Job Description

Our partner, an established UK charity with a focus on fighting poverty by transforming access to health care services in lower- and middle-income countries in Africa seeks a highly dynamic individual for a one-year fixed-term contract, with the possibility of an extension. The position is part of the management team, and the post holder will be expected to lead on the financial accounting, management accounting, and budgeting for the organisation as well as taking forward some strategic finance and operations projects as we expand our programmes in existing countries. The individual will also be expected to support the Co-CEOs with administrative, compliance and IT related tasks.

Finance

oMaintain a strong control environment, ensuring accounting records are complete and accurate.
Financial accounting
oPrepare annual statutory accounts in accordance with SORP 2015.
oPrepare for the annual external audit and host auditors ensuring the audit process runs smoothly. This includes supporting country offices in hosting their respective audits.
oEnsure annual statutory accounts are finalised and submitted to Companies House and the Charity Commission by the appropriate deadlines.

Management accounting

oCoordinate the month-end process with the Finance Officer (UK) and Programme Finance Lead, and review transaction postings.
oPrepare monthly management accounts with cash flow forecasts, modifying the format as needed to suit the preferences of senior management and the Board of Trustees.
oPrepare the annual organisational budget and mid-year reforecast.
oImprove existing budget templates to enable straightforward and transparent budgeting for donors.
Support to country offices
oCollaborate with the Programme Finance Lead on a monthly basis to reconcile intercompany accounts, ensuring that reconciling items are cleared promptly.
oSupport country office teams in fulfilling any reporting and financial compliance requirements.
oConduct internal process reviews (internal audits) of country offices where required.
oReview the bi-weekly payment runs for the UK office and the monthly country office fund requests, ensuring cash flow planning is in place for these payments.
oEnsure asset registers are maintained appropriately.

Administration

oSupport staff in conducting procurement in line with our procurement policy.
oAssist with preparation for quarterly Board meetings.
oSupport office management tasks.

Other

Review and develop existing policies and procedures (e.g. the Finance Manual).

Please note: Salary of 40k offered for 4 days per week ie 50,000 pro rata.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: 40,753.60-49,405.66 per year

Expected hours: 30 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Work from home
Experience:

International Charity Accounting: 3 years (preferred) Grant reporting: 2 years (preferred) Charity SORP: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:

Accounting qualification (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Remote