Finance Operations, Sr Manager
Our Company
Join a movement in which everyone can win. We started a movement in which everyone can win – shoppers, retailers, society and every person on our team. To play fair, trust people and reward them for doing the right thing. We see and feel the impact of our work as more and more people gain financial freedom and retailers grow across the globe.
Founded five years ago in Sydney, Australia, Afterpay has over 11 million active customers globally and more than 64,000 of the world’s best retailers around the world including Anthropologie, Revolve, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins. Afterpay is completely free for customers who pay on time – helping people spend responsibly without incurring interest, fees or extended debt. Afterpay empowers customers to access the things they want and need, while still allowing them to maintain financial wellness and control, by splitting payments in four, for both online and in-store purchases. Afterpay is deeply committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers. We are focused on supporting our community of shoppers.
We trust in the next generation and share a vision of a more accessible and sustainable world in which people are rewarded for doing the right thing.
The Opportunity
As Afterpay’s Financial Operations, Senior Manager, you’ll …
We are much more than our job descriptions, but here’s where you will begin….
-Lead the North America Finance Ops team, which includes AP, AR, and our growing Finance Ops team who handles full cycle merchant settlements
-Drive process improvement efforts and ensure scalable processes and strong controls support business growth
-Work cross functionally with Product, Engineering and global finance team to drive automation initiatives and process improvements
-Work closely with Finance and Sales to operationalize non-standard commercial agreements
-Establish North America AR function, working closely with the Global AR team in AU to ensure standardized global processes
-Standardize AP processes in partnership with Global AP team
-Implement controls and procedures to minimize risk of error, particularly with high volume and high $ transactions
-Work with the team to troubleshoot and resolve settlement enquires and banking issues
-Develop reporting and implement and review metrics which capture key team outputs/processes
-Review and approve all payments processed by the team, including daily merchant settlements, AP payments and ad hoc payments.
-Support ad hoc finance projects
-Role reports to the North America Financial Controller
Who are you? (Qualifications)
Like us, you’ll be deeply committed to delivering positive outcomes for customers and passionate about shaping the future of Afterpay.
-Bachelor’s degree required, with Finance or Accounting preferred
-Minimum 10 years of experience in Finance operations
-Experience building, leading and developing a high performing team
-Proven leader in improving processes and driving efficiency through cross functional partnership
-A critical thinker who can connect the dots and notice when something looks out of place
-Strong attention to detail with sharp analytical skillsAdvance experience in MS Excel, and generally tech savvy
-Strong written and verbal communicationFast learner with a hunger to learn and apply skills and grow within the organization
-Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to work cross-functionally and establish strong relationships
-Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize deliverables
-Experience with Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Microstrategy a plus
-Understanding of banking systems and payments industry also a plus
-You like to keep it real with your actions, be brave with your decisions, do the right thing for all our stakeholders and shape the future with excitement.
How we reward you. We have a pay for performance culture so you can expect to be rewarded for high performance. We pride ourselves on fairness and offer a competitive total reward package made up of salary, incentives and benefits including the opportunity to enroll in our share matching plan. We have a strong focus on health and wellbeing at Afterpay as we aim to support you to succeed in both your career and personal lives, such as providing employees with a corporate membership to Headspace. We offer a wide range of insurance programs so you have the flexibility to choose what is best for you. Afterpay covers 100% of the employee cost and 75% of the cost of your dependents. We value diversity and a collaborative and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong is important to us.
How to Apply
We don’t know what the future holds. That’s the exciting part; we show up and make it happen. If you’re brave, if you’re committed to doing the right thing and excited by this opportunity, click apply now!.Afterpay is continuing to hire for all open roles with all interviewing and on-boarding done virtually due to COVID-19. All new team members, in addition to current staff, will temporarily work from home until it is safe to return to our offices