Head of Finance Europe
Wise · Brussels, Belgium
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move and manage the world’s money.
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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.
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A bit about the role
We are looking to hire a Head of Finance to join our Europe Regional Finance team!
Based in Brussels, you will assist in growing our finance capabilities to steer the organisation in the right direction ensuring compliance with accounting, regulatory and tax requirements. You will have the opportunity work with a wide range of stakeholders as well as be an integral part of the international finance team.
Key Responsibilities
- Analysis & Management Reporting: Provide deep-dive variance analysis (Actuals vs. Forecast). Convert statutory data into meaningful management insights for the Country Manager and Regional leadership.
- Controls, Governance & Audit: Strengthen and maintain financial controls and governance processes. Document and improve key financial processes. Monitor compliance with internal policies and regulatory expectations. Drive ongoing enhancements to the control environment.
- Statutory Financials: Own the end-to-end preparation of local statutory financial statements. Lead the drafting of disclosures and notes, ensuring full compliance with local GAAP.
- Audit: Act as the primary lead for external audit execution. Coordinate the process from initial planning and walkthroughs to finalization, ensuring a clean and timely audit cycle.
- Regulatory Reporting & Compliance: Manage regulatory reporting requirements. Ensure compliance with applicable accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal governance frameworks. Support implementation of new regulatory requirements and assess their financial reporting impact.
- Tax Coordination: Partner with the Tax team to ensure precise filings for Indirect Tax, Corporate Tax and Transfer Pricing.
Experience:
- Stakeholder Management: Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Adaptability & Ownership. Thrives in a fast-paced and evolving environment. Takes ownership of outcomes and proactively drives improvements. Comfortable managing competing priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and control.
- Analytical Thinking: Able to translate complex financial and operational data into actionable insights. Comfortable working with large datasets and investigating data quality issues.
- Professional Experience: Proven post-qualified experience in accounting, financial control, and reporting. Experience in Fintech or Financial Services is desirable
- Technical skills: Advanced Excel skills and experience working with large datasets. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. SQL / Python automation skills would be a bonus.
- Automation Mindset: Passionate about eliminating manual work and improving efficiency through automation. Curious about systems, data flows, and opportunities to streamline finance operations.
- Meal vouchers (Edenred): €8.00 per working day. The employer pays €6.91 and the employee pays €1.09.
- Eco-cheques: €250 a year, pro-rated and paid in June, for buying ecological products and services.
- Sports and culture cheques: €100 a year for sports clubs, cultural events, books and tickets.
- Home office and communications allowance: €159.48 net per month to support hybrid or remote work.
- Representation allowance: €50 net per month.
- Phone bill reimbursement: Up to €40 per month, claimed through WebExpenses.
- Commuting and mobility
- Public transport allowance: €34 per month for commuting within Brussels.
- Train subscription: A half-time train card for employees who commute from outside Brussels.
- Bicycle allowance: €0.10 per kilometre cycled to work.
- Company car scheme: Eligible employees can join a car benefit programme run through the Ayvens platform.
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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