Management Accountant – Settlement Operations

Worldpay; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Worldpay as a Management Accountant in Settlement Operations, where you will manage month-end processes, deliver balance sheet substantiations, and collaborate with financial reporting teams. We’re looking for a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and the ability to improve reporting processes in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Time to support charities

Global recognition platform

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant with CIMA/ACCA/ACA.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end processes and complex journal preparations.
• Deliver balance sheet substantiations and propose improvements.
• Conduct root cause analysis and investigate aged items.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Oracle

Job description

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Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. With proven technology, we process the largest volume of payments in the world, driving the global economy every day. When you join Worldpay, you join a global community of experts and changemakers, working to reinvent an industry by constantly evolving how we work and making the way millions of people pay easier, every day.

We’re looking for a Senior Accountant to join our Settlements Finance team to help us unleash the potential of every business.

About The Team

The Settlements team are responsible for delivering daily reconciliations and monthly accounting close, supported by a set of bank and control account reconciliations. The team will investigate and manage complex accounts and support on expansion projects.

What You’ll Own

• Manage month-end processes and reporting, including preparing complex journals.
• Delivering balance sheet substantiations to a high standard, reporting risks, resolving reconciling items, and proposing improvements.
• Ensure timely completion of audits, providing clear, well-structured information and improving standardisation and documentation of responses.
• Build working relationships across operational finance and the financial reporting team.
• Conduct reconciling item root cause analysis, aged item investigation, , including Monthly Aged break reviews and link into financial reporting.
• Analyse and drive team performance through reporting and management information (MI).
• Raise technical incidents where needed and follow up to ensure resolution.
• Act as the first point of contact for queries and escalations from operations colleagues.
• Lead the improvement of settlement accounting reporting across all LatAm entities.
• Participate in projects to upgrade reporting and reconciliation systems.
  
  

What You Bring

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, including presentations.
• Capable of working independently with only administrative supervision.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to recognize when issues should be escalated.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to overcome major obstacles.
• Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to design, document, and implement process improvements, and to learn complex processes through experience and consultation with peers.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and familiarity with other accounting and reconciliation software packages (e.g. Oracle, ARCS, Etc).
  
  

Added Bonus if you have

• Experience in another payment processing company.
• Knowledge of Power BI.
• Language skills – Spanish or Portuguese
• Experience using Oracle or Autorek
  
  

Behaviors Overviews

Accountable – You never stand still, never settle. You work at a pace to achieve your goals.

Dynamic - You champion your ideas and stay flexible to make them happen. You know that every action adds up.

Determined - You stay open – winning, and failing, as one. Always looking for solutions that add value.

Worldpay Perks - What We’ll Bring For You

We know it’s bigger than just your career. It’s your life, and your world. That’s why we offer global benefits and programs to support you at every stage. Here’s a taste of what you can expect.

• A competitive salary and benefits.
• Time to support charities and give back to your community.
• Global recognition platform.
  
  

What Makes a Worldpayer

At Worldpay, we take our Values seriously, and we live them every day. Think like a customer, Act like an owner, and Win as a team.

• Curious. Humble. Creative. We ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day. We simplify the complex and we’re always looking to create a bigger impact for our colleagues and customers.
• Empowered. Accountable. Dynamic. We stay agile, using our initiative, taking calculated risks to progress. Never standing still, never settling, we work at pace to achieve our goals. We champion our ideas and stay flexible to make them happen. We know that every action adds up.
• Determined. Inclusive. Open. Unlocking potential means working as one global community. Our work spans borders, and we stay united by our purpose. We collaborate, always encouraging others to perform at their best, welcoming new perspectives.
  
  

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer.

Apply now to write the next chapter in your career. We can’t wait to hear from you.

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Sourcing Model

Recruitment at Worldpay works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. Worldpay does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

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