Accounting and Finance Jobs

Advisory and Forensic Accountant - Grade 7

Bristol

Permanent

£51,050 - £64,750

HMRC is the UK's tax, payments and customs authority and we have a vital purpose: collecting the money that pays for the UK’s public services and helping families and individuals with targeted financial support. Advisory and Forensic Accountants Team We have approximately 140 Advisory and Forensic Accountants within HMRC and by joining us you will be able to support HMRC’s drive to tackle avoidance and criminality, while making a positive difference to the nation’s finances. You will play an active role in high-profile issues and ultimately your work will touch the lives of everyone in the UK. We are seeking to fill posts in four different Advisory and Forensic Accountant roles. These roles are senior leadership roles. Job description The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant who has trained and spent a few years in the profession or industry. This could be in the public sector or private sector. You will be joining a team who share their wealth of knowledge and breadth of experience and apply this to commercial situations, both on an advisory perspective as well as a forensic perspective (i.e. for court). Responsibilities • Be a visible leader within and outside HMRC, promoting the work of the directorates and HMRC, working cross directorate and actively implementing strategy. • Support litigation, to include acting as an expert witness, case accountant or witness of fact and be proactive in assisting others involved in litigation. You will prepare and review professional reports with both factual and opinion evidence, attending case conferences, meetings and Court appearances whilst acting with professionalism, integrity and independence at all times. • Provide accounting advice, analysing relevant customer facts, accounting frameworks, applying precedent and, where appropriate, challenging customer’s accounting analysis. • Support risk activities, including reviewing financial statements and accounting information, meeting with customers and working with other specialists to form a view and assess impact for tax. • Communicate, meet and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders to influence behaviour, including case teams, policy experts, other advisory and forensic accountants, courts and customers. • Develop and provide quality accountancy training to accountancy and tax professionals. Tailor training materials and offer follow up support to delegates. • Coach and mentor colleagues and trainees, using own skills and experience to aid their development. • Share knowledge amongst Advisory and Forensic accountants and more widely, as appropriate, using innovative methods and digital tools. • Assist delivery of strategic objectives, matching resource to risk, through prioritisation, work planning and national/cross directorate work sharing. • Display expertise and experience at a sufficient level and authority to appear credible to courts, tribunals, accountancy firms, customers and senior HMRC officers. Essential criteria / experience: • Full and complete qualification from, and continuing membership of, at least one of the following professional accounting bodies: the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS), Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) or the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). • Strong financial accounting experience gained in either practice, industry, public sector or private sector and specifically including: (1) Experience of analysing and interpreting a range of financial records; and (2) Experience of preparing or reviewing financial statements; and (3) Experience of considering the appropriate accounting treatment of a variety of specific transactions; and (4) Experience in communicating orally and in writing with a variety of audiences. Please confirm which body you are a full member of within your application. These posts are full time however applicants who wish to work alternative working patterns are welcome to apply. The preferred working pattern may or may not be available, agreement will be subject to business need, and any request to work an alternative working pattern should be made prior to your acceptance of the provisional offer Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Working Together Delivering at Pace We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and Influencing Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Accountancy skills via an On-line technical test Apply Here

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Partner Designate / Salaried Partner – Top 60 firm

