Assistant Management Accountant

We are pleased to be partnering with Paul Hamlyn Foundation to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation is one of the UK's largest independent grant-making foundations. It supports organisations and individuals working towards a more just and equitable society, with priorities including young people, migration, the arts, education and learning through the arts, and nurturing ideas and people.

This is a varied role covering budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and core accounting, with regular contact with budget holders across the Foundation.

Paul Hamlyn Foundation is committed to social justice and equality, tackling disadvantage, fighting prejudice and supporting youth voice and participation and is looking for someone who genuinely connects with those aims.

About the role

Reporting to the Finance Manager - Financial Planning, Reporting and Control, you will support approximately half of the Foundation's departments and help manage its overall annual budget of around £50m.

• Supporting the annual budget and mid-year reforecast
• Preparing budget templates and helping budget holders set, phase and monitor their budgets
• Monitoring expenditure, investigating variances and contributing to monthly management accounts and commentary
• Refreshing Power BI reports and supporting cashflow forecasts and KPI reporting
• Preparing journals, accruals, prepayments, payroll postings and balance sheet reconciliations
• Completing bank reconciliations and monitoring restricted funds
• Accounting for fixed assets, depreciation and disposals
• Supporting year-end accounts and the external audit
• Maintaining banking mandates and helping coordinate month-end and year-end plans
• Improving financial systems, controls, processes and templates

The role combines management accounting with core accounting responsibilities and offers considerable exposure to colleagues outside finance.

The ideal candidate will bring

• Experience working in an accounting or finance role
• A good understanding of double-entry accounting
• Strong Excel skills, including spreadsheet building, SUMIFs and LOOKUPs
• Experience using a finance system; Power BI exposure would be helpful
• Strong analytical skills, numerical accuracy and attention to detail
• An organised approach and the ability to meet deadlines
• The confidence to explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
• A collaborative and flexible approach
• A genuine affinity with Paul Hamlyn Foundation's mission and values

You do not need to come from another foundation or charity, but an interest in the sector and an understanding of why Paul Hamlyn Foundation's work matters will be important.

Key details

• Salary: c.£45,000 depending upon qualifications and experience
• Contract: 12-month fixed-term contract
• Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
• Location: 5-11 Leeke Street, London WC1X 9HY / hybrid
• Office requirement: Minimum 40% of working time in the London office
• Benefits: 25 days' annual leave plus statutory holidays; 10% employer pension contribution plus an additional matched 2.5%; medical, permanent health and life insurance after probation

Paul Hamlyn Foundation is open to discussing flexible working arrangements and to adjusting how the role is delivered to enable candidates from a broad range of backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

Altum Consulting and Paul Hamlyn Foundation are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

To apply or find out more, please submit your CV or contact us for a confidential conversation.