About this role
Chief Financial Officer
PCF-11 Head of Finance and PCF-56 Head of Safeguarding
Owl Payments Limited, Dublin
About Tripadvisor
The Tripadvisor Group connects people to experiences worth sharing, and aims to be the world’s most trusted source for travel and experiences. We leverage our brands, technology, and capabilities to connect our global audience with partners through rich content, travel guidance, and two-sided marketplaces for experiences, accommodations, restaurants, and other travel categories. The subsidiaries of Tripadvisor, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIP), include a portfolio of travel brands and businesses, including Tripadvisor, Viator, and TheFork.
Owl Payments Europe Limited (OPEL) is a Payment Institution authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, supporting the Tripadvisor marketplace across the European Economic Area.
This role is a hybrid position that requires 4 days per week in our Dublin office.
The role
Reporting to the CEO of Owl Payments Europe Limited, the CFO will lead OPEL’s finance function and hold senior responsibility for its safeguarding framework. The role encompasses PCF-11 Head of Finance and PCF-56 Head of Safeguarding and is subject to approval by the Central Bank of Ireland. The CFO will be responsible for OPEL’s financial and regulatory reporting, safeguarding, capital and liquidity, CESOP, tax, audit, financial controls and reporting to the Board, Executive Committee and Risk and Compliance Committee.
What You’ll Do
As PCF-11 Head of Finance, lead OPEL’s finance function and oversee its financial and regulatory reporting obligations.
• Prepare OPEL’s budgets, forecasts, management accounts and statutory financial statements.
• Ensure OPEL’s financial records and statutory financial statements comply with FRS 102, Irish company law and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Oversee financial controls, tax, external audit, intercompany accounting and cost allocations.
• Maintain OPEL’s Finance Policy and supporting procedures.
• Ensure Central Bank regulatory returns are accurate, appropriately reviewed and submitted on time.
• Oversee OPEL’s capital, liquidity, cash management and financial-resource requirements.
• As PCF-56 Head of Safeguarding, maintain oversight of OPEL’s safeguarding framework, policy and supporting procedures.
• Review and sign off safeguarding reconciliations and ensure discrepancies or shortfalls are investigated, funded and escalated promptly.
• Ensure OPEL meets its safeguarding and related reporting obligations and provide appropriate reporting to the CEO, Board, EXCO and RCC.
• Own the governance and control framework for CESOP reporting.
• Prepare and present financial and regulatory reporting to the Board, EXCO and RCC.
• Manage OPEL’s external audit and relevant rela