United Kingdom

Permanent

90000 - 150000 + Benefits + Bonus

Are you an ACA qualified Director / Partner Designate / Salaried Partner looking to join a Top 60 practice based in Zone 1 Central London where you will be responsible for managing and developing a portfolio of clients, be responsible for networking and bringing in new clients and helping to manage this growing Top 60 firm? Are you keen to work for a very reputable, good quality practice that has been growing steadily over the last 5 – 10 years, works with clients from a wide range of sectors and will offer you partnership opportunities in the short term? You will assist with the smooth running of the audit / accounts department, manage staff, review work, give staff appraisals, and be responsible for providing a first class service to your portfolio of clients. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high profile clients, from varying industries and sizes, and be expected to grow this portfolio over time. As well as providing audit and accounts services you will also be expected to provide other advisory projects to clients. The firm has a range of different departments that can provide services to your client portfolio such as audit, accounts, tax, VAT, business management and other advisory services. Ideally you will have your own portfolio of clients that you can bring with you and grow although the firm will still consider a Director / Partner Designate / Salaried Partner with no clients, but you must be able to demonstrate and provide evidence that you can build and grow a client portfolio over time. To be considered for this high profile new position you must be ACA qualified with post qualification experience. You must currently be working as either a Director / Partner Designate / Salaried Partner probably with a small or medium size firm with experience of audit, accounts and some tax assignments. You must also have experience of business development / networking, and be able to demonstrate that you have the ability to attract and bring in new clients. You must have ambitions to progress to salaried partner level, or if you are already a salaried partner you must be able to provide evidence that you can become an equity partner in the future. You must also possess strong technical skills and be a strong team player. This entrepreneurial, growing practice will provide you with the perfect platform to consolidate your audit, accounts and general practice skills, improve your ability to manage and develop a growing team, and provide you with a genuine opportunity for partnership in the near future. The office has a friendly atmosphere, very good quality staff and a very loyal and impressive client base. You will assist with the overall running of the firm, as well as build and develop your own portfolio of clients. This is the perfect opportunity for a good quality and ambitious ACA qualified Director / Partner Designate / Salaried Partner from a small or medium size practice to join a growing mid tier practice firm and carry out a rewarding and enjoyable new position with a modern and forward thinking accountancy practice firm.

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Top 10 Audit Manager / Audit Senior Manager

London

Permanent

60000 - 80000 + Benefits

Are you an Audit Manager or Audit Senior Manager, looking to upgrade to a Top 10 international practice where you can carry out a high profile and varied new role? Are you looking for a role with great future progression and will provide you with the opportunity to learn new skills and develop your existing skillset? Are you keen to work on a mixed portfolio of clients from sectors such as technology, property and real estate, media, retail, mining, oil and gas and professional practices? If so this large Top 10 firm, with a growing and very successful audit and business services department is looking to expand and recruit an ambitious Audit Manager or Audit Senior Manager due to many impressive new business wins from competitors. Reporting direct to partner level, your role will be varied and include managing a portfolio of clients (to £800k+), managing workflow, managing the audit process from start to finish, managing teams, reviewing work, staff appraisals and training, and assisting with the smooth running of the department. Your client portfolio can be tailored to accommodate your overall interests and areas of expertise and will range from listed companies to high growth owner managed businesses. You will also be involved with new business development and you will be expected to grow and develop your portfolio over time. Your role will be split roughly 90% audit with the rest of your time spent on advisory projects (due diligence, cashflows, budgets, forecasts, fraud investigations etc) and some accounts assignments. Your role will be varied, challenging, yet hugely enjoyable. To be considered for this new role you must be a qualified ACA Audit Manager or Audit Senior Manager with at least 3 years PQE minimum. You must currently be working for a medium of large accountancy firm in an audit based role, at least 70% audit based. You must also have experience of leading audit assignments from start to finish, managing a portfolio of clients and managing staff. You must ideally have experience of FRS 102 and IFRS. Ideally you will have strong academics and a good pass rate in your ACA. You must be professional, dedicated to your career and looking to upgrade to a very good quality Top 10 firm to assume a varied, challenging yet highly rewarding role. This large Top 10 international practice based in a prime location in Central London is growing at a rapid rate, particularly their expanding audit and business services department. They are winning a large volume of new clients from many of their competitors and can offer you the chance to work on, and advise many interesting London and international based clients. Their client base is varied and includes all industries from large listed companies to smaller SMR / OMB clients. Promotional prospects are very strong and you will be given every opportunity to progress to a higher grade in a short space of time. Overall this is an excellent opportunity for an Audit Manager or Audit Senior Manager to join a large and growing Top 10 practice and carry out a high profile and rewarding new audit and advisory based position.

