Senior Technical Accountant

The role

You will own the Group accounting policy manual and write technical papers on key judgement areas. You will partner with various finance teams to ensure US GAAP and local statutory accounts are accurate.

What you will do

• Own the Group accounting policy manual across US GAAP, FRS 102 and local frameworks
• Write technical papers covering revenue recognition, credit losses, safeguarded customer funds and share-based payments
• Assess accounting treatment for new products, markets, partnerships and funding facilities before launch
• Lead on technical audit areas and act as the main contact for auditors
• Define rules for transaction accounting and work with Finance Transformation to build rules into NetSuite
• Maintain US GAAP to statutory reconciliation and support consolidation
• Keep intercompany recharges consistent across the Group
• Run a prioritised technical accounting log

Required qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent qualification
• 7 or more years of post-qualification experience
• Background in Big 4 (or similar) audit, ideally in financial services, or in a technical accounting team in-house
• Direct experience in a remittance, payments, e-money or similarly regulated financial services business
• Strong technical knowledge of US GAAP
• Solid working knowledge of FRS 102 or IFRS
• Experience with credit loss accounting under CECL or IFRS 9
• Clear, concise technical writing
• Confidence to defend a position with auditors and senior stakeholders
• Hands-on approach

Nice to have

• Experience in US GAAP consolidation for a multi-entity international group
• Experience designing accounting rules for ERP or automation projects, ideally in NetSuite
• Exposure to share-based payments, debt facilities or equity fundraising accounting

About the company

LemFi is a financial engine for people who move countries to build something better. They provide remittances, multi-currency accounts, Savings, eSIMs and Credit.