Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant – London health charity

Location: Hybrid working (minimum 40% of time in the office)

Contract Type
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Permanent

Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 PA depending on experience

• Support a charity funding life-changing medical research and patient care projects worth £6m annually

• Manage complex balance sheet reconciliations, investments and restricted fund reporting independently

• Work within a small, collaborative team of 32 committed professionals across diverse functions

• Access ring-fenced training budget and structured career development opportunities

• Enjoy 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing to 30 days after three years

Position Overview

Our client is a well-established charity dedicated to funding innovative medical research and improving patient experiences. They're seeking a Financial Accountant to take ownership of balance sheet management, investment reconciliations, and year-end audit processes within their growing finance function.

Experience with the following is particularly relevant for this role: manual bank reconciliations experience, purchase and sales ledger background, cashbook experience, rent accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and reconcile monthly balance sheet accounts independently

• Maintain fixed asset registers and depreciation schedules accurately

• Reconcile investment statements and prepare monthly investment journals

• Prepare monthly and quarterly cashflow forecasts and restricted fund statements

• Support external auditors and prepare audit schedules

• Contribute to strengthening financial controls and process documentation

• Monitor banking and mail processing activities

Essential qualifications and experience

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA or AAT Finalist status

• Demonstrable expertise with completing manual bank reconciliations

• Strong experience with cashbook

• Strong grounding in both purchase ledger and sales ledger

• Working experience within complex finance functions

• Knowledge of Access Financials or similar accounting systems

• Understanding of Charities FRS 102 SORP requirements

• Strong balance sheet reconciliation and financial controls experience

• Advanced Excel and Word skills

• Ability to work independently under pressure and prioritise effectively

Desirable qualifications and experience

• AAT Fully Qualified status

• VAT reporting and compliance experience

• Line management experience

• Knowledge of CRM databases and Access Dimensions

• Understanding of the healthcare sector

• Prior experience with rent accounting is useful as much of the charity’s money comes from a property portfolio

Benefits

• 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing by one day annually to a maximum of 30 days

• 6% employer pension contribution

• Ring-fenced training budget and excellent staff development opportunities

• Access to employee assistance programme