Senior Product Manager leading payments and financial platforms at a Lagos - based fintech. Driving product vision and execution for a transformative B2B payments solution.
About the role
- Senior Finance Manager leading Group month-end close and supporting transformation roadmap at Starling Bank. Requires strong IFRS knowledge and experience in fintech or banking.
Responsibilities
- Lead Month-End Close: Own the timely and accurate reporting of the Group’s financial performance as part of the month-end close process. This includes ensuring key deadlines are met and driving ongoing improvement in the process while ensuring accuracy. In addition, the ideal candidate will oversee the operation of the Group Transfer Pricing model and own the automation and streamlining of the Balance Sheet Reconciliation process.
- Technical Leadership: Ensure the accurate application of IFRS 15 and IFRS 2 accounting standards across the Group’s Management Reporting responsibilities whilst also providing support and guidance to the team in building their expertise in these areas.
- Group Consolidation: Working directly with the Group Statutory reporting team to ensure appropriate consolidation of the Group entities including correct accounting within the Group’s international subsidiaries and branches in line with IFRS 10.
- Control Environment: Ensuring the control environment around Management Reporting remains robust, identifying any weaknesses as they become apparent through applying a risk-mindset to all of the team’s activities.
- Drive Efficiencies: Proactively identify and implement improvements to the month-end and other financial control processes. This will be through new system implementations, current system improvements or general process efficiencies.
- Stakeholder Management: Take responsibility for representing the Management Reporting team internally within the wider organisation and externally with key stakeholders such as external auditors and third party advisors.
- Team Culture: Working with the Head of Management Reporting to embed a culture of continuous improvement within the team, helping to identify areas of efficiency in all areas of the team’s reporting responsibilities and empowering the team to drive this change themselves.
Requirements
- A qualified chartered accountant with at least 10 years PQE with part of this in a listed, multinational firm in a similar role.
- Expertise in the application of complex accounting standards, including IFRS 15 (SaaS revenue models preferred), IFRS2 Share Based Payments and IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.
- Experience understanding, developing and applying complex international transfer pricing models would be preferred.
- Evidence of actively applying a risk-mindset through your work is necessary for this role.
- Advanced proficiency with financial tools, including Microsoft Excel, Oracle NetSuite and BI tools such as Looker or Power BI.
- Experience writing papers for Executive Committees. Experience presenting at Executive Committees would be desirable.
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, capable of influence at senior levels, and being able to hold technical challenges from the auditors
- A can-do attitude, belief in our vision, and a willingness to roll-up your sleeves and get stuck in wherever required
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
- An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
- Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
- 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x your salary
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
- Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
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