Finance Business Partner

Paysafe; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on financial initiatives while collaborating with various departments to enhance processes and ensure compliance. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills, a solid accounting background, and the ability to lead projects effectively. With a hybrid working model and a commitment to employee wellbeing, this opportunity not only fosters professional growth but also offers a supportive and flexible work environment. If you're looking to drive results in a fast-paced setting, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Summer hours with early finish

Holiday buy/sell options

Social events on rooftop terrace

Free breakfast and snacks

Wellbeing room

Enhanced paid family policies

Product testing incentives

Discounts on memberships

Private health and dental insurance

Qualifications

• 3+ years of accounting experience with general ledger and month-end close.
• In-depth understanding of GAAP and financial accounting statements.

Responsibilities

• Participate in strategic financial projects and ensure compliance.
• Analyze project performance metrics and provide recommendations.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Leadership Capabilities

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA certification

Tools

Excel

Oracle EBS

Blackline

SQL

Job description

Paysafe Limited ("Paysafe") (NYSE: PSFE) (PSFE.WS) is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With over 20 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $140 billion in 2023, and approximately 3,200 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in over 40 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments.

The Finance Business Partner will act as US Accounting subject matter expert on key finance and/or business initiative projects and report to the Accounting Director. This role will work closely with the project managers from various parts of the business and Finance teams, the operational teams, and Group and US Accounting teams in automating monthly journal entries, reports, analyses, financial statements, etc.

The ideal candidate requires strong leadership capabilities, solid operational and technical accounting background, analytical skills and proactively work to drive results. This person is a self-starter, flexible in their approach, has a high level of integrity and is action and goal-oriented in a fast-paced, team-oriented, collaborative environment.

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused.
• Operating with Courage.
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing. If you want to find out more about life at Paysafe, check out our careers page here.

How we work:

Our preferred arrangement is for the job holder to follow a hybrid model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. The office is located in Gresham Street next to St Paul's cathedral with easy access and transport links via St Paul's, Bank, Cannon Street, City Thameslink, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Mansion House.

The impact you will have:

• Participate in strategic financial special projects.
• Compile and analyze data in a meaningful way to assist project documentation of completeness and accuracy; and demonstration of application of accounting standards.
• Focus on continued system efficiencies and improvements and business practices.
• Collaborate with Group, US Accounting, Finance, Financial Operations, Business System Analysts, and Product teams on new and streamline processes.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies and procedures in a SOX environment.
• Coordinate with project managers and other departments to gather and analyze financial data.
• Maintain detailed records and documentation of all project-related financial transactions.
• Analyze project performance metrics and provide recommendations for financial improvements.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior accounting staff.
• Other ad hoc duties as assigned.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• Relevant CPA certification preferred.
• Excellent communication skills preferred.
• 3 + years of progressive accounting experience with general ledger functions and month-end/year-end close process, automation interaction, process improvements.
• Relevant experience must be in publicly traded companies required.
• Financial services industry experience is a plus.
• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Awareness of business trends and familiarity with financial accounting statements required.
• Accuracy and attention to detail Proficient in intermediate to advance Excel (including pivot tables, xlookups, Sumifs), Word and Email required.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working with large ERP and reporting packages, Oracle EBS and Blackline experience is a plus.
• Experience with SQL for data extraction and analysis preferred.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines is required.

A snippet of what you'll get in return:

• Make your day work for you with our flexible working hours.
• Kickstart your weekend early with our summer hours during the months of June, July and August with a 3pm finish every Friday.
• You decide what your holiday looks like with the option to buy or sell your holiday and carry over up to 5 days into the next year.
• Enjoy social events on our roof top terrace with views onto St Pauls Cathedral.
• Our fully equipped facilities include showers, hairdryers and straighteners and fresh towels.
• Start your day with a free breakfast, fresh fruit and snacks.
• Take a breather in our dedicated wellbeing room.
• Spend time with those important to you with our enhanced paid family policies.
• Test our products Skrill and Neteller. Upon joining we will award you £50 into each wallet.
• Enjoy our discounts on memberships via vitality including, gyms, leisure centres, yoga/Pilates across the country.
• Need a new Laptop or TV? We offer support purchasing Apple and LG products via Stormfront technology.
• Join our six employee-led equality communities and help foster a workplace that celebrates diversity and create opportunities to collaborate and learn.
• Let's not forget, we also offer: Private health insurance (pre-existing conditions are included) & dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.