Senior Financial Specialist

Department: New Verticals Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cyprus

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial processes, reconciliations, and reporting for new Cashless and Wallet initiatives
• Design, build, and continuously optimize reconciliation processes between internal platforms and external payment providers to ensure accurate balances, operational continuity, and scalability.
• Lead monthly reconciliations and settlements with payment providers, including discrepancy investigation, balance validation, and timely settlement of invoices.
• Support month-end close by partnering with Accounting and Reporting teams, providing transaction flow explanations, balance breakdowns, and guidance on accounting treatment and journal entry logic.
• Establish and maintain audit-ready documentation of processes, assumptions, and controls; support audits and internal control reviews for new products.
• Work directly with payment providers and external partners to resolve issues, improve settlement and reconciliation processes, and support operational scale.
• Assist in budget reviews for the project cost center and prepare financial data for reporting to the FP&A team.
• Collaborate with product and analytics teams to enhance procedures, strengthen internal controls, and support product scaling initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the successful launch of projects in new countries.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• ACA, ACCA, CPA, or similar qualification completed or near completion.
• 3+ years of experience in financial roles, with a background in fintech, banking, payment providers, or cash loan industries preferred.
• Big 4 experience is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and practices.
• Advanced proficiency in the MS Office Suite and data analysis, including handling large datasets and reconciling complex data.
• Proficient in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with SQL is a plus, especially for automating reconciliations or performing data analysis.

Conditions & Benefits

• Health insurance with oncology coverage and life insurance included in Cyprus
• Hybrid work mode
• Access to professional counseling services, including psychological, financial, and legal support
• Diverse internal training programs
• Partially or fully paid additional training courses
• All necessary work equipment
• Fitness club membership discount