Chief Accountant, Payments (Kazakhstan)
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BinanceFintech, Payments
Kazakhstan, Astana / Kazakhstan, Almaty / CIS RegionFull-TimeManager
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Job Details
- Languages
- Russian (fluent), English (intermediate or above)
- Experience
- 10+ years of finance and accounting experience, including managerial roles, with 5+ years as Chief Accountant or Deputy Chief Accountant
- Required Skills
- Microsoft ExcelAccountingComplianceNetSuiteRisk Management
Requirements
- Higher education in accounting, finance, or economics
- Postgraduate education or professional certification (ACCA, CAP/CIPA, DipIFR)
- 10+ years of finance and accounting experience, including managerial roles
- 5+ years as Chief Accountant or Deputy Chief Accountant at a fintech, payment, banking, or microfinance organisation
- Compliance with clause 7 of the Accounting Rules (Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 531) and the Qualification Directory of Positions of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Full-scope accounting experience under IFRS and Kazakhstan legislation
- Strong knowledge of the Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan (CIT, withholding CIT, VAT, individual income tax, social payments)
- Knowledge of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan 'On Payments and Payment Systems' and requirements for first-category payment organisations
- Experience with external annual and quarterly audits conducted by a Big Four firm
- Experience with NetSuite (Oracle)
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, large data sets)
- Experience with online banking platforms of Kazakhstan banks
- Fluent Russian for statutory record-keeping; English at intermediate level or above
Responsibilities
- Own full-scope bookkeeping and accounting in compliance with IFRS and Kazakhstan legislation, ensuring readiness for external audit
- Ensure accurate accounting and reconciliation of segregated client funds, kept separate from the company's own funds
- Support the calculation and reporting of prudential norms and capital requirements applicable to the payment organisation
- Prepare and timely submit financial, tax, and statistical reporting
- Prepare group and parent-company reporting, including participation in consolidated group audits
- Maintain a robust, regulator-ready internal control system
- Prepare documentation and explanations for external auditors and the National Bank of Kazakhstan
- Act as the key finance stakeholder in interactions with the regulator, external auditors, tax authorities, and correspondent banks
- Lead and coordinate the accounting team, including outsourced providers and the group's central accounting function
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