Charity Accountant
Posted Today by HAYS
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Midlands, UK
Summary: The Interim Charity Accountant role involves leading SORP-compliant charity accounts for a local government authority, focusing on compliance with regulations and minimal office presence. This hands-on position is essential for enhancing charity and trust accounting practices. The role is hybrid/remote and is expected to last for six months. The successful candidate will have a strong background in charity accounting and public sector finance.
Key Responsibilities:
- SORP-Compliant Accounts: Review and prepare charity/trust accounts, ensuring full compliance with SORP and regulatory standards.
- Financial Rectification: Identify and correct historic errors in financial records, working closely with external partners on 2025/26 accounts.
- Property-Linked Accounting: Resolve data challenges with property-related trust records in collaboration with internal and external teams.
- Balance Sheet Oversight: Support the council's review and reconciliation of its balance sheet.
- Governance & Controls: Strengthen financial governance through clearer policies and procedures.
- Flexible Support: Assist the wider finance team with balance sheet and operational tasks as needed.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience preparing charity/trust accounts in line with SORP and Charity Commission regulations
- Strong understanding of local government finance and public sector accounting practices
- Ability to identify and resolve historic financial discrepancies
- Skilled in balance sheet management and financial governance
- Comfortable working with property-linked financial data and external partners
- A proactive, detail-oriented approach with the ability to work independently and with minimal office presence
Salary (Rate): Competitive GBP
City: Midlands
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Your new company
Public Sector Client
Midlands Based
Your new role Interim Charity Accountant - Local Government Hybrid/Remote6 Months inside scope
Day Rate DOE
We're supporting a local authority to appoint an Interim Charity Accountant for a 6-month assignment. This hands-on role is key to strengthening charity and trust accounting, ensuring compliance with SORP and Charity Commission regulations - with
Minimal office presence required.
Key Responsibilities:
- SORP-Compliant Accounts: Review and prepare charity/trust accounts, ensuring full compliance with SORP and regulatory standards.
- Financial Rectification: Identify and correct historic errors in financial records, working closely with external partners on 2025/26 accounts.
- Property-Linked Accounting: Resolve data challenges with property-related trust records in collaboration with internal and external teams.
- Balance Sheet Oversight: Support the council's review and reconciliation of its balance sheet.
- Governance & Controls: Strengthen financial governance through clearer policies and procedures.
- Flexible Support: Assist the wider finance team with balance sheet and operational tasks as needed.
This role suits a detail-driven professional with proven experience in charity accounting, trust accounts, and public sector finance.
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What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
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