Strategic Projects Accountant

Strategic Projects Accountant | 6 - month FTC | 60,000 - 63,800 | London | Hybrid For a charity in London, we're recruiting an interim Strategics Project Accountant to focus on delivering a portfolio of key finance projects over a 6-month period to strengthen financial management and support strategic decision-making. This role focuses on high-profile strategic finance projects to ensure strong financial governance, improved systems and processes, and robust financial analysis across fund accounting, investment appraisals, and the implementation of improved finance tools and methodologies.

Main Duties:
Delivery of Strategic Finance Projects: lead and deliver a programme of high-priority finance projects, ensuring delivery and engagement to a range of stakeholders Strengthening Finance Systems and Processes: reviewing existing financial processes, controls and systems usage to identify gaps and inefficiencies Work with Finance team to embed best practice and ensure system integrity and support improvements across Dynamics 365 Business Central Financial Analysis, Modelling and Reporting: produce financial modelling, costings and analysis to support bids, business cases and strategic projects Prepare high-quality financial information for senior leadership and Board-level reporting Provide fund accounting expertise, ensuring correct reporting of restricted and unrestricted funds Partner with project leads and senior stakeholders to provide robust financial advice

Person Specification:

Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) Experience in restricted and unrestricted funds Ability to deliver finance projects and process-improvement projects Experience in financial systems audit, process review and strengthening financial controls Experience providing financial support for bids, business cases and projects Experience in charity, not for profit or public sector organisations ________ As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique.

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