Financial Accountant

I am currently working with a well known charity in West Kent who are recruiting for a Financial Accountant.

Client Details

My client are a reputable organisation that do great work in their field and require a candidate that truly buys into their ethos and values.

Description

The role will include but not be limited to the following:

• Maintain books of accounts; Prepare journals and accurately record Payments/receipts/invoices in Sun

• Ensure that transactions have been fully and accurately coded before uploading journals in Sun

• Preform monthly reconciliations of Balance sheet accounts including bank accounts.

• Manage Month End processes and Year End closure for all entities in Sun

• Payment of suppliers within payment terms. Staff Salaries, PAYE, Pensions, Staff advance payments and other remittances

• Responsibility for Gift Aid reclaims and reconciliations

• Responsible for payment of staff trip advances, processing expense reports (including company credit card expenses) and posting approved expenses in Sun

• Maintain agreed Foreign exchange rates in Sun for Group. Perform monthly and Year end currency revaluations in Sun.

• Preparation of full schedules for the BAUK statutory year end accounts in compliance with the relevant SORP and financial reporting standards. Prepare draft year end accounts.

• Maintaining Book of Accounts for BA Inc in Sun. Perform monthly reconciliations

• Maintain receivables (inter-company) accounts between BAUK and other business entities within Sun. Reconcile receivables accounts monthly

• Responsible for the provision of Sun and Q&A technical support and training for BAUK and country office finance staff

• Maintain the group chart of Accounts. Set up new codes and update business rules with prior approval of the Director of Finance & Resources

• Ensure the integrity of Sun data for BAUK and the Group

• Actively support development and maintenance of Sun and Q&A manuals for Group

• Treasury management

• Follow up with the relevant teams to ensure that grant income is received from donors as forecasted. Alert the Finance & Resources Director to delays in receiving funds

• Actively follow up with respective staff to ensure that all staff advances/credit card expenses are accounted for on a monthly basis

• Custodian of all finance forms and templates. Ensuring that they are kept up to date

• Provide support to other team members or cover for other team members during absences

• Perform any other responsibilities that may be reasonably required by the Finance & Resources Director

• Travel occasionally to country offices to provide face to face technical support and finance capacity building interventions

Profile

• Qualified Accountant with extensive relevant experience

• Recent experience of Sun Accounts and Q&A

• Experience of working in a multi donor funded context

• Experience of donor reporting in a multicurrency environment

• Ability to generate and analyse financial information for key decision making

Job Offer

• £36,000 - £40,000
• 6% matched pension
• 25 days annaual leave
• Death in service