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Full Time

Full Description

Our client, St John Ambulance Guernsey, are looking for a qualified Accountant to join their team.

The role is responsible for overseeing the financial reporting and planning for St John Commercial Services, St John Guernsey, The Commandery and other relevant stakeholders.

The post holder will report to the Chief Executive Officer, utilising excellent communication and interpersonal skills, together with a commitment to providing an excellent accounting function for the Commandery group.

The postholder should possess outstanding mathematical skills, high attention to detail and problem solving skills. They should be caring, honest compassionate and driven for excellence.

The post holder must be at least one year’s post their accountancy qualification and have worked in an accounting role for at least four years.

Key Responsibilities

Create monthly and annual reports for the CEO in a timely and efficient manner. For the retail shop this will be focusing on monthly gross profit & tracking product sale performance
Supporting the group Managers to improve gross and net profit over the course of the financial year and perform comparisons to budgetary expectations set
Support the group staff to establish targets that can be set for fund raising campaigns & the most efficient usage of cash reserves.
Assist in the accurate and timely payment of all salary liabilities and pension contributions for employees of St John Commercial Services, St John Guernsey and The Commandery, including reporting and submission to relevant authorities
Manage cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
Line manage the book-keeper and their responsibilities providing training and support where needed
Suggest updates and improvements for accounting systems where required
Ensure controls and systems are effective, updated and implemented where required to prevent errors and comply with local regulations and legislation
Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported on a timely basis
Collaborate with auditing services to ensure proper compliance with all regulations & timely audit completion
Assist the CEO to develop budgets and financial plans for the St John Charity, Health Care Shop & Training Services based on research and data reports
Review all financial plans and budgets regularly to identify results, trends and financial forecasts including any cost saving opportunities Examine all financial reports and data closely to check for discrepancies
Assist the CEO in presenting reports to senior executives, stakeholders, and board members

Other areas of responsibility

Develop effective channels of communication between all companies with regard to any financial inter division information & accounting
To act as a mentor / preceptor / supervisor to all relevant team members
To contribute to the monitoring and reviewing of product sale profitability and expenditure mix through analysis
The ability to work with a minimum of supervision and to be self-motivated is essential
The post holder must have excellent communication skills as they will have to motivate and persuade staff members with varying levels of experience
Liaise with the local government and local care homes as major consumers of healthcare products to ensure that a good working relationship is maintained & thus ensuring that sales invoices are settled on a timely basis
Help develop and recommend any areas of improvement that can be created with the accounting function & be looking to find efficiencies and technical innovations wherever necessary
Perform any other duties commensurate with these responsibilities, the rank of the position and the skills and qualifications of the post-holder

Education & Qualifications

Qualified Accountant (ACA or ACCA)
Degree in a related field (Desirable but not essential)
3 A Levels attained at grade C or above (Desirable but not essential)
5 GCSE’s at grade C or above (Desirable but not essential)

Essential Experience

4 years accountancy role experience
Budgetary & cashflow forecasting experience
Preparing UK GAAP standard accounts
Supervisory experience
Proven ability to learn and interpret guidelines across all areas relevant to UK GAAP Financial reporting standards
QuickBooks & Xero accounting packages
Coaching, and mentorship skills
Being responsible for a payroll function as part of previous role

Skills, Knowledge and abilities

Excellent written, oral and electronic communication skills with high attention to detail
Ability to manage own work and meet deadlines
Excellent IT skills (Microsoft Word and Excel skills)
Evidence of self and professional development and a portfolio of continuing professional development
The ability to work with and relate to all levels of staff and volunteers across St John
The ability to manage challenging situations and influence change
Professional approach to work with high standards, data protection and confidentiality