Financial Accountant
Employer: Prolific
Location: Remote, UK
Salary: Not listed
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Prolific
Prolific is not just another player in the AI space—we are the architects of the human data infrastructure that's reshaping the landscape of AI development. In a world where foundational AI technologies are increasingly commoditized, it's the quality and diversity of human-generated data that truly differentiates products and models.
The role
Prolific is looking for an ambitious and proactive newly qualified accountant to join our dynamic and cohesive Finance team. This diverse role provides an excellent opportunity to progress your career and enhance your technical skills while contributing to key deliverables such as month-end close, statutory reporting and managing stakeholder relations.
The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, ensuring accurate financial reporting and delivering work to a consistently high standard within agreed deadlines. You will be a team player who is comfortable collaborating with colleagues while being confident to work independently, taking pride in and ownership of tasks.
What you’ll be doing in the role
Take ownership of month-end tasks, including journals and reconciliations
Balance sheet reconciliations and P&L variance analysis with commentaries
Quarterly VAT returns
Responsibility for managing and responding to finance-related queries from internal and external stakeholders
Processing customer refunds, ensuring adherence to AML requirements
Creating automations and efficiencies in existing processes to reduce time spent on month-end
Updating policies to optimise for efficiency whilst maintaining high levels of control
Identifying opportunities for improvements in company-wide reporting, and collaborating with colleagues to drive forward improvements
Seek to reduce finance-related queries from customers and internal teams by identifying common queries/problems, and implementing solutions to them
Ensure costs are allocated to appropriate verticals and budget holders
Tracking and reconciling user balance cashflow movements
Support preparation of financial reports and invoices for key customers, monitoring spend against contracts
Assist FP&A in keeping Prolific’s re-forecast up to date and accurate
Ad-hoc projects
What you’ll bring to the role
Recently qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA preferred)
Proven experience performing month-end tasks and delivering on time
Experience working with large data sets with a keen eye for accuracy and identifying discrepancies
Proactive approach to problem-solving with confidence in suggesting improvements
Comfortable in a fast-paced work environment or previous experience in a startup/scale-up
A fast learner who is quick to pick up new systems and processes whilst being comfortable adapting to change
Confident communicator who can engage with various stakeholders, including those from non-finance backgrounds
Even better if you have
Experience working with Xero and Google products (e.g., Google Sheets)
A genuine interest in new and emerging technologies, including AI, and how they can be leveraged to improve financial processes and efficiency
Experience implementing new finance software
Experience supporting the audit process
Why Prolific is a great place to work
We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.
We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation—one that reflects the breadth and the best of humanity.
Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research. Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.
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