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Internal Auditor

Ipswich

Permanent

20000 - 43000

Title: Internal Auditor Contract: Flexible hours Location: Remote location Salary: Competitive 2020 has been a year of change, at Scrutton Bland we are embracing the flexible and agile way of working. We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Internal Auditor to work predominantly from home (occasional travel to our offices based in East Anglia and to client's premises when needed). We can offer truly flexible working, we are looking for those individual's that do not necessary want to work full time or even all year, for whatever reason. So, if you have a need or desire to work around your caring responsibilities or have time to support your passions outside of work, we have a fantastic opportunity for you and we would love to talk to you. We are seeking a key person to support our Internal Audit team, our clients are not-for-profit, public sector and educational organisations and we generally know in advance what work is scheduled in. With a number of new clients coming on board we are seeking a flexible, committed hard working team member to come and join us. In return you will become a member of a hard working but fun team, in an organisation that values its people. Your responsibilities will include: Directly contributing towards the delivery of high quality internal audit services Completing effective audit preparation and planning prior to each assignment Carrying out risk based assignment audit work, both remotely and on client premises when safe to do so. To critically evaluate the control environment and to complete appropriate testing, evidenced through working papers that are completed to the required standard Analysing findings and risk assessing the outcomes to improve the control environment and to add value to our clients Undertaking feedback meetings with clients, achieving a consensus and subsequently drafting audit reports, and Directing and supervising auditors during the completion of client audit fieldwork The Candidate The successful candidate will be CMIIA/QIAL qualified, working towards this or qualified through experience. You will have experience of leading internal audits, be able to deal with complex financial and non-financial audits and able to support and challenge our clients’ management teams. You must have fluent report writing skills in English, have strong analytics skills and excellent knowledge of the main Microsoft Office software products. And in return? You’ll be joining a team of experts in a leading financial services provider, receiving a competitive salary, enrolled in our Employee Benefits scheme with opportunities to volunteer in ways that help our community. Diversity Statement Scrutton Bland values diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender assignment, age, religion or belief, pregnancy, maternity and paternity status, disability, marital or civil partnership status. How to apply Sounds interesting? We look forward to hearing from you, please apply now by sending us your CV and a covering letter, which outlines why you’d like to join our team to our Careers Team by close of business Friday 27 November 2020.

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Accounts & Audit Senior / Accounts Senior – Medium Size Firm

London

Permanent

47000 - 50000 + Excellent Progression

Are you a fully qualified ACA Accounts & Audit Senior (Or an ACA qualified Accounts Senior looking for another a role with no audit) looking to work for a very good quality, medium sized City based accountancy firm and carry out a varied role depending on your experience – an Accounts & Audit Senior role if you have audit experience or an Accounts Senior role if you don’t have audit (or don’t want to carry out a role with audit). Are you looking for a role with a January or February 2021 start date? Depending on your experience, your role will be mainly statutory accounts based (70%) with an element of corporation tax and a small amount of audit work (no more than 30%). Based in a general practice role in a firm with around 50 staff, you will be responsible for preparing statutory accounts for a wide range of clients, as well as corporation tax computations. You will also have the opportunity to prepare management accounts for some clients. You will deal with client queries, technical research, HMRC queries and also be responsible for supervising juniors and reviewing their work. You will also be responsible for carrying out a number of ad hoc projects and assignments on behalf of clients (including business valuations, cashflows, budgets, forecasts, due diligence etc). Your role will be varied, challenging and hugely enjoyable with great progression prospects to manager grade on offer. In this new role, you will gain exposure to a wide range of UK and international clients, including groups, from sectors including media and entertainment, property, legal, technology, retail and other interesting sectors. The firm would look at a recently qualified ACA, or someone with some post qualification experience. They would also consider a good quality ACCA from a small or medium firm background. This firm has had great success with people who have trained around the UK and want to relocate to London. Experience of Caseware would be an advantage but training will be provided if necessary. To be considered for this new role you must have at least three years experience, probably in a medium size accountancy firm with between 3 and 15 partners, and be fully ACA qualified (either newly qualified or with a few years post qualification experience). First time passes are highly desirable. You must have experience of preparing statutory accounts, corporation tax returns, supervising juniors and ideally managing clients. Experience of audit is not essential and training can be provided if you wish to carry out audit work. Experience of a wide range of software packages, including Caseware would be an advantage. A strong interest in a role mixed between accounts preparations and tax returns is essential. You must be well presented, be a team player, and be looking to progress at a rapid pace. The firm welcomes applications from candidates looking to relocate to London from another UK based practice firm. This growing accountancy firm has a great reputation for being a friendly and supportive place to work and providing their staff with challenging and varied roles. You will work in a friendly and growing team, and you can expect to work on an interesting array of high profile and growing London based clients as well as international clients. The firm is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms. This is a unique opportunity for an ACA qualified Accounts Senior (or Accounts & Audit Senior) to join an entrepreneurial and forward thinking practice and play a role of great importance to the continued growth of the firm. It is also a great opportunity to progress to Manager level in a short space of time.

