Assistant Financial Accountant - Ftc 12 Months

About The Role
Closing date: 25th March
Contract: This is a fixed term opportunity for 12 Months.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Are you a part qualified Accountant looking to use your skills and accounting knowledge to help address the biggest health issue in the UK today?   
We are looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant, to join our hardworking and focused Finance team as we progress our finance transformation journey and strengthen the Financial Accounting function for the Society. 
In this role, you will be involved in key processes that underpin the sound management of both the financial accounting function and the transactional accounting teams.  
Key responsibilities of the role include: 

• Playing a key role in the delivery of the month end process, including preparation and posting of certain journals.
• Preparing accurate and transparent balance sheet reconciliations. 
• Assisting with deliverables for the statutory accounts and year end audit.
• Liaise and collaborate with Finance Business Partners and Financial Accounting and Transactional teams to ensure that financial policies and procedures are understood and robustly managed.
• Assist with the preparation of other external reporting.
• Participating in ad-hoc finance projects.

Alzheimer's Society have recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years
About you

• Part qualified accountant with prior experience in a financial accounting role and has strong Excel expertise.
• Experience of working with ERP finance systems. Knowledge of Unit 4 (Agresso) Finance System (desirable)
• Knowledge of financial accounting standards and a good understanding of financial policies, process and controls
• Possess a can-do attitude with an ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines.
• Resilient individual with a drive to deliver process improvements.

Person Specification

• Excellent and professional communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
• Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
• Strong analytical and interpretation skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail.
• Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
• Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.