Act as the standing technical accounting partner to Product and Engineering for all new products, features, and pricing changes
Write technical accounting memos and position papers for new or changed products (revenue recognition under IFRS 15, financial instrument classification under IFRS 9, fee vs. interest income treatment, etc.)
Design, build, and maintain the chart of accounts for new and existing products, ensuring consistency across entities
Map each stage of the customer journey (onboarding, transaction, settlement, fee, reversal, write-off) to the correct GL treatment, end to end
Review product and engineering specs pre-launch to flag accounting and control gaps before they reach production
Own the reconciliation between product/transaction system data and the general ledger, and resolve breaks at source
Design controls around new product flows (maker-checker, reconciliation, exception handling) and document them to audit standard
Maintain a living library of accounting treatment documentation per product, kept current as products evolve
Partner with Financial Control, Internal Audit, and external auditors on product-related technical accounting queries

Candidate requirements:

ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) with 8+ years post-qualification experience, including Big 4 technical accounting or audit background
Strong working knowledge of IFRS 15 (revenue), IFRS 9 (financial instruments), and IFRS more broadly
Experience translating a product or system design into accounting treatment and GL structure, not just reviewing after the fact
Comfortable reading product specs and talking directly to engineers and product managers, not only to finance colleagues

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