

The successful candidate will be an experienced ACA/ACCA qualified accountant who ideally has at least two years’ experience working within a similar charitable organisation. With experience in working with delivering and producing charity accounts aligned with the required reporting requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The successful candidate will be an experienced ACA/ACCA qualified accountant who ideally has at least two years’ experience working within a similar charitable organisation. With experience in working with delivering and producing charity accounts aligned with the required reporting requirements