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Accounting and Advisory Senior

Beaconsfield

Permanent

To work with the team to ensure timely and accurate delivery of technical audit and other assurance services Key Duties Manage assignments with assistance from other members of the team as required: Completing assignments for managers & supervisors to level required Delegate tasks to new trainees and provide on-going feedback Act as role model for new trainees To pass professional exams Meet all deadlines and dates set by BPP / FTC & HAT / PASS Meet all requirements of the Rouse training policy Plan study throughout the year producing consistent link results above class average Complete the requirements of the Initial Professional Development Programme, or other such work experience requirements as stipulated by the relevant Institute, on a consistent and timely basis Completion and submission of timesheets within set deadlines Maintain client relationships and confidentiality Key features of working at Rouse Office based just outside London, with nearby motorway/rail links and parking included Facilities for remote/flexible working Employee health and wellbeing programme Join an award-winning team assisting high calibre clients

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Top 20 Audit Senior – Small firm ACA / ACCA

London

Permanent

42000 - 46000

Are you a small firm ACA qualified Audit Senior in a role at least 50% audit based, looking to continue your career in a good quality and friendly Top 20 practice based in a prime location in Central London? Are you looking to upgrade to a larger firm where most of the staff come from small or medium sized practice firms? Are you looking to receive excellent training and support so that you can step up and work for a much larger practice, work on larger, technically more challenging clients as well as manage larger teams? Are you also looking to increase the amount of audit work that you undertake, but still carry out a mixed, general practice role? Are you also looking for a firm that will offer you genuine progression to manager grade? Based in the audit and assurance department, your role will be 80% - 90% audit based, with the rest of your time spent on accounts and general practice assignments. There will also be the opportunity to carry out advisory project based work, as well as cashflows, budgets, forecasts, due diligence reporting etc. This unique firm has a very laid back and easy going culture and would suit someone looking for a good work life balance. You will be responsible for leading audits from planning to completion, managing teams and reporting to managers and partners. Your clients will be varied and include industries such as media, property, entertainment, creative, technology, financial services and professional services with turnovers to £200m+. You will also gain exposure to groups as well as international clients an IFRS. There will also be genuine opportunities for you to progress to manager level in the future as most managers are promoted from within. To be considered for this new role you must be either a qualified ACA Audit Senior with a minimum of 3 years of practice experience. You will be working in a small or medium sized practice firm in a role at least 50% audit based and looking to upgrade to a larger firm that will offer you better opportunities and future development. This firm has also had great success with candidates who have lived outside of London and relocated to London and wanted to work in a good quality, friendly Top 20 firm. You must have experience of leading audits from planning to completion as well as accounts preparation assignments. Experience of a wide range of clients would be an advantage as would enthusiasm to progress in a short space of time. This friendly practice with a client base to rival a much larger firm, will offer you a challenging and varied role, interesting and high profile clients to work on (up to £200m turnovers) and genuine work life balance. You will also have the opportunity to progress to a higher level in the future. This represents an excellent opportunity for a qualified ACA Audit Senior to work in a rapidly growing Top 20 practice, develop your audit and advisory skills and receive top rate training and support in a friendly and growing firm.

