Job Description

Company Description

OFX is a leading financial operations company providing businesses and accounting firms with real-time financial control and visibility to do business anywhere in the world. With an innovative platform and 24/7 human support, OFX automates and simplifies doing business across borders, reducing risk and eliminating routine operational tasks. Offering global business accounts, payments to 180 countries in 30+ currencies and currency risk management solutions to simplify global payments. OFX further enhances business operations by providing corporate cards with spend management, bill payments, vendor management, and integrations with popular accounting and HRIS software, to help achieve better business solutions so accounting firms and businesses thrive.


Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices globally, in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. OFX has been a trusted innovator in global money movement for over 25 years.

About the role:


OFX has developed a unique platform that can help accountants save time when managing their portfolio of clients. Our platform was custom-built around the needs of accountants.


We have an exciting new role of Accounting Community Leader who will be responsible for finding, connecting to and leading a community of clients in the accounting industry. This person is the glue that will make our accounting vertical stick together.


The position is a manager level role that is fundamental to OFX's growth in the accounting industry. The profile for this role is someone who has 'lived through' the pain points that accountants have. This person will be able to step-up as a thought leader, inspiring accountants to make positive change in order to grow their firm. This role requires that the incumbent is outgoing, engaged and able to connect technical product solutions to working problems.

What you'll do:

Plan, organise, connect and grow a network of accountants across the UK & Ireland. As an Accounting Community Leader, you will be at the hub of discussion - leading and fostering original content that makes an impact for accountants. Work closely with Partnership sales as an expert-on-demand to identify opportunities. This role has a very close relationship with Marketing since they will be the megaphone to project the messaging that you will shape. Social skills to lead events including social media groups, roundtables, conferences, events, webinars, website articles and other outreach paths. Be able to present the OFX accounting platform with confidence and unique accounting insight. Support Partnership Sales in the transition between client activation and account management.

Qualifications

What you bring:

Minimum 3 years work experience as an accountant or consultant in the accounting industry. Degree in accounting, business or related field. Demonstratable experience working with Xero, Sage or Quickbooks. Experience working directly or with clients that manage the complexities of cross-border payments. Expansive network of clients, partners and colleagues across the ecosystem of accounting You are a natural leader through influencing others. Able to clearly and concisely present your value-add to an audience that is often flooded with communication. Social and social media skills that show that you can build and lead a community.

Additional Information

We're OFXers because we want to make a difference. We see challenges as opportunities and we're not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get stuff done. We're committed to making things easier for our clients, pushing boundaries and continuing to move with the times so that we can continue to inspire confidence every day and through every transaction.


We operate as one team, cross-functionally and globally, to drive outcomes that deliver excellence for our customers. We're curious self-starters who love learning and sharing our knowledge with others. We embrace change and use our initiative and resilience to overcome challenges.

Always keep learning.

We offer a wide range of learning and career development opportunities to help every OFXer build their capacity and career, with leadership training, secondments, internal mobility and access to a large library of online learning.

Make a difference.

Through our Make a Difference program, we encourage OFXers to give back to causes and communities that are important to them. We celebrate this with an annual volunteer day, which OFXers can use together or individually, as well as matched giving and the opportunity to nominate charity of choice every quarter.

Reward and recognition.

We recognise a job well done. OFXers are encouraged to celebrate their peers' effort, technical expertise or support through a range of global and regional channels and awards, including quarterly and annual awards, milestones and shout outs.

Showing our social side.

Our Good Vibes employee-led committees around the globe organize events to help keep our employees engaged inside and outside the office. Whether it's a wellbeing activity, end of year celebration, or a monthly team get-together, our team wants you to feel welcome!

Benefits that mean something.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits, including primary and secondary gender neutral carer parental leave (16 weeks) or birthday leave, you'll feel well-supported at OFX.

A great work environment.

Enjoy work-life balance and flexibility with our hybrid work model, in an inclusive, diverse and non-hierarchal culture.

At OFX, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where we value, respect, and encourage our people to be their authentic selves. With an employee base as diverse as the clients we serve, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to our continued success. If you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process, please email us at people.culture@ofx.com.



We encourage you to apply if this role aligns with your career aspirations.


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At OFX, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where we value, respect, and encourage our people to be their authentic selves. With an employee base as diverse as the clients we serve, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to our continued success. If you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process, please email us at people.culture@ofx.com.



We encourage you to apply if this role aligns with your career aspirations.