Financial Accountant

About GRI

GRI is the independent global standard setter for sustainability impact reporting providing the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards. GRI works with businesses, regulators, investors, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to advance transparency, accountability, and sustainable development. Through such multi-stakeholder processes, GRI develops standards that reflect global best practice and public interest.

With staff in more than 20 countries, we combine global perspective with local relevance, supporting long-term value creation for organizations and society.

About the role

In this role, you will assist the Finance Senior Manager in timely and accurate production of all financial information. Additionally, you will liaise with colleagues across several teams to ensure that day-to-day financial operations run smoothly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day accounting and period-end procedures within the established deadlines by performing journal entries and ensuring their correspondence with related supporting documentation.
• Assist in preparing and compiling required information for external audits.
• Liaise with stakeholders by providing supporting documents and resolving accounting issues and discrepancies as they arise in the daily processing of transactions.
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable related tasks.
• Assist in preparing financial and administrative reports for business lines and other stakeholders.
• Support the maintenance of the contract database.
• Assist in preparing cash reporting and bank reconciliation.
• Assist in maintaining, updating and documenting internal controls as well as the GRI’s manual for financial procedures.
• Support the preparation and execution of payments through electronic banking.
• Act as system administrator for the organization's travel and expense management platform.
• In a small team, you will also support wider finance and operational tasks as needs arise