Financial Controller

Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature.
We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access
data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions,
governments and campaigning organisations worldwide. 

Global Canopy is seeking an experienced, personable, and highly effective Financial Controller
at a time of rapid growth and ongoing opportunity for the organisation as we implement our
2023-2030 strategy. 

This role will combine both strategic financial management and financial operations, and sit at
the heart of the finance team and the organisation as a whole.

You will be responsible for overseeing our accounts payable function, managing financial
planning and reporting, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, improving and embedding
strong financial policies and systems, and providing financial guidance to support the delivery
of our organisation’s overall mission.

To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the
most: 

• You are a chartered accountant with experience of a rapidly growing and diverse
  organisation preferably in the charity sector. 
• You think strategically, anticipate consequences and trends, and incorporate them in ways
  of working.
• You have deep experience of financial systems management, including in a multi-country and
  social enterprise setting.
• You have experience of strategic financial management gained in an international charity or
  a business.

Essential behavioural competencies: 

• Action-oriented, flexible, and innovative approach to Programme support.
• A persuasive and passionate written and verbal communicator with excellent team
  coordination skills.
• Passion, humility, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed with a
  coaching and mentoring-based approach to management.

At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on
our website. We encourage applications from
all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences
and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes. 

Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in
strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin
America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.

Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who
requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require
any additional support.