Senior Manager - Financial Operations

Nium, Global Leader in Payments

Nium, the global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.

Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 220+ markets, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 35 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore. 

About the Role

The Senior Manager – Finance Operations will lead the FinOps function and will play a pivotal role in maintaining financial excellence and overseeing the safeguarding of client funds process. You’re an ideal candidate for this role if you have a continuous drive to enhance processes, systems and reporting. Additionally, you should be able to multitask, prioritise and manage the team’s workflows and excel in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the safeguarding of client funds processes, propose new procedures and improvements
• Oversee the treasury function and manage relationship with external partners 
• Ensure timely compliance with regulatory requirements and reporting obligations
• Promote standardisation of processes and reporting, automation, policy documentation and implementation of internal controls
• Ensure the accuracy of general ledgers, maintain proper accounting records and an updated risk register
• Manage and review the team’s daily and month-end tasks while collaborating with other finance functions to ensure reporting deadlines are met
• Lead the Financial Operations team and set performance goals.
• Collaborate with all Nium departments, banks, legal counsel and other external stakeholders
• Manage internal and external audits, coordinate responses to auditor findings and implement action plans
• Assist with other global projects, support the Board and collaborate with other senior management, as required from time to time. 

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or MQF Level 6 in Accounting, Finance or related field
• 3+ years’ experience in a similar financial operations management position
• Experience in FinTech, treasury management, card issuing or acquiring is preferred
• Proven track record of implementing process improvements and driving operational efficiency
• Good proficiency in Microsoft Excel, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage a team and multiple priorities. 

What we offer at Nium

We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work. 

We Care: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office). 

We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend. 

We Constantly Innovate: Since our inception, Nium has received constant recognition and awards for how we approach both our business and talent opportunities. Check out CNBC World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024.

We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!

We Thrive With Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.

For more detailed region-specific benefits: https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks

For more information visit www.nium.com 

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