Remitly is on a mission to transform the lives of immigrants and their families by providing the most trusted financial products and services on the planet. For nearly 10 years, we have been tirelessly delivering on our promises to immigrants sending their hard earned money home. Today, we are incredibly proud to have served millions of customers globally with Remitly and our newly launched Passbook app to provide immigrants access to banking. We strive daily to meet our promise to our customers by building peace of mind into everything we do. Join over 1,300 employees across 9 offices who are growing their careers while having a positive impact on people globally.

About the Role:

We're searching for a VP of Accounting Operations to join Remitly's Finance team, reporting to our VP, Corporate Controller. You will lead the leaders who guide the accounting teams at Remitly focused on accounting for our own internal operations, revenue recognition, and payment reconciliation.

You Will:

• Instill a performance culture resulting in meaningful cross functional business process transformation and automation to increase efficiency and effectiveness, as well as meeting the needs of a global high growth business
• Lead accounting operations including the customer transaction accounting program (CTAP), operational accounting program (OAP), and the payment reconciliations program
• Lead an inspired, motivated, and diverse global accounting team, serving as a mentor and advisor to evolve the organization's capabilities
• Scale the end-to-end business processes and the accounting systems
• Help establish KPIs for Accounting and Accounting-Product, and measure success
• Lead the strategic planning and OKR process ensuring alignment of objectives and initiatives
• Establish and maintain accounting policies and leading practices to adapt to changes in our business and to ensure U.S. GAAP compliance.
• Establish, monitor and maintain internal controls over financial reporting.

You Have:

• Bachelor's degree, with an emphasis in accounting, finance or a related field
• CPA required
• 12+ years of experience leading a global accounting function with at least 5 years in a public company.
• FinTech background a plus.
• Prior Big-4 public accounting / audit experience preferred
• 5+ years of experience developing and leading a team of people using a collaborative management style and a willingness to dig into details in a public company environment.
• Deep technical knowledge and comprehensive expertise with accounting policy and U.S. GAAP accounting.
• Comprehensive experience designing and implementing of accounting policies and procedures

Our Benefits

• Unlimited paid time off
• Health, dental, and vision benefits + 401k plan with company matching
• Company contributions to your HSA or FSA plan, if you choose one
• Continuing education and corridor travel benefits

Remitly is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Remitly. We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer