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Full-Time
Head of Safeguarding and Treasury Controls
International finance transfer service
Data & Analytics
Financial Services
Senior, Expert
London, UK
Required Skills
Communications
Requirements
- From your experience working on regulated products and understanding of financial risk, controls and compliance you will help us safeguard customer funds in the smartest way, while working towards a global standard
- Own the policy and guidance on safeguarding and other treasury controls in existing and new jurisdictions to allow us to keep expanding, working alongside our product and compliance teams
- Deliver audits of the treasury control environment on schedule, and own remediation to ensure we improve ahead of the next audit
- Build and support a strong and self-sufficient controls and audit management team
- Enable the implementation of Internal Audit and Monitoring & Testing recommendations and demonstrate the effectiveness of the improvements
- Develop strong relationships with key stakeholders, internally and externally. Work with leaders in the business to ensure widespread awareness and understanding of safeguarding and control requirements globally
- Helped teams to build and operate detailed control frameworks
- You've run multiple regulatory or financial audits
- You can engage in detail and problem solving, for example, challenging on reasonable thresholds for risk metrics
- Comfortable with executive level communication with an ability to cut through noise and simplify depending on audience
- Extensive knowledge of financial risks arising from treasury activities, including economic and financial statement risks
- Knowledge of the Safeguarding/CASS environment
- Managed collaboration projects involving a broad range of internal and external teams, including product, engineering, finance and commercial teams
- You have worked in a multinational environment across different cultures and countries
- Payments industry Experience
- Previous experience working in or an understanding of Compliance
- Any experience working within a finance environment, knowledge of FX hedge accounting
- Professional qualification well regarded: CPA/ACA/ACCA/CIA/CISA
- Regulatory experience
Responsibilities
- Own your own path of success - You'll have a high level of autonomy and responsibility
- Grow with the role - You will have the exposure and opportunity to work with senior stakeholders getting into the details of our business. You will be able to develop your leadership skills by managing a team and growing a new function
- Stepping stone - This role provides an excellent platform for someone looking to step into the treasury world of a fast growing Fintech
- Develop an in-depth knowledge of Wise's business - Get to know many teams across the business as you partner with them to help them implement a high performing risk and control culture
Wise’s mission is to create a world with money without borders – moving it instantly, transparently, conveniently, and eventually for free. The company is committed to empowering money for people and businesses through their app and website that utilizes a complex engine of currencies and routes that is being designed and built by their teams across cities around the world.
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
$1.7B
Headquarters
, United Kingdom
Founded
2011
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 10%1 year growth
↑ 30%2 year growth
↑ 98%Benefits
PTO & annual leave
Work from home flexibility
Parental leave
Medical insurance plans
Health & wellbeing discounts
Pension & retirement plans
Social events
Relocation support
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