Accountant

We are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity who are looking for an Accountant to join then during a period of restructure. This client in based just outside Glasgow and have an opportunity for someone to join them initially for 3 months but this could be extended to a permanent role after the restructure. Are you an Accountant who enjoys a varied role and is looking to be a key leader in the finance team? Salary for this role is circa £45k and the client will consider candidates who are qualified by experience.

Key accountabilities:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reporting to managers, the Executive, the Board and Board Committees, including commentary and variance analysis
• Completion and submission of monthly budget monitoring reports
• Act as business partner with budget holders. Preparation, profiling and monitoring of budgets (salary budget/ team budgets/ organisational level budgets).
• Assist in the development of new reporting from our finance system
• Support the preparation of the annual statutory accounts and liaise with External Audit
• Review, interpret and advise on statutory and regulatory changes in public body financial accounting and determine appropriate changes in internal policies, controls and financial accounting to comply with statutory requirements and best practice.
• Provide financial advice, guidance and support to the organisation to support business needs
• Prepare and assist with the documentation of policies, procedures and controls.
• Undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade as required.

Skills Required:

• Experience of preparing and presenting management accounts, budgets and forecasts
• Working knowledge of financial systems including nominal ledger coding structures
• Experience of month-end processes including Trial Balance, variance analysis and reconciliations;
• Able to extract data from finance systems for reporting purposes.
• Experience of preparing end of year statutory accounts, liaising with internal and external auditors;
• Intermediate Excel skills
• Excellent understanding and ability to interrogate finance systems
• Self-starter, collaborative and flexible worker
• Articulate with excellent interpersonal skills, including good report-writing skills
• Ability to translate financial information for a variety of audiences
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Driven

To find out more please contact Linda Currie

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