Junior Finance Specialist, Open Cosmos
Satellite-based solutions
Job no longer available
Satellite-based solutions
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To put satellites and the data they gather at the service of solving the biggest global challenges.
Role
Who you are
- This is a great opportunity for someone looking to take their first step into a career in finance!
- You’ll have a good practical knowledge of basic bookkeeping and accounting concepts
- You’ll demonstrate excellent organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise and deliver
- As we operate in a paperless setting and on a remote first basis, you’ll be keen to innovate and employ your strong IT skills
- You’ll have a keen eye for detail and you’ll be proactive in your approach to problem solving
- You’ll have a good appreciation of working in a value adding team to deliver shared objectives
What the job involves
- The Finance Team is responsible for putting in place appropriate systems and processes to keep the business financially sustainable and legally compliant
- Right now, the finance team is focussed on delivering continuous improvement to drive business value as we gear for growth
- This is very much a hands-on operational role in which you will support the finance function through efficient and accurate entry and maintenance of bookkeeping records, in a paperless setting, for the international group with a focus on activities of the Spanish entity
- You’ll prepare weekly payment runs, dealing with multiple currencies and bank accounts
- You’ll effectively business partner with the wider finance team and key stakeholders to support the delivery of timely financial insights and meet reporting obligations
- You’ll also have the opportunity to engage and contribute as we evaluate and innovate to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our finance systems
Application process
- When applying, please submit your CV in English
Our take
Satellite data is critical in order to solve some of the world's most pressing matters, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity. While data and precise analytical tools able to draw insights are available, the problem is they lack interoperability between platforms, and the ability to combine this data from different satellites is inaccessible.
Founded in 2015, Open Cosmos is a SpaceTech startup with the aim to simplify access to space. The company designs, manufactures and operates satellites that are part of its "Open Constellation". Meanwhile its platform, DataCosmos, makes satellite data access easier for organisations and governments, combining earth observation data from multiple sources to help with the mitigation of environmental and sustainability challenges.
Partnerships with organisations such as Innovate UK, ESA and the UK Space Agency are supporting Open Cosmos as it expands operations, growing its team and ideas. 2023 has seen the company launch a nanosatellite named MENUT that "hitched a ride" on a SpaceX rocket, pass three milestone reviews for its next nanosatellite (that combines EO technologies with an IoT radio), and sign a deal with Satellite Applications Catapult to build and launch a key demonstration satellite that will perform pole-to-pole observation of Atlantic coastal and maritime areas.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2023
$6.4m
GRANT
Sep 2023
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $63.7m
Company benefits
- Open Cosmonaut Culture - Aim high go beyond is the OC mantra
- We're flexible! - Prefer to mostly WFH? That's fine! Hybrid? Great! Need to take 30 mins at 3pm to get the kids from school? Go ahead!
- Our office has everything you need for productive working, including drinks and snacks to keep you fuelled through the day
- Working on our hardware? Look no further than our state of the art lab
- Time Off - all our Open Cosmonauts have 25 days holiday in addition to national holidays
- Career Development - We're at the forefront of technology so learning and building an enabling career for you is central to everyone's success
- Events - We hold monthly team days, quarterly all company catch ups, summer parties and Christmas celebrations
- Access to a tax saving platform Cobee (employees in Spain)
Company values
- Trust: Build and earn the trust of others
- Ambition: Aim high, strive for better
- Effectiveness: Right strategy, own the "why" of the path forward
- Efficiency: Work smart, do more with less
- Commitment: Pride in one's work, accountability, help others
- Humbleness: Listen, learn from mistakes, grow
- Exemplarity: Behave the way you want others to behave
- Honesty: To oneself and others, truth first
Company HQ
Harwell, UK
Articles
Leadership
Rafel Jordá Siquier
(CEO)Previously, Rafel was an aerospace engineer at zero2infinity as well as a flight test center and flight line production engineer at Airbus Defence and Space. He was also the founder and coordinator of Upper Atmosphere Space Launcher.
Aleix Megias Homar
(VP Operations)Aleix has a professional history in engineering, having previously worked as a autonomous systems engineer for RAL Space, a flight dynamics engineer for Airbus Defence and Space as well as a systems engineer for the European Space Agency.
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