We help solve the most pressing challenges of our time through systemic change. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere – an African and American company as much as an Asian, Middle Eastern, and European one. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an innovative mix of services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions, so we approach problems differently and work closely with our partners to create impact at scale. Dalberg is a place where a diverse mix of talented individuals are able to bring their whole selves to work – whether it’s how you identify, where you come from, the languages you speak, the person you love, the way you worship. Dalberg is a home where people feel safe, understood, nurtured and encouraged to grow.
As a team of 600+ people from 50 countries, speaking over 90 languages collectively, with 49%+ female leadership team, Dalberg places diversity, equity and inclusion principles at the heart of our organization and the work we do alongside our clients, partners and communities.
Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 25+ worldwide locations. For more information, please visit Dalberg.
About Dalberg Advisors
Dalberg Advisors is a strategic advisory firm combining the best of private sector strategy skills and rigorous analytical capabilities with deep knowledge and networks across emerging and frontier markets. We work collaboratively across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to fuel inclusive growth and help clients achieve their goals.
About You and the role
The finance team in Europe includes two Financial Accountants who are jointly responsible for managing bookkeeping, accounts receivable (AR), and accounts payable (AP) for Dalberg Advisors entities in the UK, Switzerland, and France. As a team, they ensure that AR, AP, bank and other balance sheet accounts are accurate, up to date, and reconciled regularly. The role also includes supporting statutory audits, vendor payments, expense processing, and intercompany payments, as well as broader financial operations across the European region. These responsibilities are shared between the two team members, with the exact division of work flexibly allocated based on the needs of the team and the firm at the time. The role reports to the Europe Financial Controller.
What You Will Do
· Responsible for client invoicing and hosted staff recharges
· Manage overdue receivables with Project Directors or clients
· Liaise with Project Managers and Project Directors, particularly on complex invoicing requirements and issues
· Manage vendor accounts and processing invoices, including payments
· Manage employee expense reviews and reimbursements
· Support expense policy updates and communicate changes to the broader team
· Ensure all intercompany accounts are fully reconciled, with discrepancies investigated and resolved
· Responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliations
· Compile monthly financial controls packs for review and audit
· Compile monthly consolidated primary financial statements pack
· Assist with pulling finance reports from the finance system as required
· Prepare initial monthly variance analysis against budget
· Create vendor, expense, and intercompany payment runs
· Create online banking beneficiaries and process payments
· Reconcile trading bank accounts weekly and non-trading accounts monthly
· Allocate client and intercompany receipts
· Maintain fixed asset register
· Support the preparation of financial documentation as required
· Compile monthly and quarterly VAT calculations for review, ensuring accuracy and completeness
· File AR, AP, banking, and other supporting documents promptly
· Validate monthly shared services calculations and reconciliations
· Support all statutory audits
· Support business needs and ad hoc requests
· Provide holiday cover for members of the Dalberg Europe Operations team as required
About Our Clients
Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology, USAID, and India’s NITI Aayog.
Join Our Team
This role is based in London and requires on-site presence in the London office at least two days per week.
Please submit your application at our Career Centre, by Sunday 15th February.
Your application should include a resume and a cover letter.
Candidate applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Qualified and interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, race, religion, background, or ethnic affiliation are encouraged to apply for the vacancy.
We have also pledged to three commitments for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) across the firm:
- COMMITMENT 1: We commit to publishing internal Dalberg DEI reports annually, to hold ourselves accountable, report on progress and share lessons from our regional DEI plans.
- COMMITMENT 2: We commit to delivering regular training for all staff (including leadership) on how to engender inclusive workplaces and mitigate unconscious bias.
- COMMITMENT 3: We commit to addressing imbalances in how power and privilege are formally distributed and informally exercised across the firm.
Owing to the large number of applications we receive, unfortunately, only successful candidates will be contacted.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £47,850.00-£55,900.00 per year
Benefits:
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
- UK visa sponsorship
- Work from home
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London EC2A 3BS
