Financial Accounting Manager

EA First; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 1 - 2; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Enhanced family, dependent and bereav’

Learning & development opportunities

Blue Light Card discounts

Employer pension contribution

Job summary

EA First’s Not-for-Profit client in Birmingham seeks a Financial Accounting Manager to lead technical accounting, statutory reporting and financial controls across a large organisation.

The role requires ACA/ACCA qualification, post-qualification experience, and a background in practice or industry. Hybrid working is available with 2 days onsite in Birmingham, and a comprehensive benefits package accompanies the position.

Qualifications

• Fully ACA (ICAEW) or ACCA qualified.
• Experience in senior technical accounting within Not-for-Profit/charity.
• Strong post-qualification accounting experience and VAT knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead year-end process and statutory accounts.
• Act as main contact for external auditors and manage annual audit.
• Ensure statutory reporting complies with FRS102 and charity regulations.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Oversee fixed assets, property, land and lease accounting.
• Lead and develop the finance team.
• Provide technical accounting guidance to stakeholders.

Education

ACA (ICAEW) or ACCA

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle Financials

Job description

EA First is working with a Not-for-Profit organisation in Birmingham to recruit a Financial Accounting Manager into its Finance, Risk and Assurance function. This is a senior technical accounting position with responsibility for ensuring robust financial reporting, statutory compliance and financial controls across a large and complex organisation. The successful candidate will also manage the finance team and play an important role in improving financial processes and controls.

Our client is a national charity that employs over 1000 people, they deliver services that support tens of thousands of people each year. The organisation combines a strong social purpose with the scale and complexity of a substantial national operation, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to move from accountancy practice into a senior in house technical finance role, or for somebody who has previously trained/worked in practice and subsequently developed their career in industry or the Not-for-Profit sector.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Financial Accounting Manager will act as a key technical accounting lead for the organisation.

• Leading the year end process and preparation of statutory financial statements, disclosures, audit and tax packs.
• Acting as a principal contact for external auditors and managing delivery of the annual audit.
• Ensuring statutory reporting complies with FRS102 and relevant charity regulations.
• Taking ownership of balance sheet controls and ensuring reconciliations are completed, reviewed and appropriately resolved.
• Leading technical accounting across fixed assets, property, land and lease accounting.
• Managing month end processes across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, bank reconciliations and fixed assets.
• Leading VAT compliance, including preparation and submission of VAT returns, reconciliations and providing technical VAT guidance.
• Overseeing organisational bank reconciliations and supporting treasury and cash flow management.
• Maintaining the integrity and accuracy of the general ledger.
• Managing and developing members of the finance team, including oversight of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen financial systems, processes, controls and reporting.
• Providing technical accounting advice to finance colleagues and wider stakeholders.
• It is critical you are fully qualified ACA (ICAEW) or ACCA accountant.
• Current or previous experience working within an accountancy practice environment is essential.
• Strong post qualified technical accounting experience.
• Experience of statutory accounts preparation and working directly with external auditors.
• Strong knowledge of FRS102.
• Excellent balance sheet reconciliation and financial control experience.
• Strong knowledge of month end and year end accounting processes.
• Experience of VAT compliance, ideally including more complex VAT matters.
• Experience of bank reconciliations, cash management and/or treasury activities.
• Experience operating within a large or complex organisation would be advantageous.
• Previous management, coaching or development of finance colleagues.
• Strong Excel and financial systems capability.
• Charity SORP knowledge would be advantageous.
• Experience of a major ERP such as NetSuite, SAP or Oracle Financials would also be beneficial.
• Hybrid working (2 days a week onsite in Birmingham).
• Flexible working, where the needs of the role allow.
• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays.
• Employer pension contribution, subject to scheme eligibility.
• Health cash plan, cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan.
• Enhanced family, dependent and bereavement leave provisions, subject to the relevant policy and eligibility criteria.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts.