The Wallich Hiring for Assistant Management Accountant Job at Cardiff, Wales Full Time

Introduction

The Wallich is a homelessness charity delivering innovative housing and support services to homeless and vulnerably housed people. The Organisation formed in 1978 in Cardiff and now supports around 8000 people a year across Wales. Our work falls into four principal areas:

1. Residential supported housing projects, including direct access hostels, emergency night shelters and accommodation for people with specific issues such as substance misuse, youth services etc.

2. Floating (Tenancy) support projects in which we support people who have tenancy difficulties, sometimes with a contributing health or other need, and are in danger of losing their homes.

3. Prevention or intervention projects supplied through Homelessness Prevention Grant funding which are a broad range of services that prevent homelessness or make life better for homeless people.

4. Participation and Progression services, which are embedded in all our projects enhancing support through providing opportunities for Service Users to take an active part in their community. These services include those designed to enable people to move into meaningful activities including employment and training opportunities.

The Wallich’s values are of empowerment and treating people with dignity, respect and unconditional positive regard. The Wallich is committed to providing services that are trauma informed and delivered with Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) at the heart of its support. A PIE is an approach to supporting people out of homelessness whilst making significant and positive progress in overcoming trauma, substance misuse and mental illness. It also considers the psychological needs of staff: developing skills and knowledge, increasing motivation, job satisfaction and resilience. At the heart of what we do are the people we support, who are actively and meaningfully involved in their own support and encouraged to participate in the design, development and delivery of services.

Project Description

The Finance department plays a key role within The Wallich by controlling and monitoring all financial transactions to ensure that the organisations financial processes are legally compliant with standard accounting practices. The Finance teams duties include providing financial reports to internal decision makers and external stakeholders, and are responsible for the organisation’s payroll and requisitions functions.

Purpose of Role

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the Assistant Management Accountant will provide financial support and information to the charity’s services and will be responsible for the general ledger. This role will be integral to the success of the team in meeting its reporting requirements and ensuring the effectiveness of operational finance controls and processes.

This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.

No Agencies.

We do not accept unsolicited agency referrals for this position and do not consider any applicants, to have been introduced to us via agency.

Main Duties, Responsibilities and Person Profile

1. To support the production of financial reports working with the Finance Director and Head of Finance, including the organisation’s monthly management accounts, variance analysis reports for all departments’ expenditure, quarterly financial returns for Welsh Government funded projects and any other ad hoc reports required such as by request of Office of National statistics.

2. Assisting the preparation of the annual budget and submission to the board of trustees, as well as individual project budgets for tender opportunities working with the Head of income generation.

3. Preparing month end journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation, and deferred income along with all balance sheet and any other reconciliations necessary to ensure the financials are as accurate as possible.

4. Assisting the preparation of the annual statutory accounts through production of accurate year end, fixed asset, and restricted fund schedules.

5. Assisting the external audit, ensuring that requested information and documentation is provided in an accurate and timely manner.

6. To support the other members of the finance team, by understanding their roles to provide cover during absence within the team and ensuring integrity of the organisation’s financial records and the effectiveness of internal financial controls.

7. To support in the development of the ‘Financial Procedures Manual’ to ensure robust financial procedures and controls are in place throughout the organisation.

8. To support the ongoing development of the Dynamics 365 system and its integration with other systems across the organisation.

The list of tasks is not an exhaustive one and duties may be varied from time to time by the organisation. This job description is subject to regular review.

ORGANISATIONAL VALUES AND POLICIES

All role holders within The Wallich are expected to live the organisational values and to demonstrate throughout the work they do, and the manner in which they do it, these values. In addition, all role holders are expected to either be compliant with, or act as a role model for, organisational policies and requirements.

The Wallich values are:

Courageous – We speak truth to power; we challenge ourselves and each other. We fearlessly pioneer new initiatives. We and our service users have the courage to drive change

Determined – We will not stop. We will continue to strive to make changes, not only for our charity but for the people we support. We will not lose passion or focus, even when it’s hard.

Authentic – We are genuine in our intentions, working on the front line with the people who need us. We walk the path alongside people and use peer experience to inform everything we do.

Compassionate – At all times – always. No matter how many times someone comes to us for help, we will listen, be empathetic and greet them with kindness.

Community – Everybody deserves to belong somewhere. As a team we are family, and we embrace partnership. We strive for inclusion and acceptance of those affected by homeless.

Please find the full job description and person specification attached in the document below. Please refer to this information when completing your application.

Interviews are ongoing – dates to be confirmed on successful application.

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