Interim Financial Accounting & Reporting Manager

Farm Africa is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit an Interim Financial Accounting & Reporting Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

This is an opportunity to join an established international development charity at an important point in its journey, providing financial accounting expertise and continuity while the organisation prepares for its next four-year strategy.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of Farm Africa's UK financial accounting, while also preparing UK management accounts - working with colleagues across the organisation to ensure financial information is accurate, understood and effectively communicated.

A key early priority will be supporting the organisation through its December year-end and forthcoming annual audit, providing continuity to during this period.

The role

• Financial accounting and month-end: Taking responsibility for the UK month-end accounting process, including journals, accruals, prepayments, depreciation and other balance sheet adjustments, ensuring accurate and timely financial records.
• Balance sheet and reconciliations: Maintaining the integrity of UK balance sheet accounts through monthly reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and ensuring control accounts are appropriately managed.
• Financial transactions and income: Ensuring accurate accounting for UK fundraising and grant income, sales ledger activity and associated financial transactions.
• Audit and year-end: Supporting the annual audit through the preparation of schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation, working closely with the Head of Finance and external auditors.
• Intercompany accounting: Managing intercompany postings and supporting reconciliations between UK operations and international country offices, including foreign currency transactions.
• Management accounts and reporting: Preparing monthly UK management accounts, reviewing actuals and providing accurate financial information to budget holders, supporting the investigation of variances and reporting adjustments.
• Systems and reconciliations: Maintaining accurate financial information across Sun accounting systems and completing monthly reconciliations between Sun and Raiser's Edge.
• VAT and compliance: Supporting accurate VAT accounting and the preparation of quarterly VAT returns for Farm Africa's UK entities.

The organisation

Farm Africa is an international development charity working to build a more prosperous and resilient rural Africa. Established in 1985, the organisation specialises in sustainable agriculture, environmental protection and rural business development, helping farming communities increase their incomes, improve food security and manage natural resources sustainably.

Farm Africa operates across Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, working alongside local communities, governments, businesses and delivery partners. Its work combines practical agricultural expertise with initiatives to improve climate resilience, connect farmers to markets, strengthen rural enterprises and increase access to financial services.

The scale of its work is significant. In 2025, Farm Africa reached 767,155 people through its programmes and employed more than 250 staff, the vast majority based in eastern Africa. Its latest published financial information reports annual income of £18.2 million and expenditure of £15.2 million, including £13.5 million spent implementing programmes in Africa.

The experience you will bring

• Strong practical financial accounting experience, with a thorough understanding of accruals, prepayments, journals, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end accounting.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems and reporting tools.
• The ability to organise and manage your workload effectively, maintain a high level of accuracy and consistently deliver against month-end and reporting deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to build relationships across the organisation, explain financial information to non-finance colleagues and work collaboratively within a small team.

Previous experience within the charity or not-for-profit sector would be advantageous, as would exposure to international operations, intercompany accounting and multi-currency environments. Experience with Sun Systems, Q&A reporting or Raiser's Edge would also be desirable.

Additional Details

The role is based in London, with an expectation of spending approximately two days per week in the office. There is flexibility around office attendance for candidates living further afield.