Technical Accounting Lead

Monzo Bank

Technical Accounting & Advisory Lead at Monzo responsible for leading accounting policy function and ensuring compliance with relevant standards. Partnering with finance and commercial teams to deliver high-quality reporting.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £106,300 - £143,800 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 Monzo’s reported positions.
Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, external auditors and advisors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

£1,000 learning budget each year to use on books, training courses and conferences.
Flexible working hours and trust you to work enough hours to do your job well, and at times that suit you and your team.
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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

IFRSaccounting policytechnical accountingrevenue recognitionleasingfinancial instrumentsIFRS 9accounting standardsfinancial servicesBig 4 accounting advisory

Soft Skills

communicationleadershiporganizational skillsprioritizationcollaborationresilienceflexibilityfacilitationstrategic thinkingrelationship building

Certifications

ACAACCACPA