Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 27 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 27 Jul 2017
- Ref
- 13816451/001
- Contact
- Ryan Leggett
- Job role
- Financial accountant
- Sector
- Not for profit / charity
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
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 annual leave
- Death in service
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