Deputy Head of Finance - London, United Kingdom - Greenpeace

Greenpeace

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job description:

£52,212 to £58,584 per annum**
(We normally offer a starting salary at the start of the range)

Full-time (37.5h) / Permanent

Based in Islington, London

Greenpeace is an international nonprofit global campaigning organisation. Our independence and global reach enable us to stand for positive change through action in order to defend nature and promote peace. We investigate and expose global environmental problems, confront those in positions of power and present alternative solutions._

This is a great opportunity to build on your hands-on finance and business partnering experience, by ensuring the completeness, integrity and value of management reporting, insight, analysis, proactive support and advice to budget holders and other stakeholders.

Working closely with the Head of Finance, sharing team leadership responsibilities and deputising as appropriate, you'll be making a key contribution to the running of our Finance Department and the production of its outputs.

You'll assist with the preparation of the monthly management accounts and monthly budget holder reports for all departments, providing added insight, analysis and improvements.

Further responsibilities range from monthly reconciliation of accounting records with our supporter database to actively improving finance processes, including budget management.

In addition to assisting in the preparation of the annual accounts and the conduct of the annual audit production, you'll get involved in project work and with improving VAT reporting, compliance, analysis and organisational understanding.

Location: Islington, London. Our hybrid working model enables us to enjoy the benefits of both office based and remote working. We ask that staff work from the office in Islington 40% of their time, with 20% required as a minimum. Reasonable adjustments as well as specific office based needs will be considered for those with long term health conditions and disabilities._

Requirements:

You'll have:

ACCA/ACA/CIMA or other chartered accounting qualification (or Finalist).
A track record of proactively improving/setting up effective financial processes.
Substantial experience of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
Experience of financial yearend and annual statutory audit.
Knowledge of SUNv6 and Infor Q&A or similar, of using Fundraising CRM systems for financial reconciliation, and of Excel analysis and data functions.
Substantial experience of project financial management.
Communication skills and credibility to operate up to senior management level and to influence a variety of stakeholders in a global setting.

We give you:

You'll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff.

We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few.

Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it's like to work for us and why you should apply.

Our commitment to diversity:

To Apply
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CLOSING DATE:

9.00 am 8 September
**INTERVIEWS: Week commencing 18th September