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Head of UK Finance, London

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If you’re the kind of person that loves to get stuff done, collaborate with colleagues all over the world and is interested in joining a fast-growing global company that is trusted by the world’s top digital brands and truly cares for its customers, join us at Payoneer! 

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The Head of UK Finance is responsible for the oversight and control of outsourced functions to the parent Company, the Company Financial Statements, Company Tax and Financial Regulatory reporting to the FCA. They will report directly to the CEO of Payoneer’s UK entity with a dotted line to the Head of Finance, Ireland.

Responsibilities:

• Oversight and control of services outsourced to the Parent company including corporate activities such as payroll and VAT, treasury, safeguarding, operational postings to the general ledger and reconciliation of operational accounts
• Own and maintain the licensed entities’ safeguarding policy and other policies relevant to Finance
• Perform end of day controls to ensure that bank transfers have been processed as expected and customer funds fully safeguarded
• Weekly calls with Group Treasury and Group Reconciliation Senior Directors
• Monthly call with Group Reconciliations to review monthly pack
• Prepare annual budget with FP&A
• Prepare monthly P&L and Balance sheet for management review
• Review month on month P&L and BS movements
• Calculate and book transfer pricing in accordance with the transfer pricing methodology
• Compare actuals to budget working with FP&A to rationalise any significant variances
• Point of contact for financial audit planning and review and finalisation of Financial Statements to be submitted to the Board for sign off
• Point of contact for safeguarding audit planning and review and finalisation of safeguarding audit findings to be submitted to the Board and FCA
• Point of contact for corporate tax computations, review and submission to HRMC
• Regulatory Reporting to the FCA including EMI Annual Return and Payment Fraud Return

Requirements:

• Eligible to work/live in the UK
• ACA or equivalent qualification with at least 5+ years of experience working in regulated financial services entities
• Experienced working with the FCA and other regulatory authorities
• FCA Handbook in-depth and practical working knowledge
• Experience working with FCA regulations and the safeguarding of customer funds
• Extensive knowledge of the financial services industry and regulatory landscape (PSD2, E-money Directive, Payment Services Regulations and Electronic Money Regulations, etc.)
• Excellent judgement
• Strong executive presence
• Skilled at leading through influence and collaborating with partners to drive better outcomes
• Ability to articulate risk and mitigating strategies to partners, executives, boards, and regulators
• Good organisational and analytical skills combined with innovative thinking
• Open communicator - excellent communication and interpersonal skills - ability to communicate regulatory and financial requirements to business - strong organisational, written, and oral communication skills

A few words about us

Payoneer is a leading payment platform and one of the world’s fastest growing fintech companies, ranking high on Inc. 5000, Deloitte Fast 500, and the CNBC Disruptor List. We empower entrepreneurs and businesses anywhere in the world – from Cairo to California, Buenos Aires to Bangalore and Tel Aviv to Tokyo – to go beyond and grow successful, sustainable businesses. With millions of customers in over 200 countries worldwide and trusted by clients like Amazon, Airbnb and Google, Payoneer truly connects anyone, anywhere, with opportunities to trade globally.

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