External Reporting Manager - 18 Month Fixed Term Contract

Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.

Min fees. Max ease. Full speed.

Whether people and businesses are sending money to another country, spending abroad, or making and receiving international payments, Wise is on a mission to make their lives easier and save them money.

As part of our team, you will be helping us create an entirely new network for the world's money.

For everyone, everywhere.

More about our mission and what we offer.

The Finance team is critical in supporting the Wise mission of money without borders.

We are working to become listed in the US stock exchange in 2026 and need to ensure our external reporting processes are set-up to meet the US reporting requirements. You’ll help prepare and review different sets of financial statements, ensuring compliance with US as well as international accounting and financial reporting standards (IFRS) and US and UK regulatory requirements, including helping to manage the year-end audit. This role requires being an organised, proactive, and detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

We’re looking for a SENIOR EXTERNAL REPORTING MANAGER to join us for an 18 month Fixed Term Contract.

As a Senior External Reporting Manager in the Finance team, you will contribute to our mission by ensuring timely preparation of Group financial statements ensuring compliance with reporting regulations.

Job Description

• Own preparation and delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements in accordance with relevant accounting standards US GAAP and IFRS

• Own monthly consolidation: review mappings, inter-company eliminations, FX translation, equity, and consolidation journals

• Prepare EPS calculation, and notes for share-based compensation, operating segments, cash flow, income taxes, and other complex areas of quarterly and annual financial statements.

• Draft and update primary statements and notes under US GAAP and/or IFRS; maintain dual-GAAP bridges where applicable

• Run disclosure checklists and tie-out packages; ensure internal consistency across sections

• Manage review cycles and comment resolution; escalate blockers and drive decisions to meet filing dates

• Coordinate inputs with FP&A, Tax, Treasury, Legal, Investor Relations, Risk/Compliance, and Regional Finance leads

• Operate and evidence key SOX/ICFR and disclosure controls; remediate deficiencies and optimise control design

• Help to coordinate external audit process: manage deliverables lists, process walkthroughs, sample testing requests, and ad hoc resolution of audit queries specific to your domain

• Run reporting work-stream stand-ups; maintain timelines, RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies), and status dashboards

This role will give you the opportunity to: 

• Drive impact at a global scale – Facilitate the preparation of our external reporting across multiple entities with differing regulatory requirements.

• Own your own path to success – You’ll have a high level of autonomy and responsibility.

• Work in a team – You’ll have an opportunity to work together with like-minded, highly experienced and results oriented people.

• Inspire teams with your ideas, strategy, knowledge and self-starting attitude.

• Grow with the role – You will have the opportunity to develop your leadership skills as the business and Finance function grows in complexity.

Qualifications

• Theory – You have a professional finance qualification (e.g. ACA or equivalent) with +6 years of proven post qualification experience. Detailed knowledge of US GAAP and SEC reporting is a must, with demonstrable experience or strong familiarity in these areas.

• Practice – You have demonstrable experience preparing or reviewing (i.e through audit) publicly listed Annual Reports and Accounts (ARA) and 20-F/10-K. You have external reporting/consolidation experience, including multi‑currency and multi‑entity consolidations in listed-company environments. You have strong experience with consolidation/reporting and disclosure management tools, XBRL tagging, and ERPs. You have advanced excel and strong document management/version control skills.

• Love getting things done – You’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves and take responsibility to do whatever needs doing to solve problems. You are highly accurate, detail-oriented, and demonstrate strong ownership and leadership in project management.

• Collaborative and influencing skills – You work well in an international team environment, and know how to have an impact through others. You have partnered with complex internal and external stakeholder groups and have strong communication skills. 

• Stakeholder management  – You exhibit exceptional coordination skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with multiple international and cross-functional teams, demonstrating flexibility and a proactive approach.

Nice to have

• Experience with capital markets transactions (IPO, debt/equity offerings, prospectuses/circulars)

• Financial services/fintech industry exposure

£88,000-£110,000

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders  — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences.

Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.

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