Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week
Interview date: To be confirmed
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Regional Accountant to assist the Regional Team in the provision of business support to an allocated portfolio of corps (Churches) and divisional leaders to ensure financial control and effective decision making.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To assist in supporting and guiding corps officers, finance locals and corps in their respective financial management responsibilities
2. To assist in the support and guide divisional leaders in their respective financial management responsibilities
3. To work with corps to prepare budgets, forecasts, and longer-term financial plans
4. To undertake financial monitoring visits to corps periodically depending on the level of support needed and level of risk
5. To monitor corps budgets, investigate variances and alert the Regional Accountant and divisional leaders of matters of concern
6. To monitor and report on the performance of charity shops, cafes, and similar activities of the corps
7. To monitor mission support allocated to corps and report to the Regional Accountant to ensure that planned mission outcomes are being achieved (in conjunction with divisional leadership)
8. To assist in ensuring corps adhere to the finance procedures.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
* Experience in the role of management accounting
* Good oral and written communication skills
* Good organisational, team-working, and inter-personal skills
* Experience of working with and explaining finance issues with non-finance personnel
* Experience of sophisticated accounting systems
* Part qualified CCAB/CIMA accountant
* Able to work within The SA’s Christian ethos and key values: integrity; accountability; compassion; passion; boldness and respect
* Ability to be flexible
* Customer focus
* Willing to travel as required to visit corps
Appointment subject to satisfactory references and proof of right to work in the UK
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.