Project Accountant
- Recruiter
- Web Recruit
- Location
- Bristol (City Centre), Bristol
- Salary
- £28,000 – £32,000 per annum
- Posted
- 02 Mar 2021
- Closes
- 25 Mar 2021
- Ref
- HKYNM1803/CC
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Charity
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Project Accountant – 12 Month FTC
Bristol (currently home based due to COVID-19 restrictions)
The Organisation
Our client fights the causes of poverty on an international scale through the use of data to help drive sustainable development and the allocation of finance and resources to the right areas at the right time.
They’re currently looking for a Project Accountant to join them on a 12 month fixed-term contract, working 35 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £28,000 – £32,000 per annum
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Healthcare scheme with employee assistance programme
- 25 days’ annual leave per annum
- Up to five days’ paid leave to volunteer for causes that address poverty and help vulnerable people
- Flexitime and homeworking options
- Smart/casual dress code
If you’re a part ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified accounting professional with experience of donor-funded programmes, this is an exciting opportunity to join an agile team who are helping to combat poverty across the globe.
Our client works in a fast-paced environment where they need to be able to respond to new situations quickly and creatively. As such, they need amazing people on their team to help them achieve their goal of ending poverty and ensuring support is provided to those across the world who are most vulnerable.
They are truly passionate about their vision and provide a culture of transparency and innovation where teams are encouraged to think outside the box and empowered to perform at their best.
The Role
As a Project Accountant, you will provide financial support and guidance to large grant-funded programmes, as well as supporting the financial management of some consultancy projects.
Working with a range of staff from both finance and non-finance operations, you will:
- Help Project Managers with budget reforecasts, cost recovery and income recognition calculations
- Review and interpret financial information and prepare monthly reports for Programme and Project Managers
- Ensure that client/donor compliance requirements are met in financial records and reporting
- Act as a key point of contact for auditors
- Ensure full compliance with financial policies and processes
About You
To join our client as a Project Accountant, you will need:
- At least three years’ experience in a similar accounting role
- Experience of donor-funded programmes (ideally multi-donor) and preparing donor finance reports
- Previous experience of income recognition
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- To be a part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- The proven ability to develop budgets and forecasting expenditure
Other organisations may call this role Accountant, Part-Qualified Accountant, Management Accountant, Charity Accountant, or Programme Accountant.
Those from an Accounts, Accounting, Accountancy, Finance, or Finance background are encouraged to apply.
The closing date for applications is the 25th March 2021, with interviews scheduled to be held on the week commencing 29th March 2021.
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If you would like to contribute to increasing the impact of a dynamic organisation committed to ending poverty, our client would love to hear from you - please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.