Senior Manager, IFRS & Consolidation

Job description

Who we are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers.  We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. The role Helsing is building a finance function that keeps pace with the company. As Senior Manager, IFRS & Consolidation, you will own group consolidation and technical accounting across a multi-entity, multi-currency group. You will bring consolidation in-house in LucaNet, build a monthly IFRS close and be the go-to person for IFRS questions across Finance, our auditor and deal teams. This is a hands-on role: you write the position paper and then book it. You will work closely with Accounting, FP&A, Tax and Legal on acquisitions, financing, new IFRS standards and investor-grade reporting, and coordinate delivery across the wider accounting team. The day-to-day • Run the monthly IFRS group consolidation in Excel (later in LucaNet), including chart of accounts mapping, intercompany eliminations, FX translation and non-controlling interests • Own technical accounting positions mainly on IFRS 15, 16, 2, 3 and 10, and answer auditor queries on time • Build a fast, repeatable close by automating intercompany reconciliation, designing consolidation controls and working towards a three-day close • <div data-local-id="33b1a4eb01d7" data-prosemirror-content-type="node" data-prosemirror-node-name="paragraph" data-prosemirror-node-block="