Country Finance Director, UK - Global Payment
Location: London
Team: Corporate Functions
Employment Type: Regular
Job Code: A195963A
About the Team: The Global Payment team of Bytedance provides payment solutions—including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on—to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms including TikTok.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with HQ team to build the UK finance function, including accounting, treasury, financial reporting, and financial controls, in alignment with group standards
- Oversee safeguarding of customer funds, ensuring compliance with UK regulatory requirements (e.g. FCA expectations), including reconciliation processes and controls
- Own regulatory reporting for the UK entity, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with applicable regulations
- Develop and implement entity‑level financial policies, procedures, and governance frameworks, supporting licensing requirements and ongoing regulatory obligations
- Provide strategic financial leadership to senior management and Board, translating financial insights into actionable business decisions
- Help to manage P&L performance, including revenue, operating margin, cost control, transfer pricing, and budgeting processes
- Partner closely with global finance, treasury, and tax teams to ensure alignment on policies, reporting standards, and key financial assumptions
- Manage relationships with regulators
- Collaborate cross‑functionally with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Business teams to support business growth while maintaining regulatory compliance
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a senior finance expert within a UK‑regulated payments/e‑money institution, bank, or fintech, ideally within a global organisation
- Strong experience in customer funds safeguarding, reconciliation, and regulatory reporting
- Demonstrated experience in building and scaling finance functions, with strong collaboration and people management capabilities
- Prior experience operating at Board or senior management level, with strong stakeholder management skills
- Strong understanding of financial controls, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements in the UK
- Detail‑oriented, highly organised, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment, with excellent communication skills to clearly explain complex financial topics
- Experience in implementing automation, with a forward‑looking mindset to adopt frontier technologies such as AI
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Professional qualification such as ACCA, ACA, or equivalent
- Experience working in high‑growth or scaling fintech environments
- Familiarity with FCA regulatory framework
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