Consolidation and Financial Accountant

The role:

Reporting to the Finance manager, the Financial and Regulatory accountant will be a technical accounting expert for the group and play a key role in the preparation of the group’s annual consolidated financial statements and regulatory reporting.

Some of the principal activities you will be responsible for include:

• Regulatory financial reporting for licensed entities, ensuring reporting is compliant with rules prescribed by the FCA, ACPR, and US state authorities. 
• Manage the migration of regulatory reporting tasks for two recently acquired entities, assuming responsibility for the reporting for these entities within a strict timeline.
• Preparation of the monthly group consolidated accounts of GoCardless Ltd and of the statutory accounts of subsidiaries
• Providing support during the Company's external audits and interacting with auditors.
• Maintain and strengthen internal controls over financial reporting.
• Research and resolve accounting issues including evaluation and implementation of new accounting pronouncements to ensure IFRS and US GAAP compliance.
• Working with financial controllers to ensure accuracy and completeness of accounting for key processes and products
• Delivering process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of our accounting, reconciliation, and overall control environment
• Preparation of financial reporting for investors
• Participation in the cash flow reporting

What we’re looking for:

• You have experience (5-8 years) in a similar position or a prior audit experience in a Big 4.
• You are a financial accountant, with demonstrable knowledge of consolidation, statutory reporting, French GAAP, and IFRS standards.
• A self-starter who can work independently to identify and resolve accounting issues.
• You will have proven skills in analyzing processes with the delivery of process simplification and improvement through automation/ system development.
• In addition to your technical expertise, you will be an excellent communicator, able to explain complex concepts to non-experts. You will be collaborative in your approach.
• You have integrity and an analytical approach

Bonus points for:

• Experience in a fast-growing scaleup environment.
• Experience in fintech/payments.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements for payment service providers
• Knowledge of US GAAP & PCEC accounting
• Fluent in French