At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial operations for Macmillan’s trading subsidiary and ensure compliance.
- Company: Join Macmillan, a leading charity dedicated to supporting people living with cancer.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days holiday, flexible working, and a matched pension scheme.
- Other info: Hybrid work model with excellent learning and development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the charity sector while developing your accounting skills.
- Qualifications: Accountancy qualification and strong technical accounting skills required.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 55000 £ per year.
We are currently seeking a Financial Accountant to provide technical support to the Accounting and Tax team.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Financial lead for Macmillan’s trading subsidiary
- Raffle and lottery accounting and financial compliance
- Ongoing monitoring of the monthly balance sheet reconciliation and bank accounts
- Supporting with the preparation of the Charity and group accounts
- Assisting in the production of the Annual Report and Accounts
- Support with the preparation of various external returns
- Being point of contact for all financial accounting issues; internal queries, external queries, including auditors, regulators and advisors
- Ensuring appropriate VAT reporting
- Production of auditable financial statements, other accounts and statistical returns
- Interpretation of technical accounting policies and applicable standards including charity specific requirements
- Delivery of year end and other ad hoc tasks to deadline
We’re looking for someone with the following skills and experience:
- Accountancy Qualification – CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent
- Strong technical accounting skills
- Good awareness of charity accounting and compliance
- An awareness of internal control requirements
- A good knowledge of MS Excel, including pivot tables, look ups and formulae
- Experience in liaising with non-financial staff and third parties
This role requires a minimum of one day per week in our London office. During audit periods, London attendance is required more often, typically 2-3 times per week.
About our benefits:
- 25 days holiday plus flexible bank holiday options, increasing by 1 day every year of service up to 30 days
- Pension matched up to 7.5%
- 120+ learning and development offers, with access to external professional qualifications
- Flexible working patterns, such as compressed hours, flexibility to work earlier or later around our core working hours of 10am-4pm
- Holiday buying and selling scheme, life insurance, free wills, retail discounts and much more
Application deadline: Friday 28th 2026 at 23:59.
1st interviews: September 4th
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed.
So that we can support you to be your best during the application or interview process, please contact Macmillan TA Team TATeam@macmillan.org.uk for advice and reasonable adjustments.
We welcome applications from everyone who meet the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Macmillan.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee representation body, ‘Our Voice’ and 8 Employee Network groups help us promote fairness and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Financial Accountant employer: Macmillan Cancer Support
Macmillan Cancer Support is an exceptional employer, offering a unique opportunity for Clinical Fellows to make a meaningful impact in community oncology. With a strong focus on employee development and a collaborative work culture, staff are encouraged to innovate and influence national policy while enjoying the flexibility of a hybrid role. Located in a supportive environment, employees benefit from comprehensive training and resources that empower them to enhance cancer care delivery outside of hospital settings.
