Job Description

Job description

Invitation To Tender: Provision Of Accountancy Services

The FFLM invites suitably qualified and experienced accountancy firms to submit tenders for the provision of professional accountancy services.

About us

The Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) was founded in 2005 and is an

established international membership organisation and charity committed to the

development and maintenance of the highest possible standards in forensic and legal

medicine.

The specialty covers professionals working in the following disciplines: forensic medical

practitioners (forensic physicians, forensic pathologists, forensic psychiatrists, forensic

odontologists); medico-legal and dentolegal advisers; clinicians working in secure and

detained settings and medically and legally qualified coroners.

Introduction





The FFLM is tendering for accountancy services. We are a registered Charity (1119599).

FFLM prepares its accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting

and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities

preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in

the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).





Bidders must demonstrate experience in preparing and advising on accounts compliant

with this framework.





Our financial year runs from 1 January to 31 December. Our annual turnover is between

800,000 and 1.1M and an overview of our finances is available in our 2024 financial

report.





We employ a Finance and Membership Manager and a Finance Administrator to manage

our day-to-day income and expenditure. We are tendering for an accountant to provide

support to our Finance Team and help us to meet our legal obligations regarding financial

matters.





As our turnover passed 1M, we are now subject to annual independent audit, which is

currently carried out by MHA. We will require an accountant to support the FFLM in

preparing accounts and other documents for this purpose.

We are a small organisation, with 4.7 FTE staff members and support an organisation

funded by the Home office, the Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IFAS) which has 3.9

FTE staff.





IFAS is a Home Office funded initiative which leads national work on the recognition,

response, and prevention of non-fatal strangulation and suffocation. It functions as an

internal programme of the FFLM, operating under its governance and financial

management structures. All accounting, reporting, and compliance responsibilities for IFAS

are handled within the broader framework of the FFLM.





Our staff work entirely remotely, and we do not maintain any office space. Due to our size,

we need our accountant to provide proactive advice and support, be readily available and

provide excellent customer service.

Tender Submission

If you have any questions regarding the tender or to request a copy of our 2024 accounts, please contact our Interim Office Manager, Charlene Campbell


We look forward to receiving your submission.