About Gapstars
Gapstars is a Netherlands-based software development services provider that builds remote, agile teams in Sri Lanka and Portugal for innovative tech companies. Today, we are home to 300+ TechStars and innovative minds, turning scalable software into performance products that shape the future. Our partners are highly ambitious tech companies that are looking to conquer their respective markets.
Role and Responsibilities
Consolidation and Group Reporting
Own the end-to-end group consolidation process, producing accurate and timely consolidated management accounts and group reporting packs.
Lead the delivery of monthly group reporting, driving process improvements to achieve a 5-working-day close (from the current 10 days).
Ensure consistency and accuracy of reporting across all international subsidiaries, including elimination of intercompany transactions and balances.
Develop and maintain consolidation schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation to a high standard.
Work closely with Planful, our financial consolidation tool, to systemise the consolidation of group accounts and reduce reliance on manual processes.
Seek opportunities to automate the ingestion of data from various accounting sources (including NetSuite and local ERPs) into Planful, streamlining the end-to-end consolidation process.
Partner with entity-level finance teams across the UK, China, US, and Sri Lanka to ensure alignment on reporting standards, chart of accounts, and close processes.
Take ownership of the group accounting data architecture, ensuring chart of accounts structures and data capture across all entities enable seamless consolidation – from consistent identification and tagging of intercompany transactions and balances, through to accurate evaluation of Provision for Unrealised Profit across group inventory holdings.
Ensure the consolidation of finance information is not at the expense of granularity and richness of analytical dimensions, enabling finance business partners to drill down into the data and explain the drivers of financial performance from consolidated rather than entity-level information.
Prepare board-level group reporting packs with clear, decision-useful commentary on performance, variances, and key trends.
Treasury and Balance Sheet Integrity
Lead the preparation and consolidation of both the 13-week direct cash flow forecast, and the 18-month integrated indirect cash flow forecast.
Monitor group-wide liquidity and identify optimization opportunities across the international group.
Maintain rigorous balance sheet integrity, including ownership of key reconciliations, provisions, accruals, and prepayments across all entities.
Oversee intercompany balances and recharging activity, ensuring alignment with group frameworks, timely settlement, and robust governance over balance sheet exposures.
Manage intercompany funding and loan arrangements, ensuring accurate tracking, accounting, and alignment with local and group requirements.
Support the administration and refinancing of the Group’s debt facilities, including covenant compliance and lender reporting.
Develop and maintain treasury policies, processes, and controls that support scaling and governance.
Working Capital Reporting
Own group-wide working capital reporting, including inventory, receivables, and payables performance, with clear insights into key drivers.
Collaborate with Commercial and Operations finance business partners to identify and drive working capital improvement initiatives.
Develop balance sheet forecasting processes, tracking key line items such as inventory, accruals, capex, intercompany balances, and provisions.
Technical Accounting
ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or equivalent)
Proven experience in group consolidation, statutory reporting, and audit management within a multi-entity, international environment
Strong technical accounting knowledge across UK GAAP and/or IFRS, with hands-on experience in statutory accounts preparation and audit coordination
Experience working with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulatory stakeholders, ensuring robust governance and timely delivery
Solid understanding of treasury fundamentals, including cash forecasting, liquidity management, intercompany structures, and balance sheet integrity
Strong financial acumen across the three statements, with the ability to understand and articulate the interdependencies between P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
Data, Systems & Modern Finance Capability
High level of data literacy, with the ability to work confidently with large, structured and unstructured datasets to drive insight and decision-making
Comfortable operating within modern data environments (e.g. Databricks or similar), with an understanding of how finance data is structured, transformed, and consumed across the business
Hands-on experience with data tooling such as Power Query, Power BI, SQL, and Excel; familiarity with Power Automate or similar workflow tools to streamline and control processes
Ability to design data flows and reporting pipelines, working closely with data teams to ensure finance requirements are embedded into scalable, well-governed data models
Experience integrating ERP systems (e.g. NetSuite) with reporting and data platforms, enabling consistent, automated, and reconciled reporting outputs
Interest in data science and advanced analytics, with a willingness to explore predictive modelling, scenario analysis, and automation to enhance financial planning and insight
Process, Control & Continuous Improvement
Track record of improving and standardizing finance processes, including reducing close timelines, automating workflows, and improving data quality and control
Experience in building scalable reporting frameworks, moving from manual, spreadsheet-based processes to automated, system-driven outputs
Strong controls mindset, ensuring financial data integrity, auditability, and consistency across systems and processes
Ways of Working
International experience, comfortable operating across multiple jurisdictions, cultures, and regulatory environments
Structured and proactive problem-solver, able to break down complex issues and deliver practical, high-quality solutions
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate clearly across finance, data, and operational teams
Curious, pragmatic, and forward-looking, with a genuine interest in how technology and data can improve finance outcomes
Team-oriented and hands-on, willing to get into the detail while maintaining a broader strategic perspective
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