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SalaryProspectus is delighted to be partnering with Pennies in the recruitment of their new Financial Accountant. Pennies is an award-winning fintech charity with an important mission: to protect and grow micro-donations, ensuring people have digital ways to keep donating the small amounts of money that are so vital for charity. This is an exciting and newly created role in the charity, which will report to the Finance Director.
As the Financial Accountant, you will support the Finance Director, taking direct responsibility for all aspects of the day-to-day running of the finance function, including financial reporting and accounting, MI, financial controls, and credit control. The Finance Officer, who deals with day-to-day financial processes, will report into this role. You will lead on the preparation of annual, monthly, and periodic budgets, forecasts, and cashflow statements. You will be responsible for the preparation of monthly accounts, processing gift aid claims, and the preparation and submission of annual returns to HMRC, Companies House and the Charity Commission or its equivalent in Rep of Ire, and the Isle of Man. You will act as liaison with auditors, trustees, and advisory board members. This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to get involved in all aspects of this dynamic, fast-growing organisation, and to develop and broaden their skill base, contribution and career as operations move to scale.
To be successful in this role, you will hold a professional accountancy qualification – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, with experience of the operational skills needed to fulfil the duties and accountabilities of the role. You will need to be well versed in charity accounting and you will possess strong IT skills, including experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel. You will need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills, good people skills, and be well organised, logical and detail focused. You will have good organisational skills and will be able to develop and document business processes and accounting policies. Although not essential, experience with Sage accounting software, ideally Sage Intacct would be beneficial. Experience within the charity sector, as well as knowledge of the payment or retail sector is desirable.
To apply, please submit your CV and Supporting Statement explaining how you meet the requirements of the position in detail. We are submitting for this role on a rolling basis, so please do apply ASAP.
It should be noted that if you have applied previously, you will not need to apply again. Following your application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and be asked to provide further information to assist with this recruitment process. Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
