Finance Associate

At NALA, we decide to prioritise two goals: reducing the cost and increasing reliability for sending money. We partner with governments to acquire licences, which in turn, enable us to build innovative products and services, unlocking faster, safer, and more affordable cross-border payments.

Your Mission

As a Finance Associate at NALA, you will play a crucial role in supporting the finance team with day to day operations and ensuring the smooth reconciliation processing.

Your Responsibilities in this Role

• Perform daily reconciliations between internal systems and partner accounts
• Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies or issues escalating complex cases appropriately
• Ensure precise reconciliation records are kept and generate reports as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Treasury, Operations, and Compliance
• Perform verification & processing of provider invoices & charges
• Support the finance & data team on reconciliations automation project(s)
• Support process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy in finance operations
• Other duties as assigned periodically.

Requirements

Must-have requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
• Professional qualifications in progress are a plus (e.g., CPA, ACCA, or equivalent)
• 1-2 years of experience in finance operations, payments processing, or reconciliation roles

Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of payment processing systems and financial reconciliation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment
• Good communication skills to collaborate across departments

Work Ethic

• Proactive approach to identifying issues and driving solutions
• Strong organizational skills and time management
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team

Nice to have Requirements

• Experience dealing with cross-border payments and multi-currency reconciliations
• Proficiency with SQL to extract, filter, and aggregate millions of transaction rows independently

Success in the role looks like

3-Month Metrics

• By day 90, the associate fully owns daily transactional processes, understanding the underlying data trends. They autonomously manage daily reconciliations between internal ledgers and payment partners, accurately flagging discrepancies. Utilizing SQL, they efficiently investigate transaction issues and verify provider invoices and fees to prevent overpayments. They collaborate effectively across Treasury, Operations, and Compliance to resolve anomalies.

6-Month Metrics

• By day 180, the associate drives automation efforts using SQL to reduce manual tasks. They contribute to finance and data team projects to automate reconciliation, optimize workflows, and streamline invoice verification. They independently resolve complex discrepancies and partner with product and engineering teams to address root causes.