Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Posted 3 days ago by Trace | Expert Accountancy & Finance Recruitment

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£70,000 Per year
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London Area, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Finance Manager role at a forward-thinking media company in West London involves overseeing day-to-day financial operations, providing financial insights, and contributing to business decisions. This position is crucial for managing financial planning, reporting, and analysis while supporting the company's growth journey. The role is a 6-month fixed-term contract, offering an opportunity to work in a creative and fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in finance management, particularly within the media or creative industries.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to accounting principles.
  • Provide detailed variance analysis and commentary.
  • Work with senior leadership to prepare and update the company's budget and financial forecasts, ensuring they align with the company's objectives.
  • Monitor cash flow, ensure timely payments, and optimize working capital to maintain financial health.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, offering financial insight to support decision-making and growth.
  • Provide in-depth financial analysis to support key business decisions, including cost management, pricing, profitability, and ROI analysis.
  • Ensure that the company is compliant with financial regulations, tax requirements, and internal controls.
  • Oversee the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial reporting.
  • Assist in the continuous improvement of financial systems and processes to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
  • Work closely with other finance team members and support their development, ensuring a collaborative and high-performance environment.
  • Take the lead on key financial projects such as process improvements, system upgrades, and strategic initiatives.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience in a finance management or similar role, ideally within a media, entertainment, or creative industry.
  • ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification (or equivalent experience).
  • Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, and systems.
  • Proficiency in financial software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks) and advanced Excel skills.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and present it in a clear and actionable manner.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage and influence non-financial stakeholders.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of financial reporting and analysis.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach to working with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Understanding of how financial decisions impact business operations and strategy.

Salary (Rate): £70,000.00/year

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Finance Manager - Media Group - West London - Paying £65,000 - £70,000 - 6 Month FTC I am recruiting for an exciting, forward-thinking media company, shaping the future of content and creativity. We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Finance Manager to join their vibrant team on a 6 month basis and help them continue on our exciting growth journey. As a Finance Manager, you will play a pivotal role in managing the day-to-day financial operations of the business. You will provide financial insights, contribute to business decisions, and oversee financial planning, reporting, and analysis. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to work within a creative, fast-paced environment while making a direct impact on the company's growth and success.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare monthly management accounts, ensuring accuracy and adherence to accounting principles.
  • Provide detailed variance analysis and commentary.
  • Work with senior leadership to prepare and update the company's budget and financial forecasts, ensuring they align with the company's objectives.
  • Monitor cash flow, ensure timely payments, and optimize working capital to maintain financial health.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders across the business, offering financial insight to support decision-making and growth.
  • Provide in-depth financial analysis to support key business decisions, including cost management, pricing, profitability, and ROI analysis.
  • Ensure that the company is compliant with financial regulations, tax requirements, and internal controls.
  • Oversee the month-end and year-end close process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial reporting.
  • Assist in the continuous improvement of financial systems and processes to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
  • Work closely with other finance team members and support their development, ensuring a collaborative and high-performance environment.
  • Take the lead on key financial projects such as process improvements, system upgrades, and strategic initiatives.

Requirements:

  • Proven experience in a finance management or similar role, ideally within a media, entertainment, or creative industry.
  • ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent professional qualification (or equivalent experience).
  • Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, and systems.
  • Proficiency in financial software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks) and advanced Excel skills.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex financial data and present it in a clear and actionable manner.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage and influence non-financial stakeholders.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail in all aspects of financial reporting and analysis.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach to working with cross-functional teams.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Understanding of how financial decisions impact business operations and strategy.

If this sounds like you please do get in touch here or via my email bertie.cox@tracerecruit.com. Trace is an innovative recruitment consultancy. Our person organisation fit profiling tool the Predictive Fit Profiler is helping us fit our candidates with our clients from a personality behaviours motivations and cultural compatibility perspective. IND2

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