Assistant Finance Manager

Wati is the world's leading WhatsApp-first conversational growth platform, empowering businesses to build deeper customer relationships and accelerate revenue growth.

Trusted and loved by over 14,000 customers across 100+ countries, Wati has established itself as the premier choice for businesses leveraging WhatsApp and other messaging channels to connect with customers on their platform of choice.

In a world where real-time interactions drive growth, Wati's story is all about business growth through conversations. At Wati, we believe that every conversation matters, whether it's engaging a first-time prospect, nurturing a qualified lead, or deepening relationships with loyal clients. We transform these conversations into opportunities for building relationships, and strong relationships lead to increased revenue.

Our Platform
The AI-native platform simplifies complex business operations by bringing all customer interactions under one intelligent roof. Designed for scalability and ease of use, our solution delivers a measurable ROI while adapting to businesses of all sizes, from emerging startups to established enterprises.

Our Backing & Partnerships
Wati is proudly backed by world-class investors including Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and Shopify. As a Premium-tier Partner of Meta, Google, and WhatsApp, we maintain the highest standards of integration and platform excellence.

What you’ll do: 

Day to Day

• Ensure all vendors’ invoices are recorded accurately into the accounting system
• Monitor and review staff expenses through Approval Max  to ensure proper authorization and alignment with company policies before processing.
• Prepare monthly expenses schedules, accrual and prepayment lists for management review
• Support revenue-related transactional activities, including but not limited to: reviewing and recording sales, preparing cash reconciliations to revenue, following up on AR reminders, and performing other ad hoc or recurring analysis.
• Support daily bank reconciliations, ensuring unreconciled items are followed up and resolved in a timely manner.

Month End

• Lead a team of 2 in completing month-end closing activities
• Support month-end close activities, including but not limited to: record of month-end close transactions in accounting system, preparation of balance sheet schedules and reconciliations, preparation of other ad hoc and/or recurring analysis, and completion of bank reconciliations
• Payroll preparation and reconciliation
• Assist in preparing the monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports, including preparing notes to financial statements and other schedules for disclosures
• Prepare intercompany reconciliations, ensure unreconciling items are identified and properly recorded
• Manage the cash flow and cash flow forecast to provide effective capital management

As and when required

• Preparation of audit schedules and liaise with auditors
• Assist tax and legal consultant for the income tax filings, subsidies compliances,  and other regulatory submissions
• Collaborate with FP&A during monthly BvA exercise and also take the lead in opex budgeting cycle
• Assist in improving internal control procedures and ensure compliance with company policies to minimize financial risk

• Professional accounting qualifications of HKICPA or CPA
• In depth understanding of IFRS
• Excellent command of both written and spoken English.
• You must have 3-5  year of working experience across multinational environment

What will make you stand out: 

• Experience of working in the MNC Company
• Experience of working in the Startup environment