Role description:
We are seeking a technically excellent management accountant to play a central role in the finance team at this young and vibrant charity, preparing monthly management information to aid business decisions, and undertaking project work as requested.
Main Responsibilities:
Management Accounts preparation
* Account for accrued income and expenditure, including:
- Accrued legacy income
- Accrued trust income
- Other accrued income
- Accrued grant expenditure
- Normal accruals and prepayments
* Reconcile all control accounts regularly
* Prepare and post journals as required
* Prepare monthly management accounts, including restricted and unrestricted reserves
Record keeping
* Contribute to the proper maintenance of book keeping records where necessary, to comply with statutory, financial and GDPR regulations
* Assist in gathering documentation for audit, ensuring necessary information is organised and available
* Assist in year-end statutory accounts preparation
* Ensure that all relevant finance processes and systems are adhered to
Other
* Liaise with fundraising team to assist in reconciliation of finance software to fundraising CRM software
* Produce ad-hoc reports as required
* Complete government and other surveys as required
* Represent the Charity in all dealings with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and efficient manner.
* Champion our code of behaviour and act as a role model, ensuring that our safeguarding and other key policies and procedures are adhered to at all times so as to protect the people we work with and our reputation.
* Perform other duties as reasonably required in line with the nature of the role.
Person Specification:
Knowledge and experience
* Qualified or part-qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA
* Experience of management accounts preparation
* Experience of working with accounting software
* Experience of reconciliations
* Demonstrable experience of accounting in a charitable organisation would be useful but not essential.
Skills, abilities, and behaviours
* A drive for accuracy
* Excellent problem solving skills
* Excellent communication skills liaison with other charity staff will be essential
* Excellent technical accounting skills
* A drive for adherence to processes
* Considerable IT skills, including database work and Excel
* Good written communication skills
* Commitment to team-working and respect and consideration for the skills of others