Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary

About the Role
ClearAccept is a regulated UK payment institution operating in the acquiring space. As we continue to grow, this Finance Operations Manager role offers a unique opportunity to not only run existing processes but also to build and shape how things work within the business. You will be responsible for overseeing critical finance operations functions including client fund reconciliation, regulatory reporting, merchant invoicing, and month-end close activities. This role involves leading a team of three, managing priorities, performance, and ensuring continuity. You will also act as the annual audit lead for the finance business unit and work closely with various stakeholders to maintain and improve financial processes in a fast-paced payments environment.

Experience
- Minimum 5 years in finance operations within a payments business such as an acquirer, PSP, or payment facilitator. Broader financial services experience alone does not meet the requirement.
- Hands-on knowledge of CASS 15, client fund safeguarding, and acquirer settlement processes.
- Familiarity with card scheme fee structures and merchant billing processes.
- Proven experience managing a finance operations team.
- Proficiency in NetSuite or a comparable ERP system.
- Strong Excel skills including pivots, lookups, and large-scale data manipulation.

About you
- Detail-oriented and highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Strong leadership skills with experience motivating and managing a small team.
- Comfortable working in a regulated environment and collaborating across departments.
- Proactive and able to identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Qualifications
- Useful but not essential: experience in a PCI DSS Level 1 environment.
- Knowledge of Direct Debit processes and file formats is advantageous.
- Experience collaborating with product or technology teams on finance tooling and automation is a plus.