60 Decibels is a tech-powered impact measurement company that makes it easy to listen to the people who matter most. We've been in business as an independent entity since early 2019, when we spun out of the global Impact Investor Acumen.
We believe that the best way to understand social impact is by talking to the people experiencing that impact. It sounds obvious when you say it, but that is not the typical practice for many impact investors, corporations and foundations working to create social change.
We collect social impact data directly from beneficiaries (customers / employees / suppliers) using our network of 1000+ trained research assistants in 75+ countries. We do it quickly and without the fuss typically associated with measuring social impact. Our research assistants speak directly to customers to understand their lived experience; and our team turns all this data into benchmarked social performance reports, with accompanying insights, to help our clients demonstrate and improve social performance.
By making impact measurement simple, scalable, and comparable, we not only enable organizations to improve their products and services; we also help transform what it means to credibly measure impact, ensuring that the voices of those who matter most are always part of the story.
About the Role
We are seeking a Financial Accountant to support our global finance operations. This is a deliberately broad role: part accountant, part analyst, part finance operations - acting as a connective tissue in the organization. This role will be hands-on, working closely with our CFO, and will be responsible for a wide range of finance activities.
More specifically, the key responsibilities include:
Finance Operations
- Coordinate with in-house and outsourced accounting partners in UK, US, India and Kenya
- Perform monthly inter company reconciliations and post intercompany recharges across group entities
- Support the year-end statutory accounts process
- Supporting in monitoring and managing cash positions including foreign exchange exposure
- Identify opportunities to automate or streamline recurring manual processes, using AI tools where applicable
- Administer the Brex spend management platform: card setup, transaction coding, and monthly reconciliation, ensuring card usage is in line with company policy
Project Accounting
- Develop working proficiency in Kantata, our professional services automation (PSA) platform
- Work with revenue and cost accountants and Service Operations to ensure accurate project data and project reporting
- Lead role in production of project-level margin and utilisation reporting
- Support the reconciliation between the PSA and Accounting systems, ensure correct and complete data.
Financial Analysis and Reporting (FP&A)
- Support the CFO in preparing monthly financial reporting, including monthly variance analysis vs budget
- Maintenance of budgeting and forecasting models
- Preparation of monthly reporting templates to investors and lenders.
- Preparing and maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast, updated weekly
IT and Software Administration
- Support the CFO in overseeing license management and user administration company-wide software tools
- Track renewal dates, identify redundant licenses, and ensure cost efficiency
- Liaise with department leads on understanding and managing licenses
- Liaison with our outsourced IT provider
Qualifications and Experience
- A degree in accounting or a related field
- Qualified (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) preferred, but not essential
- A minimum of 3–5 years of experience in a similar role
- The ideal candidate has experience from a professional services or project-based business, but this is not essential
- Solid grasp of core accounting fundamentals and month-end close processes
- Comfortable managing a range of varied tasks across multiple disciplines within finance operations
- Strong financial systems literacy. Superuser of accounting and project management systems.
- Strong Excel and/or Google Sheets skills; able to work with and reconcile large data sets
Key Competencies
- Accuracy & Attention to Detail – Consistently delivers error-free work.
- Process Ownership – Takes full responsibility for assigned areas.
- Adaptability – Quick to learn new systems and processes.
- Communication – Communication skills are critical, verbal and written English.
- Curiosity and working knowledge around AI tools - using AI to automate or augment finance tasks
Why Join Us
- Work with a mission-driven, global organisation at the intersection of finance and social impact
- A genuine seat at the table - reporting directly to the CFO with visibility across the full business
- Real ownership of a broad, varied portfolio — no two weeks look the same
- Multi-entity, multi-currency environment spanning four continents
- Collaborative, professional team that values autonomy and accountability
About our team and our culture: we are a fun and hardworking global team that is full of smart, mission-driven folks who combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a commitment to make a positive change in the world.
We consistently hear from our clients that the best thing about 60 Decibels is the people. To get a feel for our slightly nerdy, not-take-ourselves-too-seriously vibe, check out our monthly newsletter, The Volume.
Extra Perks: Please note these benefits are only offered to full time employees. We have an unlimited leave policy and a monthly recharge day, on the first Friday of each month. We are a globally distributed team and you’ll get the chance to work with colleagues from around the world.
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What We Do
60 Decibels is a global, tech-enabled impact measurement company that brings speed and scalability to social impact measurement and customer insights. We provide genuine benchmarks of impact performance, enabling organizations to understand impact relative to peers and set performance targets. We have a network of 1200+ researchers in 80+ countries, and have worked with more than 1000 of the world’s leading impact investors, companies, foundations, corporations, NGOs, and public sector organizations. Medium: https://60-decibels.medium.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/60_decibels
