Financial Controller

Financial Controller (Budapest)   

As a financial institution moving billions of pounds of customer money in more than 70 countries, Wise must have bulletproof financials. We are now looking for a Group Controller to join our Accounting Team in Budapest. This role is a unique opportunity to have an impact on Wise’s mission by ensuring timely and accurate financial data as well as building mature processes and scalable control environment. 

A bit about the role

As a Group Controller you will be overseeing the month-end closing process and related controls for a group of companies. Scope includes the following:

• ensuring various teams execute their financial closing tasks in an accurate and timely manner;
• identifying missing or insufficient processes and taking initiative to find solutions, in collaboration with other teams, both within and outside the Finance;
• owning numerous cross-team or cross functional projects aimed to make accounting processes more reliable, efficient and automated;
• developing and documenting detailed guidelines for month-end processes;
• ensuring compliance with internal and external guidelines and procedures;
• overseeing accounting control activities, which include review and analysis of accounts, driving investigations over reconciliation variances and working out a solution;
• participate in the external audit by replying to external auditors’ questions and information requests;
• actively participating in team planning, setting priorities in Group Controlling and taking ownership of planned initiatives;
• maintain relationships within the Finance Tribe and with all other stakeholders to ensure information sharing and properly manage expectations.

A bit about you:  

Experience and skills: 

• Significant experience (6-7 years) in either financial controlling, financial audit, financial advisory or management accounting. You have a thorough knowledge of IFRS.
• You are a self starter and can organise your own work
• Not afraid of challenges and making decisions, can work autonomously and take initiative
• Cooperative attitude and ability to manage deadlines
• You are a great communicator. You can adapt your communication style to different audiences. You’re able to persuade others and you aren’t afraid to challenge something when you need to.
• Keen to challenge people and drive changes – can think outside the box and provide long term vision
• (extra benefit) Professional finance qualification such as the ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent.
• (extra benefit) You have worked in a multinational environment across different cultures and countries.
• (extra benefit) You have worked in regulated environments, Fintech or Financial Services.

Who are you?

• You have a passion for what we’re building at Wise.
• You are keen to roll up your sleeves and get the job done.
• You are proactive, like to take the initiative and eager to make a change.
• You are open to self-development, willing to gain experience, improve your skills and keen to learn new tricks.
• You are able to work with multiple teams within and outside of finance as well as internationally on projects or ad hoc requests as required, with flexibility and a can-do attitude.
• You feel passionate about implementing your skills and knowledge in creation and improvement of controls framework and internal processes.

What do we offer: 

•  1,225,000-1,530,000 HUF per month
• Company Restricted Stock Units
• Numerous great benefits in our Budapest office 

Key benefits:

• Flexible working – whether it’s working from home, school plays or life admin we get that flexibility is essential and you’re trusted to do the right thing and be responsible
• Paid annual holiday, sick days, parental leave and other leave opportunities
• 6 weeks of paid sabbatical after 4 years at Wise on top of annual leave