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Monzo Bank · 15 hours ago

Senior Accounting & Financial Operations Analyst

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$89K/yr - $121K/yr

Monzo Bank is a leading financial technology company committed to providing modern banking solutions. They are seeking a Senior Accounting & Financial Operations Analyst to lead their US financial accounting function, ensuring high-quality financial reporting and robust controls while supporting the growth of their operations.

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechWealth Management

Responsibilities

Managing a tight process with our internal Finance team to ensure a swift month-end close process (e.g. managing accruals schedules, managing our bank accounts and supplier payments, liaising with our Tax team to post their numbers, etc)

Understanding the business and our products to write insightful management commentary

Working 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

Helping understand any differences between US GAAP and IFRS accounting

Learning SQL skills to run reports and propose solutions that make our processes efficient and scalable

Maintaining existing and develop new controls that protect our financial data and our balance sheet substantiation process

Supporting our year end process working with external auditors and our Financial Reporting squad

Reviewing new products, assessing the accounting and implementing them in our banking platform and accounting system

Working with the business to assess the impact of changes in accounting standards and make proposals on accounting policy matters for new products launched

Helping maintain the integrity of our chart of accounts and financial static data

Helping with payment runs to our growing number of suppliers, working closely with our UK Financial Operations team

Helping with some of our US tax activities, liaising with external advisors and our Group Tax team

Resolving miscellaneous inquiries and support the overall finance team wherever needed - from forecasting and valuations, to bank transfers, transfer pricing and tax policy research!

Qualification

Qualified AccountantFinancial AccountingUS GAAPIFRSSQLFinancial ControlsAudit BackgroundAttention to DetailProblem SolvingCommunication Skills

Required

You're a qualified accountant with an audit background, and have had some experience in financial accounting and control outside of practice

Knowledge of banking would be an asset

You have a great eye for detail

You're fascinated by the banking and regulatory landscape, and have a good understanding of key financial controls

You're a self-starter and enjoy tackling what needs doing, whether it's making a bank transfer or pulling together reports for investors

You're comfortable translating complex information into simple words for people with diverse backgrounds

You thrive in a dynamic and constantly evolving environment

Preferred

You're interested in using data (SQL skills would be a bonus)

What we're doing at Monzo excites you!

Benefits

Great Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

Stock Options

Generous 401k with 4% employer match

32 days of vacation and public holidays per year (and we require that you take all of your days each year as we believe that well rested employees are more effective!)

Maternity / Paternity leave

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