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Join Checkout.com and shape the future of financial technology as a Financial Accountant in our dynamic London office
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London, United Kingdom
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Checkout.com is at the forefront of the FinTech revolution, offering cutting-edge payment solutions and financial services globally. As an integral part of the financial sector's evolution, Checkout.com is an exciting workplace for finance professionals who are eager to contribute to the development of innovative financial infrastructure and systems.
- Develop and enhance financial infrastructure and tools for scalable, controlled delivery of financial information.
- Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to build a proprietary Finance platform.
- Ensure solutions meet a wide range of financial requirements, from data and operations to reporting and control.
- Take a hands-on approach to create a strong technological foundation for financial operations and reporting.
- Must have a professional finance qualification (ACA or equivalent).
- At least 2 years of post-qualification experience in Finance or Accounting, with a focus on Finance Systems transformation.
- Experience in cross-functional projects, especially in a global financial services or payments/FinTech organization.
- Strong understanding of financial accounting, reporting, reconciliations, and controls.
- Knowledge of ERP systems and GL systems integration.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
- Ability to engage with multiple stakeholders and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
As part of its continued growth, Checkout.com is looking for a Financial Accounting to join our Financial Control and Accounting function, based in our London office. Your work will be instrumental in building our financial infrastructure systems and tools to deliver financial information in an automated, scalable and well controlled manner. You will partner with our Product and Engineering teams on our big rock initiatives such as building our proprietary Finance platform and infrastructure capabilities. You will collaborate across the sub-disciplines within Financial Control and Accounting (including operational teams) to ensure that solutions implemented meet finance data, operations, system integration, financial reporting, audit and control requirements. This will be a hands-on role and is an excellent opportunity for a Finance professional to step into a FinTech and take a hands-on role in building a strong technological foundation for financial operations and reporting within Checkout. Successful candidates will bring Finance functional SME experience from an organisation with complex products and features, ideally within traditional finance/banking or payments/fintech. They should be comfortable being hands-on and operational where needed. You will be impacting through others and therefore the ability to work with cross-functional teams and liaise with senior leaders is a must. Education Professional finance qualification such as the ACA or equivalent Experience 2+ years post qualification experience in Finance or Accounting roles, with experience in Finance Systems transformation. Proven track record of working on complex cross-functional technology transformation and implementation projects. Experience collaborating with Product and Engineering teams Experience working in complex, face paced agile transformation projects ideally within a listed environment of a global financial services or payments/fintech organisation. Skills SME on financial accounting, reporting, reconciliations and controls Knowledge of ERP systems and their integration with GL systems Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking abilities Proven track record dealing with multiple stakeholders You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility to do whatever needs doing to solve problems.
