Assistant Business Accountant

at  RCN

THE PERSON

To join us you’ll need strong management accounting skills (supported by a relevant accounting qualification) and experience in completing a full year-end and audit cycle, as well as a demonstrable track record of building strong working relationships with stakeholders. You will need to have a high level of expertise with spreadsheet applications and be able to communicate effectively with people at all levels within the organisation. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines consistently with a proactive approach. Whatever your background, you’ll be efficient, accurate and show a real customer focus and initiative in all you do. To succeed at the Royal College of Nursing all you need to do is think bigger, better and brighter. And with an attitude like that, anything’s possible. What we offer you We expect you to support our members and other stakeholders by providing quality Business Accounts services which help safeguard the financial wellbeing of the Royal College of Nursing. And we expect you to be rewarded for it. We offer an impressive range of benefits, a broad range of learning development opportunities and an award-winning health and wellbeing programme. We offer annual leave up to 32 days plus bank holidays and three additional days for the Christmas break plus generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave packages. We offer a competitive pay structure with annual pay progression until you reach the top of the salary scale. We normally offer new employees the first point of the salary range, although you may be able to negotiate a higher starting salary depending on your skills, experience and current salary. We are a diverse organisation and understand everyone has different needs and many of our employees enjoy flexible working enabling them to deliver results whilst having a good work life balance. Our hybrid working model allows for up to 60% of your working time to be carried out from home. At least 40% of your working time will be spent working in person.

Assistant Business Accountant RCN UK Headquarters, 35 hours per week, 12 Month Fixed Term Contract Salary range per annum: £36,705 - £41,466 (plus £5,094 Inner London Weighting) At the Royal College of Nursing we’re an optimistic organisation. And we’ve got good reason to be. We all share the same voice when it comes to changing the shape of the health policies of the future. And as the largest trade union of nursing staff and students in the UK – with over half a million members – all we can see are the infinite possibilities for a brighter future. Join us and you will too. We’re accredited with Investors in People Silver Standard. Our people are our greatest asset, and we want people who can contribute to our purpose in line with our values. As an Assistant Business Accountant you’ll use your positive attitude, initiative, your knowledge of management accounting and your ability to communicate effectively with senior management to deliver an outstanding customer service to your stakeholders. It’s a job full of possibilities as you could get involved in anything from the preparation of reports or analysis for senior management, to delivering training & support for stakeholders. You will support the Senior Business Accountant in the preparation of budgets and forecasts, develop & maintain financial processes, undertake analysis of income and expenditure, and produce ad hoc reports from our accounting system as and when required. It’s a great way to build on your knowledge of our work and develop your potential.