Manager, Financial Control - Treasury

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkle, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. 

Role overview | Context

Checkout.com is looking for a Manager Financial Control - Treasury to join our UK Finance team reporting to the Regional Finance Director.

This is a very exciting opportunity for a finance professional to join a rapidly expanding global company. The role is in a multi-layered global finance team and will be the first Financial Controller focused on the accounting and control of the Group Treasury function. 

The ideal candidate will be someone that has great accounting and treasury knowledge with a willingness to be hands-on, someone that is self motivated with excellent communication skills. You will be joining a growing global controller team that is building a more controlled and best in class environment. The role owns the reporting processes for our global treasury activities and will need to liaise across all financial controllers, product control and treasury teams to ensure all processes are completed and results understood. 

Role overview | Remit and responsibilities:

• Financial controller, owning the accounting and financial reporting for treasury products e.g. FX, including hedging costs, investment returns across the group, liaising with the treasury front office to ensure accuracy of accounting and reporting.

• Work with treasury teams, including liquidity management and capital management, to ensure adherence to appropriate policies, assisting with, for example, reporting, wind down planning and stress testing.

• Assist with cash forecasting and cash variance analysis processes alongside Treasury and Strategic Finance teams to ensure accurate reporting and improving process efficiency.  

• Work with Treasury teams to understand intercompany funding structures, supporting & identifying opportunities to unlock value either via dividends or intercompany loans.

• As the SME, you will ensure our processes and controls within remit are robust and will meet audit requirements and ensure effective and timely delivery of the audit evidence/support during year-end audits. 

• Managing external stakeholders such auditors and service providers

• Participate in local and global ad hoc projects as necessary

• Responsible for building strong processes and controls that are appropriate for a highly regulated environment

Role overview | Desired Skillset, Core Competencies:

Successful candidates will bring a strong accounting and financial control background, leading and delivering financial accounting and reporting in complex, regulatory environments, ideally within good treasury product knowledge from a banking or payments/fintech environment.

• 8+ years of  financial accounting and controls experience ideally within a listed environment or large complex company

• Highly motivated and able to work towards tight deadlines on multiple projects in a fast-paced work environment

• Experience in Treasury products, Product control or similar to deliver financial statement reporting and delivering audits on time 

• Excellent stakeholder manager, comfortable being a contact point in finance and liaising with numerous stakeholders across Checkout and external providers including auditors

• Professional finance qualification such as the ACA or equivalent. You will also hold practical knowledge of IFRS and general accounting principles.

• Strong understanding of double-entry and complex accounting concepts

• Systems knowledge, particularly Workday and Kyriba would be highly desirable

What we stand for | Our Values & Operating Principles

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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. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

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