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Not for Profit Audit Director

Colchester

Permanent

Title: Not-for-Profit Audit Director Contract: Full Time Location: All offices Salary: Competitive Do you have experience within the Not for Profit sector? Want to make a real difference to organisations operating in the sector? We’re looking for someone who is immersed in the Charity and Not-For-Profit sector, with a solid technical understanding of these complex organisations, to join our team. We want someone who has a client-driven approach and focusses on the quality of service and technical competence when delivering reports to those charged with governance. The role will have a lot of flexibility and will be firm-wide, across all of our offices. Agile working is important to us so this will suit someone wanting to get away from a daily London commute. We are keen for the successful candidate to share their knowledge with junior team members and build our client base. We are a leading provider of accountancy, tax, insurance and independent financial advice to individuals and businesses throughout the UK, with offices across East Anglia. We have over 100 years in business and as part of this role you will be given the opportunity to work with long-standing clients of the firm as well as growing new client relationships. We have an enviable reputation in the Charities and Not-For-Profit sector, and you will have direct exposure to leaders of these organisations and their finance teams. Teaming is very important to us and you will also work closely with other areas of our business, particularly our tax team. Being able to build relationships quickly with clients, potential clients, team members and referrers is really important to us. It’s one of our key brand values and our main point of differentiation is our personal approach. We invest emotionally in our clients and people, take a genuine interest in their goals, offering honest and impartial advice so that we become their critical friend. Their success and troubles are ours too – we don’t just want to be their advisers; we see ourselves as part of their team too. Key Responsibilities Managing a key client portfolio and building and maintaining good working relationships with all colleagues and clients Lead on dealing with large, technically complex clients Manage a number of audit teams and ensure planned audit work is appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives Be proactive in discussing any concerns regarding an audit assignment with others in across the audit team, suggesting and implementing solutions Act as the firm-wide point of reference for technical and sector knowledge Research and prepare innovative proposals for new work and prospective clients Proactive in developing, maintaining, and monitoring your network Input into institute, training and development activities, writes articles and part of sector groups Requirements ACA/ACCA qualified with significant experience of managing a large portfolio of audit clients in the charity and NFP sector Experience of leading audits of varying sizes across the charity, social housing, and education sectors Excellent knowledge of UK GAAP and relevant SORPs Experience of dealing with complex technical matters and communicating them in plain English An External role in the Charities space would be a bonus (e.g. Trustee of a charity or governor of a school) – empathising with our clients is key to our approach as a firm and there is no better way of developing this than seeing things directly from their perspective And in return? You’ll be joining a team of experts in a leading financial services provider, receiving a competitive salary, enrolled in our Employee Benefits scheme with opportunities to volunteer in ways that help our community. Diversity Statement Scrutton Bland values diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender assignment, age, religion or belief, pregnancy, maternity and paternity status, disability, marital or civil partnership status. https://www.scruttonbland.co.uk/careers/current-vacancies/not-for-profit-audit-director

