Finance Operations Manager

Description
Finance Operations Manager - Clear Accept

Before you apply:  this role requires direct experience working inside a payment services business: an acquirer, PSP, or payment facilitator. A financial services or accounting background alone does not meet the brief.

Clear Accept is a regulated UK payment institution in the acquiring space. We're growing, which means this role is as much about building as it is about running. There's real scope here to shape how things work, not just maintain them.

Requirements
What you'll own:
Daily client fund reconciliation and CASS 15 regulatory reporting
End-to-end merchant invoicing and acquirer commission reconciliation
Month-end close, P&L revenue analysis, and input into forecasting and budget
Aged debt, credit control, and billing query resolution
Transactional cost monitoring across the merchant portfolio
Annual audit lead for the finance business unit
A team of three - priorities, performance, and continuity
What we need from you:
5+ years in finance operations inside a payments business - acquirer, PSP, or Pay Fac. Broader financial services experience does not substitute for this
Hands-on knowledge of CASS 15, client fund safeguarding, and acquirer settlement
Familiarity with card scheme fee structures and merchant billing processes
Experience managing a finance operations team
Proficient in Net Suite or a comparable ERP
Strong Excel - pivots, lookups, large-scale data manipulation
Useful but not essential:
PCI DSS Level 1 environment experience
Direct Debit processes and file formats
Collaboration with product or tech teams on finance tooling and automation

Benefits
Benefits:
Competitive salary + bonus
25 days holiday + your birthday off
Private medical insurance & health cash plan
Life assurance & income protection
Enhanced parental leave & family wellbeing support
Perkbox discounts & perks
Generous pension contributions
Hybrid working model
If this sounds like your next move, apply now!