Associate Director, Strategic Finance

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time intelligent economy. More than 676000 businesses including McLaren Racing Qantas SHEIN and TikTok use us directly or through our platform partners to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.

We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. Were the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident but by design. A decade plus 85 licenses and a financial infrastructure spanning North America Europe the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.

Were co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with more than 2300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy people who move fast with good judgment dig in with real curiosity and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.

About the team

The Finance & Corporate Development team at Airwallex drives the companys financial strategy and growth. Our team focuses on financial planning analysis and corporate transactions to ensure Airwallexs long-term success. We collaborate across departments to identify opportunities manage risks and execute strategic initiatives. Our goal is to support the companys mission to empower businesses to operate anywhere anytime.

What youll do
Reporting to the Head of Strategic Finance you will operate as a senior leader within the team owning critical parts of Airwallexs financial strategy and influencing company-wide decision-making. This is a highly visible role with direct exposure to executive leadership where you will shape strategic direction drive financial rigor and ensure alignment between long-term vision and near-term execution.

You will lead complex high-impact initiatives across planning performance management and corporate strategybringing structure to ambiguity and driving clarity in decision-making. Beyond analysis you will play a key role in influencing outcomes aligning stakeholders and ensuring disciplined execution across the organization.

You are both a strategic thinker and an operator: equally comfortable building detailed financial models crafting executive narratives and leading cross-functional initiatives. You bring strong business judgment a bias for action and the ability to scale impact through others.

This role can be based in London (UK).

Responsibilities:

• Own and lead strategic financial planning processes including long-range planning annual budgeting and forecasting across business units

• Drive company-level financial insights and narratives shaping materials for board meetings investor communications and executive decision-making

• Lead capital strategy and capital allocation decisions ensuring resources are deployed effectively against the companys highest priorities

• Partner with senior leadership (Product GTM Operations) to evaluate and influence major strategic initiatives such as new market entry product investments pricing strategies and partnerships

• Oversee business performance analysis identifying key drivers risks and opportunities while ensuring accountability against targets

• Build mentor and scale talent within the Strategic Finance function raising the bar on analytical rigor strategic thinking and execution

• Drive cross-functional initiatives that improve financial visibility operational efficiency and decision-making frameworks across the company

• Enhance finance infrastructure including reporting systems tools and processes to support a global scaling organization

Who you are

Were looking for individuals with strong analytical foundations sharp business judgment and the ability to turn insight into action. The minimum qualifications are essential to succeed in this role. Preferred qualifications help you stand out but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Finance or a related field

• 8 years of experience across strategic finance management consulting investment banking or private equity

• Proven experience operating at a senior level influencing executives and driving company-wide initiatives

• Advanced financial modeling skills with the ability to design and own complex models that inform critical decisions

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving ability with a track record of navigating ambiguity and delivering outcomes

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills including experience presenting to senior leadership or boards

• Demonstrated leadership experience including mentoring team members and leading cross-functional workstreams

• Strong commercial acumen and deep understanding of business performance drivers in a scaling company

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in high-growth environments ideally within the Technology space

• Have worked in top-tier management consulting investment banking or private equity firms

• Experience with capital markets fundraising or IPO readiness

• Familiarity with SQL business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and/or working with large complex datasets across functions and regions

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Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit qualifications competence and talent. We dont regard color religion race national origin sexual orientation ancestry citizenship sex marital or family status disability gender or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.

Required Experience:

Director