[Hiring] Interim Director of Financial Operations & Control @Monzo

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced finance operations leader for a 12-month fixed-term contract to lead our Global Financial Operations and Control team. Your mandate is to provide steady-state operational leadership across all financial operations, close cycles, and management reporting; and serve as the essential operational contact for the program. You will ensure BAU integrity while actively operationalising and absorbing newly automated processes.

• Leading all aspects of financial control and operations, including Accounts Payable, Treasury Operations/Product Control, Money Operations ensuring robust, well controlled, and timely transaction processing.
• Leading the production and end-to-end delivery of monthly close and management reporting cycle, providing actionable insights and variance analysis.
• Maintaining a robust control and governance framework focused on integrity of our data and processes.
• Serving as the primary operational counterpart to the Director of Financial Operations & Control, providing operational feedback on target operating models and workflow designs.
• Managing team capacity and workflows to free up key subject matter experts for involvement in the programme.
• Supporting the practical change management and operational rollout of new automation tools within the live environment.
• Working closely with the Director of Financial & Regulatory Reporting to ensure compliance with overarching accounting policies.
• Providing stable, empathetic, and accountable leadership to a distributed team during a period of change.
• Building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, external auditors, and advisors.
• Driving the delivery of the Financial Operations and Control teams milestones and actions on existing key projects.
• Managing a structured, documented operational handover back to permanent leadership at the conclusion of the 12-month term.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated track record stepping into high volume, multi-entity finance operations leadership roles.
• Empathetic, effective people leader with a strong track record of coaching individuals.
• Deep understanding of internal control environments and ability to build "best-in-class" processes.
• Experience operating within complex, multi-entity or cross-border structures.
• Demonstrated experience operationalising new technology and embedding change within Finance teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Adaptability and resilience in fast-paced, tech-led, and agile environments.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge (IFRS).

Requirements

• Passionate about the role and keen to learn and grow.

Benefits

• Salary: £142,000 - £170,000.
• Flexible working hours.
• £1,000 learning budget each year for books, training courses, and conferences.
• Setup for remote work, including Macbooks and additional support for home setup.
• Plus lots more!