Senior Team Leader Accounting Centre

Job Description

Senior Team Leader (Accounting Centre)Contract Type: Fixed TermLocation: Plymouth and DistrictSalary: £33,438 - £36,515 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)Working Hours: 35 per weekClosing Date: 25 April 2022Interview Date: TBC (via Zoom or Teams)Reference Number: VAC3122Contract: This is a fixed term contract for 12 Months.Please note, the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 23:59pm on the closing date.About Alzheimers SocietyDementia devastates lives. By 2025, over 1 million people will be living with the condition. But dementia wont win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimers Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are, whatever theyre going through.Everything we do is informed and inspired by them.We are the UKs leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendlysociety so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.About the teamThe Society Accounting Centre Senior Team Leader will report to the Society Accounting Centre Manager and is a member of the Finance and Corporate Resources Directorate.The post holder will support the Financial Controller in maintaining a strong and effective control environment for the Society, ensuring compliance with financial policies and procedures, as well as compliance with regulatory and governance requirements.The role will be responsible for:

• Monitoring the Societys purchase ledger system, liaising with suppliers on payment queries, reconciling supplier statements, obtaining authorisation for payment of invoices, preparing payments, and reconciling the purchase ledger to the nominal ledger.
• Monitoring the Societys sales ledger, all service income, credit control and ensuring accurate and timely information.
• Managing, co-ordinating and overseeing the work of the accounting centre staff responsible for day-to-day activity, such as data input, payments of invoicing, banking etc.
• Ensuring that standard Society finance routines, policies and procedures are in place, are known to users and are robustly managed, providing advice on those policies and procedures and updated as necessary.

About youYou will need:

• CCAB qualified, finalist or part qualified accountant with relevant experience.
• Good understanding of financial controls and procedures in a large complex organisation.
• Experience of managing and motivating staff and leading a team
• Strong IT skills including advanced excel, experience of large financial systems (e.g. the Societys finance system Navision) and the use of reporting applications to extract data.
• Experience of implementing new software and technology to meet business needs.
• Interpretation of complex data.
• Strong written and verbal communications with the ability to communicate and implement decision and policies across large audiences.
• Autonomous working and ability to confidently deal with key stakeholders, including HMRC, tax advisors, investment managers, bankers and auditors.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in peoples lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learningprogrammes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimers Society.You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what its like to be an employee at the Society.You may have experience of the following: Finance Team Leader, Qualified Accountant, Transactional Accounting, Finance Supervisor, Financial Management, Accountant, Accounting, Finance Manager, Financial Controller, Management Accountant, Transactional Financeetc.Ref: 131 996