Director, Finance ANZ

About Airwallex
Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,800 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you're ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

Attributes We Value
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you're motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.

You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you "get stuff done" end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you'll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let's build what's next.

This role will be a key member of the Airwallex Controllership Organization. As Finance Director, ANZ you will be responsible for all our entities in Australia and New Zealand, overseeing our key entities across the region. You will play an important role in overseeing the accuracy of financial reporting of the entities within your scope, but also be a key driver in strategic projects like product expansions and license applications. This role will also be a very important contributor on the projects to support our long term IPO ambitions. You will lead a team in Australia and close collaborate with business teams as well as other stakeholders within finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the AU controllership team in delivering financial reporting, streamlining finance operations, building a control framework, and managing audits.
• Support the global controllership organization in executing its IPO readiness agenda for initiatives without and outside of the ANZ region.
• Empower your team by leading, mentoring, and developing a strong team of high performing members.
• Collaborate with the Global Tax team on tax compliance for your region.
• Support a wide range of strategic projects to enable Airwallex to continue its growth in products or licenses.
• Fulfill the director responsibilities for Airwallex SVF Pty Ltd and serve as responsible managers for Airwallex Capital Pty. Ltd.
• Continuously identify opportunities for process improvements within the finance domain to increase efficiency or collaboration.
• Closely collaborate with product or business teams that require finance support on new product developments.
• Close collaboration with other finance teams on department wide projects and change management.
• Provide cross-functional leadership across the Americas teams by collaborating with Sales, Marketing, People. Product, Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance teams.
• Develop and improve policies, benefits, and systems to scale our fast growing team across the Americas.
• Responsibilities of the role will develop and evolve over time.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of finance experience; Big Four experience is advantageous.
• Master's degree in accounting, business, or related field; CPA or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Strong technical understanding of financial services, fintech businesses, and regulatory environments.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team of two.
• Extensive experience in a financial controlling role and proven track record of building and expanding these capabilities within an organisation.
• Strong knowledge on local accounting standards and ability to apply them in practice.
• Proven experience in managing complex local or international projects focused on process improvement initiatives.
• Confident, creative, and innovative thought leadership and communication skills to deliver impact in a hyper growth environment; ability to interact with all levels within the organization
• Experience working independently and navigating ambiguity
• Experience in ANZ Tax compliance and structures is preferred

Equal opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don't regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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