Finance Controller (High-Volume Integrated Payments)
- Finance Controller (High-Volume Integrated Payments)
- Hybrid Working from Denver, Colorado
- $130,000 + 10% bonus
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an experienced Finance Controller to lead financial operations within a complex, high-volume payments environment. This role is ideal for a finance professional with deep expertise in multi-channel payment ecosystems within a high-volume, transaction-intensive payments environment.
This role would suit someone from an industry such as Transport and Mobility (including tolling, ticketing, and transit systems), Utilities and Smart Metering, Telecommunications (subscription and usage-based billing), Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management, Parking, Congestion Charging or Enforcement Systems. We are not looking for someone from a corporate finance background.
Role and Responsibilities:
- Own the full payment lifecycle (authorisation through to settlement), ensuring accuracy, completeness and control across high-volume, multi-channel payment streams.
- Lead complex reconciliations across multiple systems and data sources, resolving discrepancies, managing exceptions and ensuring financial integrity at scale.
- Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting (daily, monthly, annually), ensuring all transaction activity is correctly recorded and aligned with reporting standards.
- Oversee cash positioning, settlement timing and funding flows across payment providers and banking partners to maintain liquidity and operational stability.
- Ensure adherence to GAAP/IFRS, SOX, and internal controls, maintaining a robust control environment within a high-throughput, fast-paced operation.
- Drive continuous improvement across finance and payment processes, leveraging automation to increase efficiency, reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
- Lead and develop the finance team while acting as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, translating complex transactional data into actionable business insights.
Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (Master’s preferred).
- 7+ years’ experience in finance/accounting, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
- Strong experience managing high-volume, multi-channel payment environments.
- Demonstrated expertise in integrated payments, including card payments, digital wallets, bank transfers and reconciliation processes.
- Experience working with payment gateways, processors and settlement systems.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, IFRS and financial compliance frameworks.
- Experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, PeopleSoft) and financial reporting tools.
- Proven ability in financial modelling, forecasting and analysis.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- CPA qualification (preferred but not essential).
Applications:
To hear more about our client and this opportunity working as a Finance Controller for Integrated Payment Systems based in Denver, Colorado; please call and speak with James Sample at ISR Recruitment on (813) 252 1508 or please send me your latest CV (james@isr.uk.com) and/or your online business profile for consideration.
Please contact James here at ISR to learn more about our client operating across some of the USA’s leading transport technology projects and how you can become a part of their success story?