Compliance Senior Associate - Lisboa, Portugal - Hala Systems

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Hala is a social enterprise working to transform the nature of protection and accountability in the world's toughest places by democratizing advanced defense, sensing, and artificial intelligence technology.

Hala is currently saving lives, reducing trauma, and improving resilience for millions of people.

Our team works across the globe and hails from over 15 countries. We speak more than 20 languages and have studied and worked in leading educational, business, research, and government institutions.

We are mission-driven thinkers, and we share a deep respect for each other and for the communities that partner with us.

We believe in innovation with purpose, focusing on developing real and applicable technology solutions to the challenges facing the planet.

We believe in working ethically and collaboratively and making decisions with transparency. We value flexibility, adaptability, and a good sense of humor.

The Compliance Senior Associate is an integral part of the Compliance Team reporting directly to the Senior Finance & Grants Manager.

The Compliance Senior Associate will be responsible for managing grant(s), focusing on compliance with donor regulations, leading invoicing, budget tracking, periodic donor reporting and correspondence, and providing contractual guidance to the program officers.

The Compliance Senior Associate will support process implementation, tool development and optimization, and the review of financial reports from partners and field teams.

We'll trust you to:

• Extensive and comprehensive review of financial reports from partners and field team, including: oversee and track eligibility of expenses and supporting documentation; communicate with partners and field team regarding financial reporting and contractual compliance, and provide capacitybuilding support when appropriate; support forecasting; provide other support as needed, to the partner and/or field team.
• Improve and implement processes between the headquarters and the field.
• Oversee the filling system for the Ukraine project and ensure information security across all software used on the program.
• Optimize and update project management tools for Ukraine projects in order to inform the headquarters and field team on the financial health of the project, making sure that fringes and shared direct costs are within acceptable percentages.
• Manage one or several grants, focusing on financial accuracy, compliance with donor regulations, leading invoicing, budget tracking, periodic donor reporting and correspondence, and providing contractual guidance to the program officers.
• Learn the cost structure at Hala in order to be able to better support and assist in all compliancerelated matters.
• Support adhoc requests from donors such as audits, spotchecks, realignment requests, and inventory.
• Collaborate closely with the field team, and advocate for necessary process and systems improvements as needed to promote donor compliance and effective project implementation.
• Oversee the travel process for the team in the field.
• Support medium to big procurement processes following donors' requirements and Hala's internal policy and procedures.
• Support the development of cost proposals for new projects for Ukraine, as needed.

Who you are:

• A multitasker and problem solver with a strong ability to work effectively under pressure and handle multiple efforts simultaneously.
• A curious learner who can adapt quickly and is comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• A problemsolver who will continually look for ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our processes.

We'd love to see:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance is a plus.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience.
• At least 4 years of progressive financial management experience.
• Experience working for an organization that bids on and implements governmental grants and contracts or familiarity with government grant and contract regulations.
• Experience managing grants with international development programs and donor funds is strongly preferred.
• Be able to work independently with mínimal supervision.
• Mediumlevel accounting skills, including management of general ledger.
• Demonstrated experience with QuickBooks or experience with other financial software.
• Demonstrated high proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets.
• Experience working crossculturally, crossfunctionally, and collaboratively with remote and distributed teams.
• Professional fluency in written and spoken English. Ukrainian is a plus.

What Hala offers you:

• Lifesaving social impact.
• Competitive salaries.
• Unlimited vacation policy and flexible holidays so you can take time off when you need it. All staff takes a minimum of 22 days off plus holidays, including a mandatory 2week vacation.
• Comprehensive, worldwide healthcare, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family at no cost to you.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible wo