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Finance Reporting Lead (Record-to-Report)
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Finance Reporting Lead (Record-to-Report)
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We are working exclusively with an excellent international not-for-profit organisation offering a supportive, purpose-driven environment where you can contribute to meaningful projects. The purpose of this role is to lead the international record-to-report (R2R) function end-to-end, liaising with teams based across multiple countries with the aim to improve and streamline processes.
Your New Role
Lead global R2R operations, ensuring timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end and year-end close, with full compliance to accounting standards.
- Maintain general ledger integrity through strong balance-sheet control, reconciliations, journals, accruals, prepayments and high-quality documentation across regions.
- Oversee statutory reporting, external audits, and regulatory compliance in all jurisdictions, ensuring consistent application of policies and controls.
- Ensure high-quality financial data to support:
- Consolidation
- Management reporting
- Donor reporting requirements
- Provide oversight of:
- Global taxation
- Statutory submissions
- Payroll processes Ensuring clear ownership and accountability.
- Drive global standardisation by developing:
- Unified R2R policies
- Controls
- SOPs
- Close frameworks While strengthening the internal control environment.
- Lead:
- Automation
- Workflow optimisation
- Digital improvements To enhance accuracy, efficiency, and audit readiness across the R2R cycle.
- Develop and support a globally dispersed R2R team, collaborating with:
- Finance
- FP&A
- IT
- Operational stakeholders
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What You'll Need to Succeed
- Strong technical expertise in end-to-end R2R operations across global or multi-regional environments, with deep knowledge of:
- General ledger accounting
- Close cycles
- Statutory reporting
- Proven ability to enhance:
- Financial reporting processes
- Internal controls
- Audit readiness
- Workflow automation
- Experience leading and developing geographically dispersed finance teams, building capability and accountability across regions.
- Skilled in:
- ERP finance modules
- Reporting tools
- Workflow systems
- High proficiency in MS Office.
- Strong analytical ability to:
- Interpret financial data
- Identify issues
- Drive reporting and process improvements
- Clear, confident communicator able to engage effectively with finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Background in international, not-for-profit or donor-funded environments, with an understanding of:
- Multi-currency and global consolidation processes
- Ideal requirements:
- Highly organised
- Proactive
- Adaptable
- Demonstrates integrity
- Collaborative leadership
- Commitment to continuous improvement
- Supported by a recognised finance degree or a professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or CPA.
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