Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, the Senior Group Accountant will oversee and manage the monthly close process, lead the preparation of year-end financial statements for the group, and coordinate the annual audit. These responsibilities should be underpinned by a focus on user experience and on fit-for-purpose platforms, processes, procedures, systems, and tools. 

Key Responsibilities
 

Management
•    Manage and develop 2-3 finance assistants
•    Manage interactions with teams across the organisation, collaborating in the key processes of financial management and provide guidance and advice to the business. 

Month-End Process and Close:
•    Oversee and manage the monthly close process, ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and completed within the month end timetable.
•    Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring that all discrepancies are investigated and resolved in a timely manner.
•    Work with the finance team to ensure the accuracy of the trial balance and prepare key month-end journals, including accruals, prepayments, and provisions.
•    Ensure all intercompany transactions and balances are reconciled and eliminate intercompany profit, and are in line with transfer pricing requirements
•    Perform detailed variance analysis of key financial statements, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
•    Collaborate with other departments (e.g., FP&A, clusters) to ensure accurate financial data for reporting.
•    Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies throughout the close process.

Year-end accounts process
•    Lead the timely and accurate preparation of financial information in line with statutory reporting, management accounting, and funder requirements. 
•    Coordinate and lead the preparation and audit of the consolidated Group entities and branch financials. This includes: 
o    Liaising with the external auditors
o    Preparing and managing the timetable for preparation and audit of the financial statements, ensuring all financial statements are signed off within required timelines.
o    Assisting local teams in resolving audit queries as necessary, ensuring local audits are completed on time, within budget and with minimal issues or adjustments. 
o    Preparing consolidated financial statements

Local reporting and compliance
•    Manage reporting timelines including filing deadlines for assigned funds and all branches in the structure, and that all deadlines (e.g., lenders, investors, statutory) are met. 
•    Perform high-level review of local branches companies; review financial statements prepared by local teams
•    Ensure timely compliance with donors, audit and statutory reporting as required; ensure the remediation of audit recommendations and implementation of financial / risk reporting decisions by governance bodies. 

Controls and conintuous improvement
•    Drive strong financial control and advocate financial priorities to the business.  
•    Continuous improvement of ERP system (D365) for the finance team. 
•    Support financial and performance reviews using monthly dashboard. 
•    Report financial results and ensure compliance with GDPR Guidelines. 
•    Encourage and enable shared ownership of high integrity data. 
 

Education/Qualifications

• Holder of a recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, etc.) with over six years post qualification experience. 

Experience

• Experience in the preparation of management, statutory and Group consolidation accounts. 

• Substantial experience of working in complex entities with multi-national interests and distributed teams (working in different locations and through remote or virtual working) and experience of managing finance teams. 

• Experience of multiple sectors, ideally with a mix of public and private; experience in the not-for-profit sector/grant making environment including EU grant funding would be highly beneficial. 

Responsibilities

• Finance business partner to project teams and country offices, offering financial management support.
• Prepare project budgets, monitor expenditure and cashflows, and prepare management accounts, including variance analyses and supporting narrative reports.
• Grant management, compliance and reporting – preparing financial reports to donors, ensuring that these meet their requirements.
• Review the capacity of overseas offices, and support with capacity building as required.
• Ensure the integrity and operational effectiveness of project accounting procedures, developing, and maintaining these as required, and supporting and coaching junior staff as required.
• Supporting the broader finance team, including junior finance staff, in any ad hoc analysis, reporting and project work as required

Person Specification

• Accountant, qualified or QBE, with at least 5 years of experience in accounting, an understanding of accounting & finance principles and management accounting & reporting.
• Experience of project accounting, grant compliance & management is desirable; an understanding of the grant compliance & reporting requirements of the EU and German government grants is desirable.
• Strong IT skills, including advanced MSExcel skills. Competence in SQL an advantage.
• Strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate financial matters to non-finance staff.
• Quick learner, organised and flexible, able to meet tight deadlines.
• Fluent in English, with excellent spoken and reporting writing skills. Working knowledge of French or Spanish is highly desirable. Knowledge of German is not essential or required.
• Culturally sensitive
• Willingness to travel abroad.

