Accountant London, England
Job description
About Us
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are: Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other public spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now looking for an Accountant to join us on a 11- month fixed term contract, on a full-time basis for 36 hours per week.
The Benefits
- Salary of £50,000 - £56,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
Plus, we’ll provide you with a brilliant range of benefits and perks to make sure you can achieve your ideal work/life balance whilst working in some of London’s most beautiful and historic green spaces. Interested? Apply today!
The Role
The Royal Parks finance function is currently going through a programme of transformation. A key part of this programme is the delivery of a new finance system throughout 2023. We require existing members of the team to switch focus to the new finance system implementation over this period. We are seeking a qualified accountant to provide cover and backfill on key day to day finance activities while the new finance system is being implemented. There may also be an ad hoc requirement to assist in the new system implementation.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.
If you would like to apply for this exciting new opportunity with The Royal Parks, please send your CV and cover letter to: Magella Burnett [email protected]
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th September
Interviews commencing: Monday 11th September.
