Job Title: Financial Accountant
Location: Liverpool
Salary: £37,000 – £43,000 depending on experience.
Job type: Full-time, Flexible/Hybrid working.
The Company:
Claire House Children’s Hospice helps seriously and terminally ill children live life to the full by creating wonderful experiences and bringing back a sense of normality to family life. We help families smile again when life could not get any tougher.
The Candidate:
We are seeking a qualified financial accountant who has experience in preparing charity accounts and is able to co-ordinate the external audit.
The position requires someone who is a people person, who is organised, has excellent communication skills, high attention to detail and the ability to manage and mentor a small team.
The Role:
It is an exciting time to join Claire House, as we are creating a new finance team. We are currently looking for a Financial Accountant, which can be based on the Wirral or Liverpool Site.
The post holder will have responsibility for annual statements, external audit, tax advice, treasury strategy and financial controls. The main purpose of the role will be to support the Director of Finance and Operations in ensuring Group compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements for Claire House and Claire House Retail Ltd. You will also be Providing Treasury Management and Tax advice to the Group.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure all balance sheets are reconciled and have supporting evidence including all fixed assets
- Manage daily, monthly, annual cashflows and advise on how to invest any surplus funds
- Manage a small finance team and provide objectives, support development needs and manage performance
- Prepare the annual financial statements and manage the external audit process
- Manage financial timetable taking into consideration board dates, month end deadlines, payroll submission dates, tax and vat deadlines ensuring the team hit all deadlines
- Set up audit reports to actively review and monitor adherence to financial controls
- Work collaboratively with the Finance Business Partner to review financial systems and improve automation of tasks and processes
Benefits:
- Generous annual leave – 35 days including bank holidays increasing by one day after 5 and 10 years-service.
- Company pension scheme (up to 4% employer contribution)
- Life cover 2 x salary
- Free access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and counselling service
- Free on-site car parking
- Free eye sight test
- Cycle to Work Scheme
We are actively seeking candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.
At Claire House we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and value everyone as an individual. We are committed to organisational practices, which promote diversity and inclusion for all employees and volunteers regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, marriage, and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief. Connecting these differences creates a productive environment in which everyone feels valued.
Please click on the APPLY button to submit your CV and complete the application form for this role.
Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of Accountant, Bookkeeper, Revenue Accountant, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, Chartered Accountant, Senior Accountant, Revenue Accountancy, CIMA, CCAB, ACA, ACCA and CIMA, Finance, Financial Analyst, Financial Controller, Finance Associate, Finance Coordinator, Management Accountant, Finance Specialist, Qualified Accountant may also be considered for this role.
