Financial & Funding Accountant

The Prince's Trust; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent charity organization in Birmingham is seeking a qualified Financial & Funding Accountant. This role involves leading the financial accounting team, managing audits, and ensuring compliance with charity standards. The ideal candidate will have strong charity fund accounting skills and experience. The position offers a hybrid working model and a competitive salary between £45,000.00 to £50,000.00.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working

In-house learning platform

Interest-free season ticket loans

Generous life assurance cover

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified accountant with experience in charity fund accounting.
• Strong understanding of managing audits and preparing statutory accounts.
• Experience in financial reporting for restricted and unrestricted funds.

Responsibilities

• Own the balance sheet and manage audits to prepare statutory accounts.
• Lead the financial accounting team and collaborate to maximise charitable funding.
• Manage complex funding streams and provide financial reporting.

Skills

Charity fund accounting

Financial reporting

Management of complex funding streams

Education

ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 20th October 2025
Salary: £45,000.00 to £50,000.00, dependent on your skills, knowledge and experience.
Location: Birmingham (Hybrid working - minimum of 2 days in the office)
Interviews: 27th and 28th October

Join Our Mission - Drive Impact Through Financial Excellence

We're looking for a qualified accountant with a strong understanding of charity fund accounting to play a pivotal role in our mission to change the lives of young people. As our Financial & Funding Accountant, you\'ll lead our financial accounting team and ensure our financial processes are effective, accurate, and aligned with charity governance standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the balance sheet and manage audits to prepare statutory accounts and regulatory returns, ensuring integrity and transparency of finances.
• Lead the financial accounting team and collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to maximise charitable funding.
• Manage complex funding streams and provide financial reporting for charity fund accounting (restricted and unrestricted funds).

Qualifications

• Professionally qualified (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience in charity financial reporting, including restricted and unrestricted fund accounting.
• Confident in managing complex funding streams, statutory accounts and regulatory returns.

What happens next?

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The King\'s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.

Why do we need Financial & Funding Accountants?

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people\'s lives and we couldn\'t do this without the important work of Financial & Funding Accountants!

Perks for working at The Trust!

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events - The King\'s Trust Awards, Pride, active events etc.
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks - KT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
• Interest-free season ticket loans
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)

For more information about our benefits, please click here.

Equal Opportunities

Here at The King\'s Trust, we\'re committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that\'s representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. We\'re a Stonewall Top 100 Employer and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by KT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), KT GEN (Gender Equality Network), KT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).

For more information, please click here.

Safeguarding

The King\'s Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

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