Senior Accountant

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior Accountant in Malta to assist in delivering the accounting, safeguarding reconciliation and regulatory reporting requirements of Andaria, and to assist with ad-hoc UK tasks as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly and quarterly financial reporting, including monthly management accounts and other ancillary reports;
• Staying up to date with evolving financial and regulatory reporting requirements, assessing their impact, and assisting in the implementation of changes to ensure compliant and accurate reporting;
• Assisting with the end-of-year financial reporting process, including the preparation of the Annual Report and assisting with audit queries;
• Compilation and submission of regulatory reporting to the MFSA, Central Bank of Malta and other regulators, including but not limited to BR06, FIR, CESOP and CMPSS;
• Promptly and accurately replying to queries raised by regulators on regulatory reporting submissions;
• Assisting in the automation of reporting and other data-driven projects;
• Performing general accounting duties;
• Assisting in the preparation and/or review of daily financial operations activities, such as daily reconciliation of safeguarded client funds, review of reconciliations with banking and other partners, and management of treasury balances;
• Supporting the annual safeguarding audit;
• Supporting the preparation and/or review of all tax, VAT and payroll-related matters;
• Executing other ad-hoc finance tasks as required, including supporting other internal functions in compiling and analysing finance data.

Skill Set and Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant with a Malta warrant or eligibility for one.
• At least 4 years of post-qualification experience, including 2 or more years in a payments, e-money, banking or fintech environment, or in audit of such firms.
• Working knowledge of MFSA prudential reporting for payment or e-money institutions, including own funds calculations.
• Strong IFRS knowledge and experience preparing statutory financial statements.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with cloud ERP systems.
• High attention to detail, sound judgement on when to escalate, and the ability to meet hard regulatory deadlines.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Experience with card issuing, acquiring or scheme settlement and related reconciliations.
• Experience implementing reconciliation automation or BI tools (for example Power BI).

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Clear growth path and opportunities in a rapidly growing business
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package
• Hybrid Working and flexibility
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the company’s growth and success