Finance Manager, AMER

Airwallex•San Francisco, CA

7d•$110,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role will be a key member of the Airwallex Americas regional team. As the Manager, Finance, AMER, you will own end-to-end financial controllership activities for Airwallex’s AMER entities while supporting group-wide reporting, audit, and strategic initiatives. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining strong governance and compliance standards, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams such as Product, Revenue Operations, Regulatory Compliance and FP&A. This role offers broad exposure to controllership, fintech regulatory requirements, new product enablement, and global group reporting—ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced global environment and is excited to build and scale the finance function of a hyper-growth fintech. This role is based in San Francisco.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
6+ years of finance or accounting experience.
Strong knowledge of US GAAP, technical accounting acumen, and ability to apply standards in a rapidly evolving fintech environment.
Experience working in financial services, fintech, payments, or regulated industries.
Proven experience in financial controlling roles with a track record of improving processes and scaling financial operations.
Strong understanding of internal controls, compliance requirements, and reporting frameworks applicable to U.S. financial entities.
Experience supporting complex local or international projects, including systems implementations or operating model transitions.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to partner effectively across departments and seniority levels.
Ability to operate independently, demonstrate sound judgment, and navigate ambiguity in a hyper-growth environment.
Creative, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach with the ability to balance detail orientation and operational efficiency.

Nice To Haves

Big Four experience strongly preferred.
CPA or equivalent qualification preferred.
Experience working within Oracle ERP, Pigment FP&A, Looker dashboards and similar modern finance stack strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Use company provided AI tools to drive controllership improvement initiatives across the Americas—including process standardization, automation, documentation, and operational efficiency projects.
Review and prepare monthly financial closing activities for AMER entities working in close collaboration with our finance shared service center
Ensure compliance with U.S. GAAP, local regulatory requirements, and internal accounting policies.
Manage periodic statutory financial audits, regulatory fillings, and manage relationship with external auditors and third parties.
Support global group reporting processes, including quarterly close, consolidation reviews, and coordination with global Controllership and Group Finance teams.
Partner with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to provide accounting advisory for new product launches, commercial structures, and changes in operational workflows.
Prepare technical accounting memos and support advisory topics (e.g., revenue recognition, equity compensation, M&A transactions, financial instruments).
Support compliance reporting obligations to relevant U.S. regulatory bodies and industry partners.
Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders such as Tax, Treasury, Legal, Risk, and Operations on regional or group-wide projects.
Responsibilities of the role may evolve over time as the U.S. business scales.