Senior Accountant

LemFi (Series B) is building the go-to financial app for the Global South.

Moving to a new country shouldn’t mean starting from zero. That's why our team of 400+ spanning 20+ countries is building a financial ecosystem that helps immigrants stay connected to home, build stability, and create wealth regardless of where they are from or where they live.

What began as fast, affordable remittances is now evolving into a complete platform for multi-currency accounts, payments, credit, and long-term financial growth.

With millions of users across the globe, we process over $1B in monthly transactions to 30+ countries, proving that borders shouldn't limit financial opportunity. The Role As the Senior Accountant, you will play a key role in building and strengthening LemFi’s finance function during a period of rapid global growth. Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will help establish scalable accounting processes, improve financial controls, and ensure timely, accurate reporting across entities. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys operating in a fast-paced fintech environment, balancing strong technical accounting expertise with a practical, problem-solving mindset. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and external partners to build a finance operation that is lean, reliable, and built to scale. How You’ll Contribute Build Scalable Accounting Processes: Design and improve accounting and financial control processes that support LemFi’s growth. Month-End Close & Financial Reporting: Own the month-end close for assigned entities and prepare accurate, timely management accounts. Statutory & Entity Reporting: Prepare entity-level financial statements in line with applicable GAAP and ensure filings are completed on time. Audit & External Partner Management: Support audits and work closely with external auditors, tax advisors, and other financial partners. Controls & Documentation: Strengthen internal controls, reporting systems, and documentation to support compliance and efficiency. Data & Business Insight: Partner with the data team and use tools like Tableau and Looker to improve financial reporting and visibility. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work across finance, data, and business teams to align accounting outputs with FP&A and operational needs. Who You Are Hands-on finance professional: Comfortable working in the detail, taking ownership of core accounting activities, and improving processes along the way. Detail-oriented and reliable: Committed to producing accurate financial information and maintaining high standards in a fast-paced environment. Comfortable in a scaling business: Thrives in environments where structures are still being built and refined, with the adaptability to respond as priorities change. Proactive and solutions-focused: Able to identify issues, investigate root causes, and resolve problems independently. Commercially aware and collaborative” Understands the role finance plays in supporting the wider business and works effectively across teams to deliver practical, scalable solutions. What You’ll Bring Relevant accounting experience, ideally within a fast-growth business, fintech, tech, or similarly dynamic environment. ACA, ACCA, or ICAEW qualification, or an equivalent accounting qualification. Experience preparing statutory and non-statutory financial statements, as well as monthly management accounts. Experience supporting or leading audit processes and working directly with external auditors and financial partners. Strong understanding of accounting standards and financial controls, with the ability to apply them in practice. Confidence working with financial data and building scalable reporting processes. NetSuite experience highly desirable; familiarity with Tableau or Looker is a plus. Proactive, organised, and able to identify, investigate, and resolve issues with minimal oversight. The Interview Process TA Screen (30 mins) Meeting the Hiring Manager (30 mins) Technical Assessment (case study and presentation) Stakeholder Interview (30 mins)