Director of Finance

Monta; Greater London; On-site; GBP 113,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education budget

Free lunch

Pension & health coverage

Parental leave

Warrants program

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Monta is seeking a Director of Finance to own group financial control end to end, reporting to the UK CFO. You will lead the close, consolidation, VAT and revenue judgment calls, and oversee payroll, AR and AP across multiple entities and currencies.

You’ll partner with FP&A, drive AI-enabled finance solutions, and manage external auditors (PwC). This is a hands-on leadership role built for scale in a hybrid London setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience and team leadership.
• Experience managing diverse teams across geographies.
• Able to bring technical accounting knowledge to strategic projects and cross-functional teams.
• Experience building finance solutions with AI and leading ERP migrations.
• Skilled at running a tight month-end close and multi-entity consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Own the group month-end close process and drive for faster, more predictable close.
• Oversee group consolidation and inter-company eliminations across entities and currencies.
• Manage payroll, AR and AP and bank reconciliation across the group.
• Own the ERP system and lead potential ERP migrations or transitions.
• Serve as primary contact for PwC and manage audit readiness.
• Drive AI adoption across finance and partner with FP&A on forecast-to-actuals.

Skills

Team leadership

Multi-entity experience

Auditing liaison

Cross-functional work

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Salary, based on experience level:

London — up to £126,000 gross/year

Copenhagen — up to DKK 101,510 gross/month

About Monta

Monta connects hardware, software, businesses, and drivers into one seamless charging ecosystem. Our mission is to make charging simple, reliable, and scalable for everyone.

Monta is a company of builders. We move fast, break friction, and use AI to multiply output. No politics, no fluff - the best idea wins, always.

We're looking for a Director of Finance who's ready to roll up their sleeves and own group financial control end to end. You will be reporting to our UK based CFO and be a key member of his leadership team.

What You’ll Do

Team & Process Leadership

• Group Financial Control & Close
  • Own the group month-end close process, driving toward a faster and more predictable close
  • Hold sign-off authority on accounting treatment across entities, including VAT and revenue recognition judgment calls
  • Own group consolidation and inter-company eliminations across multiple entities and currencies
  • Oversee payroll, AR and AP management
  • Own bank reconciliation and cash visibility across the group's banking partners and currencies
  • Set and enforce posting controls and chart-of-accounts policy across the group
  • Manage and develop the wider group accounting team including third party book keepers, with multiple direct reports
  • Drive the automation and streamlining of our processes whilst ensuring strong financial controls
  • Partner closely with FP&A on forecast-to-actuals reconciliation and board reporting inputs
  • Technical ownership of the company ERP system. It is a plus if you have evaluated ERPs or have led an ERP transition
  • Act as the primary point of contact for our external auditors (PwC), driving audit readiness and closing out requests on time
  • Drive AI adoption across finance, we have made huge strides and are AI native, and we want you to continue that
  • Own transfer pricing compliance and documentation across group entities
  • Bring technical accounting judgment to strategic finance projects as Monta evolves, for example new entity structures or evolving revenue recognition needs
  • Lead technical accounting input on product development such as invoice generation and VAT engine
  • Own statutory audit and group compliance across all entities

Compliance & Strategic Projects

What We're Looking For

If the mission excites you but your experience isn’t a perfect 1:1 match, apply anyway — we care about potential, not perfection.

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), with significant post-qualification experience and a track record of managing a team
• Experience managing a diverse team across geographies
• Comfortable bringing technical accounting knowledge to cross-functional and strategic projects, not just running the close
• Demonstrable experience building and managing bespoke finance solutions with AI and a bonus if you have led an ERP migration
• Skilled at running a tight, predictable month-end process
• Transfer pricing and multi-entity or group consolidation experience
• SaaS and/or fintech experience is a strong plus
• Experience in a regulated financial services environment (e-money, payments, or similar) is a strong plus
• Bonus if you speak Danish as our HQ is in Copenhagen

AI Competency

You’ll be expected to work with AI-powered tools. Some we use:

• GitHub Copilot / Claude Code
• ChatGPT / Gemini / Claude
• Notion AI (docs, knowledge, meeting notes)
• Analytics & ML: Langfuse, PyTorch, Mastra
• AI-enhanced testing & monitoring (e.g., generative QA, Grafana ML)

We don’t expect mastery of all — but we expect comfort learning, experimenting, and adopting AI responsibly.

Why Monta

• Real authority. You'll own group-level financial control for a scaling EV-charging platform, with real sign-off authority from day one.
• Ownership from day one. All Monta employees are owners of the company and part of the journey.
• The people are extraordinary. You'll work directly with senior finance leadership. We believe we do the best when we are together and so we are in the office 3 days a week driving the business.
• Build the function, don't just run it. You're joining while the close process is actively being modernized. What gets automated and rebuilt from here is yours to decide, not inherited from someone else's playbook.
• Real scale, real mission. Monta powers charging for 300,000+ monthly users. The numbers you close each month are funding the infrastructure behind the EV transition.
• Breadth most Directors of Finance don't get this early. Multiple entities, multiple currencies, and a direct line into board-level reporting, all in one seat.

What We Offer

• A yearly education budget and extra days off to use it.
• A friendly and social company culture with movie nights, Friday bars, pub crawls, and more.
• Free lunch every day.
• Pension & health coverage to keep you secure for today and tomorrow.
• Paid parental leave to support life’s big moments.
• Warrants program - be part of our growth story.
• Flexible working hours; as long as you’re at key meetings and delivering great work, we trust you to manage your schedule.

To succeed in this position, your spoken and written English skills need to be proficient. Since Monta is a globally active company, you’ll be communicating often and regularly with our co-workers and partners around the world, making your professional English knowledge essential.