Management Accountant & Systems Designer

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable foundation is seeking a Management Accountant & Systems Designer for a 1-year fixed term. This role involves ensuring robust financial systems, supporting audits, and managing financial operations. Ideal candidates are qualified accountants with strong Excel and Xero skills, and experience in charity finance. The position offers a hybrid working model with competitive salary between £45,000 and £50,000.

Qualifications

• 3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally within a small finance team.
• Familiarity with accounting rules for charities, CICs, and sole traders (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Support year-end audit, including providing information and answering queries.
• Prepare monthly management accounts and budget packs.
• Liaise with outsourced payment and payroll teams.

Skills

Strong grasp of financial operations

Proficient in Excel and Xero

Experience in project management and coordination

Able to communicate financial information clearly

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Xero

Salesforce

Slack

Google Workspace

Notion

Job description

Thirty Percy is a dynamic and innovative foundation founded in 2018, that continues to reflect on its role in society. Thirty Percy will close in 2030. Staying true to our commitment to use all our resources boldly within a set timeframe, while working alongside partners to model new ways of governing wealth and challenging the systems that concentrate it. In our final years, we aim to support visionary work, share what we've learned, and help plant seeds for a future beyond philanthropy where resources continue to flow to the places where it s most needed.

• Job title: Management Accountant & Systems Designer (1-year fixed term)

• Hours: 4 or 5 days a week is offered

• Salary: £45,000pa - £50,000pa

• Hybrid Working: 1 day a week is required at their office based in Central London

You will work with the Finance Director to ensure that robust yet enabling financial systems and processes are in place to provide the team with insightful and accurate information needed to fulfil the foundation s charitable purpose, helping to explore the possibilities for distributing money for the benefit of people, society and planet.

Role Responsibilities

Finance and Audit Support

Support year-end audit, including providing information and answering queries

Assist with annual budgeting and reforecasting

Prepare monthly management accounts and budget packs

Provide financial information to the Board as needed

Financial Operations

Liaise with outsourced payment and payroll teams

Oversee cash flow and company credit card balances

Review and instruct grant, invoice and payroll payments

Manage team expenses and credit card processes via Expensify

Administer payments through Open Collective

Systems and Reconciliation

Reconcile Salesforce (grant management) with Xero monthly

Monitor Salesforce for payment schedules and documentation compliance

Support and Communication

Respond to financial queries from the team and Board Offer ad-hoc financial guidance to grantees and changemakers

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with 3+ years post-qualification experience, ideally within a small finance team

Skills Knowledge and Experience

Strong grasp of financial operations, including payroll, treasury management, and preparation of management accounts

Proficient in Excel and Xero; experience with Salesforce, Slack, Google Workspace, and Notion is a bonus

Experience in project management and coordination

Able to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues and spot gaps or emerging needs proactively

Familiarity with accounting rules for charities, CICs, and sole traders (desirable)