Financial Controller- Americas

Sokin•New York, NY

About The Position

Sokin is seeking a qualified accountant to join its growing finance team in New York as Financial Controller for the Americas. The role manages finance operations across the Americas entities, supports month-end and year-end close, prepares management accounts and financial statements, maintains financial controls, and supports compliance and reporting across multiple jurisdictions. It includes supervision of local finance personnel and close collaboration with shared services accountants and teams across finance, risk, and operations. The position supports a rapidly expanding global B2B financial services business. Responsibilities span accounting, statutory and regulatory reporting, tax support, audit preparation, budgeting and forecasting, and improving finance processes and systems as transaction volumes and business complexity grow. Financial statements are prepared under UK GAAP and, where applicable, US GAAP.

Requirements

Qualified accountant (CPA, ACA, or ACCA) with at least 3 years of post-qualification experience.
Background in business services, audit, or corporate accounting.
Strong understanding of financial accounting principles, statutory reporting, and control frameworks.
Experience preparing or assisting with consolidated accounts and management reporting.
Exposure to ERP systems and strong systems orientation.
Advanced Excel skills, including data manipulation and analysis.
Excellent attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Strong communication skills and ability to partner across global functions and supervise local finance personnel.
Proactive and organised, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, international environment.
Right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

NetSuite experience is preferred.
Experience supporting corporate tax compliance, indirect tax filings, tax provisioning, and intercompany accounting is advantageous, particularly across the US and other Americas jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Oversee and support regional finance operations, including supervising local finance personnel and coordinating accounting, reporting, and control activities across the Americas.
Partner with bookkeeping and shared services teams to review journal entries and ensure transactions are accurately and promptly recorded.
Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts, including accruals, prepayments, intercompany balances, and fixed assets; strengthen the reconciliation framework.
Support month-end and year-end close, ensure accounts are reconciled and supporting schedules are complete, and help shorten the close process.
Prepare monthly management accounts and assist with statutory financial statements under UK GAAP and, where applicable, US GAAP.
Support regulatory financial reporting, including US state-by-state Money Transmitter License reporting, regulatory capital and permissible investment requirements, and related returns, reconciliations, and schedules.
Support the global Tax function with tax accounting, reporting, and compliance across the Americas, including tax provisions, account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and information for corporate and indirect tax filings.
Support intercompany accounting and transfer pricing implementation, including recording and reconciling intercompany charges and maintaining supporting documentation.
Prepare audit schedules and supporting documentation and respond to auditor queries.
Maintain and continuously improve financial controls, including designing controls that can scale with business growth.
Support budgeting and forecasting by providing accurate historical information and helping build planning models and processes.
Identify opportunities to streamline and automate finance processes and help implement improvements.
Collaborate with finance, risk, operations, and shared services teams to maintain accurate and consistent management, statutory, and regulatory reporting.