Financial Accountant

Financial Accountant (UK and Ireland)

Up to £34,000 + benefits

Permanent

21 hours per week (flexible working)

Wimbledon 

We’ve been championing better work and working lives for over 100 years. We help organisations thrive by focusing on their people, supporting our economies and societies. We’re the professional body for HR, L&D, OD and all people professionals – experts in people, work and change. With almost 160,000 members globally – and a growing community using our research, insights and learning – we give trusted advice and offer independent thought leadership. And we are a leading voice in the call for good work that creates value for everyone.

There has never been a more interesting or important time to join us. We offer an inclusive and stimulating culture and a wide range of professional development opportunities, as well as excellent benefits such as 28 days’ holiday with an option to buy and sell days, £125 personal development allowance, access to an award winning pension scheme and a commitment to wellbeing including a cashback health scheme.

The Role

Are you a highly skilled and detail-oriented Financial Accountant? This role is ideal for a candidate who is part-qualified and is ready to play a pivotal role in managing financial transactions, reconciliations, and supporting compliance within the central finance team.

You will also have responsibility for maintaining the accounts of CIPD Ireland and providing financial support to the team in that region. Whilst this is a hybrid UK-based role, travel to Ireland to build relationships, support the team and understand the business will be required once or twice a month. 

What You’ll Be Doing

• Using our accounting system to process and manage financial transactions.
• Owning day to day accounting activities to include managing payroll process, accounts receivable, accounts payable and credit control for CIPD Ireland.
• Posting transactions and month end journals in NetSuite including prepayments, accruals and revenue deferrals.  
• Reconciliation between Netsuite and billing system.
• Collaborating with colleagues to understand revenue expectations for current and future months. 
• Financial reporting, preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, and providing insights into our financial performance.
• Preparation of tax returns and compliance reporting and participation in budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Collaborating with external auditors. 

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. Part-qualified (e.g. ACCA or equivalent) or qualified by experience.
• Accounting experience in a similar role, with a focus on ERPs such as Oracle (NetSuite), SAP, Microsoft. 
• Experience of financial accounting and statutory reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel (vlookups, sumifs and pivot tables) and other relevant software applications.

• A working understanding of Netsuite and its technical capability. Proficient in using larger company accounting systems for financial transactions and reporting.

• Ability to prioritise and handle multiple tasks concurrently, manage own time and meet all deadlines particularly around month end and audit.
• Strong analytical, attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, especially in cross-cultural settings. 
• Well organised with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with remote teams.

If this role describes you and your career aspirations, then click APPLY.

CIPD: valuing everyone as an individual!

The CIPD define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value all our employees, customers and clients as people. Harnessing these differences creates a productive environment in which everybody feels valued, where their talents are fully utilised and organisational and personal goals are met.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.

Please note, we reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore, we would urge you to submit an application as soon as possible.