Financial Controller
Sylvera
Accounting & Finance
London, UK
Posted on Aug 30, 2024
What is Sylvera anyway? 👩👨🌳
Sylvera provides carbon data for genuine climate impact. Our mission is to incentivize investment in real climate action.
Purchasing credits through the carbon markets is one of the most established and scalable ways to channel finance from the private sector to effective climate solutions and work toward societal net zero. Unfortunately, the voluntary carbon markets have been plagued with mistrust and a lack of effectiveness since they’ve emerged – until Sylvera.
To help organizations ensure they're making the most effective investments, Sylvera builds software that independently and accurately automates the evaluation of carbon projects that capture, remove, or avoid emissions. With Sylvera's data and tools, businesses and governments can confidently invest in, benchmark, deliver, and report real climate impact.
Our team is made up of leading minds in climate change from scientists to policy, finance and carbon market experts. We work in partnership with scientific organisations, universities, governments and think tanks to develop and test rigorous and holistic ratings methodologies, leveraging the latest technology. Founded in 2020, Sylvera has 150+ employees across the world with offices in London, New York, Belgrade and Singapore. We’ve raised over $96million from leading VCs like Balderton Capital, Index Ventures and Insight Partners to date.
What will I be doing? 👩💻👨💻
We’re looking for an ambitious, inquisitive & mission-driven Financial Controller. Reporting into our VP Finance, you’ll be joining our finance team to help shine a light on our unit economics and to plan for our next phase of growth.
Specific responsibilities will include:
- Overseeing the preparation of the reporting packs for the executive team, the board, and investors
- Taking ownership of the model - working with the VP Finance to develop our budget and accurately forecast strategic scenarios
- Collaborating with other departments to better measure performance and drive operational efficiency
- Supporting the customer facing teams through their sales processes
- Working with our global set of advisors to ensure we are compliant in the jurisdictions where we operate
- Developing and implementing our accounting policies and controls framework as the team scales
- Being the key contact point for the audit team
We’re looking for someone who: 🧠💚
- Has 5+ years of progressive finance experience, with at least 2 years in a post-qualified/ managerial role
- Strong understanding of accounting principles, standards, financial controls and regulations
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset
- Proficiency in financial modelling and advanced Excel skills
- Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders
- Proficiency with financial software and tools (e.g. Xero & associated ecosystem)
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified preferred
- Familiarity with operating in the US is a plus
- Cares deeply about the climate and ecosystems of the earth
- Is a self-starter who thrives in constantly evolving environments, ideally with early-stage experience
We’d like someone highly ambitious, motivated and eager to propel their career forward. We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match this job description
Benefits 💰
- Equity in a rapidly growing startup
- Private Health Insurance and Life Assurance
- Unlimited annual leave - and encouragement to actually use it!
- Enhanced parental leave
- Up to 20 days paid sick leave
- £500 WFH allowance
- No corners cut in having the best tech to do your job
- Access to Mental Health support via Spill
- Monthly team socials
Location 🌍
UK (with access to an office in London if you wanted to come in)
Our Values 🙌
Own it: We make new mistakes. We build on the momentum of our wins and reflect on and learn from our failures.
Stay curious: We keep our focus on the long-term, even if that means short-term challenges.
Do what’s right - even when it’s hard: We take a growth mindset to our work, our customers, our market and the opportunities ahead of us.
Collaborate and challenge with empathy: Our teams deliver through active collaboration. We invest in each others’ success and make the company stronger in the long-run.
Empower Customers: Make extraordinary efforts to exceed our customer expectations. If we’re serving our customers to the fullest, we can help direct more investment into real climate impact.
What if you’re a partial fit? 🌱
We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in, and encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't exactly match this job description.
Equal employment opportunity 🌈
Sylvera is an equal opportunity employer: we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
