Accounts Senior / Assistant Manager Within the Not-For-Profit / Charity Team

Oct 2, 2024

Accounts Senior for Charity Team

Are you looking to develop your career in the not-for-profit/charities sector?  Do you want to be part of a team who put their people at the heart of what they do?  Then come and join our growing team.  At Thomson Cooper our purpose is to “listen, advise and support our clients to achieve their goals” and having the right people on board to deliver that service is key.  As a dynamic growing firm, we are looking for people who share our purpose and values to join our audit and accounts ‘family’ and make a positive impact.

THE FIRM

Thomson Cooper in an independent firm of Accountants and Business Advisors operating across Central Scotland with offices in Edinburgh and Dunfermline We have grown from our small beginnings to now having 8 partners and over 100 staff.  In recent years our charities portfolio has grown significantly and is now a large and diverse portfolio.

THE TEAM

At Thomson Cooper we nurture talent and offer training and development opportunities to ensure we get the best from our people.  Working in smaller teams helps us maintain personal relationships and our values are at the heart of everything we do.

THE ROLE

  • Preparing accounts and undertaking independent examinations for not-for-profit/charity clients
  • Ensuring compliance with SORP
  • Work closely with Partners/Managers.
  • Building relationships with clients as such to develop an understanding of their organisations and the general business/economic regulatory environment they operate
  • Manage own and others workload to ensure deadlines are met
  • Support the manager in planning and co-ordinating work
  • Deliver a service that exceeds clients’ expectations
  • Train, mentor and supervise less experienced members of the team

ABOUT YOU

  • Minimum part qualified ACCA/ICAS or equivalent or QBE
  • At least 2-3 years’ experience of working in the not-for-profit/charity sector, of which 1 year at a supervisory level
  • Passionate about charities
  • Knowledge of the charities SORP
  • Strong work ethic with commitment to deliver first class service
  • Strong time management and organisational skills
  • Good technical knowledge and IT skills
  • Strong communication skills both oral and written

THE BENEFITS

  • A competitive salary
  • Hybrid, agile and flexible working practices
  • Workplace Pension and 3 x Life Cover
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee referral bonus
  • Client referral bonus
  • Access to our Reward Gateway
  • Opportunity to participate in our Healthy Working Lives, ESG or student mentoring groups

We take pride in having a great team of people and you can find out more about what life is like at Thomson Cooper by visiting our website news and reading our team blogs.

As part of the recruitment process, you must provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Please be aware that this post does not satisfy the qualifications or salary requirement to qualify for skilled worker sponsorship, and Thomson Cooper do not currently hold a valid skilled worker sponsor licence to employ workers from outside the UK

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