Finance Accountant

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.

A bit about the role:

As an Accountant in the General Accounting team, you will contribute to our mission by ensuring the accounting is accurate, complete, and in accordance with IFRSs and US GAAP  to meet our reporting needs as a publicly listed company. Your mission will include the following activities:

• Actively participate in month-end activities, mainly focusing on accruals, COGS, revenue and other adjustments related to product. 

• Collaborate with various finance and product teams to calculate accurate estimates and accruals as well as perform controls over our financials. 

• Engage in creating and improving internal accounting policies in your domain.

• Manage and maintain high-quality documentation for all manual calculation 

processes and entries created.

• Engage in numerous improvement projects aimed at making accounting processes more reliable, efficient and automated.

• Participate in the external audit by responding to external auditors' questions and information requests.

• Assist in the preparation of group-wide consolidated financial statements.

This role will give you the opportunity to: 

• Make an impact – You will have an opportunity to contribute to the building of scalable accounting processes. 

• Own your own path to success – You'll have a high level of autonomy and responsibility.

• Develop in-depth knowledge in accounting – Get to know many teams from finance and product as you partner with them to complete the month-end tasks and improvement projects.

• Work in an international Finance Team and learn a lot about Finance, financial technology and driving financial sustainability of a fast growing company.

A bit about you:

• You have at least 3  years of experience in accounting, financial controlling or audit, and have developed a good understanding of the core accounting principles ( IFRS or US GAAP knowledge would be a benefit).

• You work well under time pressure

• You have advanced data processing skills (expert in Excel is a must, SQL would be an advantage), and the ability to understand complex spreadsheets and create efficient, reliable calculations with built-in controls, easy scaling and updating capabilities. Experience working with large volumes of data. 

• You're accurate and pay attention to detail. You enjoy owning your work and taking charge of projects when needed. You are keen to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.

• You have excellent  written and verbal English skills.

• (extra benefit) You have worked in a multinational environment across different cultures and countries.

• (extra benefit) You have worked in regulated environments, Fintech or Financial Services.

Salary range - 2,700 to 3,100 EURO's (gross monthly) + RSU's

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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