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ABOUT AIRWALLEX Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own. We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles airwallex.com to see it in full. HOW YOU’LL MAKE IMPACT As a key member of Airwallex’s Americas regional team, you’ll own financial controllership across our Americas entities while supporting group-wide reporting, audit, and strategic initiatives. You’ll help ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, strong governance and compliance, and effective partnership across the business. - Own end-to-end financial controllership activities for Airwallex’s Americas entities, supporting accurate and timely financial reporting, strong governance and compliance, and group-wide reporting. - Drive controllership improvement initiatives across the Americas using company-provided AI tools, including process standardisation, automation, documentation, and operational efficiency projects. - Review and prepare monthly financial close activities for Americas entities in close collaboration with the finance shared service centre, while supporting quarterly close and consolidation reviews with Global Controllership and Group Finance. - Maintain compliance with U.S. GAAP, local regulatory requirements, internal accounting policies, and reporting obligations to relevant U.S. regulatory bodies and industry partners. Manage periodic statutory audits, regulatory filings, external auditor relationships, and third-party partners. - Partner with Product, Engineering, Business, Revenue Operations, Regulatory Compliance, FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Risk, and Operations on new product launches, commercial structures, changes to operational workflows, and regional or group-wide initiatives. You’ll also prepare technical accounting memos covering topics such as revenue recognition, equity compensation, M&A transactions, and financial instruments. - Support the evolving needs of the U.S. business as it scales. You’ll work from our San Francisco office three days a week. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR Essentials - A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field. - 5+ years of finance or accounting experience. - Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting acumen, and the ability to apply accounting standards in a rapidly evolving fintech environment. - Experience working in financial services, fintech, payments, or another regulated industry. - Proven experience in a financial controllership role, with a track record of improving processes and scaling financial operations. - Strong understanding of internal controls, compliance requirements, and reporting frameworks applicable to U.S. financial entities. - Experience supporting complex local or international projects, including systems implementations or operating model transitions. - Excellent communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across departments and seniority levels. - The ability to operate independently, demonstrate sound judgment, and navigate ambiguity in a hyper-growth environment. - A creative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to balance attention to detail and operational efficiency. Preferred - Big Four experience. - CPA or an equivalent qualification. - Experience working with Oracle ERP, Pigment FP&A, Looker dashboards, or similar modern finance tools. YOU’LL THRIVE HERE IF - You own the outcome and you don't wait for permission to fix what's broken. - You're comfortable with ambiguity. Give you a problem, not a prescription, and you'll run with it. - You have experience at a fintech, payments company, or other highly regulated business. - You say what you mean. You're direct, but you lead with respect. - You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details. LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR TEAM Finance & Corporate Development helps Airwallex grow with control. We’re a trusted partner to the business, providing actionable insights on performance, supporting market and product expansion and helping to shape the future of our product. We ensure that Airwallex meets its financial reporting, tax and safeguarding obligations globally. We work with existing and prospective investors to raise capital and ensure it is deployed effectively. This is a team for people who want to reimagine how the CFO office works. We’re looking for founder-like energy, high integrity and a passion for technology. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy working cross-functionally, think from first principles and can balance speed of execution with analytical precision. APPLICANT SAFETY POLICY: FRAUD AND THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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Own end-to-end financial controllership activities for Airwallex’s Americas entities, supporting accurate and timely financial reporting, strong governance and compliance, and group-wide reporting.
Drive controllership improvement initiatives across the Americas using company-provided AI tools, including process standardisation, automation, documentation, and operational efficiency projects.
Support the evolving needs of the U.S. business as it scales.
You’ll work from our San Francisco office three days a week.
A bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field.
5+ years of finance or accounting experience.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, technical accounting acumen, and the ability to apply accounting standards in a rapidly evolving fintech environment.
Experience working in financial services, fintech, payments, or another regulated industry.
Proven experience in a financial controllership role, with a track record of improving processes and scaling financial operations.
Strong understanding of internal controls, compliance requirements, and reporting frameworks applicable to U.S. financial entities.
Experience supporting complex local or international projects, including systems implementations or operating model transitions.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across departments and seniority levels.
The ability to operate independently, demonstrate sound judgment, and navigate ambiguity in a hyper-growth environment.
A creative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to balance attention to detail and operational efficiency.
You own the outcome and you don't wait for permission to fix what's broken.
You're comfortable with ambiguity. Give you a problem, not a prescription, and you'll run with it.
You have experience at a fintech, payments company, or other highly regulated business.
You say what you mean. You're direct, but you lead with respect.
You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details.
APPLICANT SAFETY POLICY: FRAUD AND THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS

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Big Four experience.
CPA or an equivalent qualification.
Experience working with Oracle ERP, Pigment FP&A, Looker dashboards, or similar modern finance tools.

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