Financial Controller, Goodstack

• Full qualification as an accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with 5+ years of post-qualification experience in a senior accounting position
• Demonstrable experience in a senior finance role, must be from a start up or scale up recently
• Comfortable rolling up your sleeves and working independently
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver in a fast-moving environment
• You will need to be an excellent communicator with great organisational skills; you’ll be able to communicate complex financial information to non-finance colleagues confidently and in an accessible way
• A collaborative mindset and enjoy working with teams like Product and Engineering to design, build and improve processes
• Hands on experience with Xero, Google Sheets, Payhawk and Hubspot preferable

Desirable

• As a key member of our team, you will be instrumental in setting up new processes, policies, software, and reporting structures to ensure the business is run efficiently, compliantly and smoothly
• This role will be responsible for implementing day-to-day finance functions, where you will receive guidance and coaching from the Finance Director and support from outsourced teams in delivering your responsibilities
• You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, operations across the business, and compliance teams to develop, maintain, and improve our financial processes
• This is a strategic role where you will make a lasting impact on how the business operates
• Fuel Goodstack’s success as we strive to make a lasting impact and transform nonprofits with cutting-edge technology solutions
• Manage all day to day finance and accounting operations (payroll, treasury, debtors, payables, revenue recognition, managing cash flow)
• Deliver impactful reporting, with the provision of monthly management accounts including review of all journal entries and analysis of forecast variances
• Provide operational finance support as needed across budgeting, cash flow, and reporting for internal use and external fundraising
• Overseeing and reviewing the work of outsourced bookkeepers to ensure accuracy and compliance, while also supporting and maintaining a steady workflow pipeline for them
• Help implement and optimise financial operation process, systems and controls to support the growth of the business and ensure compliance is adhered to
• Handle all statutory reporting, payroll, VAT and R&D tax credits
• Manage Bi-annual share options grants, and general company secretarial matters including, cap table management
• Support the Finance Director with the delivery of key ad hoc finance projects, including financial modelling and due diligence as required