Financial Accounting Manager

EA First; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Pension scheme

Health cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

Season ticket loan

Enhanced family, dependents and bereav

Bereavement leave

Learning and development

Blue Light Card discounts

Zusammenfassung

EA First working with a Not-for-Profit organisation in Birmingham seeks a Financial Accounting Manager to lead statutory reporting, year-end processes and the annual audit. You will manage the finance team, oversee VAT and controls, and drive improvements across fixed assets, treasury and general ledger.

The role requires full professional qualification (ACA/ACCA) with post-qualification experience, and experience in practice or large organisations is highly valued.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified ACA (ICAEW) or ACCA with post-qualification experience.
• Experience in statutory accounts preparation and working with external auditors.
• Strong knowledge of FRS102 and charity regulations.
• Experience of managing a finance team and developing staff.
• Experience in large/complex organisations advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Lead year end and statutory financial statements preparation.
• Act as primary contact for external auditors and manage annual audit.
• Ensure statutory reporting complies with FRS102 and charity regulations.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and control improvements.
• Oversee VAT compliance and VAT returns.
• Manage month end processes (AP, AR, fixed assets) and treasury support.
• Develop and manage the finance team and drive process improvements.
• Provide technical accounting guidance to finance colleagues and stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Financial reporting

Audit liaison

Excel

Financial controls

Team leadership

Ausbildung

ACA (ICAEW) or ACCA

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

Oracle Financials

Jobbeschreibung

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.

EA First Ltd are acting as an Employment Agency for this permanent vacancy.