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Senior Group Accounting Specialist - FTC

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at Wise

FinTech

Posted 9 days ago

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**Senior Group Accounting Specialist - FTC** **Wise** is seeking a Senior Group Accounting Specialist on a Fixed Term Contract (FTC) basis in London. The role involves: - **Technical Accounting:** Ownership of accounting under US GAAP and IFRS, understanding and documenting new treasury products. - **Collaboration:** Cross-functional collaboration to embed accounting into the business and ensure processes reflect new products. - **Domain Expertise:** Strong knowledge in US GAAP, IFRS, and professional finance qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent). Responsibilities include: - Understanding and documenting accounting position papers. - Supporting product implementation and explaining accounting to stakeholders. - Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating strong communication skills. Nice to haves: - Experience in a US-listed company. - Experience implementing new products. - Financial services/fintech industry exposure.

Compensation
£90,000 – £117,500 GBP

Currency: £ (GBP)

City
London
Country
United Kingdom

Full Job Description

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Senior Group Accounting Specialist - FTC

Salary:
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Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the worlds money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.


Job Description

Join our FINANCE team and help navigate us through a critical transformation

The Finance team is critical in supporting the Wise mission. We are listed in the US, and now are on a journey to create a mature technical accounting team to tackle complex challenges and ensure compliance with respective regulatory requirements.

Were looking for a SENIOR TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER to join us on a FTC basis. 

As a Senior Technical Accounting Manager in the Finance team, you will contribute to our mission by ensuring the accounting for our new products and services in the financial systems is accurate and complete and in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS to meet our reporting needs.

Your mission

  • Ownership of accounting under US GAAP and IFRS: You will be responsible for understanding the why and how of different treasury products, but also wider accounting areas. This includes understanding the products, documenting accounting position papers, supporting the implementation of the products, and explaining the accounting to non-Finance stakeholders and to external auditors.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to embed accounting into the business not just into the books: You will collaborate with different teams in Finance and Wise to advise on the accounting for new treasury products and services under US GAAP and IFRS ensuring the processes are set up and and accounting policies updated to reflect it.

About you

  • Theory strong knowledge in respect of accounting under US GAAP and IFRS. Professional finance qualification such as the ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.

  • Practice You have prior experience tackling technical accounting, and have managed accounting implementation projects and demonstrated resilience to break through and overcome challenges. 

  • Ownership You work independently, assume responsibility and make your own judgements. Be prepared to take ownership over complex new areas and solve problems with minimal guidance.

  • Adaptable - You are able to adapt and re-prioritise tasks to meet changing requirements of the business and stakeholders. 

  • Love getting things done You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility to do whatever needs doing to solve problems.

  • Collaborative and influencing skills You work well in an international team environment, and know how to have an impact through others. You have partnered with internal and external stakeholders and have strong communication skills. 

  • Development You are keen to learn and develop your knowledge of how a FinTech and fast growing scale-up operates. 

Nice to have

  • Experience in a US listed company 

  • Experience implementing new products

  • Financial services/fintech industry exposure


Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Apply Shortlist
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Senior Group Accounting Specialist - FTC

Compensation

£90,000 – £117,500 GBP

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Wise logo
FinTech

9 days ago

No clicks

at Wise

ExperiencedNo visa sponsorship

**Senior Group Accounting Specialist - FTC** **Wise** is seeking a Senior Group Accounting Specialist on a Fixed Term Contract (FTC) basis in London. The role involves: - **Technical Accounting:** Ownership of accounting under US GAAP and IFRS, understanding and documenting new treasury products. - **Collaboration:** Cross-functional collaboration to embed accounting into the business and ensure processes reflect new products. - **Domain Expertise:** Strong knowledge in US GAAP, IFRS, and professional finance qualifications (ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent). Responsibilities include: - Understanding and documenting accounting position papers. - Supporting product implementation and explaining accounting to stakeholders. - Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders and demonstrating strong communication skills. Nice to haves: - Experience in a US-listed company. - Experience implementing new products. - Financial services/fintech industry exposure.

Full Job Description

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Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the worlds money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.


Job Description

Join our FINANCE team and help navigate us through a critical transformation

The Finance team is critical in supporting the Wise mission. We are listed in the US, and now are on a journey to create a mature technical accounting team to tackle complex challenges and ensure compliance with respective regulatory requirements.

Were looking for a SENIOR TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING MANAGER to join us on a FTC basis. 

As a Senior Technical Accounting Manager in the Finance team, you will contribute to our mission by ensuring the accounting for our new products and services in the financial systems is accurate and complete and in accordance with US GAAP and IFRS to meet our reporting needs.

Your mission

  • Ownership of accounting under US GAAP and IFRS: You will be responsible for understanding the why and how of different treasury products, but also wider accounting areas. This includes understanding the products, documenting accounting position papers, supporting the implementation of the products, and explaining the accounting to non-Finance stakeholders and to external auditors.

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to embed accounting into the business not just into the books: You will collaborate with different teams in Finance and Wise to advise on the accounting for new treasury products and services under US GAAP and IFRS ensuring the processes are set up and and accounting policies updated to reflect it.

About you

  • Theory strong knowledge in respect of accounting under US GAAP and IFRS. Professional finance qualification such as the ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.

  • Practice You have prior experience tackling technical accounting, and have managed accounting implementation projects and demonstrated resilience to break through and overcome challenges. 

  • Ownership You work independently, assume responsibility and make your own judgements. Be prepared to take ownership over complex new areas and solve problems with minimal guidance.

  • Adaptable - You are able to adapt and re-prioritise tasks to meet changing requirements of the business and stakeholders. 

  • Love getting things done You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility to do whatever needs doing to solve problems.

  • Collaborative and influencing skills You work well in an international team environment, and know how to have an impact through others. You have partnered with internal and external stakeholders and have strong communication skills. 

  • Development You are keen to learn and develop your knowledge of how a FinTech and fast growing scale-up operates. 

Nice to have

  • Experience in a US listed company 

  • Experience implementing new products

  • Financial services/fintech industry exposure


Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs.

Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Apply Shortlist
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From me days to mission days, sabbaticals to stock, and everything in between. For everyone, everywhere. Were people building money without borders. Find out what you'll get if you join us.

What we offer

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