Balance Sheet & Product Financials Controller

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.

For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer

Job Description

As a financial institution moving billions of pounds of customer money in more than 70 countries, Wise must have bulletproof financials. We are now looking for a Balance Sheet & Product Financials Controller to join our Finance Team in London. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission by ensuring timely and accurate financial data as well as building mature processes and a scalable control environment.

As a Balance Sheet & Product Financials Controller, you will oversee the production of P&L and Balance Sheet for our core Wise products, ensuring that related controls have been executed and ultimately signing off on the Products Financial Statements. A list of some of the key responsibilities include:

• Own the month-end close process for all of Wise’s core product offerings, executing and reviewing key controls.

• Review and challenge P&L and Balance Sheet commentaries prepared by the team explaining monthly/ quarterly variances;

• Responsible for functional ownership of SOX projects and remediation plans ensuring they are completed by their due dates;

• Own and drive the Balance Sheet substantiation project ensuring policy and governance is in place to scale the program;

• Develop E2E business and process documentation for the Core products bringing commercial aspects, risk and controls in one place.

• Participate in the external audit by replying to external auditors’ questions and information requests;

• Work with Treasury in developing metrics around Balance Sheet usage across our Core products;

• Identifying process gaps and take initiative to find solutions, in collaboration with other teams, both within and outside of Finance;

• Own and drive team planning, actively highlighting key items to remediate that could impact accuracy of the financial statements;

• Work closely with wider finance teams and stakeholder management.

A bit about you:

• Significant experience (10+ years) in either financial controlling, financial audit, financial advisory or management accounting. You have a working knowledge of IFRS and/ or US GAAP.
• You are a self-starter and can organise your own work.
• Not afraid of challenges and making decisions, can work autonomously and take initiative.
• Cooperative attitude and ability to manage deadlines.
• You are a great communicator. You can adapt your communication style to different audiences. You’re able to persuade others and you aren’t afraid to challenge something when you need to.
• Keen to challenge people and drive changes - can think outside the box and provide long term vision.

Additional Information

£110k-£130k

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders - without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.

Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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