Donor Reporting Accountant

Salary: £40,505 per annum

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters.

IRW’s International Finance Team is recruiting for the position of ‘Donor Reporting Accountant’ to join its dynamic team on a 12 months fixed term basis, to be based out of its offices in Birmingham, UK. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model.

The successful candidate must have:

• Qualified Accountant or studying towards (ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW).
• Good management and financial accounting experience, including a pro-active approach to budget monitoring, reporting etc.
• Ability to manage and supervise finance staff.
• Ability to work independently and provide initiative in improving international finance functions.
• To establish good working relationships with donors, Country Offices and IRW departments and other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present financial matters to non-financial managers.
• Demonstrable ability to think strategically and highlight areas of future concern and risk.
• Ability to manage and supervise finance and non-finance staff in multiple and remote locations.
• Experience of conforming with external donor and statutory compliance requirement.
• Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge on using Microsoft packages.
• Ability to adapt to new situations and needs.
• Ability to develop and build capacities of staff.
• Disposition of a team player.

For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.

If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit:

https://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us/what-we-offer/

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis until a suitable appointment is made. We therefore may close the advert sooner than the advertised date.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer