Accountant

Sewell Wallis is working with a South Yorkshire charitable organisation based in Sheffield, who have an upcoming opportunity for an Accountant to join their brilliant team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing charity, where the successful candidate will spearhead the accounts function and play a key role in implementing new processes and helping shape the finance function moving forward with a view to further growth.

What will you be doing?

• Develop and manage organisational budgets, forecasts and financial plans in conjunction with the Directors and management team and provide accurate and timely information to colleagues as required for the effective management of financial systems, including preparation and presentation of financial information.
• Prepare and issue monthly management accounts, including cash forecasts, to the Board and attend meetings as required. To ensure monthly reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and ensure visibility in the process to meet audit and legislative requirements.
• Assist managers and staff in the preparation of bids to funders and ensure full-cost-recovery techniques are utilised throughout the organisation. To support managers and staff in the implementation of income generation activities.
• Ensure the preparation of statutory accounts for audit purposes and assist the auditors in the preparation of the Annual Report.
• Develop financial policies and procedures and manage continuous improvement in financial planning, management and systems in accordance with the developing needs of the organisation. To keep abreast of current and upcoming legislation, particularly relating to Charities, taxation and SORP regulations.
• Ensure that all the operational activities of the finance function, as well as the team's income generation activity, are carried out effectively and efficiently and in accordance with Company and Charity law and any other legal or management requirement.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA
• Experience of working within the Charitable or Third Sector
• Experience of and commitment to delivering an effective financial support service in support of an organisation's aim.

What's on offer?

• Flexible working hours.
• Hugely positive and inspiring working environment
• 25 days of annual leave and bank holidays.
• Pension Scheme
• Onsite parking

Send us your CV below or contact Lawrie Bacon for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.