Financial Controller

Moonshot believes that marginalised people in society — including minority ethnic people, people from working class backgrounds, women, Disabled and LGBTQIA+ people — must be centred in the work we do. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other communities who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. We know a diverse workforce will enable us to understand drivers behind violent extremism and online harms in an in-depth way and do better work to counter them.

 

About the role: 

Do you have a passion for a career in international finance and a genuine interest in working for an organisation tackling online harms – from violent extremism and gender-based violence to disinformation and child online exploitation. Do you have experience working in finance and want to develop further?

 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller to join Moonshot, supporting the finance team. In this role you will help push the organisation forward by continuing to improve its financial processes, as well as helping to manage the organisation’s key contracts and reporting requirements.

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading on the multi-currency consolidation of 5 operating companies, across the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States.
• Prepare and analyse project profitability, variance analysis and management reports.
• Liaise with the project team on a monthly basis on adherence to grant/contract rules, billing and margin reporting.
• Support the Financial Director in preparing monthly and quarterly KPI and financial reports to clients, investors, and the board.
• Facilitate the audit process with the external auditors on a yearly basis.
• Line management of one direct report.
• Working with external payroll agents, processing and reviewing payroll for UK, US, Canada and Ireland entities.
• Processing and reviewing of accounts payables and receivables transactions, and ensure timely reconciliation with monthly supplier accounts.
• Coordinate and participate in meetings with clients and leadership team on a regular basis.
• Responsible for the compliance across the organisation including statutory and VAT returns across all entities.
• Investigate any inconsistencies.
• Other activities, as required.

Requirements

Essential:

• Attention to detail and highly organised.
• Ability to complete tasks within tight deadlines.
• Good knowledge and experience of using Google Workspace especially Google Sheet or MS Excel.
• CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualified.,
• Excellent knowledge of cost accounting and reporting.
• Excellent knowledge or risk analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Tenacity in identifying and investigating inconsistencies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in a similar finance role.
• Eligible to work in the UK. 

 

Desirable:

• Available for immediate start/short notice.
• Experience of preparing for audits.
• Grant reporting and project accounting
• Xero bookkeeping experience.

Benefits

• 25 days’ paid annual leave.

• Private healthcare package, including coverage for partners and children.
• Employee Assistance Programme providing access to mental health support.
• Generous maternity and paternity package.

 

Salary: $110,000 – $130,000 depending on experience

 

About Moonshot:

Moonshot is a social impact business dedicated to disrupting and reducing online harms across the globe. We currently operate in more than 28 countries across different forms of targeted violence and other public safety issues. We use data-proven techniques to ensure our clients respond effectively, and our work ranges from targeted intervention programs, threat monitoring, software development, and digital capacity building.

We do this through:

• Finding new ways to reach individuals at risk of involvement in the milieu that promotes targeted violence or might be at risk of mobilizing to violence themselves.
• Collaborating with partners and working for clients including governments, NGOs, and private sector organizations from across the globe.
• Building a multifaceted team with a diversity of backgrounds, both professional and academic, including international development, law enforcement, communications, psychology, data science and software engineering.
• Investing in the research and development of new technologies and methodologies to counter violence and other public safety issues.

Working at Moonshot:

We’re growing quickly, have big ambitions, and high expectations of our staff. Our dedication to finding effective responses and leading innovation means that our work environment is fast-paced, dynamic and creative. We match this by offering our staff access to a range of learning and development options, scope to advance personal subject-matter expertise, and opportunities for career progression.

Our staff say they value:

• Our shared sense of purpose: working as a team to find new solutions to global challenges.
• Personal development opportunities: a chance to learn new things and get even better at what you already do.
• Our ideas-driven culture: opportunities to work with creativity and autonomy whatever your position in our organisation.
• The diversity of thought: working with staff from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds.
• Open and collaborative working: being part of a team who support each other to achieve great results.