Job Description

Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We\'re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it\'s not just what we build that makes us different. It\'s how.
We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That\'s why we\'re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we\'re just getting started. We\'re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world - because that\'s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.



The role
As we continue to grow in size, scale and complexity, we\'re looking for an expert Finance Manager to join our Finance function. Reporting to the Head of Finance, Product Control, this newly created role will be responsible for setting up and leading our cash reconciliations control function to ensure timely and accurate reporting of bank account balances across the world.
The successful candidate will be joining at an exciting time as we invest in strengthening our Accounting operations capabilities and improve the quality and robustness of balance sheet reporting, particularly standardisation and automation of reconciliations.

How you\'ll make an impact

• Build, develop and document BAU cash reconciliation processes across our GL ensuring effective operation and control across all our trading bank accounts.
• Recruit, train and develop a team of analysts and support their ongoing development to fulfil their potential within their roles.
• Review and challenge the control outputs from the team with a focus on identifying discrepancies, find appropriate solutions and initiate corrective actions.
• Effectively partner with broader Finance and Treasury teams in the resolution and implementation of end to end solutions.
• You will actively work on improving data integrity and quality, automation, strengthening of controls, operational and reporting efficiency.
• Implement tactical as well as long term solutions to improve the robustness of our reconciliation processes.
• As the SME, you will ensure our processes and controls are robust and will meet audit requirements.
• Provide clarity and assurance to key stakeholders on the status of the team\'s outputs.

Qualifications

What we\'re looking for
Successful candidates will bring experience of leading and delivering financial accounting and operational processes at scale in complex, regulatory environments, ideally within traditional finance, banking or payments/fintech. They are able to adapt in a high-volume and dynamic environment, juggling multiple deliverables whilst maintaining accuracy and quality of output.

• University Degree in Economics, Accounting or equivalent
• 8+ years of financial accounting, reconciliations and controls experience ideally within a listed environment or large complex company.
• Strong people leader with a track record of leading a sizeable team with varied skills/experience.
• Strong understanding of double-entry accounting
• Extremely strong working knowledge of MS Excel
• Strong data analytics skills and experience handling large volumes of data
• Systems knowledge, particularly Workday would be highly desirable
• Knowledge of the payments industry and/or Fintech would be beneficial

Additional Information

Apply without meeting all requirements statement
If you don\'t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We\'re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
We believe in equal opportunities
We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.
Our clients come from all over the world - and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.
When you join our team, we\'ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We\'d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.
We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We\'ll be happy to support you.
Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/

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