Financial Accountant

This well-known and high-profile organisation is looking to recruit an interim Financial Accountant for a 12 month fixed term contract. You will be required to support with the financial control, reconciliation of the balance sheet, statutory accounts production and other external reporting. As the Financial Accountant, you will work within a small and focussed team and report to the Financial Accounting Manager.

Your daily duties will include:
Manage the year end closing process, under the accounting standards of charities SORP, including closely monitoring the posting of year end journals and audit adjustments. Ensure the implementation and monitoring of internal control procedures – performing relevant tasks in relation to the balance sheet. Monitoring and forecasting cash flow and maintain treasury management controls and bank position. Maintain constructive relationships with the bank and investment advisors.

Preparation of quarterly VAT returns for the charity and its trading companies. Supporting the Financial Accounting manager in the delivery of the consolidated statutory accounts of the whole charity and its subsidiaries. The successful candidate will be an ACA/ACCA qualified accountant or an individual completing the final stages of their professional examinations. You must have sound knowledge and experience of general accounting principles specifically with knowledge of charities SORP.

You must be technically astute and proactive in your approach have good attention to detail to deliver a first-class financial service to key stakeholders of the charity. You must possess first class written and verbal communication skills.