Senior Financial Accountant
City of London, London
Senior Financial Accountant
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City of London, London
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Start your job search**Position Overview:**
Interim Senior Financial Accountant required for a well recognised chairty organisation - Maternity Cover of 9 months with potential for extension!
**Responsibilities:**
- Lead a dynamic team in managing and controlling financial resources, ensuring operational effectiveness, and maintaining compliance with relevant legislation.
- Oversee the production and communication of financial information to stakeholders, including consolidated Statutory Accounts and external reporting.
- Manage payment processes, staff salaries, and provide financial advice across the organization.
- Directly supervise two Financial Accountants and two Finance Officers, ensuring the team's effectiveness and technical compliance.
- Take charge of primary ledgers, financial controls, balance sheet reconciliation, cash flow, VAT/Tax compliance, and statutory accounts production.
**Qualifications:**
- Qualified accountant with a background in a complex organizational finance function.
- Experience in producing consolidated Statutory Accounts and handling external audit requirements.
- Up-to-date knowledge of general accounting principles and the ability to interpret and apply legislation.
- Proactive mindset, capable of reviewing and enhancing internal processes and procedures for continuous improvement.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to understand diverse stakeholder needs.
- Ability to work in a high-performance finance function, motivating and developing a team to deliver results.
**Key Attributes:**
- Proven ability to thrive in a challenging and busy role.
- Willingness to work beyond core hours to meet deadlines and plans.
- Enthusiastic about contributing to a team with a shared purpose, impacting millions of lives.
**Why Join our Client?**
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Meaningful work that makes a difference in the lives of young people.
- A collaborative team environment with both challenges and shared purpose.
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