Deputy Finance Controller (Finance Operations)
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Cardiff
- Salary
- £26000 - £33000 per annum + 32 days annual leave and pension
- Posted
- 09 Nov 2018
- Closes
- 27 Nov 2018
- Ref
- 13960761/001
- Contact
- Ross Brown
- Job role
- Financial accountant
- Sector
- Not for profit / charity
- Contract type
- Interim
- Hours
- Part time
This is an excellent opportunity for a Qualified or Part Qualified Accountant to join a global charity in Cardiff City Centre.
Client Details
My client is a Global Charity based in Cardiff City Centre who are responsible for running a multi-million pound global project called Erasmus+.
Description
This role supports the UK Financial Controller team with the end to end accounting process across the operation; including month and year end close, and ensures consistent, accurate and robust financial accounting processes in line with accounting practices and corporate policies.
The post-holder is responsible for management of Financial Transactions Processes for the Erasmus+ Grant Programme: Main responsibilities include :
- Management of 2xFTE Finance Officers; being a point of escalation for any complex transactional queries;
- Working closely with Delivery Teams to understand in detail and address transactional issues that may arise;
- Liaising between the Finance Shared Service Centre and the Erasmus+ Delivery Team to deal with any transactional issues that may arise;
- FCCF reporting requirements and viewing the quarterly FCCF report, and discuss with NA Director prior to submission;
- Managing exception reports for PO's on a weekly basis;
- Approve PO's for the Ecorys Grant Payments up to Delegated Authority Limit and Approve Vendor creation
- Produce a monthly Aged Debtor analysis in line with month end timetable;
- Prepare and submit the monthly E+ Provision for bad and doubtful debts;
- Lead on the monthly Recoveries meeting from a finance perspective;
- Produce a bank vs SAP WBS reconciliation in line with the NA Guide;
- Produce and submit programme specific reports as follows:
- JMT KPI 30 day payment report; Waiver report for Finance Quarterly Review Group; JMT Cashflow report and monthly Business Management Report on Cashflow and Treasury;
- Carry out a bi-weekly review of all grant payments ensuring transactions have been logged correctly onto EPlsuLink and SAP;
- Review of UK_Cardiff Ecorys Outlook mailbox, ensuring issues raised by Ecorys are dealt with in a timely and professional manner;
- Review and update transactional processes in liaison with Ecorys ensuring compliance with the EC requirements;
- Ensure all internal and external audit requirements are met and identified actions are taken promptly and All statutory, corporate and European Commission Erasmus+ requirements are met
Profile
You will be either a qualified or Part-Qualified Accountant
You will have ideally worked in a financial accounting environment
You will have good people management skills
you will have good systems skills and ideally have used an ERP system
Job Offer
Salary c£26,000 - £33,000
32 days annual leave
Great pension contributions
flexible working