Finance Manager – Card Issuance Our client is a global payments organisation seeking a hands on Finance Manager with card issuing experience. Reporting into the Global Head of Finance, you will oversee and manage financial obligations in line with regulatory and card scheme requirements. This is a brand new high profile role supporting regulated card programmes, where you will be the Finance Lead across all card issuing projects and initiatives You will be a qualified accountant and ensure card products are compliant and can be supported from a financial operations perspective. If you are a hands-on, qualified accountant with a track record of working in Issuing, read on… Day to day you will : • Be the Finance SME for Card issuing, providing finance, commercial and regulatory knowledge and insight · Monitor and control working capital • Oversee and manage card loads value with issuing bank fund holdings • Ensure tracking and reconciling of customer funds • Monitor & reconcile transaction activity across issuing and card scheme network, including identification of chargebacks, fees and costs • Ensure cash management is optimised between Banks and other payment providers • Ensure financial exposures from foreign exchange are managed and controlled effectively • Meet all regulatory and card scheme financial obligations • Lead in budget preparation • Prepare monthly management reporting packs • Identify improvements to reporting standards, processes and systems • Manage internal and external stakeholders relating to Card issuing and programme management • Timely completion of statutory accounts and year end audits • Ensure provision of accurate, timely and relevant MI analysis • Develop reporting systems and processes from scratch To be successful in this role, you will possess: • An accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA) • Demonstrable experience in the regulated banking or payment industry, ideally in prepaid/fintech or e- money • Regulatory financial experience • Knowledge of sweeping and pooling of funds for payment processing and settlement • Familiarity with Conduct Risk and Consumer Duty • Modelling and ad hoc analysis of card programmes • Multi-currency experience • Experience with regulatory audits and interviews • Familiarity with Open Banking and straight through Payment Processing