Senior Accountant
Location: Cambridge, UK
Salary: £52,500 – £57,750 pa. full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK
The role
We are looking to recruit a fully qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) Senior Accountant to manage the day-to-day financial management of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and its charitable subsidiaries in Ireland, India, and the USA. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has an annual expenditure of £15m and employs 180 people in the UK, Ireland, India and the USA. We are anticipating further growth in the coming years.
Reporting to the Financial Controller and working closely with the Foundation’s Operations team, you will help to deliver all aspects of the finances of the charity and its subsidiaries. The role will include management accounting, statutory accounting (including the annual audit), tax compliance and payroll. You will join a highly-skilled team of finance professionals, including two Senior Accounts Assistants, and a Finance Apprentice.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a Not-for-Profit finance function. You will have strong analytical ability and attention to detail.
Responsibilities
* Support the Financial Controller by taking ownership of day to day finance operations, ensuring policies and processes are followed and transactions are processed accurately and in a timely fashion.
* Liaise with the FP&A manager to ensure timely financial reporting
* Support month-end accounts preparation and management accounts reporting
* Support the Financial Controller with annual statutory audits of all our entities
* Prepare and submit VAT returns for our VAT-registered entities
* Prepare monthly payroll data for external payroll providers, and work closely with our People and Culture team on all payroll and benefits queries
* Support the Financial Controller in the preparation of regular cash flow forecasts and manage cash flow between the group’s entities
* Maintain excellent communication links with external accounting providers outside the UK, to ensure they provide accurate and timely information and advice.
* Provide training, guidance and support to more junior members of the team as required.
* Develop cross-competencies to provide cover for other team roles as required
* Prepare and update internal financial policies and processes as required
* Help to identify process improvements and drive efficiency
Experience and personal attributes
* A qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
* Experienced with producing management accounts, variance analysis reports, and other financial reports for non-financial stakeholders
* Experience in producing statutory accounts and providing reconciliations and backing to auditors.
* Able to work with precision and excellent attention to detail
* Excellent at verbal and written communication, and able to communicate to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
* A good team player
* Experience working with accounting software, ideally Xero
* Literate in MS Office and Google Workspace, and competent in all other aspects of an electronic environment
* Experience of working in a multi-currency environment with international subsidiaries
* Experience managing payroll
* Knowledge of VAT rules
About us
The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity with the mission to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. You can read more about us on our careers page.
Established in 2008 and first known for our product — the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer — the Foundation has developed education programmes, learning experiences, and products that are helping millions of young people learn vital new knowledge and skills.
Across all of our work, we work hard to engage young people who come from backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in the field of computing or who experience educational disadvantage. We work all over the world, with teams based in the UK, Ireland, North America, and India, and partnerships with mission-aligned organisations in over 40 countries.
Benefits
In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits for all of our colleagues, including:
* 25 days’ annual leave initially, growing to 30 days after five years service
* Company-wide close down for 3 days at the end of the year
* Generous company pension scheme with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
* Private healthcare
* Life assurance and long-term illness insurance policy
* Investment in professional development and learning
* Flexible work hours as needed, to fit around childcare or other commitments
* Generous family leave policy
* Cycle-to-work scheme and season ticket loan
Timetable for applications
Closing date: 25 November 2024, 9.00am GMT
Phone screen: Week commencing 18 November 2024
First-round interview: Week commencing 25 November 2024
Second-round interview: Week commencing 2 December 2024
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful in the selection process, you will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.
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