Management Accountant Grants and Partnership - December 2025

Do you have experience dealing with both European and US Grants?

Charity People are very pleased to be partnering with a growing and forward-thinking circa £10million turnover international charity based in London. My client is looking for a Management Accountant (Grants and Partnership) to join their agile, forward thinking Finance team.

This is a newly created contract role till December 2025 role. The salary being offered is £53,507 per annum with amazing benefits and investment for your personal development by the organisation.

You will be reporting to the Head of Management Accounts and will be office based twice a week.

Some of your main duties are:

• Developing budgets for concept notes and proposals.
• Ensuring financial requirements for grants are managed properly by all involved in approved grants.
• Allocating expenditure to grants according to the agreed budget.
• Preparing financial reports for donors according to donor requirements.
• Lead or support donor audits against the grants.
• Dealing with donor queries.
• Maintaining and improving partnership management guidelines from the financial aspect.
• Ensure the financial clauses in the standard partnership agreement are aligned with partnership guidelines.
• Ensure the financial clauses in any partnership agreement are adapted according to the situation.

Candidates applying for this role must have the following requirements:

• Proven experience in the grant management cycle and Donor Reporting and Proposals (US and European donors)
• Proven experience in the financial aspects of Partnership management and the allocation of Expenditure to a number of Donors
• Proven experience in the financial aspects of Partnership management and agreements
• Significant knowledge on working on Donor Budgets , Reports and Audits.
• Understanding of working with Partners and the reporting and disciplines required
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and practices, with the ability to ensure compliance with organisational policies.
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to accurately record and analyse complex financial transactions.
• Proficiency in financial software (SUN and Vision Q&A preferable) and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge and use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 , Power BI and Power Query preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate financial information to both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to identify issues and propose solutions.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Has self-awareness, understands own strengths, limitations, and impact on others

Interviews for this role will held w/c 29th April, 2024. Due to the nature of this role, my client may close the role early if we have suitable candidates.

If you have the necessary skills and experience, please apply with a copy of your CV.

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