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Business Accountant Officer

Manchester

Permanent

£30k-£35k negotiable for 40 hours per week

We are excited to announce a unique new role available in the Fair Tax Mark team. We are seeking an accountant, preferably based in Manchester or London, able to review business accounts and financial reports as part of our work analysing information for our assessment activity. We need an exceptional individual to complete detailed reviews in relation to transparency, tax and ownership. About the Fair Tax Mark The Fair Tax Mark is a values-driven organisation and is a registered social enterprise. We run a certification scheme which seeks to encourage and recognise businesses that pay the right amount of corporation tax at the right time and in the right place. We have developed a unique set of standards which allow us to assess the public financial information of businesses. The businesses that achieve a passing score are awarded a Fair Tax Mark and this is used to proudly declare that the business understands the importance of paying a fair rate of corporation tax. Job Description – Business Accountant Officer You will be a vital part of our accreditation team, helping guide existing and new businesses through the accreditation process. Your will ensure we have the required information to complete an assessment, reviewing their financial records against our criteria and you will provide advice on how their financial reporting could be improved. Success in this role will require you to deal professionally and efficiently with our partners and be comfortable reviewing tax notes and accounts of FTSE businesses, small businesses, co-operatives, and social enterprises. About the Candidate We are seeking an accountant with experience of working with tax and company financial reporting. We would prefer a candidate with ACA or ACCA qualification, but this is not essential. This job will require the versatility to deal directly with clients that range from large multinationals through to co-operatives, social enterprises, and NGOs. The candidate will need to be an experienced and skilled communicator, able to deal professionally with clients and business enquiries. Working in a small team will require someone able to manage their own workload. Location The candidate can be either home or office-based, or a mixture. Our Fair Tax Mark offices are in Manchester and whilst we would prefer a candidate based in either Manchester or London, we would consider applications for home-based workers from other locations in the UK. The offices of the Fair Tax Mark are upstairs in an accessible building. If home-based, the candidate will need to provide a safe, secure and efficient working environment. Salary and Benefits c.£30k for 40 hours per week (depending on experience). 30 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Stakeholder pension contributions. We are open to flexible working practices. We do not use timesheets as we work with set-fee clients. Areas of Responsibility Act as the first response to enquiries from new businesses, explaining the Fair Tax Mark accreditation processes and standard. Ensure the timely collection of the required materials from clients needed to complete a Fair Tax Mark assessment. Analysing and reviewing financial information (accounts, tax notes and other materials) against the Fair Tax Mark standard. Creating the completed scorecard for our clients that explains where they have performed well, what improvements are required, and why they are needed. Assist clients with process of implementing improvements, both during assessment period and between assessments. Help collate queries and feedback needed to improve accreditation and re-accreditation processes. Act as primary relationship manager to selected business clients. Assist with raising of invoices and send to clients. Maintain Fair Tax Mark’s internal client management and information management systems. Liaising with senior management, providing updates / reports as required. Person Specifications Accountant (preferably ACCA or ACA qualified but not essential). Or, significant (3+ years) equivalent practice and experience. Familiarity with financial reporting, especially in relation to tax. Ability to liaise with business clients in a confident and professional manner. Excellent self-organisational skills, ability to meet deadlines, multi-task and prioritise, and work on own initiative. Attention to detail and strong verbal and written communication skills. High level of proficiency with Microsoft software packages, including Word and Excel. Values aligned to the cause of tax justice. Ability to be flexible and manage own workload whilst contributing to a small, focused team. Ability to occasionally travel and work outside normal office hours. Application process Use the link below to apply for the role. Please ensure you include a CV that shows your skills and experience in relation to the responsibilities and person specifications set out in the role description. Please also include a covering letter detailing your suitability for the role. If you need any further information about the role, please email info@fairtaxmark.net

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Top 15 Charity & NFP Audit Senior – Live Role

