Financial Controller

Role Summary

We're looking for a Financial Controller to join our Finance team and own two key areas: scheme cost management and regulatory reporting.

You'll become the go-to expert on Visa and Mastercard scheme costs, driving cost optimization while ensuring accurate and scalable regulatory reporting. Your work will directly influence how we manage costs and support the growth of our acquiring business.

Responsibilities

Scheme Cost Analysis & Management

• Analyze Visa and Mastercard fee structures and identify cost optimization opportunities
• Monitor pricing updates and regulatory changes, assessing their financial impact
• Improve the accuracy of scheme fee calculation and merchant allocation
• Collaborate with payment schemes, processors, and internal teams on fee-related topics

Regulatory Reporting & Financial Controls

• Improve and standardize regulatory reporting processes
• Monitor reporting requirements for new and existing products
• Prepare financial data for internal and external audits
• Strengthen financial controls in partnership with Compliance and Product teams

You're a Great Fit if You Have

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Audit, or a related field
• 4–6 years of experience in Financial Controlling, Financial Analysis, Audit or Reporting
• Strong analytical skills, advanced Excel, and experience working with large datasets
• Ownership mindset and rigorous attention to detail
• English — Upper-Intermediate or higher
• Proactive use of AI tools to improve efficiency and automate routine tasks

Requirements

Nice to Have

• Experience in payments, acquiring, or fintech
• SQL, Python, or BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
• ACCA, CFA, or CIMA (completed or in progress)

Benefits

• WHY SOLIDGATE?
• Real impact, real numbers. Your work on scheme costs directly moves the margin on our acquiring business — you'll see the effect in the numbers, not just in a process doc.
• Great product. Solidgate provides the financial infrastructure for modern international businesses, combining subscriptions, chargeback management, fraud prevention, and more.
• Own your craft. This isn't a role with a playbook waiting for you — you'll build the reconciliation process, the fee allocation methodology, and the regulatory reporting standard from where they are today.
• Grow fast. Gain hands-on expertise in Visa and Mastercard scheme economics, work directly with CBC regulatory reporting, and open a real path toward Finance Manager.
• A-player team. Work with a Finance team that leverages SQL, Tableau, and AI-driven tools to keep reporting sharp and scalable.
• 💌 The Extras: 30+ days off, unlimited sick leave, free office meals, health coverage, and Apple gear to keep you productive. Courses, conferences, sports and wellness benefits — all designed for ideas, focus, and fun.
• Tomorrow’s fintech needs your mindset. Come build it with us.
• 🫂 Know top talent? We’re always on the lookout. Refer someone https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/solidgate/form/external-referral-program for our role, and if they get hired, there’s a bonus waiting for you — simple as that.

About the Company

OUR MISSION AND VISION

At Solidgate, our mission is clear: to empower outstanding entrepreneurs to build exceptional internet companies. We exist to fuel the builders — the ones shaping the digital economy — with the financial infrastructure they deserve. To achieve that, we’re on a bold path: to become the #1 payments orchestration platform in the world.

We believe the future of payments is shaped by people who think big, take ownership, and bring curiosity and drive to everything they do. That’s exactly the kind of teammates we want on board.

We're building the #1 payment orchestrator in the world — and the names behind us prove it. Clients include Bolt, Ajax, Nova Post, MEGOGO. Trusted by giants like J.P. Morgan. Ranked #2 in the "Employer of the Year 2026" award by Forbes Ukraine.