Airwallex · 4 days ago
Finance Manager, AMER
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $165K/yr
8+ years expAirwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 200,000 businesses worldwide. The Finance Manager, AMER will oversee financial controllership activities for the AMER entities, ensuring compliance and accurate reporting while collaborating with various teams to support strategic initiatives.
FinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Responsibilities
Preparation of monthly financial closing tasks and reporting activities for AMER entities working in close collaboration with our finance shared service center
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, local regulatory requirements, and internal accounting policies
Manage periodic statutory financial audits, tax filings, and collaborate closely with external auditors, tax advisors, and regulators
Support global group reporting processes, including quarterly close, consolidation reviews, and coordination with global Controllership and Group Finance teams
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to provide accounting advisory for new product launches, commercial structures, and changes in operational workflows
Drive controllership improvement initiatives across the Americas—including process standardization, automation, documentation, and operational efficiency projects
Prepare technical accounting memos and support advisory topics (e.g., revenue recognition, equity compensation, M&A transactions, financial instruments)
Support compliance reporting obligations to relevant U.S. regulatory bodies and industry partners
Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders such as Tax, Treasury, Legal, Risk, and Operations on regional or group-wide projects
Responsibilities of the role may evolve over time as the U.S. business scales
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field
8+ years of finance or accounting experience
Strong knowledge of US GAAP, technical accounting acumen, and ability to apply standards in a rapidly evolving fintech environment
Experience working in financial services, fintech, payments, or regulated industries
Proven experience in financial controlling roles 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
Ability to operate independently, demonstrate sound judgment, and navigate ambiguity in a hyper-growth environment
Creative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach with the ability to balance detail orientation and operational efficiency
Preferred
Big Four experience strongly preferred
CPA or equivalent qualification preferred
Experience working within Oracle ERP, Pigment FP&A, Looker dashboards and similar modern finance stack strongly preferred
Company
Airwallex
Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, payment solutions, and spend management tools.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.53BKey Investors
AdditionSquare Peg CapitalLone Pine Capital
2025-12-08Series G· $330M
2025-05-21Series F· $150M
2025-05-21Secondary Market· $150M
Leadership Team
Jack Zhang
Co-Founder & CEO
Jacob Dai
Co-Founder & CTO
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