London

Permanent

42000 - 48000

Are you an Audit Senior with experience of, or a very strong interest in, charity and not for profit clients? Would you like to work for one of the leading practice firms with regards to auditing charity and not for profit clients? If so this large Top 15 firm, with a large and very well established charity and not for profit department is looking to expand and recruit an ambitious Audit & Accounts Senior due to many impressive new business wins from competitors. You must be dedicated to the charity sector and be able to add value to their impressive and growing list of charity clients (including a mixture of small charities and many larger household names). You will be responsible for leading audit assignments from planning to completion, supervise juniors, as well as carry out ad hoc assignments such as new business development, marketing and attending charity specific functions and events. You will also prepare statutory accounts in accordance with SORP. Overall your role will be split roughly 80% audit and 20% accounts preparation. Your client base will be 100% charity and NFP clients. Your role will be varied, hugely enjoyable and you can expect to progress to a higher level in a short space of time. To be considered for this new role you must be a qualified ACA Audit Senior and have experience of auditing charity and not for profit clients. You will currently be working for a good quality UK based practice firm, with experience of leading audits from planning to completion, managing staff and acting in an advisory capacity to clients. Your current role must be at least 50% audit based and it is likely around 50% or more of your current clients must be charities. You will either be looking to continue your career in the charity and not for profit sector or be looking to now specialise in this highly rewarding sector. This large Top 15 practice based in a prime location in London is growing at a rapid rate, particularly their charity and not for profit department. They are winning a large volume of new clients from many of their competitors and can offer you the chance to work on, and advise many interesting charities based in London, the UK and internationally. Promotional prospects are very strong and you will be given every opportunity to progress to Manager grade in a short space of time. Overall this is an excellent opportunity for an Audit Senior with experience working with charity and not for profit clients to join a large and growing charity department of a Top 15 practice and carry out a high profile and rewarding new position.

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Financial Controller for global manufacturer

London

Permanent

70000 - 90000

The Role We are looking for a dynamic individual to roll up their up their sleeves and take ownership of our finance function to further propel the company growth. You will play an instrumental role in building a globally recognised brand in this challenging role. Responsibilities Provide management team with clear, timely and accurate financial analysis. Lead the forecasting process for the business and review the operational assumptions with the management team. Coordination, preparation, and consolidation of the monthly management accounts and KPI reporting. Assess and improve the Internal control environment, including suggesting systems improvements and to actively assist in building efficient end-to-end processes. Assist in preparation of statutory audit materials including being a point of contact for the company auditors Annual reporting, tax and other compliance across international jurisdictions (primarily the UK and Italy), including audit, corporation tax and R&D tax credits Monitor financial performance, interpret and identify trends and make recommendations to the business. Management of banking relationship and activities Commercial finance activities including documentary credit and payment methods used in international trade Leadership and development of the finance team – provide training and mentorship and ensure appropriate development plans are in place and followed. Requirements Proven self-starter with experience of being able to work independently, juggling and prioritizing across workloads and consistently meeting deadlines Qualified accountant ACA, CIMA - 1st time passes preferred Experience in international trade and transactions Strong academic record (BA, BSc, or higher, 2:1 or higher) Strong analytical skills with experience within analysis, forecasting, budgeting and management reporting Advanced knowledge of Excel with experience of manipulating large datasets and modelling skills (pivot tables, filtering, lookups, etc) Excellent analytical and communication skills (both written and oral), preferably with commercial exposure in previous roles Ability to build effective relationships with financial or non-financial and internal or external stakeholders, e.g. sales, finance, operations, marketing Strong attention to detail, yet also showing the ability to surface the key material issues Prior experience in management and development of team members Experience may include Joint Ventures, M&A activity, business risk management, external audit, systems implementations. Benefits This role will give you: Competitive Salary package Experience in fast-growing company serving 65 different markets Exposure to all commercial areas of the business Career Progression The opportunity to work with talented people in a fast-paced and fun environment Involvement in building a globally recognized product company; The opportunity to travel

