Financial Accounting Manager
- Recruiter
- Goodman Masson Limited
- Location
- Homeworking
- Salary
- £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
- Posted
- 23 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 20 Jan 2021
- Ref
- AW231221
- Contact
- Amber Windley
- Job Title
- Financial Accountant
- Category
- Charity
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An opportunity has become available for a Financial Accounting Manager to join a wonderful charity based in North West London for a full-time, permanent role.
This organisation is going through a period of transformation in a move to modernise the way it works, and this includes finance re-designing its financial controls and infrastructure. We are looking for a qualified Financial Accountant who enjoys managing statutory accounting and business process improvement, from credit control and payroll through to supporting systems implementations. The role will involve leading a team of 5/6 and will include at least 2-3 years of process improvement projects.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Core responsibilities of the Financial Accounting Manager will include:
- Management of the finance support team, designing a service-oriented outlook and working on streamlining processes and working with the team to ensure cross-team working and timely meeting of deadlines.
- Management of the Payroll team ensuring timely & accurate delivery of the payroll.
- Producing documented accounting procedures and leading in their communication across the organisation. Maintaining cash flow monitoring and forecasting processes. Ensuring proper maintenance of reconciliations on a monthly basis for balance sheet accounts.
- Timely delivery of tax compliance reporting, including preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns.
- Preparing statutory group accounts and supporting returns; working closely with the team on year end planning, coordinating the support team's input to audit files and assistance to auditors.
- Maintenance of financial ledgers systems. Expert user of the organisations accounting system. Reviewing & posting of monthly journals.
- Effective communication of financial procedures and controls across the organisation.
- Developing a robust systems infrastructure for the finance team, with an emphasis on increasing efficiency and streamlining process.
- Acting as Project Accountant for the new projects.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
The business looks to hire a qualified Accountant (CCAB or equivalent) who demonstrates:
- Strong spreadsheet and financial modelling skills.
- Highly numerate with ability to analyse numbers critically and extract pertinent information for management.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to enforce adherence to rules and standards.
- Proactive and committed to their Continuous Personal Development.
- Able to use own initiative and manage conflicting deadlines.
- Reliable with excellent business partnering skills.
- Experience of working in a charity would be desirable.
This role will be based in the office in North West London. The role offers 1 day per week working from home and flexible working during the week.
SALARY
On offer for the Financial Accounting Manager will be £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
APPLY NOW
Applications are being reviewed as they are received, so if you would like to be considered for this Financial Accounting Manager role please submit yours today.