Accounting and Finance Jobs

Chief Finance Officer

Central London

Permanent

50000 - 50000

PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE BELOW TO APPLY VIA OUR APPLICATION FORM AS OUR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY MEANS THAT CV'S WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Role profile The Chief Finance Officer (CFO) is responsible for the management of all financial activities of the company. Duties include tracking cash flow and financial planning as well as strategic analysis of the organisation’s finances. The CFO reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Board of Directors/Trustees on all strategic and technical matters as they relate to budget management, cost benefit analysis, forecasting needs and the securing of new funding. Duties & Responsibilities Financial processing and information Oversee day-to-day accounting for the main organisation (charity accounting) and its trading subsidiary (UK GAAP standard company accounting) in Sage Develop and maintain systems of internal financial controls to safeguard financial assets of the organisation, meet the organisation’s contractual obligations and pass quality assurance by counterparties including government organisations. Oversee all purchasing and payroll activity for staff, contractors and suppliers Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and banking operations Maintain adequate cash flow to meet the organisation's needs Oversee business insurance plans and coverage requirements Oversee the maintenance of the inventory of all fixed assets, including assets purchased with government or charitable funds, ensuring compliance with funders’ requirements. Develop and maintain disaster recovery measures for Finance function Financial reporting Oversee the management and coordination of all financial reporting activities, including organisational income & expenditure and balance sheet, reconciliation with funders, as well as financial statements and cash flow projections for use by SMT and Board of Trustees. Attend Board meetings and lead on Finance matters with Treasurer support. Monitor actual financial results against organisational and contract/project budgets. Manage annual budgeting process, including compilation of budgets on a department level, consolidation and review with senior management and Board. Prepare and file annual financial statements in accordance with UK GAAP, Charities SORP and Charities Commission requirements Coordinate and oversee audit, ensuring all audit queries and issues are resolved in a timely manner and any compliance issues are swiftly addressed Oversee reporting to funding agencies Operational delivery Assist senior management team in identifying new funding opportunities and drafting of prospective programme budgets, including determining cost-effectiveness of prospective service delivery. Contribution to contract negotiation, particularly with regard to financial risks and payment arrangements. Support senior management to ensure programmes’ success through cost analysis and financial compliance with all contractual and Funders requirements. Support ongoing financial education of senior management team. Person Specification Knowledge & skills Professional experience – essential A recognised CCAB qualification or equivalent with post-qualification experience at management level including at least one previous senior management role with responsibility for team development Technical accounting experience: Management accounting in a multi-cost centre environment Statutory accounts production including consolidation experience Accountability for a Finance IT environment e.g. as a sysadmin Development and maintenance of accounting processes Proficient in use of Microsoft Office with advanced use of Excel, Sage 50 and e-commerce applications and reporting. Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good ability to communicate complex financial matters concisely to senior management and Board of Trustees Industry experience Awareness of current trends, initiatives & activities in UK charity sector, including funding and resources available. - essential Confident application of the Charities SORP and compliance with Charities Commission requirements - essential Understanding of current trends and developments specifically in welfare reform and the development of Welfare-to-Work programmes under the DWP and other government departments. - desirable Personal attributes Team player with good verbal and written communication skills to report and work alongside Board members, Senior Management Team members and all staff.    

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Finance Manager

Euston

Permanent

£48k - 50k per year

University College London Hospitals Charity (UCLH Charity) is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Finance Manager on a permanent, full time basis. UCLH Charity is the main charity associated with University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The charity works to improve patient and staff welfare by providing funding for research, medical equipment and education facilities for the Trust. UCLH Charity is now seeking a hardworking and versatile Finance Manager who can join the finance team which currently consists of five people. Reporting into the Finance Director you will be responsible for a broad variety of finance tasks and will take ownership of the accounts of four smaller charities. The key responsibilities will be: UCLH Charity: Oversight of the work of the accounts payable team.  Management of staff season ticket loans, answering day to day queries and liaison with the UCLH payroll department including carrying out monthly reconciliations. Liaison with the Trust regarding invoices relating to grants made by the charity. Administration of leaving grants for hospital staff. Check payments and sign them off for approval. Oversee a high volume of transactions ensuring accuracy at all times. Answering any ad hoc queries from fundholders, fundraisers, donors and hospital staff. Liaise regularly with the fundraising team. The opportunity to assist with budgeting, forecasting and the statutory accounts process. Smaller charities: Management and statutory accounts for the following: Lymphoma Research Trust, Essex Wynter Charity, Friends of UCLH and Middlesex Hospital Nurses Benevolent Fund. Liaising with fundraisers and attending trustees meetings which take place twice a year for the Lymphoma Research Trust. Assist the Finance Director with accounting related to a £10m property development project. The organisation: UCLH Charity was established as a result of various mergers and restructures over the years, most recently 2000 and 2017. UCLH Charity funds a wide range of projects to improve and enhance a hospital stay and provides funding for training and education so that staff at UCLH can provide the best possible care, using the latest techniques. The charity also funds new and innovative equipment, improvements to hospital spaces and a wide range of clinical research projects at UCLH, working to translate cutting-edge research and innovation into new and improved treatments for patients. Essential requirements: Good team player and happy to work in a small team. Good knowledge of accounting systems and Microsoft Excel. Strong communication skills and sense of customer service. Conscientious and with good attention to detail. Experience in a small to medium sized organisation. Well-organised and able to manage own workload in order to meet deadlines. Please note previous charity experience is desirable but not essential. Additional information: This role is likely to appeal to someone recently CCAB qualified and is a good opportunity to learn about charity accounts. Previous incumbents have often used it as a stepping stone to learn the ropes before moving to a more senior role in other charities. UCLH Charity’s head office is based in Euston and candidates will have the offer of one day a week working from home. The closing date for applications is 17th August 2021. Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our retained search agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

