Assistant Accountant

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1 Assistant Accountant Application Pack Closing date: 2nd June 2017

2 WELCOME Dear Candidate, We are at an incredibly exciting time in Urban Saints; launching new vision and strategy to reach the 95% of young people outside of church. Urban Saints DNA lies within the 111-year-old, Crusader model of volunteer leaders gathering young people into groups and then loving, discipling and launching them into the world to make a difference for Christ. Currently we serve 1500 groups across the UK and Ireland and long to see many more young people engage with the Gospel through our network of exciting weekly groups, holiday camps and overseas discipleship missions. Today more than ever, young people are desperate for community, belonging and real rather than virtual adventure and, whether they know it or not, young people also crave the purpose and love that only Jesus can fulfil. Urban Saints is intentionally positioning itself to meet this need and will embark on the difficult challenge of expanding our network and planting new groups inside and outside of church. None of this would be possible without effective and robust operations across the organisation. If you are ready for the challenge of joining our Team we would be delighted to receive your application. God bless, Richard Langmead CEO Page 2

3 ABOUT US OUR VISION FOR 2020 In 2020, Urban Saints will have a clear national identity; known for the discipleship of young people through weekly groups, annual camps and overseas mission. In 2020, a culture of prayer, well-being and inclusivity will wash across all we do. Urban Saints will be characterised by groups with a sense of adventure, mission and justice together. In 2020, Urban Saints leaders and young people will feel inspired, supported, empowered and selfmotivated ready to be disciple-makers and actively seeking opportunities to lead, serve, evangelise and change the world. PLANTING GROUPS DEVELOPING ENERGIZE GROWING OVERSEAS DISCIPLESHIP TRIPS BUILDING IDENTITY We believe that children and young people meeting in weekly groups and being together on camps is a powerful way to change lives and disciple young people. We want every young person in the UK and Ireland to have the opportunity to get involved with quality Christian groups especially the 95% that would never go to a church. We will plant new volunteerled groups across the UK and Ireland, inside and outside of the Church; supported by great camps, great leaders, great resources. We believe that Energize should be a first-class online resource for the delivery of excellent Christian youth and children s work in the UK, Ireland and beyond. We will resource leaders by develoiping materials to use in churches, schools and outreach groups, whatever the faith level of the young people. urbansaints.org/energize For over 2000 years, pilgrimage has been a powerful part of a Christian s development. Every young person deserves the opportunity to take part in an overseas discipleship trip and we will focus on facilitating this and removing the barriers to participation. We will grow overseas discipleship trips, integrating these handin-glove with groups and schools work. urbansaints.org/build We believe Urban Saints should be a place of belonging for young people and leaders possessing a clear, shared identity, passionate about Jesus and the Urban Saints movement. We will create a clear sense of belonging and identity: To be an Urban Saint means you belong. We are inclusive and believe in the well-being of everyone. Page 3

4 THE ROLE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To be responsible for Urban Saints day to day financial activities ensuring a high level of professionalism and efficiency. This includes our Support Centre, our Westbrook residential centre, holiday camps and overseas discipleship trips. To produce accurate and timely monthly management accounts. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES To ensure an effective financial controls system including fit for purpose processes and documented procedures are in place To be responsible for the efficient processing, analysis and tracking of all income and expenditure To input income and expenditure into the accounts package To maintain the fixed asset register and other balance sheet schedules To produce monthly gift aid claims To produce quarterly VAT returns To produce monthly reconciliations including bank reconciliations and reconciliations between the donation database and the accounts package To prepare monthly management accounts and distribute to budget holders To prepare cashflow forecasts and other financial reports as necessary To be responsible for banking arrangements and liaise with the bank in relation to managing banking facilities and mandates To help managers to identify opportunities to make efficiency and cost savings To assist in the production of annual accounts and the annual audit To assist in the production of budgets (The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope and level of the post.) Page 4

5 THE PERSON ABOUT YOU We are looking for someone with excellent accounting knowledge who is able to work well within a team. A strong candidate would match the needs of this role and have a high level of attention to detail, whilst being able to communicate well with budget holders and volunteers. You will be able to demonstrate the following: ATTRIBUTE ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Qualifications Skills and Abilities Experience Personal Qualities AAT or part qualified accountant in a recognised body eg ACCA, ACA, CIMA Good working knowledge of accounting software Excellent computer skills with high proficiency in Microsoft excel Ability to work independently and as a team player Ability to work to set deadlines including monthly, quarterly and annually. Ability to be self-motivated and set own targets. Ability to communicate well with budget holders and volunteers. Outstanding organisational ability & good time management Experience of working in a similar role in a finance team Experience of delivering good quality work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Knowledge of general ledger systems. Technical accounting knowledge. Excellent team player prepared to contribute to the overall success of Urban Saints Can-do attitude Attention to detail Able to take initiative and work with light supervision Personal integrity evidence of a strongly held sense of commitment to openness, honesty and high standards in undertaking the role. Good working knowledge of SAGE Previous experience in a charity This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act Page 5

6 BENEFITS 25 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays. Pension scheme we contribute 5% to the Urban Saints pension scheme. Life assurance you will receive life assurance cover to the value of four times your annual pensionable salary. Flexible working we offer flexible working arrangements to optimise work/life balance. Childcare vouchers a form of salary sacrifice allowing employees to receive childcare vouchers. 8 Volunteering days you will have an opportunity to volunteer for one of our events or a similar charity of choice. Page 6

7 TERMS AND CONDITIONS HOW TO APPLY Salary: Start Date: Contract: Hours: Location: Up to 25,000 p.a As soon as possible Permanent Full time (37.5 hours a week) Luton, Bedfordshire Closing Date: Friday 2nd June 2017 First interviews: Late June / early July To apply for this role, a completed Recruitment Monitoring Form (available from urbansaints.org/assistantaccountant), your CV and a covering letter, which includes answers to the following questions to: recruitment@urbansaints.org 1. Why have you applied for this role? 2. What skills and experience would you bring to it? 3. Please explain what your first priorities might be if you started in this role. 4. How do your friends describe you? All applicants must be committed to the aims, ethos and values of Urban Saints. This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement that the post holder is a committed evangelical Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act Page 7 Urban Saints Support Centre, Kestin House, 45 Crescent Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0AH Urban Saints is the operating name of The Crusaders Union, a company limited by guarantee and registered in England and Wales (company number , charity number ) and in Scotland (charity number SCO39313).