Head of Finance, Europe

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

Job summary

Wise in Belgium is seeking a Head of Finance to lead the Europe Regional Finance team across multiple entities and currencies. You will own the regional P&L, balance sheet and cash flows, partner with product and business leads, and drive strategic finance initiatives with regulators like the National Bank of Belgium.

You will coordinate external audits, manage governance and regulatory reporting, and influence investment decisions while building a diverse, high-performing finance organization

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive finance leader experience in fintech/payments/banking or high-scale tech.
• Ownership of multi-entity, multi-currency P&L and balance sheet in a regulated environment.
• Strong controllership, financial reporting and FP&A foundations.
• Ability to influence strategy with data-driven insights for growth.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders including board and regional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Be Finance Effective Leader for Belgium regulator (National Bank of Belgium) and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Act as primary finance partner to Europe business and product leads to support strategy.
• Own regional P&L, balance sheet and cash flows across entities and currencies.
• Lead external audit from planning to finalisation and ensure timely cycles.

Skills

Finance leadership

Regulated environment expertise

Strategic finance

Stakeholder management

Job description

• Compensation: EUR 9,100 - EUR 13,300 - monthly

Company Description

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.
For everyone, everywhere.

We are looking to hire a Head of Finance to lead our Europe Regional Finance team!

If you’ve got Financial Services experience dealing with commercial finance, strategic advisory, financial resources process & controls and audit, and working with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally, and an interest in working at one of the fastest growing Fintech companies, read on!

Your mission

Be Finance Effective Leader for our Belgium regulator (National Bank of Belgium). Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, and internal governance frameworks. Lead implementation of new regulatory requirements and assess their financial reporting impact.

Act as the primary finance partner to Europe business and product leads, supporting and influencing strategy and investment decisions.

Provide actionable management insight and driving performance improvements

Own the regional P&L, balance sheet and cash flows across multiple entities and currencies in Europe.

Be the regional main point of contact in finance to ensure that all new entities, products and legislation are correctly interpreted and efficiently structured.

Be the main point of contact for our European financial service regulators. Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, and internal governance frameworks. Lead implementation of new regulatory requirements and assess their financial reporting impact.

Act as the primary lead for external audit execution. Coordinate the process from initial planning and walkthroughs to finalisation, ensuring a clean and timely audit cycle.

Qualifications

About you:

10+ years of progressive finance leader in fintech / payments / banking or high-scale tech, with regional scope.

Proven ownership of a multi-entity, multi-currency P&L and balance sheet in a regulated environment.

Strong controllership, financial reporting and FP&A foundations; comfortable moving from strategy to spreadsheets.

Proven strategic finance impact by supporting decision making to support growth and expansion in existing and/or new markets.

Regularly managed and influenced senior stakeholders (board of directors including NEDs, regional leadership committees.

Inclusive people leader who develops talent and builds diverse teams.

Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We’re people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We’re proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.