This is an excellent opportunity for an accountant looking to get good grounding in project accounting & grant management within a large, complex INGO. Salary of c. €45,000. For the right candidate, the organisation will offer sponsorship For those candidates outside of Germany, some relocation costs, including the cost of obtaining a permit (if required) will be covered.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the overseas teams with their finance data inputting, ensuring that these are accurate and complete; monitoring their cashflow, managing funding requests and processing intercompany invoices.
• Reviewing and supporting with processing payroll for the overseas offices.
• Reviewing and analysing their bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintaing budget holder reports.
• Support the team with the internal audit and annual year-end audit processes.
• Support with HR & other administrative tasks as required.

Requirements

• Astute individual, with a degree in or studying towards an accounting qualification such as ACA, CIMA or ACCA, and interested in a career in international charity finance.
• Strong technical background and understanding of double entry bookkeeping and data entry, strong attention to detail.
• Experience in developing systems, working with complex consolidation systems, and on grants financial management is desirable.
• Good numeracy & IT skills.
• Good relationship building and communication skills, able to work effectively with overseas staff with sensitivity, and support them with any queries/issues they have.
• Able to work effectively, prioritising a varied workload.
• Working knowledge or fluency in French is strongly desirable.

This role is permanent, and is only open to candidates with the RTW in the UK.

This role requires the individual to be in the office once a week.

Our partner is providing essential audit services to a number of large institutions around the world, this specialist team works closely with global clients such as The United Nations & The World Bank – delivering and managing international development grant-funded programmes. This long established, diverse and multi-lingual team are global leaders in this field.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Our team works closely with global institutions such as UN agencies, the European Commission, Foundations and other Development Agencies, particularly those involved in international development. The team provides assurance services, including financial and systems audits, certifications, internal control assessments, technical assistance, and consultancy services to international institutions

This role is at the forefront of the work of our department. As an Audit Senior, you will lead meetings with institutions and beneficiaries, coordinate and lead audit teams carrying out our fieldwork and write audit reports. You will play a vital role in representing the organisation in person leveraging your language capabilities before multiple stakeholders which can include multiple international development agencies and partners.

You'll be required to travel internationally (up to 40%), dependent on the requirements of the assignments. Perform remote audits managing teams both on-site and virtually. You'll acquire and in depth understanding of the development sector and the activities of the international donors. This role requires fluency in both English and French. In this role you'll:

• Prepare a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or working alone
• Identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Lead larger country wide teams, acting as the client focal point
• Deliver client work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively

You will be someone with:

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• A genuine interest in international development and a love of travel
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and French is a minimum criteria
• An ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• Have a proven track record in audit and assurance work

Responsibilities

• Support the team as they go through a new system implementation and automation. 
• Develop and maintain a strong control environment, and processes, and support in the strengthening and improvement of finance systems and processes.
• Management of finance business partners, who are working with the programmes team on the financial management of grants and global projects, and providing oversight for cross-programmatic donors.
• Providing oversight and ensuring the timely reporting of financials including budgets, forecasts and variance analysis, and donor reporting
• Prepare and present financial reports for the senior leadership team, and to the programmes managers to support in programme decision making.
• Undertake other responsibilities as required

Requirements

• Experienced CCAB qualified accountant, with experience of developing and strengthening processes and controls, and in programme accounting, cost allocation & recovery and donor reporting within an international charity.
• Strong systems and IT skills. Expereince of SAP is highly desirable. 
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience of managing staff.
• Strong communication and team working skills – able to work effectively with finance and non-finance staff in the UK, and overseas.

This is a permanent role, with the candidate expected to be office-based in London at least 2 days/week. This role is only open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support in undertaking due diligence on new and existing grantees, including financial eligibility checks.
• Lead in the financial management of the grants, including reviewing the budgets submitted by grantees, undertaking expenditure verification and other financial management checks, and reviewing their audited financial statements.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance as requested and required, online and on occasion during in-person monitoring visits.

