Financial Control Analyst

We're looking for a proactive, enthusiastic and commercially-minded accountant to work on our financial accounting, and help us build a world-class finance function. This role would be well suited to a qualified, or soon to qualify, accountant with an audit background.
We have some really exciting challenges coming up like systems implementation, expanding into the European Union, continuing to grow our customer base, keep growing our lending business and adding to our marketplace. Youll work on scaling Monzo in a controlled way, while helping us optimise our financial accounting processes with the help of technology. Youll join the Finance team and report to our Financial Control Manager.
Youll play a key role by

Manage a tight process with our internal Finance team to ensure a swift month-end close process (e.g. taking ownership of our leases, managing accruals schedules, inventory, treasury investments, etc) and group consolidation
Understand the business and our products to write insightful management commentary
Work with our engineers and data teams to automate the production elements of this role, allowing you to focus on the parts of the role where your knowledge and skills provide the most value
Assist with the implementation of our new accounting system to make sure we are taking advantage of all its features to minimise manual elements of reporting
Learn SQL skills to run reports and propose solutions that make our processes efficient and scalable
Maintain existing and develop new controls that protect our financial data and our balance sheet substantiation process
Support our year end process working with external auditors and our Financial Reporting squad
Review new products, assessing the accounting and implementing them in our banking platform and accounting system
Work with the business to assess the impact of changes in accounting standards and make proposals on accounting policy matters for new products launched
Help maintain the integrity of our chart of accounts and financial static data
Resolve miscellaneous inquiries and support the overall finance team wherever needed - from forecasting and valuations, to bank transfers, transfer pricing and tax policy research, 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.
1,000 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.

Youre qualified, or soon to qualify, accountant with an audit background, and ideally have had some experience in financial accounting and control outside of practice
You have a great eye for detail
Youre fascinated by the banking and regulatory landscape, and have a good understanding of key financial controls
Youre a self-starter and enjoy tackling what needs doing, whether its making a bank transfer or pulling together reports for investors
Youre comfortable translating complex information into simple words for people with diverse backgrounds
Youre interested in using data (SQL skills would be a bonus)
You thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment
What were doing at Monzo excites you!

London

Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.
Were waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.
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
Hear from our team about what it's like working at Monzo

Cardiff or London | 45,000 - 55,000 + Benefits | Hear from the team
Were on a mission to make money work for everyone.
Were waving goodbye to the complicated and confusing ways of traditional banking.
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 because Money never felt like Monzo Our Finance team