Finance Manager

Finance Manager, Advertising Agency, Central London, £50-55,000

We have an excellent opportunity for a Finance Manager to join a very exciting, high growth agency based in Central London. Our client is experiencing a period of high growth across the business with new offices opening globally and the finance team growing and providing new opportunities for progression

The Role:

Your main duties and responsibilities include:

• Promoting the Company Vision and standards across commercial and finance
• Responsibility for the preparation of forecasting, accounting and reporting
• Assisting the Finance Controller to deliver the smooth, efficient and productive running of the agency finances

Transactional Management

• Manage and control the purchase & sales ledger processes across group
• Prepare and process monthly payroll
• Review and process monthly staff expenses
• Responsible for payment run sign off, intercompany, FX and Aged Debtors
• Ownership of WIP and Accrued revenue
• Manage preparation of ad hoc purchase, sales, WIP and accrued reports as requested
• Preparation of documentation for annual audit
• Formally document all financial operational procedures
• Maintain infrastructure of internal controls
• Review current processes and propose changes
• Manage new systems and processes implementation
• Ownership of software – upgrade and maintain
• Coach, mentor and manage 4 junior direct reports

Management Accounts

• Own the month end process ensuring all monthly accounting is completed
• Review and sign off final P&L and Balance Sheet position
• Prepare payroll postings and review intercompany recharges
• Review of monthly flash with variance analysis explanations for submission

Commercial

• Undertake client rate card reviews
• Support Commercial Leads with new client transition management
• Support Legal & Commercial Director with new client contract negotiation
• Liaise with key stakeholders throughout the UK agency to prepare commercial proposals for new business and out of scope fee proposals

Person Specifications:

• Qualified/Part Qualified Accountant – ACCA/CIMA
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to form internal and external relationships
• Ability to work in a frenetic environment
• Ability to multi-task reactively
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Ability to problem solve effectively
• Advanced excel skills including v-look ups and pivot tables