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Financial Accountant
Education
London
Permanent
Updated August 28, 2008
An essential role within the finance department you will have responsibility for leading the preparation and the production of the annual accounts. Furthermore, you will ensure effective and appropriate financial controls are in place at London South Bank University.
As part of a varied role your main focus will include preparing consolidated annual accounts for the University and its subsidiaries. Your responsibility will include preparing various returns including the HESA financial returns while undertaking tax work including preparation of VAT returns for the University. This role also extends to management of the fixed assets register.
As a core member of the finance team you will coordinate the risk management framework while managing the chart of accounts and its development. This includes implementing and advising on appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
Along with the above this role extends its responsibility to managing the financial accountants in the department, managing the month end process while operating and delivering a customer focused service to the University and all stakeholders involved with the organisation.
Who we're looking for
The right candidate will be a degree educated CCAB qualified accountant with practical experience of the following:
Managing financial accounting processes
Managing financial control processes
Accounting for VAT
Staff management
Communicating with a wide variety of people in a work environment
Charitable funds experience (desirable)
It is also important to have a strong understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities as diversity is key to London South Bank University
About our client
London South Bank University has over one hundred years of experience of providing high quality education for all types of students. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Polytechnic, it merged in 1970 with four other colleges to become South Bank Polytechnic and was granted University status in 1992. In 2003 it adopted the name London South Bank University. The change of name is not merely cosmetic. It represents a mission to reposition the University to address London's needs; allowing us to promote high quality education and research across the capital, the UK and global marketplaces. The University is a dynamic institution, internationally renowned for the vocational nature of its courses. It has a diverse multi-cultural population of around 22,000 students, of which 10% are international students, and some 2000 academic and support staff.
Situated close to Waterloo and London Bridge stations, London South Bank's main campus at Elephant and Castle in historic Southwark, is at the hub of local transport only minutes away from the professional, social and cultural facilities of Central London and the arts centres on the South Bank.
What's on offer
£39,000 To £45,000 Yearly (GBP) + excellent benefits
Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 20 7269 2282.
Job Ref: 12990163
Your application will be sent to Eoin Laird.
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