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Finance Analyst

Stockport, Greater Manchester

Permanent

c.£45k + a comprehensive benefits package (inc. private medical, bonus, pension)

We have a range of exciting Finance Analyst opportunities for qualified or soon to be qualified accountants to work in our financial accounting and business facing finance teams, supporting our energy supply, services and solutions businesses. Location: We work flexibly in line with our new Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. You will work the majority of your time at home but we would expect you to be in commuting distance of our Stockport (Greater Manchester) or Leeds hubs as you will be required to travel there from time to time. In the business facing finance roles you will work alongside operational and commercial leadership to create value by improving the quality of decisions. Your work will help ensure that business strategy delivers the highest financial benefit at an acceptable level of risk. This will be achieved through the development and maintenance of robust reporting and analysis, planning and forecasting. In the financial accounting roles, you will deliver key financial performance information for use in reporting to enable senior leaders to monitor performance and for external markets, whilst ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the numbers. You will act as a key part of the control environment ensuring robust systems and processes around the delivery and monitoring of financial performance, financial stability of the business, and adherence to accounting standards. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career within one of the UK's most high-profile companies. The role will give you high visibility and access to senior leadership. Previous incumbents have gone on to have successful careers across our finance function as well as in broader operational and commercial roles. Upon joining you will receive a tailored support package covering everything from onboarding to personal development to enable you to maximise your potential About you We're looking for driven and motivated finance professionals who are seeking a platform to develop their career and fulfil their potential. You'll be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA etc) or a passed finalist with demonstrable business experience and an effective relationship builder with a proven ability to work constructively at all levels.

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Niche Practice Team Manager – Music, Media, Sport, Film & TV Clients

London

Permanent

50000 - 65000 + Benefits + Bonus

Are you a Client Manager / Accounts Manager / Business Management Team Manager looking to join a niche accountancy firm that works with incredibly high profile music, media, entertainment, creative, sport, film, TV and fashion clients? Are you keen to work with a mixture of high net worth individuals / A list celebrities as well as corporate clients in a role where 80% of your clients will be media and creative based and 20% other sectors? Are you looking to work for one of the main accountancy firms in London that specialises in these interesting and high profile creative sectors? Are you looking for a role where, being part of the senior management team, you will play a major role in making strategic decisions and helping to run the business? Are you also keen to work in a role with great future progression to Senior Manager grade in a short space of time? Managing the Business Management Team, which consists of 6 experienced staff, your role will include managing all staff in the department, reviewing work, assisting with technical matters and providing guidance and feedback to an experienced and well established team. The department carries out all the VAT, Management Accounts and Bookkeeping in the firm. Your role will also include the production of statutory accounts for limited companies (FRS 102) in a hands on capacity plus providing training to staff how to produce statutory accounts. Your role will be split roughly 60% team management / reviewing work and 40% preparation of statutory accounts. The firm uses CCH, Xero and Sage software packages so experience of these would be an advantage but not essential. This firm prides itself on its positive and supportive working environment and in enabling all of its colleagues to reach their full potential. To be considered for this new role (July 2021) you must be ACA qualified and have experience of the above duties. You must be a Client Manager / Accounts Manager or have experience managing a business management team / department. You must have experience of reviewing work and managing a team, plus be able to prepare FRS 102 limited company accounts yourself. You must also have strong VAT experience. A strong interest in working with A list celebrities from the creative sectors is essential. You must be pro active, presentable, have good communication skills, work to tight deadlines and be a team player. This very high profile niche accountancy firm based in a prime location in Central London has a fantastic reputation and is one of the main players in London that works with and manages very high profile media, entertainment, sport, film, TV, fashion and music clients from all over the world. They have an amazing client base for you to work on and they always provide their staff with challenging roles with good progression on offer. This firm works with most high profile personalities in each of the above industries. They are a very friendly firm with a family feel, a low staff turnover, and they want all their staff to have long term careers with the firm. Overall this is an excellent opportunity for a good quality Client Manager / Accounts Manager / Business Management Team Manager to work for a niche practice firm and specialise in working with very high profile music, media, entertainment, creative, sport, film, TV and fashion clients.  

