Finance Manager

About the job

About TSC:

The Stakeholder Company (TSC) is a global technology company that empowers business and organization leaders to solve complex global issues and create real impact. We provide real-time issue management and stakeholder insights through an AI-driven global sensing system, monitoring issues and global sentiment in their emerging stage and helping organizations be proactive in their strategic approach to those issues.

Our software maps complex stakeholder relationships influencing your customers, your company, your industry, and the world. Stakeholder engagement begins with knowing who and what is influencing the issues you care about. Engaging with TSC gives you access to our Tool, the Data that is pre-populated and curated for you on that Tool, and our Professional Services team to help you navigate that Data.

At TSC, we work with Fortune 500 companies and top NGOs around the world in 100+ countries and across 20+ industries.

About the role:

The finance manager is the CEO's partner in controlling the business financial health. They approach problem-solving in a constructive way and find innovative solutions for the CEO and leadership team. This is much more than just the ability to crunch numbers and produce accurate financial reports. The finance manager needs to possess the analytical ability and know-how to look at those numbers and really understand what the data is saying, then communicate effectively with internal stakeholders to ensure buy-in.

Practically this will involve reporting, analysis, and business operations intel in a constructive manner to ensure:

Finance Leadership:

This role essentially heads the finance department. As such, the roles include the plan to invest in and up-skill the finance team, communicating what changes are needed and why.

Finance Communication:

This includes ongoing heads-up of issues that arise, as they arise, through to the CEO and LT for a no surprises approach. Communication needs to be more than just reports. Finance needs to sit with the CEO to explain reports and close out on open matters. This also includes creating a strong and positive relationship with TSC investors through active engagement as required.

Weekly cashflows:

High level at least 3 months out. These should be updated each week for things that change (this will mainly be on the revenue side as new deals drop in or receipt timing changes, but expenses should be very predictable). They will include relevant items such as what aging A/R looks like and run-way based on current spending and be accompanied each week by a quick meeting summarising: what's changed, what the LT needs to know, and what are the recommended actions.

Monthly Reporting Package:

Comparison of actual to budget - month and YTD, with analysis and commentary of variances, what we need to do to turn it around. This also includes an updated FY forecast by P&L, cash flow, and Balance Sheet, and details of other projects underway (i.e. audit, tax return, Brazil status) and be produced within 5 days from the end of the month (or faster).

This should be formally closed each month with no changes in previous periods - i.e. any changes relating to the past are changed in the current period to avoid losing track of these. This must be accompanied each month by a meeting to run through the key points for the month and the future.

SaaS-based Reporting:

This is tied to and forms part of the Monthly Reporting Package. It should be accompanied by relevant analysis, such as if we adopt a full IFRS (audit) compliant approach for monthly reporting and what other statistics and measures you suggest we provide investors.

Operations and controls

This includes accounting, bookkeeping tasks, managing SKUs and AR and AP in partnership with other team members, managing the audit process, budgeting and budgeting controls,

Things we look for in all our team members:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent professional
• 3 - 7 years of experience in Finance/ Accounting as General Accountant/ Finance Manager, preferably in SaaS/ technology start-up
• Experience with fundraising
• Familiar with Xero or QuickBooks (it's a must-have)
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving capabilities and adaptability
• Intellectual curiosity for the world around you, technology and our client's needs
• Enthusiasm for finding elegant, pragmatic solutions
• Team player - we're a small, close-knit team, and excellence is expected, as is the capability to take on and own big challenges, solving conventional challenges in unconventional ways without losing your sense of humor and fun.
• Presentation skills with the story you tell and how and where you tell it
• An ability to see the big picture (in graphic detail)

Things you should expect from TSC/ role:

• The best place you will ever work (very cooperative culture)
• Flat Organization Structure/ Dynamic
• Fast-track learning through exposure to various roles across the organization
• Honed skill sets
• Direct access, respect, and mentoring from the leadership with interest in your development.
• Diverse & inclusive team culture
• Other benefits to be shared during the interview
• Full autonomy
• Full-stack accounting & finance

We are committed to equal employment opportunities across cultures, backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and opinions. We welcome applications from everyone.