Finance Manager (Maternity cover)
Posted Today by Edward Mann
£70,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Finance Manager / Financial Controller role at a growing marketing agency in Central South London involves overseeing day-to-day finance operations, ensuring strong financial control, and supporting business decision-making through accurate reporting. This hands-on position requires managing cashflow, accounts payable, and a small finance team while driving process improvements. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and proactive, with experience in a fast-paced environment. This position is a maternity cover on a full-time basis with hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee all transactional finance activities including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Manage supplier payments, approvals, and relationships
- Ensure accurate posting of invoices, expenses, and reconciliations
- Maintain the general ledger and ensure accuracy across all financial data
- Take full ownership of cashflow forecasting and monitoring
- Manage short- and medium-term cashflow planning
- Optimise working capital and ensure effective cash management processes
- Provide regular cashflow reporting and insights to senior leadership
- Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
- Deliver timely and accurate financial reports
- Assist with year-end and audit processes
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls and processes
- Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies
- Manage and mentor a small finance team (up to 2 individuals)
- Oversee workload allocation and development of team members
- Ensure high standards of accuracy and accountability within the team
Key Skills:
- Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Strong experience in a hands-on finance role (Finance Manager / Senior Management Accountant / Financial Controller)
- Proven experience managing Accounts Payable and cashflow processes
- Experience managing or supervising a small team
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing business
- Experience in a marketing, media, or creative agency is a plus
Salary (Rate): £70,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Finance Manager / Financial Controller
Location: Central South London (Hybrid – 3 days in office)
Type: Full-time (Maternity Cover)
About Us
We are a growing, fast-paced marketing agency working with a diverse portfolio of clients across multiple sectors. With continued growth, we are looking for a hands-on Finance Manager / Financial Controller to take ownership of day-to-day finance operations, ensure strong financial control, and support the business with accurate, timely reporting.
The Role
This is a highly operational and hands-on role, ideal for someone who enjoys being close to the detail while also supporting business decision-making. You will take ownership of core finance processes, with a particular focus on cashflow management, accounts payable, and maintaining robust financial controls. You will also manage and support a small finance team (up to 2 people), ensuring efficient and accurate delivery across all finance activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Day-to-Day Finance Operations
- Oversee all transactional finance activities including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Manage supplier payments, approvals, and relationships
- Ensure accurate posting of invoices, expenses, and reconciliations
- Maintain the general ledger and ensure accuracy across all financial data
- Cashflow Management
- Take full ownership of cashflow forecasting and monitoring
- Manage short- and medium-term cashflow planning
- Optimise working capital and ensure effective cash management processes
- Provide regular cashflow reporting and insights to senior leadership
- Management Reporting
- Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
- Deliver timely and accurate financial reports
- Assist with year-end and audit processes
- Financial Control & Process Improvement
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls and processes
- Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal policies
- Team Management
- Manage and mentor a small finance team (up to 2 individuals)
- Oversee workload allocation and development of team members
- Ensure high standards of accuracy and accountability within the team
About You
Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
Strong experience in a hands-on finance role (Finance Manager / Senior Management Accountant / Financial Controller)
Proven experience managing Accounts Payable and cashflow processes
Experience managing or supervising a small team
Highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing business
Experience in a marketing, media, or creative agency is a plus
What We Offer
Hybrid working (3 days in our Central, South London office)
A collaborative, down-to-earth team culture
Real ownership of the finance function
Opportunity to grow with the business
Competitive salary and benefits
For more information please apply ASAP!
Edward Mann LDN Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Edward Mann Ltd is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.