• 16 month contract within a highly rewarding Not for Profit organisation
• Immediate Start

About Our Client

My client is a highly regarded not for profit organisation focusing on the greater good of the environment on a national scope.

Job Description

The Financial Accountant will:

• Ensure the organisation and it's subsidiaries attain best practice in compliance with legal and accounting reporting standards.
• Assist the production of essential legal and statutory accounts; i.e. annual accounts and annual reports.
• Accurately delivery key managerial/financial data in addition to ensuring key financial controls are operating in an effective manner.
• Assist with the liaison of internal and external auditors, banks, investors, advisers and stake holders.
• Prepare monthly management accounts within a timely manner while ensuring the completion and reporting of reconciliations and controls within an accurate manner.
• Produce monthly KPI's for the team.
• Advocate for deficiencies in relation to transactions, financial accounting and system processes for the organisation.
• Produce guidance and analysis in associated implications in relation to proposed changes, relative to accountancy legislation, policies and government standards.
• Provide guidance in adopting best financial practice, particularly in line with FRS102.
• Aid with the production of of the Group Statutory Accounts and associations on an annual basis, in addition to ensuring exemplary audit reports.
• Prepare and establish management accounts on a monthly basis in addition to KPI's in order to meet the requirements of the organisation amid additional extensive quarterly reports for review and board reports.
• Produce periodic liaison, returns and management accounts for sites and associated Estates staff.
• Observe nonrestrictive reserves of the organisation in line with their budget.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports for the CFO.
• Supervise the fixed asset register of the organisation.
• Assure essential financial policies and procedures are accurately documented, regularly reviewed and up to date within financial manuals with a goal to improve efficiency's.
• Assist with the preparation of board papers for i.e. meetings with committees.
• Process bank payments inclusive of planned BACs run.
• Lead the management of reports and core IT systems and reports inclusive of purchase order systems.
• Manage the treasury transactions and policies in line with compliance.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Financial Accountant will be:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Experience and use of relative accounting standards i.e Charity SORP
• An ability to identify and react to emerging issues.
• Experience within financial accounting and presenting data.
• Experience within the development of systems to optimise usage and increase deficiencies.
• Experience in assisting and delivering projects to tight deadlines.
• The ability to analyse financial issues and interpret information.
• Ability to plan, organise and prioritise workload to tight deadlines.

What's on Offer

Benefits of the role:

• Immediate start
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Free on-site parking
• 6% pension scheme pro rata'd
• Flexi working times
• Bonus scheme upto 8% of annual salary
• Hybrid working model
• up to 52,500 per annum