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Business Accountant

London

Contract

At the Royal College of Nursing we’re an optimistic organisation. And we’ve got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK – with over 450,000 members – all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too. We're accredited with Investors in People Gold Standard. The RCN Finance department provides a full finance service to all RCN Group entities.  This role is to provide a full business accounts service to RCNi.  RCNi is a commercial company providing information and learning solutions to nursing professionals and health organisations. As Business Accountant, you will supervise the activities of the Assistant Business Accountant (ABA) on a day-to-day basis, to facilitate the meeting of reporting deadlines and review of work performed to ensure accuracy and meet standard required.  Provide guidance and mentoring as necessary. The role will require a pro-active approach to business issues provide high quality customer support to RCNi’s Executive Team, and their individual teams, covering a wide range of financial and business issues with an understanding of their different priorities and pressures. You will be responsible for managing the provision of accurate, timely and relevant monthly management reports to the RCNi Executive Team and other budget holders and assist the Senior Business Accountant in forecasting and budget setting for RCNi. With enthusiasm and positivity, you will be continuously developing effective two-way communication channels with senior management, regularly contributing to senior management team meetings, ensuring they are aware of finance department processes, policies and regulation to enable informed business decisions. Whilst your specific focus will be on the work and needs of RCNi there will be opportunities to get involved with the diverse work and activities of other RCN Group entities.  Giving you the opportunity to develop and expand your knowledge and experience across a variety of areas by getting involved in Group wide projects and programmes. About you To succeed in this role, you will hold a recognised CCAB qualification or equivalent, be able to demonstrate excellent management accounting and communication skills. You will bring to the role a desire to continuously improve financial processes, sharing these improvements with your business accounts colleagues. You will also need a high level of expertise in accounting software packages. What we offer you We expect you to assist in the safeguard of the financial wellbeing of the RCNi and support all RCNi stakeholders through the service you provide. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. As well as a whole range of learning and development opportunities we can also offer you an impressive range of benefits. We have a highly competitive pay structure, as well as flexible working, and annual leave of up to 32 days. Balancing work and life commitments is important to us as an organisation. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs. All employees can ask for flexible working and when personal circumstances change we will work with you to find a smarter working solution that suits everyone. In fact, many of our employees enjoy home working, flexible working or compressed hours, enabling them to deliver results with minimum impact to their professional and personal commitments. We also offer generous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave packages. To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible. Please note, that due to Covid-19, while we are trying our best to accommodate our Assessment Centres and Interviews on the dates outlined in our adverts, we may need to be flexible about how and when we run our Recruitment processes for the time being. We are currently running Assessments and Interviews remotely should we need to, in accordance with Government advice, so if you envisage any issues with accessing a computer, webcam or a sufficient internet connection for a video call, then please do highlight this in your Supporting Statement. We will of course do all we can to ensure you have the best experience in applying to work with us during this challenging period. Please note, should we receive a suitable number of applications for this post after a week of posting this advert, this vacancy may close early. For more information or for an informal discussion about the role please contact Pirong Wang, Senior Business Accountant on 020 7647 3921. For more information on the Recruitment & Selection process, please contact recruit@rcn.org.uk Assessment Centre & Interview date: 13 August 2021. RCNi supports the work-life balance of our staff through our SMART Working policy outlining our approach to agile and flexible working

