Accounting Manager (m/f/d) - Payment
- Lead general ledger accounting and month-end / quarter-end closing processes for regulated entities across EMEA
- Ensure accurate accounting treatment of payment flows, client funds, safeguarding structures, and intercompany transactions
- Drive readiness for newly licensed entities, including chart of accounts design, balance migration, and internal control frameworks
- Prepare and review reconciliations between IFRS and local GAAP, ensuring timely reporting to Group Finance
- Support statutory financial statement preparation and manage relationships with external auditors
- Coordinate with external service providers to ensure timely and accurate reporting deliverables
- Contribute to regulatory reporting requirements in collaboration with compliance teams and ensure timely submissions
- Stay up to date with IFRS developments and regulatory changes impacting financial services entities
- Deliver ad-hoc analysis and support strategic projects related to licensing, expansion, and system implementation
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
- Fully qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA or equivalent) with significant post-qualification experience
- Strong understanding of IFRS and financial reporting frameworks
- Experience in regulated industries such as fintech, payments, or financial services is highly desirable
- Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems (e.g. Oracle or similar)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams and stakeholders
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Verantwortung für die Hauptbuchhaltung sowie Monats- und Quartalsabschlüsse für regulierte Einheiten in der EMEA-Region
- Sicherstellung der korrekten bilanzielle Abbildung von Zahlungsströmen, Kundengeldern und konzerninternen Transaktionen
- Unterstützung beim Aufbau neu lizenzierter Gesellschaften, einschließlich Kontenplanstruktur, Eröffnungsbilanzen und interner Kontrollsysteme
- Erstellung und Überprüfung von Überleitungen zwischen IFRS und lokalen Rechnungslegungsstandards
- Mitwirkung bei der Erstellung von Jahresabschlüssen sowie Zusammenarbeit mit externen Wirtschaftsprüfern
- Steuerung externer Dienstleister zur Einhaltung von Reportinganforderungen und Fristen
- Unterstützung bei regulatorischen Meldungen in Zusammenarbeit mit Compliance- und Fachabteilungen
- Beobachtung aktueller Entwicklungen in IFRS und regulatorischen Anforderungen im Finanzsektor
- Durchführung von Ad-hoc-Analysen sowie Mitarbeit an Projekten zur Expansion und Systemintegration
- Abgeschlossenes Studium im Bereich Rechnungswesen, Finanzen oder vergleichbar
- Erfolgreich abgeschlossene Berufsexamina (z. B. ACA, ACCA oder vergleichbar) mit mehrjähriger Berufserfahrung
- Fundierte Kenntnisse in IFRS und Finanzberichterstattung
- Erfahrung im regulierten Umfeld (z. B. Fintech, Zahlungsdienstleister oder Finanzinstitute) von Vorteil
- Sehr gute Excel-Kenntnisse sowie Erfahrung mit ERP-Systemen (z. B. Oracle)
- Ausgeprägte Kommunikationsfähigkeit und Teamorientierung
- Selbstständige, strukturierte Arbeitsweise sowie hohe Detailgenauigkeit
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