Senior Program Accountant

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative global organization dedicated to social impact as a Senior Program Accountant. In this pivotal role, you will lead program accounting and reporting, ensuring compliance and accuracy in financial management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to prepare budgets and financial reports, while mentoring junior accountants. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment that values diversity and inclusion. If you're passionate about financial excellence and social change, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary Packages

Market-leading Benefits

Learning & Development Opportunities

Flexible Work Environment

Global Perspective and Impact

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in program accounting within a charity.
• Strong financial reporting and budgeting skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage program accounting and reporting for diverse portfolios.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and donor requirements.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Team Collaboration

Education

Qualified Accountant

Tools

Financial Reporting Software

Job description

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We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Senior Program Accountant to join our team in Thomson Reuters Foundation . In this pivotal role, you will manage a diverse portfolio of programs, leading all aspects of program accounting and reporting, including timely donor reporting, and ensuring clean donor audits. You will provide leadership and mentorship to Program Accountants working closely with the Head of Finance and the CFO to support strategic financial planning and drive key initiatives. If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact through meticulous financial management and leadership, we invite you to apply and join our organisation.

A successful candidate will have strong analytical skills with the ability to work independently and as part of a team to ensure all Program reporting requirements are met on time. Additionally, you must possess excellent communication skills to effectively convey information between various levels within the Foundation and provide mentorship and support to project accountants .

About the Role

As a Senior Program Accountant at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

Ensure accurate and timely project accounting and reporting for your portfolio, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

Collaborate with the Business Development and Program Teams in the preparation of budget proposals to donors.

Prepare and present financial reports to the CFO and Senior Leadership monthly.

Ensure accurate and timely donor reporting in line with donor requirements, timelines, formats, contractual obligations, and timescales.

Provide financial guidance and support to Program Managers and stakeholders supporting decision-making.

Ensure compliance with all relevant financial regulations, accounting standards, and donor regulations.

Lead on improving program reporting and analysis to support decision-making in the Foundation.

Build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Contribute proactively in simplifying and automating finance systems, processes, and procedures.

About You
You're a fit for the role of a Senior Program Accountant if your background includes:

Qualified Accountant with experience working in a program accounting, reporting and managing teams in a Charity (minimum of 5 years of experience).

Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Strong financial reporting, budgeting, donor reporting including problem-solving and analytical skills.

Knowledge of financial processes including cost allocation and cost recovery in charities.

Excellent teamwork and collaboration capabilities, with experience working with stakeholders.

Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

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What’s in it For You

At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed.

A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.

Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.

Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.

Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

TheThomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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