Senior Manager, Accounting

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 Senior Manager, Accounting, you will lead a high-performing team of professionals across EMEA, overseeing 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.

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

• Leadership & Strategy
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Accounting organisation across EMEA, 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
• Partner with the wider Accounting and Technology teams to design and deliver a seamless Finance IT ecosystem, including the implementation and optimisation of a new ERP and the rollout of billing and reporting tools across EMEA
• 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 Manual and internal control framework that mitigates financial and operational risks

• Qualified accountant with 10+ years experience in Accounting or Controllership roles, including managing distributed international teams
• Proven leadership experience with a strong track record of motivating and developing high-performing, multi-country teams
• 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 technologies, and large-scale finance systems transformations
• Exceptional project management capabilities, with a track record of delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Highly analytical, strategic, and able to distil complex issues into clear, actionable insights
• Advanced Excel and data-analysis skills; familiarity with automation or AI-enabled tools is an advantage

Hybrid working – We offer a hybrid structure with a 3 days / week on site…