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Business Partner

Chester

Permanent

£40,000 - 50,000

Resourcery Group are working in partnership with the North West's only tier 1 bank, a globally recognised and respected Financial Services powerhouse, to recruit multiple roles within its burgeoning Finance function.  A recovering market, buoyant GDP forecasts and improved confidence levels have seen markets rebound sharply.  As such, the business is experiencing record levels of demand and growth and, as a result, is heavily investing in the Finance function in the North West, building out teams and expanding capacity.  In doing so, a number of career opportunities for external candidates has arisen.  Focusing on both the production and analysis of the P&L and Balance Sheet, opportunities exist for practice-trained, ACA qualified accountants looking for a first time or second time move from practice.  The roles are fundamentally business partner focused, working with non-finance business areas, advising, guiding, controlling, providing insight, analysis and support.   Typical first time moves from practice tend to me very technically orientated, but these roles have a good balance of commercial, operational, technical and business partnering.  Those that are successful, will be starting their Industry & Commerce career in one of the most recognisable brands in Financial Services, one of the best incubators for global talent, one of the most forward-looking and fast-paced banks in the world.  As investors in market leading technology, investors in people (extensive D&I programmes and culture), and investors in careers, the opportunities to be mentored, to progress, to build a long-term career, to be fast-tracked to the next level are unlike any other employer in the region.  If you are career-focused and reward and recognition driven, looking for a move into Industry & Commerce to a business and a brand that will not only compare favourably with your current practice firm, but arguably be more prestigious than it, than please give Resourcery Group a call today. Applicants will be: Be responsible for producing and reviewing daily Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet Understand market risk and risk mitigation techniques and strategies Business partnering with colleagues across the bank to investigate and resolve accounting issues Manage the month end close process Validate reporting to external regulators Provide financial insight and partner with colleagues to optimise business performance  Engage in ad-hoc project work to drive efficiency and enhancement to our routines    Why should I apply?   Data Driven Approach - Learn to develop with Emerging Technology tools that provide cutting edge insight into the data that drives the business. Industry Experience – Practically apply accounting skill sets within a dynamic industry and fast paced environment. Diversity and Inclusion – Multiple employee networks represent the diverse culture that we have cultivated. Additional external partnerships with organisations focused on advancing inclusion in the workplace. Professional Network – Exposure to senior leaders across the organisation allowing associates to build profile and a network of key contacts. Progression & Promotion – High focus on talented employees with a tailored approach to ensure every individual is given opportunities to progress their career. Supportive Learning Environment - Role specific learning and development opportunities to ensure associates are agile and develop a highly transferable skill set. Culture of Openness and Integrity – Open and transparent discussion at all levels of key matters as they arise. Applicants should: Be ACA qualified Possess strong academics (2.1 and above) Be a consummate professional possessing both personal and professional integrity Be an excellent cross-functional stakeholder manager with the emotional intelligence and gravitas to influence Be commercially-minded and possess and natural inquisitiveness to investigate

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Committee Member for the Office for Students` Risk and Audit Committee

London

Fixed Term - Committee Member for the Office for Students` Risk and Audit Committee The Office for Students regulates higher education providers in England on behalf of all students. We aim to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers. Our work covers all kinds of students, whether undergraduate or postgraduate, home or international, young or mature, full-time or part-time, studying on a campus, or by distance learning. We wish to make an appointment to the Risk and Audit Committee in September 2021. The committee considers the effectiveness of processes relating to corporate governance, risk management and internal control at the OfS and assures the OfS board and Accounting Officer that these are being properly applied. We are looking for an individual with experience in these areas. In addition, we are looking for candidates with knowledge and experience of financial accounting or auditing and working effectively at a senior level in a complex organisation. We value diversity and the wealth of perspectives, experience and ideas that it brings to our work and we strive to embed equality of opportunity in everything we do. We recruit based on fair and open competition and welcome applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, race and ethnicity, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. We particularly welcome applications from disabled candidates and from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as these groups are underrepresented in relation to our diversity action plan aspirations for committee appointments. Further information including the person specification and the committee`s authority is available in the candidate information pack on the OfS`s website www.officeforstudents.org.uk/careers/. You will be asked to complete a statement outlining your experience and addressing the essential criteria for the role. These are fixed-term appointments for two or three years, and a fee for attendance at meetings and expenses may be claimed.   Closing date: 23.55 on Sunday 1 August 2021. Interviews: Tuesday 7 September 2021.

