Group Financial Accountant – Humentum – London

Key Responsibilities
Supervise and develop the global finance team to ensure accurate and timely completion of accounting deliverables.
Design and manage a monthly finance calendar and closing process for both the US and UK legal entities to ensure the books are closed by the 10th business day of each month.
Prepare and import revenue and receivables activity from Salesforce and other relevant systems into the general ledger system on a regular basis during the month.
Prepare and file tax and other statutory returns required in the US and UK.
Prepare the financial statements and successfully manage annual audits with external auditors in the US and UK.
Implement policies and procedures to ensure a strong system of internal controls to safeguard the organization’s assets.
Manage and streamline the Company’s banking systems and the use of credit cards.
Work with the Global Finance Director to manage payroll, external payroll suppliers and relevant reporting to tax authorities.
Work with the senior leadership team to develop and enforce a scheme of delegation across the organization.
Play a key role in the staff team highlighting the need for strong financial controls and identifying and mitigating the risks of non-compliance.
Initiate and lead process improvements in processes which impact the global finance team encouraging the automation of process with technology as far as possible.
Work closely with the Global Finance Director and IT team to integrate financial systems with other IT systems.
Provide cover as required for the Group Management Accountant and global finance team.

Requirements
Qualifications and Desired Experience
Relevant accounting qualification.
Experience of managing a finance team.
Experience of intercompany accounting, preferably in an international context.
Experience of managing financial processes, procedures and internal controls.
Experience in managing and implementing new accounting systems and other technology projects.
Experience of working with QuickBooks preferred.
Experience of the INGO sector preferred.

Skills and Attributes
Excellent planning, time management, decision-making, and organizational skills.
Excellent written and communication skills which are adapted for the relevant audience including non-financial staff.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team environment with rapidly changing priorities in a dynamic and unpredictable context.
Excellent Excel skills with experience of importing and exporting from accounting systems.
Meticulous attention to detail – demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness, organized, monitors own work to ensure quality.
Challenges current practice constructively and gives feedback that improves performance.
Demonstrates Humentum’s values of positive collaboration, openness, mutual support and learning to make a difference in our organization and our work.
Job-Related Information
This role is home based and part of a wider global team who all work remotely, you will need to work independently and as well as part of the team to achieve team-based targets.

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