Accounting Operations Director

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, Pay Pal and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.

Our strength lies in our diverse global team with 50+ nationalities and 10+ international locations- all united around one goal — to deliver the best possible products and services to our partners and customers. While our company mission is to keep innovating global commerce, our internal mission is to #choose action, #beopen, #think customer, #gofurther and #win together

As the Accounting Director, you will lead a high-performing team of professionals across EMEA and LATAM, overseeing global accounting operations for a rapidly scaling payments organisation. You will drive operational excellence, modernise financial processes, and ensure the accounting function keeps pace with the company’s international growth and regulatory demands.

A key part of the role will be leveraging automation, AI-enabled efficiencies, and systems optimisation — including the rollout of a new ERP and reconciliation tool— to enhance accuracy, scalability, and speed across the close and reporting lifecycle. You will partner closely with Financial Operations (Customer reconciliation), FP&A, Treasury, and the Group Accounting team to build a best-in-class global finance ecosystem.

You will also ensure compliance with evolving accounting regulations across all relevant jurisdictions and strengthen our internal control framework.

This role will be based in London.

• Leadership & Strategy
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounting organisation across EMEA and LATAM, fostering a culture of performance, accountability, continuous improvement and collaboration
• Shape the long-term strategy for global accounting and controllership to support the company’s international expansion
• Drive a transformation agenda focused on automation, AI-enabled workflows, and data-driven decision-making
• Operational Excellence
• Lead the global month-end close processes, delivering timely and accurate financial results
• Strengthen accountability and adherence to project timelines, with a specific focus on audit requirements
• Shorten the close cycle through automation, process redesign, and systems integration
• Ensure alignment between actuals, internal reporting, and the investment model; identify and explain variances
• Improve aged receivable collections and partnership with commercial team and legal to progress best practice
• Audit, Compliance & Controls
• Act as a key partner to the Group Accounting team in delivering the year-end audit process for group IFRS financials and local statutory accounts
• Communicate with audit partners on local Statutory accounts (outside of Germany)
• Maintain strong governance over financial policies, accounting standards, and transfer pricing documentation
• Collaborate closely with the Technical Accounting team on group accounting matters, policy interpretations, and audit readiness
• Own and further develop the group-wide Accounting Manual and internal control framework that mitigates financial and operational risks
• Systems, Data & Automation
• Serve as owner of the ERP landscape, ensuring MS Dynamics and consolidation tools are implemented, optimised, and fully utilised
• Partner with Data & Analytics teams to build an integrated Finance IT architecture — including automated reconciliations, sub-ledgers, and AI-driven anomaly detection
• Drive adoption of new billing and reporting solutions across regions

• Qualified accountant with 10+ years of leadership experience in Accounting or Controllership roles, including managing distributed international teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead large, multi-country teams, operating across diverse time zones
• Deep technical expertise in IFRS and local accounting standards
• Strong experience operating within complex global financial services regulatory frameworks
• Background in payments or fintech is preferred
• Proven experience with ERP platforms, automation…