Europe Finance Leader — Strategy, Controls & Compliance

Wise; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 102,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers

Eco-cheques

Sports and culture cheques

Home office allowance

Representation allowance

Phone reimbursement

Public transport allowance

Train subscription

Bicycle allowance

Company car scheme

Job summary

Wise is hiring a Head of Finance to join the Europe Regional Finance team, based in Brussels. You will oversee financial reporting, governance, statutory financials, audits, regulatory compliance, and tax coordination, shaping the finance capability for the company’s European operations.

Ideal candidates have post-qualified accounting/financial control experience, strong analytical skills, and a passion for automation and fintech. This role supports hybrid or on-site work in Brussels.

Qualifications

• Post-qualified experience in accounting, financial control and reporting.
• Strong communication skills to engage across technical and non-technical teams.
• Fast-paced, evolving environment; ownership of outcomes and proactive improvements.
• Experience in Fintech or Financial Services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Analysis & Management Reporting: provide deep-dive variance analysis (Actuals vs. Forecast).
• Controls, governance & audit: strengthen controls and governance processes; monitor regulatory compliance.
• Statutory financials: lead end-to-end preparation of local statutory financial statements.
• Audit: lead external audit processes from planning to finalization.
• Regulatory reporting & compliance: manage regulatory reporting and assess financial impacts of new rules.
• Tax coordination: partner with Tax team for indirect, corporate tax and transfer pricing.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Analytical thinking

Automation mindset

Finance accounting experience

Fintech experience

Tools

Excel

SQL

Python

Job description

Wise is hiring a Head of Finance to join the Europe Regional Finance team, based in Brussels. You will oversee financial reporting, governance, statutory financials, audits, regulatory compliance, and tax coordination, shaping the finance capability for the company’s European operations.

Ideal candidates have post-qualified accounting/financial control experience, strong analytical skills, and a passion for automation and fintech. This role supports hybrid or on-site work in Brussels.