Senior Finance Manager Job at Assessfirst (Austin)

Job Description

Wise is hiring a Senior Finance Manager to help scale the finance function as we grow products, customers, and our regulatory footprint. This includes geographic expansions as well major initiatives to gain direct access to local payment rails in the US and Canada. The individual will sit at the intersection of controllership and business performance—building strong accounting, controls, and regulatory reporting foundations while also strengthening planning, forecasting, and decision support for leadership.

Job Responsibility

Own the integrity of the general ledger
Lead month-end and year-end close activities
Maintain audit-ready documentation and support clear accounting positions/memos
Design, operate, and continuously improve key financial controls
Develop a firm understanding of internal controls, inter-company transactions, capital requirements, funding and transfer pricing agreements
Serve as the primary accounting/process contact for regulators, external auditors, and internal audit
Lead initial setup and ongoing quarterly/periodic regulatory reporting
Build and maintain a regulatory reporting playbook and evidence repository
Coordinate responses to information requests
Lead the annual statutory audit for the entity
Prepare and review statutory financial statements and supporting schedules
Partner with Tax, Group Accounting, and external advisors
Drive timely resolution of audit findings
Work with global FP&A and analytical teams to support budgeting and rolling forecasting in Anaplan and Planful
Partner with Product, Banking, Ops, and Compliance to connect operational drivers to financial outcomes
Improve KPI definitions, reporting cadence, and decision-useful insight
Partner with regional and global teams to ensure systems, processes, and controls are ready for new products
Drive process improvements and automation using practical tooling
Start as a senior individual contributor with an expectation to build out a team

Requirements

Communication skills
Automation tools
Primary
Excel
Anaplan
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
CPA strongly preferred
7+ years in accounting/controllership, ideally in banking, fintech, payments, or other regulated environments (Big 4 experience a plus)
Experience setting up and producing regulatory reporting for federal or state regulators and working directly with regulators/auditors
Experience managing annual statutory audits, including coordinating external auditors and preparing financial statement support
Proven ownership of close processes, reconciliations, and financial reporting quality
Strong knowledge of US GAAP (IFRS familiarity a plus) and mature financial controls
Strong analytical and communication skills
Comfortable operating in ambiguity, building scalable processes, and driving cross-functional alignment
Strong working proficiency with Excel
Hands-on experience in Anaplan and/or Planful preferred (or strong ability to ramp quickly)

Nice to have

FFIEC call report exposure
Experience building finance infrastructure in high-growth, multi-entity, regulated environments
Experience improving reporting through better data models, automation, and standardized operating procedures

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