Job Description
We will provide training and development opportunities and are keen to recruit someone who looking to complete or start their accountancy training. You’ll join a high-performing and evolving charity with a dynamic atmosphere and have opportunities to get involved in a number of different areas and activities.
Main responsibilities
- Production of management accounts reporting for monthly departmental reporting.
- Development of new reporting mechanisms and formats to support the evolving needs of the budget managers and Senior Management Team.
- Supporting SFM with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting including working with budget managers, production of budgets and reports and analysis.
- Regular liaison with budget managers including dealing with queries.
- Analysis of expenditure to report on trends and variance analysis.
- Deputizing for SFM where needed.
- Supervision of some work of FA (not line management).
- Month and year end reconciliations.
- Liaising with external auditors as part of year end process.
- Participant bursary payments and processes.
- Payroll and pensions including liaison with team.
- Purchase ledger payments and processes.
- Management of expenses processes (through online system, Access).
- VAT returns and requirements.
- Continuous development of Sage Accounts (or any future accounting system) to ensure it is used efficiently, making recommendations for change.
- Management and development of online expenses system (currently Access expenses) including liaison with users, development of processes and procedures and ensuring accuracy in use. In particular to optimize processes for data export in to Sage and banking systems.
- Review of current systems to ensure they are value for money and provide for company’s ongoing requirements.
- Project to look in to online invoice approval and payments systems.
- Support the wider team as needed.
- Undertake administrative duties in support of the FA as needed.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Applications will be reviewed based on the demonstration of capability to fulfil this role with the skills and qualities listed below. You do not have to have a degree to undertake this role though some previous formal accountancy or financial training is desirable.