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Quality Assurance Reviewer

Permanent

£70,000 + £6,000 car allowance pa

Location:  Home-office based with regional travel, London and the South East. Our reviewer role is a senior position within ICAEW, working as part of a team of individuals dedicated to upholding quality and working to high standards. The core part of the role involves visiting ICAEW member firms. These are scheduled in advance by our support team, so that reviewers can spend most of their time out with our firms,carrying out audit and other regulatory visits. A typical audit visit includes the review of individual audits, understanding the firm’s approach, assessing the adequacy of audit evidence and discussing the overall quality of the audit withaudit teams and senior firm management. We also conduct monitoring reviews in other areas, including Practice Assurance and DPB (Investment Business). Our reviewers see the visit through from start to finish and they are empowered to conclude visits with no action, or they may need to recommend further action, for example re-training, close ongoing support or disciplinary action. Our reviewers are based at home. We build time at home into a reviewer’s schedule for them to plan upcoming visits and to conclude recent visits. There is no expectation or requirement to go into an office when not performing on-site visits. Our reviewers have control over the completion of their visits without the hassle of relying on anyone else and no-surprises from unexpected client deadlines. So, if you like the idea of task-driven project work, and are motivated by getting the job done, this could be the role for you. With our culture driven by consultation and collaboration, there is always help on hand, and a key part of the role of our management team is to be available for reviewers during their visits to assist with any technical or other issues. Our induction training programme is second to none, designed to convert current practice staff into reviewers, teach any unfamiliar areas (eg, Practice Assurance) and to give new reviewers the confidence to carry out visits on their own through shadowing other reviewers and continued support from the rest of the team.  Our reviewers most value the variety offered by the role. From working with the most senior partners in the largest firms through to sole practitioners, no day is the same. On top of this, our team is involved in delivering work under third party contracts, both in the UK and overseas, as well as other ad-hoc project work. If you feel you have what it takes to become a reviewer, then please get in touch. Please send your CV and a covering letter to hrapplications@icaew.com   ICAEW values – all staff are expected to work to our values The 3 i’s – Initiative Insight and Integrity The 3 i’s are the values that drive our attitude and approach to working at ICAEW, along with our ways of working being agile, collaborative and innovative. Initiative • Actively collaborating to identify needs and look for innovative solutions. • Bring together different groups and communities to work together. • Empowering people to be agile, so they can take ownership and harness the collective efforts of ICAEW in a flexible and responsive way. Insight • Actively gathering insights to develop innovative and considered thought. • Collaborating with our networks to voice different perspectives and insights internally and externally to stimulate discussion and debate. • Being agile in finding new and timely ways to provide understanding and insight to our members, organisations and government. Integrity • Acting with transparency, consistency and openness as Integrity underpins all activity we undertake. • Standing by your principles to adhere to the highest professional standards even when facing adversity. • Doing the right thing, even when no one is looking.

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Top 10 Statutory Accounts Senior – Caseware experience

London

Permanent

40000 - 43000 + Benefits

Are you a recently qualified / newly qualified Accounts Senior / Business Services Senior looking to upgrade to a large Top 10 international accountancy practice firm based in a prime location in Central London and gain exposure to larger and more high profile clients? Do you have experience of using Caseware to produce statutory accounts? Are you keen to be trained so that you can work with and advise a wide range of businesses, including large listed companies, groups and high growth entrepreneurial start ups and AIM listed clients with turnovers ranging to £100m? Are you keen to gain exposure to sectors such as media, entertainment, technology, financial services, property, retail, shipping, renewable energy and many others? Are you also keen to work in a modern, forward thinking and international firm, in a friendly team and receive excellent promotional prospects so you can progress in a short space of time? Based in the growing Statutory Accounts and Business Services department, your role will be varied, enjoyable and challenging. The role is hands on and also includes a large advisory element so that you can add value to your clients. Managing your own portfolio of clients, you will be responsible for the production of Statutory Accounts for a wide range of businesses from a variety of industries, as well as preparing basic corporation tax computations. There will also be the chance to work on many large clients and you will be able to produce consolidated accounts. You will also be responsible for reviewing the work of a number of juniors. This department has had great success with both large firm candidates looking for a new challenge and also small firm candidates looking to step up to a larger firm. To be considered for this new role (June 2021) it is likely you will be a recently qualified ACCA or ACA, with no more than two years of PQE. You also MUST have experience of using Caseware software. You will currently be an Accounts Senior or Business Services Senior working in a good quality accountancy firm, looking to upgrade to a Top 10 firm and work with larger clients in a more established team with better progression to manager grade. Your current role must include the preparation of statutory accounts, as well as the preparation of basic corporate tax computations. It is vital that you are well presented, well spoken and professional as this is a client facing position. This growing Top 10 international 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 well established and growing team, work directly with partners and you can expect to work on an interesting array of large and entrepreneurial clients. The Accounts and Business Services department is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms and they have very ambitious growth plans for the next few years. Overall this is a unique opportunity for a good quality Statutory Accounts Senior / Business Services Senior (with Caseware experience) who wants to upgrade to a Top 10 firm based in Central London and receive top quality training and support so that you can progress and learn new transferable skills for your future career.

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Accounts Senior – Top 20 firm

