Financial Accountant

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Full time
Location: London
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Job offered by: The Scout Association
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Category:
Are you a qualified and technically skilled Financial Accountant looking to take the next step in your career while making a meaningful impact in the charitable sector? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a purpose-driven organisation where your expertise will help shape the financial success and sustainability of our vital work. As a Financial Accountant, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the integrity of our financial data, meeting regulatory requirements, and maintaining robust financial controls. Your work will directly support our mission to create positive change. Your Key Responsibilities: Lead month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of financial results. Develop insightful monthly financial reports, including cash flow statements, balance sheets, and variance analyses. Regulatory Compliance & Annual Accounts:

Prepare quarterly returns for VAT, corporation tax, and Gift Aid. Contribute to the preparation of statutory accounts and provide key support during the year-end audit process.

Uphold a robust audit and control framework, identifying improvements where needed. Ensure financial systems operate with integrity and accuracy. Business Partnering & Treasury Management:

Support the development of revenue, capital, and cash forecasts and budgets. Oversee cash flow, reserves compliance, and cash management processes.

What We’re Looking For: A fully qualified Financial Accountant with exceptional technical knowledge and a strong track record in financial reporting and compliance. Why This Role Stands Out: Purpose with Impact:

Be part of a charity where your work truly matters, contributing to meaningful causes every day. Supportive Environment:

Collaborate with passionate, like-minded professionals who value teamwork and inclusion. Professional Growth:

Take advantage of opportunities to learn, develop, and advance your career in a values-driven organization. Apply Today! If this opportunity resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you. For details about our benefits, click here. Closing date: 11.59pm on Sunday 26 January 2025 Interviews will be held in person:

Tuesday 4 February and Wednesday 5 February. Successful candidates will be contacted within two weeks after the closing date. Due to a high volume of applications, we will not be able to contact applicants who were not successful. Therefore, if you don’t receive a response within seven days please assume that you were unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we do not accept CVs only for this role. All applications for this vacancy must include a CV and a Supporting Statement. Click

‘Apply’

now to apply for this fantastic role! The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds. About us: We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright. We have 108 acres available for fun and adventure for young people to experience the freedom of the outdoors.

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