Financial Accounting and Control Associate

Who We Are

Kora is a global fiat and stablecoin payment infrastructure company. We provide the rails that financial institutions, fintechs, and enterprises use to move money across borders reliably and at scale. We started in Africa and now operate across multiple markets, building the infrastructure that enables businesses to connect, transact, and grow globally. We are not a payments app or a wallet. We are the layer underneath: the settlement infrastructure, compliance engine, and connectivity that make cross-border payments work for the companies and institutions that build on top of us. At the heart of everything we do is our vision to create a future void of digital financial barriers. We are committed to delivering secure, reliable, and easy-to-use financial solutions that help our customers grow and better serve the people who rely on them. To achieve this, we need curious, driven, and thoughtful people who are ready to solve meaningful problems and build systems that last.

At Kora, we believe in finding water in the desert and picking the sand in the ocean. We take on difficult challenges, pursue excellence, and find a way forward even when the path is not obvious.

We also value positive energy, clear communication, collaboration, and respect. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from every background can contribute, grow, and do their best work. Koraites, our employees, bring this vision to life through the way we think, build, and work together. We are innovators and problem-solvers who challenge the status quo, pursue excellence, and take ownership of delivering meaningful results. We believe the best solutions come from strong collaboration, diverse perspectives, and a shared commitment to doing great work. Across every team, we hold ourselves to high standards, move with purpose, and continuously improve as we build reliable financial infrastructure that helps our customers grow and better serve the people who depend on them.

About the Role

Hi, I'm Ayodeji Osisami, Chief Financial Officer at Kora 👋🏽

Our Finance team is growing to support the increasing complexity and scale of Kora’s operations, and we’re looking for a Senior Associate, Financial Accounting & Control to join us.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for strengthening the quality and integrity of our financial reporting, statutory and tax compliance, external audit readiness, and financial control environment. You will own key technical accounting and reporting workstreams, working alongside the Finance Manager and directly with me to ensure that our financial information is accurate, well-supported, compliant, and delivered within agreed timelines.

This opportunity is ideal for someone who is technically strong, detail-oriented and comfortable working through complex accounting matters. You enjoy getting into the numbers, asking the right questions, documenting your conclusions clearly, and producing work that can stand up to scrutiny from auditors, regulators and senior stakeholders.

Your Mission:

In this role, you will:

• Own the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting deliverables, including financial statements, reporting packs, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules, ensuring compliance with IFRS and applicable statutory requirements.
• Assess complex and non-routine transactions, research applicable accounting guidance, and prepare clear technical accounting papers and position memos supporting significant accounting treatments, judgements and estimates.
• Coordinate statutory and tax compliance across relevant entities, including the preparation and review of tax computations, statutory filings, current and deferred tax balances, intercompany transactions and related supporting documentation.
• Drive Kora’s external audit readiness by coordinating audit requirements, schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation, resolving audit queries and technical accounting matters, and tracking findings through to remediation.
• Review key financial processes and controls, identify reporting risks and control deficiencies, and work with relevant stakeholders to implement practical and sustainable remediation actions.
• Support the preparation of consolidated financial statements across Kora's entities and ensure reporting policies, accounting methodologies and financial statement disclosures are consistently and appropriately applied.
• Continuously improve the quality, efficiency and scalability of financial reporting and compliance processes through stronger documentation, standardisation, automation and better use of Finance systems and data.

Requirements

Your Story:

You’ll be a strong fit for this role if you have:

• At least 5 years of progressive experience in external audit, financial reporting or accounting advisory, with significant experience gained within a leading audit, accounting or professional services firm.
• Strong working knowledge of IFRS, with hands-on experience preparing and/or reviewing financial statements and applying accounting standards to complex transactions.
• A recognised professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, ICAN, CPA or equivalent.
• Experience managing complex audit and financial reporting deliverables, including reconciliations, supporting schedules, technical accounting matters and the resolution of audit findings.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, statutory reporting and tax compliance, with the judgement to identify issues, investigate root causes and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Experience auditing, advising or working within financial services, fintech, payments, banking or another regulated industry.
• Experience working across multiple entities or jurisdictions, including consolidated reporting and intercompany accounting.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Kora is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. We make employment decisions based on qualifications, experience, merit, and business needs, without discrimination. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented communities to apply.

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