London

Permanent

44000 - 48000 + Benefits + Excellent Progression

Are you an ACA qualified Accounts Senior / Business Services Senior with strong statutory accounts experience, looking to upgrade to a large Top 20 international accountancy practice firm based in a great City location? Are you looking for a role where you will receive full training so that you can work with high profile financial services clients? Are you keen to be trained so that you can work with and advise a wide range of business, including large listed companies, groups and high growth entrepreneurial clients? Are you also keen to work in a modern, forward thinking international firm with around 400 staff, be based in a friendly team and receive excellent training, support and promotional prospects so you can progress in a short space of time? Based in a niche team which specialises in all the firms high profile FCA regulated businesses, you will gain exposure to a range of businesses including investment companies, hedge fund managers, investment advisors, brokers, corporate finance companies, private equity firms and many other financial services and FCA regulated companies. Your role will be varied, enjoyable and challenging. The role is hands on but also includes a large advisory element. You will be responsible for managing your own portfolio of clients, the production of both statutory accounts and sometimes management accounts, as well as Vat returns, cash flows, financial forecasting and being trained so that you can prepare annual FCA returns for your clients. You will also be responsible for ad hoc assignments and advisory projects and reports on a regular basis. The firm allows flexible working and allows staff to work two days a week from home with three days a week spent in the office. The firm has also had great success over the years with candidates currently working for a practice firm based outside of London who are looking to relocate and upgrade to a London based firm. To be considered for this new role (July 2021) it is likely you will be a qualified ACA, either newly qualified or with up to three years post qualification experience. It is likely you will be an Accounts Senior or Business Services Senior currently working in a good quality practice firm, looking to upgrade to a larger firm and learn how to work with financial services based clients in a more established team with better progression and opportunities for future development. Your current role must include the preparation of statutory accounts, as well as the preparation and review of VAT returns. It would be an advantage if you had experience of a wide range of software packages including Xero, Sage and Quickbooks. It is also vital that you are well presented, well spoken and professional as this is a client facing position. You must also be able to work to tight deadlines. This growing Top 20 international 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 niche and growing team which specialises in working with the firms prestigious and high profile financial services / FCA regulated clients and you will work directly with experienced and knowledgeable staff to learn from. The department is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms and they have very ambitious growth plans for the next few years. Overall this is a unique opportunity for a qualified Accounts Senior / Business Services Senior who wants to upgrade to a Top 20 firm based in the City, specialise in working with FCA regulated businesses and receive top quality training and support so that you can progress to manager grade in a short space of time.

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Top 20 Statutory Accounts Senior – Financial Services Clients

London

Permanent

45000 - 48000 + Benefits + Excellent progression

Are you a qualified ACA Statutory Accounts Senior / Business Services Senior / Outsourcing Senior looking to upgrade to a large Top 20 international accountancy practice firm based in the heart of the City, where you will gain exposure to financial services clients? Are you keen to be trained so that you can work with and advise a wide range of business, including large listed companies, groups and high growth entrepreneurial clients? Are you also keen to work in a modern, forward thinking international firm with around 400 staff, be based in a friendly team and receive excellent training, support and promotional prospects so you can become a manager in a short space of time? Based in a niche team which specialises in all the firms high profile FCA regulated businesses, you will gain exposure to a range of businesses including investment companies, hedge fund managers, investment advisors, brokers, corporate finance companies, private equity firms and many other financial services and FCA regulated companies. Your role will be varied, enjoyable and challenging. The role is hands on but also includes a large advisory element. You will be responsible for managing your own portfolio of clients, the production of both statutory and management accounts, as well as Vat returns, cash flows, financial forecasting and being trained so that you can prepare annual FCA returns for clients. You will also be responsible for ad hoc assignments and advisory projects and reports on a regular basis. The firm will also allow flexible working and will allow someone to work from home two days a week going forwards. To be considered for this new role (July 2021) it is likely you will be a qualified ACA, either newly qualified or up to two years post qualification experience. It is likely you will be an Accounts Senior or Business Services Senior currently working in a good quality practice firm, looking to upgrade to a larger firm and learn how to work with financial services based clients in a more established team with better progression to managerial grade. Your current role must include the preparation of statutory accounts and management accounts, as well as the preparation and review of VAT returns. It would be an advantage if you had experience of a wide range of software packages including Xero, Sage and Quickbooks. It is also vital that you are well presented, well spoken and professional as this is a client facing position. You must also be able to work to tight deadlines. This growing Top 20 international 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 niche and growing team which specialises in working with the firms prestigious and high profile financial services clients and work directly with experienced and knowledgeable staff which you will learn from. The department is growing at a rapid rate due to many new business wins from larger accountancy firms and they have very ambitious growth plans for the next few years. Overall this is a unique opportunity for a qualified Accounts Senior / Business Services Senior who wants to upgrade to a Top 20 firm based in the City, specialise in working with FCA regulated businesses and receive top quality training and support so that you can progress to manager grade in a short space of time.