Requirements

• Astute, detail-oriented individual with a deep interest in international development.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills – able to work effectively with different members of the team and organisation, and also externally with grantees.
• Experience of and interest in working on finance, with experience of undertaking due diligence, risk assessment and grants management desirable.
• Able to work flexibly, prioritise a varied and changing workload, take initiative and meet tight deadlines.
• Competent IT user, including intermediate/advanced MsExcel user.
• Bilingual – English & French speaker.

This role is open to candidates with RTW in the UK.

This role will require the successful candidate to come in to the office at least 1 day/week.

Our partner is providing essential audit services to a number of large institutions around the world, this specialist team works closely with global clients such as The United Nations & The World Bank – delivering and managing international development grant-funded programmes. This long established, diverse and multi-lingual team are global leaders in this field.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Our team works closely with global institutions such as UN agencies, the European Commission, Foundations and other Development Agencies, particularly those involved in international development. The team provides assurance services, including financial and systems audits, certifications, internal control assessments, technical assistance, and consultancy services to international institutions

This role is at the forefront of the work of our department. As an Audit Senior, you will lead meetings with institutions and beneficiaries, coordinate and lead audit teams carrying out our fieldwork and write audit reports. You will play a vital role in representing the organisation in person leveraging your language capabilities before multiple stakeholders which can include multiple international development agencies and partners.

You'll be required to travel internationally (up to 40%), dependent on the requirements of the assignments. Perform remote audits managing teams both on-site and virtually. You'll acquire and in depth understanding of the development sector and the activities of the international donors. This role requires fluency in both English and German. In this role you'll:

• Prepare a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or working alone
• Identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Lead larger country wide teams, acting as the client focal point
• Deliver client work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively

You will be someone with:

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• A genuine interest in international development and a love of travel
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and German is a minimum criteria
• An ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• Have a proven track record in audit and assurance work

Responsibilities

• Lead on establishing a sound control environment, financial processes and systems, ensuring that these align with the organisational as well local regulations.
• Provide financial leadership and strategic advisory support to the country offices and regional team.
• Lead of preparing the individual country budgets, budget monitoring tools, analysis and reports.
• Lead on the full grants cycle management – from due diligence and budget proposal development, to compliance & reporting.
• Lead on capacity building of the finance staff, on all aspects of finance and grants financial management.
• Lead on operations covering procurement, HR & logistics.

Requirements

• Qualified accountant with experience in leading country finance functions of an international charity, and working in a regional capacity.
• Experience in building the controls, processes and systems of young, growing country offices with different budgets, resources and staff capacity.
• Experience in operations within international organisations working in complex, fragile states – covering procurement and logistics.
• Strong demonstrable experience and knowledge of institutional donors, including the UK, European and US governments, and UN agencies.
• Strong interpersonal skills, managerial and influential skills.
• Strong communication skills – written (report writing) and oral.
• Bilingual – English and French speaker.

This post will be based in the DRC, travelling to other countries in the region as required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the logistics of events, in-person programme activities and meetings.
• Responsible for compiling itineraries and travel-related arrangements.
• Working with the finance and programmes team to ensure that logistics align with donor requirements, lead on keeping proper records and documentation as per donor requirements, and working with vendors and third parties on payments.
• Lead on the smooth running of the office

Requirements

• Astute, detail-oriented individual with a deep interest in international development.
• Strong communication and relationship building skills – able to work effectively with different members of the team, and also external stakeholders.
• Able to work flexibly, prioritise a varied and changing workload, take initiative and meet tight deadlines.
• Competent IT user
• Excellent spoken and written English, and one other language of French, Spanish or Arabic

This role is open to candidates with the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship. The role offers hybrid working with the candidate expected to be in the office 1-2 days/week in London.

Our partner is providing essential audit services to a number of large institutions around the world, this specialist team works closely with global clients such as The United Nations & The World Bank – delivering and managing international development grant-funded programmes. This long established, diverse and multi-lingual team are global leaders in this field.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Our team works closely with global institutions such as UN agencies, the European Commission, Foundations and other Development Agencies, particularly those involved in international development. The team provides assurance services, including financial and systems audits, certifications, internal control assessments, technical assistance, and consultancy services to international institutions

This role is at the forefront of the work of our department. As an Audit Senior, you will lead meetings with institutions and beneficiaries, coordinate and lead audit teams carrying out our fieldwork and write audit reports. You will play a vital role in representing the organisation in person leveraging your language capabilities before multiple stakeholders which can include multiple international development agencies and partners.

