Financial & Systems Accountant - MLC Partners : Job Details

MLC Partners are pleased to be partnering with Morden College to recruit their new Financial & Systems Accountant.

An organisation rich in history, this charity has been at the forefront of supporting older people’s lives for more than 300 years. Morden College are committed to providing services that support their residents to live independent and healthy lives. More than 250 older people live in Morden College’s almshouse accommodation, on two sites in Blackheath and Beckenham and their 28-bed care home.

The organisation is embarking on a finance process review in order to improve their ways of working. With plans in place to upgrade their finance and CRM systems, the role would suit a change-focused individual.

Reporting into a people-focused Finance Manager with a track record of developing teams, the position will play a key role within the development of the finance function. With their main base in Blackheath, the role is hybrid and strives to offer as much flexibility as possible, including a wide-ranging benefits package.

Main responsibilities of the role:

• Ensure the completion of all month-end processes and the timely delivery of the monthly management accounts.
• Work with line managers at a granular level to understand income and expenditure trends, advising and challenging where required.
• Review journals prepared by the finance officers and support with the preparation of more complex journals.
• Reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts as well as the review and sign-off of balance sheet reconciliation carried out by the finance officers.
• Take a leading role in the management and upkeep of finance-related systems, becoming a super-user and liaison between the finance and IT teams in system matters.
• Ensure that transactional data is accurate and maintained efficiently with correct controls and process to safeguard system integrity.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).
• Have strong Excel and technical skills from both an accounting and system perspective with the ability to support others.
• Be a problem solver with the mindset of delivering solutions and ideas for continued improvement within the finance function.
• Bring a commercial mindset - whether from another not-for-profit organisation, the private sector, or even straight from a practice environment.

As part of the Morden College team, you will be committed to challenging ageism, promoting healthy ageing, and combatting loneliness while promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion within communities. You will be comfortable with using technology to deliver consistent, equitable, and sustainable services at all times across the charity. You will be a role model for their values and be committed to a purposeful, responsible community that is a great place to live and work.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 26th January and first interviews will be held on the 7th February. Please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners for an informal discussion about this role or your search in general.