United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Project Accountant

Organization: Sightsavers
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 05 Feb 2015

Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

Project Accountant (2 year fixed term contract)
Haywards Heath, UK
Salary: Circa £32,000 per annum

Sightsavers are looking for a Project Accountant to play a key role in project managing key process improvement initiatives in support of Sightsavers’ objective for the strategic and efficient use of resources. The Project Accountant will provide support to business customers in the UK and overseas in embedding new operational and financial systems and processes including developing communications, stakeholder management and training plans.

It is essential that you have strong project management experience in a finance environment with the ability to mobilise, influence and coordinate key stakeholders, and the ability to produce clear project planning documentation for a global audience.

The ideal candidate will be a part qualified accountant with relevant experience (ACA, ACCA, ACMA) or possibly a newly qualified accountant looking for a less traditional accounting role. Experience of working in a complex international organisation would be desirable. To succeed in this role, you will have strong IT skills including knowledge of mid-high range accounting packages and e-Procurement systems.

You must be able to travel overseas for approximately 3 weeks per year, if required.

How to apply:

To apply for this post, please view our vacancy at http://www.sightsavers.net/about_us/vacancies/21363b.html and download our application form and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form as two separate documents to jobs@sightsavers.org.

We’re an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage qualified people living with a disability to apply.

We will be contacting shortlisted candidates for interview, shortly after the closing dates. We very much regret that in view of the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond if you are unsuccessful. I am sure that you will understand the need to concentrate resources towards our work.