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Zilch

Senior Financial Accountant

Posted on 15 September 2026New

About the role

💼 What you will do

• Join Zilch, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintechs, in a newly created hybrid role in London. • Provide financial reporting support across the business as part of the Financial Reporting team. • Report to the Associate Director of Finance Projects and gain exposure to a wide variety of projects. • Work across technical accounting, statutory reporting, tax, finance transformation, treasury, securitisation and M&A. • Help build a strong control framework as Zilch works towards IPO readiness. • Grow in the role with full training and ongoing support.

📋 Job Requirements

• Hold a recent accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent). • Bring audit experience and a background in financial services or fintech, ideally. • Build strong relationships across the business to help Finance meet its goals. • Explain complex topics simply and lead conversations with senior stakeholders. • Produce high-quality, well-presented work. • Read and interpret accounting standards, regulatory guidelines and legislation. • Take a hands-on, collaborative approach and stay organised across multiple projects. • Bring a friendly, positive mindset and a drive to grow with the company. • Work from the London office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

🌟 Nice-to-have

• Bring practical experience in areas such as business combinations, ECL modelling, EIR revenue recognition, IFRS 2 or hedge accounting. • Show exposure to M&A workstreams such as external due diligence. • Bring tax experience. • Show experience with SPV structures. • Use NetSuite confidently.

🎯 Responsibilities

• Contribute to finance transformation projects and lead your own projects from planning to implementation. • Help prepare management accounts and financial statements, especially for complex accounting matters or new transactions. • Support corporate finance activity, including due diligence and transaction workstreams. • Assist the Internal Reporting team with general ledger system enhancements. • Strengthen controls and processes to withstand rigorous audit review ahead of IPO readiness. • Work with the Finance Data team to improve automation and build scalable processes. • Support tax structuring and planning with external advisors, and explain tax issues to non-finance colleagues. • Make sure tax submissions are accurate and on time alongside the External Reporting team. • Prepare and review technical accounting papers and supporting files. • Scan for changes in accounting and regulatory standards, and support training and implementation.

About Zilch

😃 What Zilch offers

• Receive full training and ongoing support in a growth role. • Join the Share Options Scheme as a permanent employee. • Get a pension, death in service cover and income protection. • Earn 5% back on in-app purchases and receive £200 towards your home working setup. • Get private medical insurance, including GP access, mental health support, dental, optical and menopause support. • Use an Employee Assistance Programme with unlimited mental health sessions and 24/7 remote GP access. • Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay. • Access professional qualifications, memberships, e-courses and internal training. • Work remotely on Tuesdays and Fridays, with a casual dress code, socials and healthy snacks.

💖 What makes Zilch unique

Zilch is one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech companies, on a mission to create the world’s most empowering way to pay. Since launching its product in 2020, it has reached double unicorn status with a $2 billion valuation and taken on more than 6 million customers. Zilch aims to become the best way to pay for anything, anywhere, without credit costs.

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