Senior Financial Accountant - Pacific

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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.

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Head of Pacific Finance, the Senior Financial Accountant - Pacific is a pivotal role responsible for delivering the reliable, timely management information that drives our business decisions and regional growth.

This is a high-visibility position perfect for a seasoned finance professional or an ambitious high-performer ready to take the next step in their career. You will join a collaborative team of three professionals dedicated to accounting, controlling, and reporting. While each team member owns specific domains, we operate with a "one team" mentality, supporting each other daily to achieve our collective goals.

The Role

As the Senior Financial Accountant - Pacific, you will act as a key bridge between local, regional and global Finance teams. You will partner with stakeholders across Tax, Risk and Operations to ensure our financial reporting is accurate and compliant within our robust control framework.

Your core responsibilities include:

• Financial Reporting & Compliance: Oversee all internal and external reporting for Pacific entities, ensuring filings are accurate, timely and contextualized against business performance. Manage AASB/IFRS accounting considerations, including emerging reporting requirements.
• Regulatory Excellence: Lead the preparation of daily, monthly, and quarterly Capital and Liquidity reporting (APRA) and other critical regulatory submissions.
• Tax & Governance: Review tax submissions and Payment Times reporting; prepare comprehensive Board papers for review.
• Strategic Growth Support: Partner with Expansion, Banking, Product, and People teams to ensure new entities, products, and legislative changes are integrated seamlessly into our financial infrastructure.
• Audit & Controls: Assist with external and internal audits. Proactively enhance the control framework to identify and mitigate risks, ensuring all processes are well-documented and optimized.
• FAR Compliance: Support Wise Australia’s Financial Process and Controls in alignment with the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) and other applicable regulations.

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.

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