Senior Finance Manager (Risk & Controls) CONTRACT (14 month Maternity Cover)

Senior Finance Manager - Risk and Controls (Maternity Cover) 14-Month Fixed-Term Contract London, hybrid At Wise, our mission is Money Without Borders: instant, convenient, transparent and eventually free. As we grow and scale, we're looking for an experienced Senior Finance Manager to join our Finance team in London or Tallinn on a fixed-term contract of approximately 14 months, covering a maternity leave. You will take ownership of a live workload and keep it running smoothly. Your focus will be the SOX controls across general and operational accounting, financial reporting, consolidation and group close, and accounting systems.

You will work closely with Finance, Product, Operations and Technology teams. You will help maintain a strong control environment that supports Wise's growth and doesn't add unnecessary bureaucracy.

Your Mission

• Expert Advisor: Act as the Finance Risk and Controls expert advisor on SOX controls across general and operational accounting, financial reporting, consolidation and group close. Advise and support control owners so that controls are well designed, operate effectively and meet US SOX requirements.
• Keep the close running on time: Be the point of contact for Finance control owners on questions about their controls through each month-end so that the close is completed on time.
• Be the point of contact for control testing: Work with Internal Audit, External Audit and our Internal Controls Testing teams on walkthroughs, evidence and testing in your area. Coordinate with control owners, evaluate exceptions and identify root causes.
• Drive remediation: Track open deficiencies and close them out with control owners. Distinguish isolated failures from systemic issues, and validate that fixes work.
• Accounting system controls: Have a good understanding of the SOX-relevant system controls in Microsoft Business Central and our other internal accounting systems, covering system access, segregation of duties, interfaces, change management and automated controls.
• Maintain process and control documentation: Keep process maps and risk-control matrices accurate and current in line with SOX standards.
• Partner across the business: Work with Finance, Product, Technology and Audit colleagues to solve complex problems. Share knowledge and coach colleagues, and escalate risks early.
• Own the accountability framework for “record to report”: Take full ownership of the accountability framework for the record to report process, to support Financial Statement attestation. Set clear ownership, escalation routes and governance for controls across Group Finance, and make sure every key control has a named owner who is held to account.

What you'll get from

the role

• Real impact: You will keep Wise's SOX control environment strong, and support the remediation of Material Weaknesses.
• Visibility: You will work with senior leaders across Finance.
• Autonomy and ownership: You will have a high level of responsibility and the freedom to decide how best to deliver.
• Breadth of learning: You will gain in-depth knowledge of Wise's business by working with teams across Finance and the wider company.
• Room to grow: You will build your expertise and influence in a fast-growing, global FinTech.