Assistant Financial Controller

Vortexa is a fast-growing international technology business founded to solve the immense information gap that exists in the energy industry. By using massive amounts of new satellite data and pioneering work in artificial intelligence, Vortexa creates an unprecedented view on the global seaborne energy flows in real-time, bringing transparency and efficiency to the energy markets and society as a whole.

http://www.vortexa.com/

This is an outstanding opportunity for an individual who wants to join a finance team and contribute from the ground up as well as add value broadly across a fast growth business. We will expect you to:

The role:

• Maintain and update financial records and general ledger entries, and ensure all financial transactions are correctly recorded (timing, amount, description, currency, cost centre and legal entity.
• Prepare and review monthly bank and credit card reconciliations, inter-company and other balance sheet reconciliations, including deferred & accrued revenue, prepayments & accruals, fixed assets, and depreciation journals.
• Prepare the weekly cash flow forecast, working with team members to ensure accuracy.
• Review all payments in the banking portal prior to approval.
• Support VAT return for UK, Sales tax in USA and GST in Singapore.
• Manage our outsourced payroll providers and monthly payroll process and post payroll journals.
• Work with rev ops to calculate quarterly sales commissions and provide reporting to Account Executives.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including accruals, prepayments, and journals
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow and variance analysis.

You will have:

• Qualified or Part qualified, workings towards professional accounting qualification with 3- 4 years' experience in finance
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• A Self Starter with a proactive and problem-solving attitude
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• A great communicator with the ability to influence and empathise with people from both financial and non-financial backgrounds
• Knowledgeable in business/management information systems (Excel to intermediate level a must, Xero, NetSuite, Dext, etc).

Benefits:

• A vibrant, diverse company pushing ourselves and the technology to deliver beyond the cutting edge
• A team of motivated characters and top minds striving to be the best at what we do at all times
• Constantly learning and exploring new tools and technologies
• Acting as company owners (all Vortexa staff have equity options)- in a business-savvy and responsible way
• Motivated by being collaborative, working and achieving together
• A flexible working policy- accommodating both remote & home working, with regular staff events
• Private Health Insurance offered via Vitality to help you look after your physical health
• Global Volunteering Policy to help you ‘do good' and feel better