Technical Accounting Manager

Trades Workforce Solutions; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services organization in the UK is seeking a Technical Accounting Manager responsible for providing expert accounting guidance. You will ensure compliance with IFRS, lead hedge accounting processes, and maintain high financial integrity standards. Ideal candidates will be ACA qualified with significant experience in technical and financial reporting roles, particularly in handling IFRS and hedge accounting. Strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex information are essential in this hands-on position.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience in a technical role.
• Demonstrable experience with hedge accounting and derivative instruments.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality outputs under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment of complex accounting issues under IFRS.
• Develop and maintain the Group accounting policy manual.
• Support the end-to-end hedge accounting process under IFRS 9.

Skills

Strong knowledge of IFRS

Strong Excel skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Education

ACA qualified or equivalent

Big 4 background preferable

Tools

Consolidation systems (preferably Workday)

Job description

Job Detail

• Job Title: Tehnical Accounting Manager
• Reports To: Finance Director
• Business Area: Finance
• Job Family: Specialist Support
• Team: Financial Control
• Career Path: Individual
• T&C: 3
• Career Step: Advanced
• Role replaces: Lead Technical Accountant
• Line Manager Responsibilities: No
• SMCR: No, this role does not fall within the Senior Management Certification Regime.
• SMCR Type: N/A

Why my job matters

The Lead Technical Accounting Manager is responsible for providing expert technical accounting guidance across the Metro Bank Group, ensuring compliance with IFRS and maintaining high standards of financial integrity and control.

As Technical Accounting Manager, you’ll be the go-to expert on all matters relating to IFRS and complex accounting across Metro Bank. You’ll ensure the Group’s financial statements are accurate, compliant, and aligned with accounting standards and regulatory expectations.

This role will also lead the consistent application of the Group accounting policies and procedures.

You’ll play a key role in hedge accounting and the wider management of financial instruments, ensuring compliance with IFRS 9 and supporting Treasury in designing and maintaining effective hedging strategies.

This is a hands‑on role requiring strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex accounting concepts clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.

What I need to do – my accountabilities

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Accounting & Advisory
  • Lead the assessment and documentation of complex accounting issues under IFRS.
  • Develop and maintain the Group accounting policy manual, ensuring consistent application across all entities.
  • Prepare technical accounting position papers for complex transactions or judgemental areas (e.g., business combinations, financial instruments, share‑based payments, leases and impairment reviews).
  • Support in interpreting and implementing new accounting standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Act as the key liaison point with external auditors on technical accounting matters.
• Hedge Accounting & Financial Instruments
  • Lead the end‑to‑end hedge accounting process under IFRS 9, including:
  • Reviewing hedge designations and ensuring appropriate documentation is in place.
  • Performing prospective and retrospective hedge effectiveness testing.
  • Monitoring hedge performance and ensuring timely rebalancing or de‑designation where required.
  • Reviewing hedge accounting entries and disclosures in the financial statements.
  • Provide technical support to Treasury on derivative and risk management structures.
  • Ensure financial instrument valuations and disclosures meet IFRS 7 and IFRS 13 requirements.
• Financial Reporting & Control
  • Support the month‑end and year‑end close process by reviewing technical areas of the financial statements.
  • Prepare or review disclosure notes for complex accounting areas (e.g., financial instruments, fair value measurement, business combinations).
  • Strengthen the financial control environment through the design and documentation of accounting and reporting controls.
  • Provide ad hoc technical accounting training to Finance and Treasury teams.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Partner with Treasury, FP&A, Tax, Property and Legal to ensure appropriate accounting outcomes for business initiatives.
  • Provide clear, actionable technical guidance to non‑technical stakeholders, including senior management.

I have got these skills (Minimum requirement to do the job)

Skills

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, or equivalent) with significant post‑qualification experience in a technical accounting or financial reporting role.

Strong knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 9, IFRS 13, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, and IFRS 3.

Demonstrable experience with hedge accounting and derivative instruments.

Strong Excel skills, with the ability to manipulate large data models and deliver meaningful outputs.

Knowledge

Previous experience in financial services, listed, or complex multi‑entity environments preferred.

Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and written communication skills.

Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality outputs under tight deadlines.

Essential role‑specific qualifications

• ACA qualified or equivalent – Big 4 background preferable
• 5 years+ PQE in a technical role within a finance environment or external audit

I have probably got this experience (Minimum requirement to do the job)

• Experience of drafting and reviewing interim and annual financial statements.
• Experience of Financial Services, ideally Retail Banking, highly desired.
• Experience in PQE in a technical role within a finance environment or external audit.
• Experience with consolidation systems (preferably Workday).
• Exposure to regulatory reporting or prudential frameworks (for financial institutions).

Career Step Definition

Knowledge

• Expert in the team with extensive experience in a complex technical area.
• Aware of the latest thinking in their field and has an in‑depth knowledge of our policies and procedures / customers and competitors.

Problem Solving

• Anticipates future issues and finds solutions to problems based on limited information and past experiences.
• Able to demonstrate and evidence clear decision‑making abilities and identify process improvements.

Stakeholders

• Builds credibility and uses resourcefulness to manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifies opportunities to broaden our offer.

Planning

• Plans own time in the short to mid‑term to focus on value‑adding activity that’s aligned to our Vision.
• Impacts on business performance and contributes to team planning.

Responsibility & Risk

• Understands their impact on others and deals with situations tactfully.
• Manages and influences up and down the organisation.
• Has detailed understanding of the balance of risk and reward and how the risks in their area are managed.

SMCR Accountabilities

Senior Management Function (SMF) Reference: N/A