Location: London, United Kingdom
Duration: 12-month fixed-term contract
Salary: Competitive, plus benefits
Hours: 35 hours per week
About the role
Job purpose: This newly created position will support the Financial Controller by ensuring effective management of receivables, improving processes and ensuring the accuracy of revenue recognition.
Key responsibilities
- Direct report for two members in the Revenue Finance team, providing support and backup as required
- Approve all revenue contracts in Salesforce, ensuring correct categorisation
- Approve all invoices and handle revenue recognition, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
- Oversee the credit control process
- Follow up with donors on outstanding contributions
- Calculate and post monthly journals at month-end: accruals, deferral, bad-debt provision
- Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist with internal and external audits
- Improve process by leading initiatives like revenue automation and documentation of key processes
- Manage all revenue templates in Business and update as required
- Liaise with Communications team to update funding and thank-you letters
- Liaise with Legal team on contracts in Salesforce
- Provide ad hoc support to the Financial Controller and the wider team as required
Required skills and experience
- Ability to work and make decisions autonomously, whilst recognising the importance of process and compliance
- Highly organised and focused, able to multi-task and manage workload to ensure that deadlines are met
- Strong ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Proactive manner, ability to use own initiative and willingness to accept responsibility
- Process-focused and methodical manner, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Proactive in seeking guidance when planning or prioritising complex or conflicting tasks
- Willingness to learn and develop new skills with a flexible 'can do' approach
- Confident displaying leadership and professionalism whilst being approachable and having duty of care for direct reports
- Excellent numerical skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrated commitment to the organisation's mission and values, understanding the unique aspects of the not-for-profit sector
Qualifications and experience
Essential
- ACCA/CIMA/ACA newly qualified accountant
- Understanding of revenue recognition principles, accounting standards (GAAP/IFRS), and financial reporting
- Experience in managing a small team
- Excellent numerical skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
- Intermediate or above proficiency level in Excel
- Previous experience working with multiple currencies
Desirable
- Experience working in an international environment
- Experience working with Business Central and Salesforce
To apply
Please send a detailed CV/résumé to recruitment@ifrs.org. Please include the following information or your application may not be considered:
- the job title/position you are interested in (in the subject line of your email); and
- covering email/letter detailing how you meet the specified role requirements and your salary expectations.
Closing date: Closed
Interviews are held via video conference and in our Canary Wharf office as part of our standard international recruitment process.
Due to the number of responses we receive, we are unable to respond individually to each application. If you do not hear from us within twelve weeks of the closing date you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
