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Checkout.com is a global fintech payments platform processing over 10 billion transactions yearly for companies like eBay, Spotify, Klarna, Uber, and Sony. This Associate role in the Financial Control team reports to the Director of Financial Control (MENA) and is based in Dubai, supporting financial control, statutory compliance, and high-quality financial reporting across MENA entities.
Key responsibilities include preparing and reviewing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting deliverables in compliance with IFRS standards. You will draft statutory financial statements including notes and supporting workings for MENA entities, manage balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and audit lead schedules, and support the year-end close and external audit process. The role involves acting as a key contact for internal and external auditors, coordinating audit requests, and ensuring timely and accurate audit support.
Additional duties include preparing VAT and tax-related reporting for the MENA region with focus on UAE and KSA requirements, maintaining and improving financial controls and accounting processes to strengthen data integrity across multiple jurisdictions, and identifying process improvements using AI and automation to streamline finance activities. You will collaborate with Finance, Treasury, Compliance, FP&A, and other teams to support smooth financial operations. Experience with CBUAE regulatory reporting is beneficial but not essential.
Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or equivalent; 5-7 years of relevant finance/accounting experience; and professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CFA, or similar). Strong technical accounting exposure, IFRS knowledge, and experience drafting financial statements and supporting statutory audits are essential. Experience in global or multinational, complex, high-growth, or regulated business environments is preferred. Hands-on experience using AI for finance workflows (Gemini, Claude) and strong Excel proficiency with ERP/accounting systems (Workday, NetSuite) are required. Knowledge of MENA tax requirements, particularly UAE and KSA, is important. Fintech or payments experience is preferred but not essential. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and excellent English communication are critical; Arabic language skills are a plus.
