Lead, Management Accountant

HARRIS HILL EXECUTIVE SEARCH; City Of London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity recruitment specialist is seeking a Lead, Management Accountant for a part-time role. You will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts and providing insights to the leadership team. The ideal candidate will have experience in the charity sector and relevant accounting qualifications. This role offers the flexibility of remote work.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector.
• Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or Part qualified on final stage.
• Experience of managing financial ledgers, systems and processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts.
• Compile Balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare quarterly Project Income and Expenditure reports.

Skills

Experience in finance within the charity sector

Strong understanding of charity accounting principles

Strong IT skills, particularly in Excel

Excellent communication skills

Education

Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or Part qualified

Job description

Overview

Harris Hill is delighted to partner exclusively with Consumers International, the only global membership body for consumer organisations, to recruit their new Lead, Management Accountant on a permanent, part-time (2 days per week) basis. Consumers International unites over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries. As the independent voice for consumers worldwide, it works with Members and partners to advocate for safer, fairer, and more sustainable markets, from energy to digital goods, from food systems to circular economy solutions.

The purpose of the role is focused on generating and developing monthly management accounts information and providing insight and direction to the Director General and Leadership Team. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance and Organisation Development, you will play a key role across the business in improving data capture and managing reporting across the team.

Please note, for this role you can be based remotely. Additionally, the salary on show is the FTE.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including comparatives to budgets, trends and forecasts
• Compile Balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare quarterly Project Income and Expenditure reports for Project Managers
• Prepare interim/final financial Project reports for submission to Funders
• Prepare quarterly VAT returns
• Provide accurate and timely financial information to support the organisational financial strategy and decision-making process

Qualifications

• Have demonstrable experience in finance within the charity sector, in a similar role
• Be Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or Part qualified on final stage
• Have a strong understanding of charity accounting principles, including SORP
• Have experience of managing financial ledgers, systems and processes
• Have strong IT skills, particularly in Excel, and the ability to manage large amounts of data
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

If this sounds like you and you're keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, only successful applicants will be contacted with further information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.