Accounts Assistant

Sidmouth, Devon
NFP People

Accounts Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a flexible and proactive Assistant Finance Business Partner

to join the Finance Department.

Position: Assistant Finance Business Partner (Equine Operations and Resources)

Location: Working primarily from home, flexibility will be required for occasional onsite working, currently estimated to be 2 days per week in Devon.

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £27,390 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Generous annual leave, pension scheme, Healthshield plan, confidential counselling service, subsidised restaurant, free parking, enhanced maternity/paternity benefits, Life Assurance Scheme, 31 day’s holiday per year, inclusive of the 8 statutory public holidays. This increases by one day each year until a maximum of 34 days is reached.

Closing Date: Sunday 15 May 2022.

The Role

As Assistant Finance Business Partner (Equine Operations and Resources), you will provide support to cost centre managers within the Equine Operations and Resources directorate together with comprehensive analysis of both function’s expenditure and will be responsible for monthly and year end accruals and prepayments. With strong communication, collaborative and interpersonal skills, you will ensure that strong relationships are developed and maintained with operational managers and their teams, improving the impact, and understanding, of financial reporting on charity performance and delivering insight that links financial reports to business strategies.

Within this multifunctional and rewarding role, your principal duties and responsibilities will include –

• Management of all aspects of Equine Operations and Resources functions and accruals/prepayment reporting including the collation and analysis of high volumes of complex data, interpreting trends and variances from budgets and forecasts with a view to providing timely and meaningful insight into monthly management accounts.
• Management of the General Ledger and Project Ledger connected with Equine Operations and Resources functions, ensuring data is accurate, up to date and consistent.
• Assisting in the production of the monthly management accounts for Equine Operations and Resources functions, including writing variance commentary for dedicated cost centres.
• Providing a finance business partnering service for the Equine Operations and Resources functions giving advice and support as required to cost centre managers including training and coaching on all aspects of quarterly reforecasting and monthly reporting.
• The provision of high-quality management accounting data, reports and advice to stakeholders across the sanctuary, ensuring cost centre managers are aware of month-end expenditure variances against budget, and facilitating future reforecasting and the provision of meaningful variance commentary.
• Monthly accruals and prepayment schedules and postings for TDS to facilitate accurate Management Reporting.

About You

An AAT qualification (or part qualified CIMA), together with a documented CPD track record and post-qualification experience in a management accounting/finance business partner role, is essential for this role as are experience of a computerised accounting system, an advanced knowledge of Microsoft applications, particularly Excel, and a demonstrable working knowledge of dealing with high volumes of data.

In return…

You can be part of an evolving program of change taking place within a leading charity working in an area of outstanding natural beauty. With amazing benefits and opportunities to develop you career, you can really make a difference in a fulfilling and rewarding role.

About the Organisation

The charity is one of the UK’s largest international animal welfare charities, currently supporting projects in over 35 countries worldwide. They are working for a world where donkeys and mules live free from suffering and their contribution to humanity is fully valued.

“The Sanctuary is a positive place to work with friendly staff and a wonderful charity. With amazing work throughout the world, once you join you never want to leave!”

Our client is a Disability Confident Employer. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable people (children and adults) and expects all staff and volunteers to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to safer recruitment processes, including an application for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where required for the post.

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