Wise
Senior Finance Manager
Austin, TX, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 19 days ago
RailsFinancial AnalysisAccountingForecastingBudgetingExcelFP&APerformance ManagementCadenceLeadershipCommunicationGAAPIFRSFinancial ReportingTransfer PricingInternal Audit
About the role
- This includes geographic expansions as well major initiatives to gain direct access to local payment rails in the US and Canada.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Lead month-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations, journal entry review, balance sheet substantiation, and close governance (calendar, checklists, review/sign-off standards).
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and support clear accounting positions/memos for complex or judgmental areas.
- Design, operate, and continuously improve key financial controls with strong evidence standards and repeatable processes; lead remediation for any control/audit findings.
- Develop a firm understanding of internal controls, inter-company transactions, capital requirements, funding and transfer pricing agreements.
- Lead initial setup and ongoing quarterly/periodic regulatory reporting: planning, data collection, validation, preparation, and submission with a high bar for accuracy and integrity.
- Build and maintain a regulatory reporting "playbook" and evidence repository to reduce rework and improve consistency as the business scales.
- Partner with Tax, Group Accounting, and external advisors to resolve technical accounting and disclosure matters.
- Drive timely resolution of audit findings, management letter points, and control recommendations.
- Work with global FP&A and analytical teams to support budgeting and rolling forecasting in Anaplan and Planful, including assumption management, scenario analysis, and risks/opportunities tracking.
- Partner with Product, Banking, Ops, and Compliance to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes (unit economics, cost-to-serve, efficiency metrics, and investment trade-offs).
Nice to have
- Regulatory reporting delivered on time with strong controls, documentation, and minimal iteration.
- A consistent monthly performance cadence (actuals/forecast, drivers, risks/opportunities) that enables faster, better decisions.
- Tangible process improvements that reduce manual effort and increase accuracy as the business scales.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- CPA strongly preferred.
- 7+ years in accounting/controllership, ideally in banking, fintech, payments, or other regulated environments (Big 4 experience a plus).
- Experience setting up and producing regulatory reporting for federal or state regulators and working directly with regulators/auditors.
Compensation
- Annual Statutory Audit Management:
- Lead the annual statutory audit for the entity, including audit planning, PBC coordination, timeline management, and stakeholder communication.
- Annual statutory audit delivered on time with well-managed PBCs, minimal surprises, and clear issue resolution.
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