Staff Accountant

The Oversight Board

The Oversight Board is a new body that makes binding and independent decisions about the most challenging content issues on Facebook and Instagram. The first members of the Board were announced in May 2020 and include Helle Thorning-Schmidt, former Prime Minister of Denmark, Tawakkol Karman, Nobel Peace Prize winner, Michael McConnell, Director of Stanford’s Constitutional Law Center, and many other diverse leaders and thinkers from around the world. The Board began accepting cases in October 2020.

The Oversight Board Administration is the team of full-time staff who support Board Members in carrying out their duties.  The Administration has a presence in London, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., and operates with a global scope.

You can learn more about the Board at www.oversightboard.com.

Role

Joining the Oversight Board Administration is a chance to be part of an organization that will operate with the soul and pace of a startup but have a global impact from day one – leading on some of the most prominent and challenging issues facing the tech industry and society.

The Staff Accountant will support the Finance Team, reporting to the Deputy CFO to identify finance and accounting priorities for the UK and US Oversight Board entities. The Finance team will lead strategic finance implication considerations in the growth and operations of the Oversight Board. The successful candidate will leverage prior accounting knowledge and experience to manage, in collaboration with colleagues, a wide range of finance operations across the organization. This will include supporting core accounting processes, including both day-to-day and cyclical activities, such as financial accounting, supplier payments and US tax activities.

This role will be based at the Administration's US location in Washington D.C. Oversight Board offers flexible hybrid remote working, so we welcome applications for those based across East Coast US states, to allow for collaboration of time zone.

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Own accounts payable processes by processing bill payments and staff expense reimbursements
• Perform balance sheet, credit cards, bank and other reconciliations
• Post journal entries in the finance system and assist with monthly close process (e.g., accruals, depreciation, allocations, monthly/quarterly/annual reporting)
• Support monthly and annual financial reporting activities
• Support communications to auditors and related audit activities
• Assist in preparing and analyzing information vital to the decision-making process

Minimum Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience
• BA/BS degree in Accounting or related field
• Intermediate level of experience with MS Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Oracle NetSuite
• Experience with SAP Concur

Person requirements

• Self-starter, proactive
• Strong attention to detail
• Team player
• Ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive annual salary of circa $70K, we offer a market leading benefits package, covering a variety of areas, both professional and personal. These benefits include:

• A generous 12% employer contribution towards the 401(k) plan with no requirement for you to contribute;
• Progressive family friendly benefits including a robust paid parental leave policy;
• Comprehensive short-term and long-term disability, life assurance and business travel insurance packages providing financial support in events of ill health, injury etc;
• A generous childcare subsidy to provide financial support for eligible childcare costs;
• A generous home working and commuting allowance to provide financial support for remote and/or office working;
• An extensive healthcare package including medical, dental and vision plans offering coverage for you and your family;
• A training allowance to support both your continuous professional development and professional membership;
• 5 study leave days per calendar year to support professional development;
• 22 days of paid time off per calendar year in addition to statutory public holidays;
• 2 'recharge' paid vacation days per calendar year;
• 2 'personal' paid vacation days per calendar year
• A holistic wellbeing support plan encompassing a variety of offerings to assist you. We provide you with an allowance to fund activities to best support your wellbeing as well as workshops and training to provide tools and guidance. Additionally, there is a wide-ranging employee assistance programme available to advise on personal, family or financial matters, and also fun social events all year round.

Oversight Board is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. You will receive equal treatment regardless of age, mental or physical disability, gender, gender expression or gender identity (including transgender status), gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions) or maternity, race, colour, creed, nationality, ancestry, citizenship status, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, military and veteran status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

We welcome all applications for this role. If you are submitting an application, please note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted for interview. Please see our privacy notice here.