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Join the Forefront of Fintech Innovation as a Senior Financial Accountant at Checkout.com
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Salary No salary declared 😔
Location London, United Kingdom - Hybrid
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Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary:
Checkout.com is a leading fintech firm revolutionizing payments for digital economy companies. With cutting-edge technology, our platform is designed to enhance transaction outcomes by improving acceptance rates, lowering costs, and combating fraud. Our London-based company proudly serves top-tier clients like Sony and Sainsbury's across our global offices. We offer an environment where innovation thrives and passionate problem-solvers can excel.
- Role Summary:
- Join the Product Control team to support trade activity reconciliation and balance sheet reporting.
- Contribute to the improvement of Accounting operations through standardisation and automation of processes.
- Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment to lead complex automation projects.
- Role Requirements:
- Professional finance certification (ACA or equivalent).
- 4+ years of experience with complex balance sheet reconciliations.
- Experience in high-volume, regulatory environments, preferably in Payments/FinTech or Financial Services.
- Advanced MS Excel and data analytics skills.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and with remote teams to solve issues end-to-end.
- Project leadership capabilities, particularly in automating manual tasks.
Application Process Details:
If you're passionate about our mission but don't meet all requirements, we encourage you to apply. We're committed to diversity and building a strong, inclusive team. Apply to explore how you can make a difference at Checkout.com.
Company Description Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. We process payments for companies that shape the digital economy. Using flexible and scalable technology, we help businesses around the globe to boost acceptance rates, reduce processing costs, combat fraud, and turn payments into a major revenue stream. Headquartered in London, with 16 offices worldwide, Checkout.com is trusted by leading brands such as Sony, Shein, Sainsbury’s, Wise, Patreon, GE Healthcare, Rail Europe, and The Financial Times. We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work.
The role As we continue to grow in size, scale and complexity, we are looking for a Senior Financial Accountant to join us. Working as part of our Product Control team, this newly created role will support our trading activity reconciliation to ensure timely and accurate reporting of our balance sheet position. The successful applicant 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.
Job requirements Professional finance qualification such as the ACA or equivalent. You will also hold practical knowledge of IFRS and general accounting principles 4+ years work experience with complex balance sheet reconciliations Experience of working in a high-volume, complex and dynamic environment in a complex, regulatory environment, ideally within Payments/FinTech or Financial Services Extremely strong working knowledge of MS Excel. Strong data analytics skills and experience handling large volumes of data. Proven ability to find end-to-end solutions to issues and work cross-functionally and with remote teams - including Finance, Product, Engineering, Data. Ability to lead projects of high complexity to automate manual tasks with the team or department.
Benefits Hybrid Working Model: All of our offices globally are onsite 3 times per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). We’ve worked towards enabling teams to work collaboratively in the same space, while also being able to partner with colleagues globally. During your days at the office, we offer amazing snacks, breakfast, and lunch options in all of our locations.
Applications details 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.
