Technical Accounting & Advisory Senior Manager

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.

Were waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.

After starting as a prepaid card our product offering has grown a lot in the last 10 years in the UK. As well aspersonal and business bank accounts we offer joint accounts accounts for 16-17 year olds a free kids account and credit cards in the UK with more exciting things to come beyond. Our UK customers can also save invest andcombine their pensions with us.

With our hot coral cards and get-paid-early feature combined with financial education on social media and our award winning customer service we have a long history of creating magical moments for our customers!

Were not about selling products - we want to solve problems and change lives through Monzo

London/Cardiff/UK Remote 106300 - 125000 Incentive Awards tied to your performance Benefits

Our Financial Control team

Monzo is looking for an experienced and ambitious professional for a newly created high impact Senior Manager - Technical Accounting Policy role. This role is designed to establish and lead our technical accounting policy function for our Group UK and EU regulated entities. Rooted in the banking sector the successful candidate will sit at the intersection of finance and commercial growth. You will act as the primary technical interface for the business assessing new commercial proposals leading technical accounting fora and strategically triaging work across the wider finance team to utilise the existing technical capability of the team as well as lead in developing those skills further.

This is a key role with real impact working closely with the Group Financial Controller UK and EU CFOs to deliver high-quality external reporting and technical accounting and advisory in support of our fast-growing tech-driven bank.

Were looking for someone with significant experience in an accounting policy technical accounting role ideally from a banking background. Youll thrive in a fast-paced ever-evolving environment and have a hands on delivery focused mindset supporting Monzos mission to make money work for everyone.

Youll play a key role by...

• Providing expert advice on complex accounting issues (e.g. revenue recognition leasing financial instruments) and document conclusions in technical memos.
• Developing and maintaining global accounting policies ensuring consistency across the organisation and compliance with updated standards (IFRS).
• Leading projects for the adoption of new accounting standards.
• Partnering with commercial and product teams to evaluate the accounting implications of new products lending propositions and complex transactions prior to launch.
• Managing the intake of technical queries strategically triaging and delegating project components to utilise existing and develop the technical skills within the wider finance team.
• Establishing coordinating and chairing an internal technical accounting forum to debate align and secure sign-off on areas of accounting estimates and judgments as well as new policy/standards.
• Acting as the dedicated technical accounting partner to the business translating complex technical standards into actionable business advice.
• Leading the technical dialogue with external auditors authoring robust accounting papers to justify and defend the Monzos reported positions.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders external auditors and advisors.

Wed love to hear from you if

• Experience: Fully qualified accountant (ACA ACCA or CPA) with 5 years of experience in accounting policy technical accounting or Big 4 accounting advisory.
• Technical Skills: Strong hands-on knowledge of IFRS particularly in specialised areas like IFRS 9
• Banking Background (preferred): Proven track record within a banking institution or a Big 4 banking/financial services advisory practice.
• Collaborative Leadership: Demonstrated experience in managing workloads across a team utilising external skill sets rather than working in a silo.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to facilitate technical debate and drive alignment among senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Communication: Strong capability to communicate technical standards into clear professional and practical guidance for non-finance stakeholders.
• Resource Optimisation: Sharp prioritisation and organisational skills to effectively triage proposals and maximize the existing capabilities of the wider team while also developing those skills further.
• Adaptability and resilience: Demonstrable ability to be resilient and flexible in a fast-paced tech-led and agile environment.

Whats in it for you

106300 - 125000 Incentive Awards tied to your performance.

This role can be based in our London office but were open to distributed working within the UK (with ad hoc meetings in London)

We offer flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well and at times that suit you and your team.

1000 learning budget each year to use on books training courses and conferences.

We will set you up to work from home; all employees are given Macbooks and for fully remote workers we will provide extra support for your work-from-home setup.

Plus lots more! Read our full list of benefits.

The application journey has 4 key steps

• Phone call with the Recruiter (30 mins)
• Initial Video interview with Hiring Manager (30 mins)
• Role specific interview with Financial Control team (60 mins)
• Behavioural interview with wider Finance members (45 mins)

This process should take around 3-4 weeks - your schedule is really important to us so we promise to be as flexible as possible!

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Equal opportunities for everyone

Diversity and inclusion are a priority for us and were making sure we have lots of support for all of our people to grow at Monzo. At Monzo were embracing diversity by fostering an inclusive environment for all people to do the best work of their lives with us. This is integral to our mission of making money work for everyone. You can read more in our blog 2026 Diversity and Inclusion Report and 2025 Gender Pay Gap Report.

Were an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation gender identity family or parental status national origin or veteran neurodiversity or disability status.

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