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Head of Certification

Europe

Permanent

Job Title: Head of Certification Reporting to: COO Location: Europe – Working remotely until further notice. Starting Date: Immediate Hours: Full-time Salary: NGO Competitive About the Climate Bonds Initiative Climate Bonds Initiative is an investor-focused NGO working to mobilise the $100 trillion global bond market for climate change solutions. We promote investment in projects and assets necessary for a rapid transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. Our main work streams are green bond standards and certification, data and market analysis, policy and market development, communications and advocacy. Climate Bonds is a fast growing, dynamic NGO driven by a big mission. You will be working within an organisation that is leading the development of innovative international climate finance solutions. The Role We are looking for an exceptional candidate to head our globally recognised Climate Bond Certification Scheme. As a key member of the management team, you will have the important role of upholding the integrity of the Climate Bonds Standard through a rigorous Certification programme. Certification under the science-based Climate Bonds Standard gives confidence to the market that “greenwashing” is not taking place, and as such is an extremely powerful tool in the achievement of our mission. The Certification team coordinates a global network of verifiers, ensuring the quality of their work and their adherence to the Standard and relevant Sector Criteria. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, with expertise in the financial markets, climate science and audit and/ or verification processes. He/ she will be process-oriented and have deep technical knowledge, which he/ she will share not just within the Climate Bonds team, but also with key external stakeholders, such as issuers and verifiers. Being passionate in the fight against climate change is a key prerequisite, as well as the ability to express this commitment effectively to all partners and stakeholders. The Role We are looking for an exceptional candidate to head our globally recognised Climate Bond Certification Scheme. As a key member of the management team, you will have the important role of upholding the integrity of the Climate Bonds Standard through a rigorous Certification programme. Certification under the science-based Climate Bonds Standard gives confidence to the market that “greenwashing” is not taking place, and as such is an extremely powerful tool in the achievement of our mission. The Certification team coordinates a global network of verifiers, ensuring the quality of their work and their adherence to the Standard and relevant Sector Criteria. The ideal candidate will be a strong leader, with expertise in the financial markets, climate science and audit and/ or verification processes. He/ she will be process-oriented and have deep technical knowledge, which he/ she will share not just within the Climate Bonds team, but also with key external stakeholders, such as issuers and verifiers. Being passionate in the fight against climate change is a key prerequisite, as well as the ability to express this commitment effectively to all partners and stakeholders. Key responsibilities: Uphold and protect the integrity of the Climate Bonds Standard Oversee the management of the Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme Report effectively to the Climate Bonds Standards Board to enable them to maintain a robust oversight regime on the management of the Certification Scheme Provide and advise internal and external stakeholders such as verifiers, potential and existing issuers and other Climate Bonds teams on the interpretation of the Climate Bonds Standard and the Sector Criteria Provide external stakeholders such as verifiers, underwriters and investors with information on the latest developments in the green bond market Communicate and develop the strategic vision for the Certification Scheme and for the Climate Bonds Standard Build and nurture relationships with other teams within Climate Bonds Initiative to support the effective management of the Climate Bonds Standard Support, manage and provide leadership to the Certification team Build collaborative and strategic relationships with other market groups such as ISO, the EU TEG, the Green Bond Principles ExCom Support Climate Bond Initiative Country Teams in the development of local green bond markets so as to establish Certification as best practice Promote the Certification Scheme externally in events, training, webinars, conferences Qualifications and Experience: Essential: Minimum 10 years’ management experience Deep understanding of climate science and how climate change is affecting ecosystems, supply chains and economies around the world Significant experience in audit, labelling, standard setting and/ or certification schemes Knowledge of the capital markets and its main stakeholders (underwriters, issuers, investors) Knowledge of verification processes and auditing procedures Process-oriented and attention to detail Collaborative predisposition and ability to create synergies with other teams Confidence and drive to implement the mission of the Certification Team Undergraduate degree in Finance, Climate Sciences, Sustainable Finance or equivalent Excellent communication skills in English with experience in public speaking Proficiency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint Desirable: Masters Degree in Finance, Climate Science or Sustainable Finance Previous experience with ISAE 3000 Other languages Previous experience of working as a verifier or external auditor Next Steps More information on Climate Bonds Initiative can be found at www.climatebonds.net. Send your CV and Cover Letter as a PDF file to recruitment@climatebonds.net(link sends e-mail) quoting reference ‘Head of Certification’ in the subject line.

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