Financial Control Accountant

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Working for a large, well-renowned faith-based charity based in Westminster.

Your new role

• Financial accounting and external audit processes - supporting the financial accounts with preparation of group & subsidiary accounts for all entities.
• Balance sheet control - responsible for the management of the balance sheet reconciliation process.
• Month-end and year-end processes - management of the month-end close process to ensure the ledger is complete and closed on a timely basis.
• Banking and cash management - overseeing the management and operation of all payments systems and processes, including BACS, online banking, foreign payments, and cheque banking.
• Financial controls and compliance reporting - provision of support to the Financial Accountants in the preparation of statutory returns and compliance reporting.
• Process and system improvements.
• Staff management - managing the Financial Accounting Officer team of 4.

What you'll need to succeed

• Excellent IT skills - MS Excel and experience of handling large volumes of data.
• Experience of using financial systems packages including purchase-to-pay.
• Experience of managing and developing staff.
• Strong technical skills, understanding financial controls and familiarity with accounting standards.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Newly qualified or part-qualified accountant committed to completing the qualification.