Assistant Accountant

London Sport is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant on a permanent, full-time basis. London Sport is a charity that exists to help all Londoners live longer, healthier, and happier lives through being active. Our focus is on children and adults in the most deprived communities who face the greatest challenges of inequality. With physical inactivity responsible for 1 in 6 premature deaths, we want to help every Londoner find their way to move more.

Reporting into the Senior Finance Manager, you will be required to provide crucial support in the day to day running of the finance function. This is a great opportunity for a driven individual looking to join an exciting and unique organisation that provides essential care to the local community.

The Finance team also has a Finance Officer, and the overall Finance team sits within the Finance, People and Governance Directorate.

In this Assistant Management Accountant role, you will:

• Assist with month-end, ensuring it is closed in a timely manner.
• Take responsibility for balance sheet reconciliations including prepayments and accruals.
• Provide P&L funds analysis on a monthly basis.
• Complete bank reconciliations.
• Take responsibility for the payment run.
• Input of invoices.
• Maintain the fixed assets register – including capitalisation of assets, disposals, and new projects.
• Take the lead in producing VAT returns and HMRC reconciliations.
• Assist with year-end audit such as preparation of audit schedules and answering queries.
• Set up and reviewing postings that impact multiple cost centres on a monthly basis.
• Meet internal stakeholder regularly and support in relation to accounting queries.
• Support with funder returns.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analysis and queries.

The Organisation:

Supported by Sport England and the Mayor of London, we collaborate with those who share our vision, running and supporting projects that help children, young people and the least active adults embed sport and physical activity into their lives.

In the years since London Sport was founded, in 2014, physical activity and sport have seen many changes both here in London and across the country. One thing that remains the same, though, is our commitment to making London a more active city which, we believe, will improve lives, and ensure London develops as a healthy, happy, and more prosperous city.

The Successful Candidate will:

• Hold an AAT Level 3 qualification or equivalent, and ideally be studying towards an CCAB qualification.
• Ideally, have Charity finance experience and a working knowledge and understanding of fund accounting, or come from the wider public sector.
• Be familiar with the production of management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations and journals.
• Have a good understanding of accounting systems such as Sage, Xero, Agresso etc.
• Be positive, proactive and enjoy working as part of a team whilst maintaining excellent precision and attention to detail.

This opportunity will be based at London Sport’s Central London office based in Borough and offers a flexible hybrid working arrangement along with fantastic employee benefits.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!