Financial Accountant

About GRI

GRI is the independent global standard setter for sustainability impact reporting providing the world’s most widely used sustainability reporting standards. GRI works with businesses, regulators, investors, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to advance transparency, accountability, and sustainable development. Through such multi-stakeholder processes, GRI develops standards that reflect global best practice and public interest.

With staff in more than 20 countries, we combine global perspective with local relevance, supporting long-term value creation for organizations and society.

About the role

In this role, you will assist the Finance Senior Manager in timely and accurate production of all financial information. Additionally, you will liaise with colleagues across several teams to ensure that day-to-day financial operations run smoothly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day accounting and period-end procedures within the established deadlines by performing journal entries and ensuring their correspondence with related supporting documentation.
• Assist in preparing and compiling required information for external audits.
• Liaise with stakeholders by providing supporting documents and resolving accounting issues and discrepancies as they arise in the daily processing of transactions.
• Support accounts payable and accounts receivable related tasks.
• Assist in preparing financial and administrative reports for business lines and other stakeholders.
• Support the maintenance of the contract database.
• Assist in preparing cash reporting and bank reconciliation.
• Assist in maintaining, updating and documenting internal controls as well as the GRI’s manual for financial procedures.
• Support the preparation and execution of payments through electronic banking.
• Act as system administrator for the organization's travel and expense management platform.
• In a small team, you will also support wider finance and operational tasks as needs arise

Work experience

• Professional education, in finance, accounting, economics on at least Bachelor level
• Minimum 2-3 years relevant experience thorough understanding of accounting administration.
• Proven evidence of accounting and analytical skills, experience with finance software (ERPs and Microsoft Excel), detail orientation.
• Experience collaborating with colleagues, suppliers or other stakeholders across countries and cultures, with the ability to adapt communication styles and coordinate work across time zones.

• Experience with Business CentralKnowledge and abilities
• Ability to set priorities whilst maintaining flexible and stakeholder oriented, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to interact and communicate clearly.
• Ability to work in a team, while also comfortable working independently and taking ownership of processes
• Fluency in English (minimum level C1 on the CEFR scale)
• Ability to deliver high-quality service.
• Ability to work in an international and multi-cultural setting.
• Affinity with the mission of GRI

What we offer

• Location: Remote +/- 4h CET
• Work hours: Full-time (40hrs/week)
• Contract type: 1 year with possibility of extension
• Start date: as soon as possible
• Salary benchmarked depending on location. We will share the salary range pertaining to your location of work ahead of the first interview.
• Generous leave allowance.
• Access to the GRI Academy.

The application deadline for this position is 10 November 2026 at 12:00 (noon) CEST. Applications received after this date will not be considered.