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Director Remedies, Business and Financial Analysis

Edinburgh

Permanent

£91,754 - £105,000 plus excellent benefits

Location: London or Edinburgh A unique and career defining opportunity to grow and further enhance your leadership skills, whilst applying your practical business acumen and financial expertise, working alongside, and learning from a rich array of talented professionals. About the CMA The CMA has an exciting and challenging agenda – to contribute to faster economic growth, deliver positive competition outcomes and make markets work well for consumers, businesses, and the economy. The Remedies, Business and Financial Analysis (RBFA) professional group plays a central role in the work of the CMA. RBFA is responsible for developing remedies to tackle competition and consumer problems and contributing business and financial analysis to assist case assessments. The work is wide ranging, intellectually stimulating and makes a real positive difference to the UK. The role As an RBFA Director, you might find yourself leading teams developing major market interventions (such as Open Banking), analysing profitability in markets as diverse as pharmaceuticals or funerals or reviewing regulatory decisions by economic regulators in sectors such as energy or water. Your responsibility will extend to helping inform the CMA’s understanding of how business and markets are functioning, overseeing high quality commercial and financial analysis, and shaping decisions as to whether there is a competition or consumer concern. For instance, you will work on merger control, offering commercial insights to the evaluation of issues such as whether the target company is a 'failing firm' and design and oversee divestiture remedies to preserve a competitive market structure. Managing and developing the talents of your team is a key part to the role. In turn you will also have the opportunity to learn from leaders around you, with a diverse range of professional backgrounds and experience from both public and commercial sectors. Why our Directors choose to be at the CMA “The CMA gave me the opportunity to take part in an external talent programme, the Whitehall & Industry Group 'Step Up, Step Across' programme. This gave me a great opportunity to learn about leadership in a tailored way that took account of my own career path, work aims, aspirations and interests.  The programme also gave me the confidence to apply for a more senior leadership role and I am now using what I learned during the programme in my new role as a Director of Economics.” Borbála Szathmáry - Director of Economics “I can't think of a better place for someone who wants to work on challenging and diverse competition cases for the public good.” Lucilia Falsarella Pereira – Director of Cartel and Antitrust Enforcement What we are looking for To be successful in your application you will need a postgraduate business, finance or accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA, CFA or MBA) or equivalent postgraduate experience, with familiarity with economics and financial theory and high levels of professional achievement. Your experience will include effective and inclusive team leadership and developing high calibre and diverse talents. You will bring to the role a track record of leading, managing and delivering complex projects with defined resources and to tight timescales. You will also have a proven ability to provide thought leadership, combining commercial, analytical, and interpretive experience, supported by excellent communication and representation skills. In return The CMA is a hugely rewarding, diverse and stimulating place to work – an opportunity to work for the public good and to stretch and develop yourself in doing so. All CMA staff enjoy generous benefits, including an excellent pension scheme, at least 25 days leave (increasing to 30 over five years), and generous parental leave provision. You can also take advantage of interest-free season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, and favourable consideration of flexible working. The CMA are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. It is a priority to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we welcome applications from under-represented groups, including ethnically diverse people, people with a disability, and people with diverse gender identities. To find out more about this opportunity and about working for the CMA, please click on the APPLY button. Closing date: 11:55pm on 2 August 2021. The CMA is an accredited Disability Confident Employer and are Stonewall Diversity Champions. As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds and recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.  

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Audit & Accounts Senior Manager / Director

London

Permanent

To £75000 + Bonus + Benefits

Are you an Audit & Accounts Senior Manager or Director looking to upgrade to a friendly medium size firm based in Central London with great promotion prospects? Or are you an Audit & Accounts Manager looking to step up to Senior Manager level and have more responsibility? Are you looking to get your RI status within the next 6 months? If so this independent firm with around 50 staff has created a new role due to continued high growth within the business. Based in the busy Audit & Accounts Department, your role will be mixed evenly between managing audit assignments, accounts preparation assignments and corporation tax as well as staff management duties. You will manage your own portfolio of clients and report straight to Partner level. Your client base would be varied and this firm works with clients from all industries, including property, technology, construction, renewable energy, retail, media, entertainment and many more. Most clients range to £50m turnover and are UK based although they have some international groups as well. In your role you will be responsible for managing audit assignments from planning to completion including reviewing work and leading all client meetings, being involved with setting fees, budgeting, billing, monitoring WIP etc, reviewing accounts preparation and corporation tax assignments as well as reviewing other work (eg management accounts), staff management, giving staff appraisals and helping to oversee and manage the department. You will also be involved with new business development and assist the Partner with bringing in new work for the firm in order to grow your client portfolio. Your role will be varied, challenging, yet hugely enjoyable and promotion prospects are strong for the right candidate. The firm has also had great success with people who have relocated to London from a regional firm and welcomes applicants from firms outside of Central London. To be considered for this new role you must be ACA qualified ideally with 5+ years PQE. You must currently be operating at Manager or Senior Manager / Director level, and currently working in a good quality practice firm, with experience of a mixed general practice role (ie audit and accounts). It would be an advantage if you had RI status or are able to achieve this within 6 months. You must also have strong team management skills and be able to review work and give appraisals to all level of staff. You must be a team player, have good communication skills and be looking for a role with strong progression in the future. This very good quality, medium sized independent firm based in a great Location in Central London is growing at a rapid rate and has grown significantly in the last 12 months. This newly created role is to act as a link between Manager and Partner grade, and to provide a little more leadership in the firm and to take a number of high level duties off the Partners to free their time. Overall this represents an excellent new opportunity for either a Senior Manager looking for their next challenge or an experienced Manager looking to step up to Senior Manager / Director level, to join a good quality and friendly medium size firm and work in an interesting and varied general practice role with great promotional prospects on offer.

