SAVii is hiring a
Audit Lead

Summary

The job is for an Accounting and Compliance Manager at SAVii, a remote-first organization that offers 360° salary linked wellness services in emerging markets. The role involves overseeing financial controls, developing an annual audit plan, liaising with external auditors, ensuring compliance with IFRS, leading cross-border compliance strategies, and exploring international growth opportunities.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in audit, compliance, and controls
• Knowledge about IFRS 9, especially the ECL impairment framework
• Desire to learn the business of the fintech industry and from the seasoned finance professionals in the team
• Good interpersonal skills, as you will interact with colleagues at all levels within the Company
• A passion for excellence and a desire to help build things from the ground up, as SAVii is a young startup with a fast growth trajectory
• Has an intermediate understanding and application of financial principles, standards, industry practices, techniques, and concepts
• Must be organized and detail-oriented as a professional in the audit and control
• Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

Responsibilities

• Oversee existing internal financial controls, processes, and practices and implement enhancements to existing accounting policies and finance processes
• Assist the Financial Controller in developing an annual audit plan for the SAVii Group
• Work and liaise with external auditors to ensure correct and timely closing of audit issues and other financial audit activities
• Analysis of the technical reporting standards, treatments, and estimates in compliance with IFRS to ensure that SAVii is compliant with the prescribed accounting recognition and treatment
• Lead the development, implementation and monitoring of cross-border compliance and strategies, standard policies, and procedures, including transfer pricing plans, fundraising activities, and other international-related requirements
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/ or diverse teams and engagements
• Ensure adherence, monitor, remediate and align compliance responsibilities with stakeholders
• Explore and identify strategic growth opportunities internationally that will aid the global market expansion of SAVii
• Manage and review contracts and engagements including management and governance arrangements and other commercial terms, to ensure compliance with regulatory reporting and audit requirements
• Support the management in delivering a best-in-class control environment
• Ensure suitable levels of segregation of duties needs to be present to prevent collusion and overriding of controls
• Take a proactive approach to innovate, develop, implement, and manage programs to reduce risk, including preventing and detecting issues of theft and dishonesty