Graphcore - Head of Accounting Operations

• Accounting Operations & Close • Lead the Accounting Operations team responsible for transaction processing, journal postings, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and month-end close execution. • Own the operational delivery of the monthly and quarterly close processes, ensuring accurate and timely accounting information is available to support management, shareholder, and statutory reporting requirements. • Prepare and deliver the Group's monthly management accounts, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and adherence to agreed reporting timetables • Ensure accounting records are complete, accurate, and maintained in accordance with Group accounting policies. • Own the integrity of the Group balance sheet and ensure key reconciliations are completed, reviewed, and resolved on a timely basis. • Support and, where required, directly perform accounting activities in more complex or evolving areas. • Partner closely with the Group Reporting team to ensure efficient and effective close processes across the Group. • Accounts Payable & Payroll • Lead the Accounts Payable and Payroll teams, ensuring efficient, accurate, and scalable service delivery. • Drive the continued development of Procure-to-Pay processes to support increasing business scale and complexity. • Improve supplier onboarding, invoice processing, approval workflows, and payment processes. • Identify opportunities for automation and process simplification across AP and Payroll activities. • Ensure payroll operations remain accurate, compliant, and scalable across all jurisdictions. • Scaling Accounting Operations • Continuously assess and improve accounting processes, systems, and ways of working to support business growth. • Develop scalable operating models capable of supporting increased transaction volumes, geographic expansion, and organisational complexity. • Build accounting processes that are efficient, repeatable, and capable of supporting a rapidly growing business. • Work closely with the Business Transformation team to support the implementation of process and system improvements where appropriate. • Act as the finance business owner for the Group ERP and related finance systems, ensuring they continue to support scalable, efficient, and well-controlled accounting processes. • Inventory & Capital Expenditure Processes • Develop and implement accounting processes to support inventory accounting as Graphcore scales manufacturing and delivery activities. • Establish robust capital expenditure accounting, verification, and tracking processes. • Ensure new processes are practical, scalable, and aligned with operational requirements. • Partner with operational teams and finance colleagues to ensure accounting processes accurately reflect business activities. • Financial Controls & Governance • Design, implement, and continuously improve financial controls across accounting operations. • Strengthen governance around journal processing, reconciliations, AP, payroll, and close activities. • Ensure accounting processes are well documented, consistently applied, and audit ready. • Promote a culture of accountability, accuracy, and continuous improvement across the function. • Global Accounting Operations • Oversee outsourced accounting providers supporting international entities. • Ensure timely and accurate accounting submissions from all entities across the Group. • Establish clear service expectations and performance standards for external providers. • Act as the primary escalation point for operational accounting issues across the Group. • Leadership & Team Development • Lead, develop, and mentor teams across Accounting Operations, Accounts Payable, and Payroll. • Build a high-performing and scalable organisation capable of supporting Graphcore's continued growth. • Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and operational excellence. • Develop future leaders and strengthen capability across the accounting operations function.