Accountant

My client is recruiting for an exciting new Accountant role based in Woking.

Client Details

My client is recruiting for an exciting new Accountant role based in Woking.

Description

Statutory Reports

• Lead in the preparation to completion of the Year End Statutory accounts and annual report.
• Collaborate with external auditors during the year-end audit, ensuring full compliance with the Charity SORP FRS102.

Month End Reports

• Ownership of monthly management accounts for all internal operational stakeholders, including clear commentary explaining variances against budgets/forecasts.
• Review of work completed by management accountants.
• Preparation of monthly and quarterly Stakeholder packs.
• Attendance to Stakeholder meetings.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and provide financial analysis to improve operational efficiency of the Institute.
• Production of monthly Finance dashboard.

Budgeting & Budgetary Control

• Lead the budgeting process, financial forecasting, and long-term planning to ensure financial efficiency and effectiveness with the internal operational stakeholders.
• Overseeing preparation and forecasting of annual budget including salary budget.
• Effective monitoring of budgets.
• Lead the Institute Assessment exercise to obtain funding from the Institute's main funder and prepare all reporting required as part of that funding.

Line Management

• Your team consists of three management accountants in the overall Finance team of fourteen.
• Manage, develop, and mentor your team to be the 'easiest team to work with' both within the Institute and amongst our funders.

Internal Controls

• Assist in ensuring a strong internal control environment, with clear and well-defined segregation of duties is developed and maintained.
• Prepare and update system and process documentation.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of streamlined financial policies and procedures for smooth, efficient operations.
• Seek to continuously improve all existing systems, processes, and controls.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Liaise across the Institute to build relationships between finance and other departments.
• Act as the Head of Finance Deputy in meetings and managing the team in the absence of the Head of Finance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for financial matters with key stakeholders, including internal & external customers.
• Ensure budget holders are kept up to date with their progress against budget and maintain a dialogue regarding potential issues and risks which would then be highlighted to the Head of Finance.
• Undertake ad hoc financial analysis as required to support Institute partners.
• Undertake ad hoc financial analysis as required from time to time.

Profile

• May have knowledge of Public Sector, SORP, FRS102, Charities and Companies Act requirements financial requirements.
• May be studying towards an Accountancy qualification.
• Good and proven management skills.
• Ability to produce statutory accounts from preparation to completion, ready for auditing.
• Knowledge of management and project accounting.
• Advanced skills for excel and word
• May have previous experience working as an Accountant.

Job Offer

Salary: £46,000 - £49,500

• Generous Group Personal Pension Scheme and life cover (subject to age and earnings).
• 25 days annual leave per annum, pro rata, plus 10.5 public and privilege days.
• Buy and sell annual leave.
• Option to carry over up to two weeks annual leave.
• Cycle to work.
• Subsidised employee restaurant.
• Childcare allowance.
• Free onsite parking.
• Electric car charging facilities.