You'll be required to travel internationally (up to 40%), dependent on the requirements of the assignments. Perform remote audits managing teams both on-site and virtually. You'll acquire and in depth understanding of the development sector and the activities of the international donors. This role requires fluency in both English and Spanish. In this role you'll:

• Prepare a tailored plan for all assignments based on a good understanding of the terms of reference and the applicable contractual conditions
• Lead opening meetings with clients and auditees and present the audit findings clearly and credibly at closing meetings
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams, including locally based staff, on overseas assignments, or working alone
• Identify issues and areas of non-compliance on an assignment and write them up as findings in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report
• Lead larger country wide teams, acting as the client focal point
• Deliver client work to tight deadlines and manage time effectively

You will be someone with:

• A professional accountancy qualification (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• A genuine interest in international development and a love of travel
• Excellent spoken and written communication in English and Spanish is a minimum criteria
• An ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders in a professional, constructive and respectful manner
• Have a proven track record in audit and assurance work

Scope of the audit

• Assess accuracy and integrity of financial records, compliance with local and international accounting standards, and effectiveness of financial controls.
• Evaluate procurement process, and compliance to organisational and donor policies.
• Evaluate compliance to donor requirements.

Requirements

• Qualified internal auditor, with experience undertaking internal audits and special investigations for international charities.
• Experience in working in Central & West Africa, and demonstrable knowledge and understanding of cultural norms and working practices in the countries of interest for the audit.
• Bi-lingual – fluent French & English speaker
• Immediate availability is desirable.

At the heart of the team's work is Aid Oversight: improving the ways in which developing country government’s mange aid spending, track, and monitor use of donor funds to ensure that projects are properly delivered. Other areas include anti-corruption, fiduciary risk, and capacity building. 

This role suits someone looking for: progressive responsibility in international development project management; experience in writing high-quality, innovative proposals for agencies such as DFID, the Foreign Office, and the World Bank; and exposure to financial management and internal control reviews

The Consultant will perform a key role in supporting the management of existing projects, including projects in Asia and Africa, and significant travel to these and other locations.

You will also work with us in the identification and development of relevant prospects and technical and financial proposals. Our intention is that you will progress to fully managing several of our projects in terms of budgetary control and financial reporting, recruitment and staffing, client management, strategic oversight, and technical quality assurance, as well as continuing to play an important role in business development and bidding.

Over time, we will support you to develop expertise on the following:
• Project management and oversight;
• Managing complex delivery tasks and project risks;
• Leading technical and financial proposals;
• Understanding local delivery contexts and political economies;

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, innovative, energetic, committed to excellence in all their work, and wants to develop or kick-start a career in international development consulting. You may be a newly qualified accountant or with a number of years’ experience post qualification.

We are looking for someone who is keen to take ownership of projects and will seek to maximise their projects’ impact in every way.

• A degree in a relevant field from an internationally recognised university or alternatively a professional accountancy qualification;
• Outstanding English communication skills, both written and oral (essential) 
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to produce persuasive, succinct inputs to proposals
• Excellent inter-personal skills and team-work;
• Good numerical ability with a focus on financial awareness and ability;
• Ability to research and put together information needed for proposals.

Required Experience
• Experience in either external audit or internal audit/controls;
• Demonstrable knowledge of and interest in the world of international development or consultancy sector;
• Demonstrated experience of using initiative, client-orientation, delivery to timelines, and working in complex and pressured contexts 
• Experience of working in developing countries.

