Published date: 25 September 2024

Last edited date: 25 September 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Accounting and auditing services - 79210000

  • Fiscal services - 79220000

  • Financial management consultancy services - 79412000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£20,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

NFCC00002

Published date

25 September 2024

Closing date

11 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 November 2024

Contract end date

8 November 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The NFCC is looking for the services of a finance support agency to help support and augment the small NFCC finance function.

The NFCC is membership organisation representing Fire and Rescue Services across the UK. We are a charity and limited company. We have budget of around £10million a year and a staff team of around 120. Funding comes primarily from Fire and Rescue services via membership subscriptions, and from Government grants. We also have a small events and commercial funding stream. We are an entirely virtual organisation.

The finance function comprises of a Head of Finance, Management Accountant, Contracts Officer, Finance & Admin Officer and Finance Administrator. We use Sage 50 Accounts and Kefron P2P systems. Payroll is run in-house.
Working with the finance team to provide seamless support and services to internal and external stakeholders through:

• Overseeing general ledger, accounts payable and receivable. To ensure work is kept up to date and procedures are being followed including raising any issues with the Head of Finance.
• Advanced knowledge of excel is required including the use of multiple power queries to update grant and budget holder spreadsheets with actual and forecast spend.
• Support the Head of Finance in development and improvements of financial budget and monitoring processes, ensuring that project spend remains within plan.
• Work with internal stakeholders to gather information for financial reporting and budget setting.
• Preparing financial reports as and when required by the Head of Finance.
• Assist with payroll journals and VAT returns.
• Assist the Head of Finance with Year-end planning and procedures.

We are looking for a flexible solution that can flex up and down depending on our financial needs.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Please find details on how to submit the tender in the attached tender notice.

About the buyer

Contact name

Sally Field

Address

71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9JQ
England

Telephone

07484009088

Email

Procurement@nfcc.org.uk

Website

www.nfcc.org.uk