Financial Controller

Summary

Join Simprints, a nonprofit tech company dedicated to increasing transparency and effectiveness in global development, as their Financial Controller. This role is crucial in ensuring accurate and timely financial information for key stakeholders, including project managers and the board of directors. As a member of a small, agile team, you will be hands-on in managing day-to-day operations and bookkeeping tasks, contributing directly to Simprints' continued growth and success. This position offers a unique opportunity to work in an impactful organization with a strong social mission, making a tangible difference in the world.

Requirements

• Utilise Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA) experience
• Strong analytical skills and problem solving
• A service-oriented mindset
• Communicate effectively across many levels, building strong interpersonal relationships with engineers, designers, operational managers, and external stakeholders
• Project accounting experience

Responsibilities

• Managing and performing the day-to-day accounting operations including billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, general ledger, cost accounting, and revenue recognition
• Overseeing month end close and ensuring all transactions are recorded, filed, and reported properly
• Preparing and publishing all monthly financial statements and accompanying reports
• Processing payroll and associated processes
• Manage day to day relationship with bank
• Documenting business processes and accounting policies to maintain internal controls
• Leading consistent improvement of operational processes and accounting systems to streamline the overall work and to automate processes where possible
• Leading and/or assisting in special projects
• Developing annual company and project budgets with key stakeholders and overseeing variance analysis
• Reforecasting of expected performance, financial modelling, and scenario analysis
• Assisting project managers in preparation of financial reports to funders
• Producing insightful management information and key performance indicator analysis
• Performing ad-hoc analyses
• Overseeing the company’s annual audit process and liaising with external personnel where required
• Ensuring compliance with funder requirements
• Overseeing project audits where required
• Preparation of annual statutory accounts, managing annual tax filing, and R&D tax credit work
• Filing and payment of VAT and payroll tax related item

Benefits

• We offer a 4-day workweek, meaning everybody has the option to have Fridays off
• We also offer unlimited annual leave, which allows you to prioritize your well-being
• We promote continual learning and put our money where our mouth is with development plans and access to global experts through the GLG network
• We also have a generous professional development budget for each colleague – “Eduprints”. Is there some training you’d like, or maybe you could benefit from professional coaching? Simply provide a business case that shares your aspirations and the resources you need, and we'll do our best to support you