Senior Finance Manager at Airwallex

ABOUT AIRWALLEX Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. ATTRIBUTES WE VALUE We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles [Upgrade to PRO to see link] You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next. ABOUT THE ROLE We’re hiring a Senior Finance Manager to take a leadership role within our EMEA Controllership team in Amsterdam. Reporting to the Associate Finance Director, EMEA, you will oversee the end-to-end controllership function across our EMEA entity portfolio, with direct responsibility for financial reporting, statutory audits, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and team development. This is a senior, high-impact role at the intersection of technical accounting, regulatory finance, and operational leadership. You’ll be a key contributor to Airwallex’s banking licence workstreams, a trusted partner to our external auditors and regulators, and a mentor to the growing EMEA finance team. We expect this person to champion AI adoption within the team — not as a buzzword, but as a genuine force multiplier for how we research, analyse, report, and operate. If you’re an experienced finance leader who combines deep IFRS expertise with a builder’s mindset and thrives in complexity, we’d love to hear from you. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Lead the end-to-end controllership function for a portfolio of EMEA entities, ensuring timely and accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes in Oracle Fusion - Act as the primary finance business partner for EMEA operations, providing financial insights and strategic guidance to regional leadership - Take ownership of all EMEA statutory audits and external audit relationships (e.g. EY Lithuania, local statutory auditors), managing audit timelines, deliverables, and issue resolution from planning through sign-off - Oversee regulatory financial reporting for EMEA licensed entities, including EMI and credit institution obligations under DNB/ECB frameworks (FINREP, COREP, DORA Register of Information, ICAAP financial inputs) - Build, maintain, and enhance the EMEA internal controls framework, ensuring SOX-readiness and alignment with group control standards - Lead and mentor the EMEA Finance Manager(s) and any direct reports, developing team capabilities through coaching, knowledge sharing, and structured career development - Drive finance transformation initiatives including process standardisation, automation (e.g. Oracle workflows, reconciliation tooling), and operational efficiency improvements across the controllership function - Champion the adoption of AI tools and large language models within the EMEA finance team, identifying high-value use cases across technical accounting research, audit preparation, regulatory analysis, financial modelling, and disclosure drafting — and embedding these into team workflows and standard operating procedures - Serve as the EMEA technical accounting lead, providing guidance on complex IFRS matters including revenue recognition, lease accounting (IFRS 16), share-based payments (IFRS 2), financial instruments, and safeguarding fund disclosures - Partner with Treasury on cash management, capital monitoring, and regulatory capital adequacy reporting for licensed entities - Collaborate closely with Tax, FP&A, Legal, and Compliance on cross-functional initiatives including banking licence workstreams, new entity setups, and M&A integration - Own the Finance workstream for new licence applications and market expansion across EMEA, acting as the senior finance representative in cross-functional project teams alongside Legal, Compliance, and external advisors (e.g. KPMG, NautaDutilh). This includes building and maintaining IFRS financial models for regulatory submissions, preparing pro-forma financial statements and capital adequacy projections, delivering FINREP/COREP gap analyses and data point catalogues for new regulatory frameworks, and ensuring all finance deliverables meet regulator expectations on quality and timeline - Lead the financial integration of newly licensed or acquired EMEA entities into the group controllership framework, including entity setup in Oracle Fusion, design of local chart of accounts, establishment of opening balances, implementation of local statutory and regulatory reporting processes, and alignment with group-wide internal controls - Support the Finance Director, EMEA in the preparation of board and investor materials, management reporting, and strategic finance projects WHAT YOU’LL BRING - Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, RA, or equivalent) - 7–10+ years of post-qualification experience, with significant experience in a senior controllership or finance management role within a multi-entity, international organisation - Deep technical knowledge of IFRS with demonstrable experience in complex accounting areas (revenue recognition, financial instruments, lease accounting, share-based payments) - Proven experience managing statutory audits across multiple European jurisdictions and engaging with Big 4 auditors - Strong understanding of regulatory financial reporting for licensed financial institutions; direct experience with EMI, PSD2, or credit institution regulatory frameworks is highly valued - Extensive hands-on experience with Oracle Fusion (Cloud ERP) or comparable enterprise ERP platforms - Demonstrated people leadership experience: track record of building, mentoring, and developing high-performing finance teams - Fintech, payments, or financial services industry experience strongly preferred - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and external parties (auditors, regulators, advisors) - Strategic mindset with the ability to balance hands-on execution with big-picture thinking in a high-growth, fast-paced environment - Fluent in English; proficiency in Dutch or another European language is a plus NICE TO HAVE - Direct involvement in banking licence applications (DNB, ECB, or equivalent) or regulatory change programmes - Experience with ICAAP preparation, DORA compliance, or prudential reporting (IFR/CRR) - Experience building controllership functions from the ground up in a scaling fintech - Familiarity with multi-jurisdictional transfer pricing and intercompany frameworks - SQL, BI tools (Hex, Tableau, Databricks), or advanced data analysis capabilities - Experience with SOX implementation or pre-IPO readiness workstreams APPLICANT SAFETY POLICY: FRAUD AND THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. 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