Financial Accountant at Helsing

• Assist in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports

• Perform general ledger entries, including accruals, prepayments, and adjustments

• Reconcile bank statements, balance sheets, and general ledger accounts

• Assist with accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, ensuring accurate and timely invoicing and payments

• Support the month-end and year-end close processes

• Help prepare documentation for audits and liaise with external auditors as needed

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records in accounting and financial systems

• Work with the finance team to ensure compliance with internal controls and policies

• Are a qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) with at least 1-3 years post-qualification experience

• An understanding of accounting principles (local GAAP or IFRS).

• Possess a strong knowledge of accounting software

• Have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in managing financial records

• Have excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines

• Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively liaise with team members and stakeholders

• Have the ability to handle sensitive financial information with confidentiality

• Are business fluent in English (fluency in French or German is required depending on the office location to which you are applying) 

Note: The above bullet points describe the ideal candidate. None of us matched all of these at once when we first joined Helsing. We encourage you to apply even if you believe you meet only part of our wish list.

• Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns. 

• The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world. 

• Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward. 

• In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts.  

• We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about. 

• A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking

• Competitive compensation and stock options

• Relocation support

• Social and education allowances

• Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe