Senior Accounting Associate

Job Description

Does playing a meaningful role in preventing money laundering and other illegal financial transactions sound exciting to you? How about bringing your accounting skills to a global business that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as a Senior Accounting Associate.

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

As Senior Account Associate, you’ll assist in period-end close process, including journal entries posting and periodic validation of balance sheet accounts to supporting documents. You’ll communicate with business partners to find and solve problems, raising issues, and following-up with management as necessary. Additionally, you’ll assist in the preparation of standard and specialized financial reports.

Here are some skills, attributes, and qualifications you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Up to three years’ experience in accounting
• Solid English language skills, written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Attention to details
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly structured, deadline-driven environment

It’s an exciting time at Western Union. We’re growing as a business and we're shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. We’re unleashing our potential. If you’re ready to do the same, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and success. Western Union is proud to be an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected category.

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Western Union salary range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, and competencies. The salary is one component of Western Union’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include short term incentives, health insurance (several options to choose from), accident and life insurance, access to the best in class learning and development platforms, flexible work arrangement, to name just a few!