International Grant Accountant

To contribute to maintaining effective financial processing and control of both the charity and the trading subsidiary, and the production of financial information. This includes recording all income and expenditure accurately and performing monthly reconciliations

To support the management of donor grants and submission of timely grant reports to donors

Client Details

A Environmental Sustainability Charity in Central London - More details to be given on introduction calls

Description

• Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the accounting system (currently using Sage 50 Accounts);
• Maintain financial files and records including electronic copies of all contracts, invoices and relevant documentation;
• Manage and reconcile the accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• Process invoices and staff expenses;
• Reconcile the monthly bank statements;
• Assist with the annual statutory audit.

• Contribute to and manage appropriate internal reporting systems in order to effectively manage and report on expenditure on a project by project basis;
• Collate financial information and prepare reports for donors in accordance with their individual requirements;
• Maintain electronic files of funding agreements, contracts and relevant expenditure;
• Support compliance of grants with financial and other policies;
• Produce reforecasts where required by the donor with input from grant budget holders.

Profile

• Working towards a qualification in bookkeeping or accountancy such as ACCA, CIMA;
• Minimum 3 year's recent exposure in relevant comparable roles within the charity sector;
• Working knowledge of donor reporting and restricted / unrestricted grants management;
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Previous experience of SAGE 50 accounting software and openness to learning new systems;
• Comfort with working in multiple currencies
• Willingness and ability to work from home as the organisation is currently reviewing its office arrangements

Job Offer

£38,000 - £40,000 + Benefits