Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

As part of its continued growth, Checkout.com is looking for a driven and dedicated Senior Associate to join the New Products team. This newly created role will be instrumental in ensuring that the impacts to finance of product, geographic and market segment expansions are identified and addressed.

Working as part of our Financial Controls team, you'll be a key player partnering with stakeholders across Product, Engineering and Finance teams to ensure that new product expansions adhere to financial reporting, operations and control requirements, empowering us to scale effectively.

This will be a hands-on role and is an excellent platform for a Finance professional looking to step into a product and expansion-focussed role within a vanguard FinTech. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation in accounting, financial reporting, risks and control, as well as a well-trained eye for effective and efficient processes. This role will require you to be both detail-oriented and have the ability to step back and understand the big picture of how New Products affect all aspects of Finance. You must be highly organised and able to contribute to multiple work streams concurrently, and be an effective business partner to communicate finance requirements.

How You’ll Make an Impact

Build and deepen relationships with the various Product, Engineering and Finance teams to be a key contributor to the day-to-day product and market expansion processes.
Effectively partner and challenge broader product and commercial teams to ensure any New Product offering is developed and optimised to meet Finance data, system integration, financial accounting/reporting, audit and control requirements.
Identify existing gaps/problems that need solving and influencing broader Finance and Product teams to remove any roadblocks for future product implementations.
Be involved in New Product discovery and contract reviews to understand the Finance impacts of new initiatives.
Perform testing to assess completeness and accuracy of data flows through systems and ensure appropriate accounting entries are recorded.
Document accounting considerations of New Product initiatives and collate and evidence sign-offs from key stakeholders e.g. i.e. Product Control, Pricing and Billing and Cost of Sales teams.
Help manage the Finance plan to deliver New Products and provide clarity to key stakeholders on the status of product implementations.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

Professional finance qualification such as the ACA, ACCA or equivalent, with at least 2 years’ post qualification experience.
You will also hold practical knowledge of IFRS and general accounting principles.
Proven track record dealing with multiple stakeholders, employing varying engagement and communication styles.
You have experience in understanding transaction flows and finance processes, preferably within an audit environment, to identify risks and ensure appropriate controls are in place.
Strong working knowledge of MS Excel and the ability to analyse and reconcile data.
You will be highly organised and can manage multiple workstreams concurrently.
You are keen to learn more about Fintech products and the inner workings of an organisation dealing with high volume transactions.
You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility to do whatever needs doing to solve problems. You take a proactive approach in resolving complex issues.
Experience in Payments and/ or fast growth companies will be advantageous.

Additional Information

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If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

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