Job Description

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry-leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,300 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile-initiated transactions, real-time analytics and the convergence between brick-and-mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com 

It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments.

The Financial Platforms Architecture team defines the architecture, integration patterns, and technology strategy across the company’s Finance Technology landscape. The team works closely with Finance, Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Risk, and Engineering stakeholders to deliver a modern, scalable, and well-controlled set of finance platforms that support accurate financial reporting, reconciliation, treasury operations, and regulatory requirements.

The Associate Architect – Financial Platforms is a hands-on solution architecture role intended for experienced solution architects or highly seasoned senior engineers with strong enterprise system design experience. This role is suitable for someone who already demonstrates architectural judgement and is capable of owning solution design within their domain while operating within a broader architecture governance model.

This role contributes directly to the design and evolution of Finance platforms, including ERP, reconciliation, treasury, reporting, and integration layers. It operates under the guidance of a Senior Architect and Dev leadership but is expected to work independently on defined problem spaces and initiatives. The role focuses on financial platforms and the post-transaction financial lifecycle, rather than merchant-facing or real-time payment authorization platforms.

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused
• Operating with Courage
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing. If you want to find out more about life at Paysafe, check out our careers page here

How we work:

We follow a hybrid working model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. This will be based in our Dublin hub. The Dublin office is located in George's Quay in the heart of Dublin.

What to expect:

• Evaluate Finance and business requirements and translate them into coherent, end-to-end solution designs under architectural governance
• Design solutions spanning Finance platforms such as ERP, reconciliation, treasury, reporting, and analytics systems
• Contribute to architecture decisions across system boundaries, including data flows, integrations, and platform responsibilities
• Produce clear architecture and design artefacts for new initiatives and enhancements aligned to Finance Technology standards
• Act as a trusted technical point of contact for Finance Technology solution design topics
• Articulate complex, data-driven solutions to Finance, Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, and Technology stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure solutions support financial controls, auditability, and operational resilience
• Support platform rationalisation and transformation initiatives, including consolidation of systems and reduction of technical debt
• Apply and promote best practices across finance system design, integration patterns, data consistency, and architectural governance

To be successful, you will have:

• Demonstrable experience in solution or platform architecture, or equivalent senior-level experience designing complex enterprise systems
• Strong understanding of Finance Technology domains such as accounting, ledger management, reconciliation, treasury, and reporting
• Experience designing and integrating enterprise platforms such as ERP, EPM/consolidation, reconciliation, and treasury systems
• Hands-on experience with enterprise integration and middleware platforms and system-to-system integrations
• Strong understanding of financial data flows, lineage, and system-of-record concepts
• Ability to design solutions that support data integrity, auditability, and regulatory compliance
• Proven ability to work effectively with senior Finance and Technology stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical designs in business terms

Considered an advantage:

• Experience supporting Finance Transformation or ERP modernisation initiatives
• Exposure to regulatory, safeguarding, or audit requirements within financial services
• Experience designing solutions that support month-end close, reconciliation, or financial reporting processes
• Familiarity with enterprise reporting, analytics, or self-service BI patterns
• Previous experience operating within a formal architecture practice or governance framework

A snippet of what you’ll get in return:

• Make your day work for you with our flexible working hours.
• You decide what your holiday looks like with the option to buy or sell your holiday and carry over up to 5 days into the next year.
• Start your day with a free breakfast, fresh fruit and snacks.
• Spend time with those important to you with our enhanced paid family policies.
• Test our products Skrill and Neteller. Upon joining we will award you £50 into each wallet.
• Enjoy our discounts on memberships via vitality including, gyms, leisure centres, yoga/Pilates across the country.
• Need a new Laptop or TV? We offer support purchasing Apple and LG products via Stormfront technology.
• Join our six employee-led equality communities and help foster a workplace that celebrates diversity and create opportunities to collaborate and learn.
• Give back to the community with four paid charity days.
• Kickstart your weekend early with our summer hours during the months of June, July and August with a 3pm finish every Friday.
• Let’s not forget, we also offer: Private health insurance, dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

What to expect next:

1. Phone screen with Talent Acquisition.
2. Video interview with the Solution Architect.
3. Video interview with VP Technology, US Acquiring and Finance.
4. Final HR interview with Talent Acquisition.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.