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Posted 2 hours agoFinancial Accountant
at Prolific
United KingdomRemote
Responsibilities
- Ensure costs are allocated to appropriate verticals and budget holders
- Support preparation of financial reports and invoices for key customers, monitoring spend against contracts
Requirements
- 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
- 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
- Comfortable in a fast-paced work environment or previous experience in a startup/scale-up
- 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
- 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.
Benefits
- Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture.
Additional details
- 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.
- Take ownership of month-end tasks, including journals and reconciliations
- Balance sheet reconciliations and P&L variance analysis with commentaries
- 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