Responsibilities

• Financial oversight of the programme – this includes ensuring that there is a strong control environment across the HQ and regional offices, that policies and guidelines are properly understood and implemented, properly manage and account for income, and monitor banking, cash and cash advances and expenditure.
• Prepare and submit the annual accounts & statutory returns, ensuring that these are compliant with local laws and requirements.
• Financial management – creation and review of the organisational budget, oversee the monthly close and reconciliations, and prepare financial & KPI reports, and cashflow management.
• Grants compliance, management and reporting – supporting in budget creation for new grants proposals, monitoring expenditure versus grants income, ensuring that all project finance activities are compliant with grants requirements, providing financial oversight to sub-grantees, and preparing donor/grants reports.
• Undertaking due diligence on, and overseeing compliance and reporting from sub-grantees, supporting them with capacity building as required..
• Lead in the preparation of donor and other local audits, ensuring that the organisation is tax & legally compliant to the regulations in PNG.
• Assess and mitigate financial risks, safeguard the organisational asset.
• Coaching and building confidence and capacity of the local finance team.

Requirements

• A bachelors degree in accounting or finance; additionally an MBA or an accounting qualification is strongly preferred.
• Senior finance professional with at least five years of experience of leading the country finance function of a charity that is complex, both in terms of projects, but also portfolio of funding. Previous experience of working in a complex environment such as PNG is desirable.
• Willing to be hands on, alongside offering strategic advisory support.
• Strong technical accounting, financial management, reporting and grants compliance, management and reporting experience.
• Significant experience in the compliance and management of grants from institutional donors, including the US and European governments.
• Experience of developing a team, and building capacity of finance staff and staff in partner/sub-grantee organisations.
• Effective communicator.

Responsibilities

• Travelling internationally to a wide range of locations, on a regular basis, conducting audits or special assignments; working with, and supporting NGOs, public sector organisations & institutional donors such as the United Nations.
• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of public sector audit issues and techniques and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of public sector structures and the legal and contractual frameworks in which the assignments are performed and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) and provide guidance to other team members based on previous experience;
• Be involved in the assignment process from planning to finalisation;
• Prepare a tailored plan for large or complex assignments based on an understanding of the terms of reference;
• Lead assignment fieldwork teams including locally based staff for large or complex assignments;
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the findings on an assignment and write them up in a detailed, precise and clear way in the assignment report;
• Lead opening meetings and present the audit findings at closing meetings;
• Conduct assignments in a sceptical but constructive manner;
• Draft a report for each assignment on a timely basis;
• Be responsible for completing the audit programme and audit file;
• Be aware of assignment deadlines and work with the team to ensure deadlines are met;
• Monitor the time spent on assignments against budget and discuss with the Manager if budget overruns are anticipated;
• Prepare proposals for specific assignments within a framework contract
• Contribute to drafting tenders;
• Identify potential opportunities for obtaining new work. Take action to follow up such opportunities with a manager/partner;
• Develop internal contacts and demonstrate an awareness of the services offered by other departments in the firm;

Internal development 

• Provide on the job training and guidance to more junior team members throughout the assignment process;
• Contribute to office-based training sessions including development of training material;
• Conduct induction training for new staff members;
• Do job appraisals for more junior team members;
• Check that the staff planner is kept up to date for each assignment;

Please note, if you are not a fluent Spanishspeaker similar opportunities may be available - so please apply. 

For more details on the role and organisation please apply. 

Responsibilities

• Review and undertake an assessment of their controls, processes and financial management tools, making recommendations on strengthening and streamlining these.
• Identifying targeted capacity building needs for their finance and admin team, developing and implementing a capacity building programme aimed at building a robust finance function.
• Develop a business plan to evaluate all the different opportunities and instruments to bring additional income, assessing which one is the most feasible for the partner, and advising on how this is implemented.

Requirements

• Qualified, experienced charity finance professional, specifically with a background in audit and in developing and strengthening controls and processes, and strengthening financial mangement after a period of significant change and restructure.
• Understanding of charity income sources and fund accounting, and experience of developing and implementing a business plan.
• Strong business partnering, negotiating and influencing skills, able to build trust with local staff and external stakeholders, including donors, alike.
• Experience of working in Latin America, and bilingual (fluent Spanish and English speaker)

They anticipate an in-person placement of 8-12 weeks in Asuncion, with the consultant offering ad hoc remote support to continue with the advisory and capacity strengthening work.