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Treasurer, Chair F &GP committee

London

Permanent

PRO BONO

The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) are looking for a Treasurer.  This is a volunteer position, and the incumbent will chair the Finance and General Purposes committee.  The terms of reference for our finance and general purposes committee are below.  They will have a great opportunity for exposure to strategy formulation of the IIRSM www.iirsm.org. IIRSM is a charity for those responsible for managing risks in all their forms. We are independent and speak freely, championing risk management to drive positive change for both employee and organisational wellbeing. We do this through setting standards, connecting people and organisations, and providing practical education, training, advice and resources. We have a community of 8000+ globally, representing all risk disciplines from compliance, environmental management, health and safety, insurance, internal audit, quality management, security, project management and more. This is a pivotal position and potential candidates will bring their expertise and knowledge to the role and should evidence a combination of the following attributes and experience: A qualified accountant with high-level experience of budgeting, financial controls, management accounts and financial statements. Non-executive or executive board level experience. Experience of sitting on committees and chairing senior level meetings. Experience of long-term financial and strategic planning, and identification and monitoring of KPls. Ability to assess key financial risks and matching mitigation. If you would like to speak to someone before applying, please email Damodar Acharya at Damodar.Acharya@iirsm.org   IIRSM - FINANCE AND GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE Overall Purpose of the Committee IIRSM’s Finance and General Purposes Committee is a tier of management below the governing Council. The Committee has been established by Council to maintain an overview of, and to provide advice to it, regarding the financial and administrative affairs of the charity and any trading subsidiaries. The Committee provides regular reports to Council on these matters and makes recommendations for any changes that need to be made to policy and procedure. The Finance and General purposes Committee shall have decision-making powers delegated from Council in accordance with the Policies and Procedures manual, recognising that Council is the ultimate decision-making body within the governance structure. Remit Specifically, the Committee is responsible for: advising council on business growth strategy, investments and returns; review business cases as proposed by the senior management team; safeguarding charity funds and ensuring propriety, efficiency and effectiveness in their use in conjunction with Director of Finance and Operations; overseeing the appointment of investment managers and ensuring that funds are invested effectively; ensuring that internal financial records and controls are adequate, internal and external audit are carried out annually; review annual plans, budget and KPIs submitted by the senior management team and forward for council’s approval reviewing on-going expenditure against budgets and authorising additional expenditure (outside of agreed budgets) to the sum of £10,000 per occasion; advising Council with respect to the appointment, remuneration and terms and conditions of senior staff; ensuring that proper risk management is in place, by keeping under review the risk register and ensuring actions required are progressed, and submitting an update to the register to Council at least annually; to review on a periodic basis the performance and costs of the Institute’s Banker, Auditors, Insurance Brokers, Legal Advisers etc, to ensure that the Institute received valuable and cost effective services; To ensure that operations systems are audited for robustness at least once a year. Committee Membership up to six current or former members of Council with relevant skills or knowledge (e.g. finance, administration, HR, law) will be invited to join the Committee, one of whom should be a Deputy President or Past President; membership of the Committee should include at least three trustees, although the group has the power to co-opt specialist help as required (including human resource or finance advisers from other organisations);  senior staff, usually the Chief Executive and Director of Finance and Operations will be expected to attend meetings and contribute to the discussion, answer questions and prepare reports but they are not members of the Committee; quorum for the meeting is three (excluding ex officio members); membership of the Committee must be ratified by Council; the maximum term of office is six years and one member of the Committee should retire each year. In the event of no one volunteering to retire the member with the longest service will be asked to stand down; the chair shall be the Institute’s Treasurer; all decisions will be made by a majority vote and in instances of there being no majority, the chair will have the casting vote; members of the Committee will abide by relevant policies, such as equal opportunities, guidance on conflicts of interest and declare any gifts and hospitality; the Committee shall meet physically at least twice a year. At least one meeting will take place in February in order to propose budgets for the forthcoming financial year. Virtual meetings may be held via phone or email at any time. The quorum rule will still apply and, normally, at least five working days will be allowed from the start to the conclusion of email meetings, in order to allow an adequate opportunity for all Committee members to take part. Discussions and decisions made via phone or email will be minuted; Committee members are expected to attend 50% of “physical” meetings The chair of the Committee (or in their absence, the Chief Executive) will report proceedings to Council meetings; Revised July 2021    

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