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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, while leading and developing a finance team. Proficient in double-entry bookkeeping and financial principles, with a strong focus on process improvement and operational efficiency.
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ACAACCACIMAFinancial ReportingBudgeting
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Hard Skills
Double-Entry BookkeepingFinancial AnalysisVariance AnalysisSpreadsheet SkillsFinancial Process ImprovementProject Financial ManagementRevenue RecognitionCost EfficiencyFinancial OperationsFinancial Forecasting
Soft Skills
LeadershipCommunicationOrganizational SkillsTime ManagementMentoring
Tools & Technologies
Budget Sheet SystemFinance ApplicationsAI for Workflow Improvement
Certifications & Qualifications
ACAACCACIMA
Industry Keywords
MediaService-Based BusinessesFinancial ManagementInternal ServiceEquityDiversityInclusion
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Head up the finance team while reporting to the Finance Director
- Represent the finance function in internal meetings and discussions
- Review and approve sales invoices and supplier purchase requests
- Lead the month-end process, ensuring accuracy and timely completion
- Oversee project financial management through the Budget Sheet system
- Ensure revenue is accurately recognised and costs and media spend are accrued
- Keep project financials up to date
- Line manage, coach, and support two Finance Assistants
- Maintain high professional standards and deliver excellent internal service
- Plan and prioritise workload, ensuring clear and timely communication
- Produce reports, budgets, and forecasts with variance analysis
- Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and financial processes
- Own financial operations and reporting for allocated accounts
- Monitor and analyse financial performance monthly and annually
- Support teams by constructively challenging assumptions to help achieve financial targets
- Set expectations, provide feedback, monitor workloads, and support direct reports’ professional growth
- Lead internal meetings and training sessions
- Contribute to recruitment, interviews, and onboarding
- Support employee wellbeing and escalate concerns to the People Team
- Champion equity, diversity, and inclusion within the team
Requirements
What you’ll need- Recently qualified - ACA, ACCA, CIMA
- 3 - 4 years of relevant work experience in a finance or accounting role
- Experience in media or service-based businesses
- Strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and core financial principles
- Advanced spreadsheet skills with proven application in analysis and reporting
- Confident learning and using new systems, with experience in finance applications
- Experience improving or implementing financial processes, not just maintaining them
- Organised, reliable, and detail-oriented with strong time management
- Positive, proactive, and able to work independently to create structure
- Previous experience managing or mentoring team members, with a desire to lead
- Comfortable giving and receiving feedback at all levels
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience using AI to improve workflows and create process efficiencies
Benefits
Comp & perks- 25-day holiday allowance excluding Bank Holidays, plus extra time off over the Christmas period
- One extra day’s holiday accrued for the first three years of service
- Competitive salary, verified annually through external benchmarking analysis
- 3pm finish on a Friday, subject to business requirements
- Enhanced family-friendly and personal leave
- Health cash plan
- Employee assistance programme
- Hybrid working and working from home equipment allowance
- Occasional free tickets to live events
- Structured personal development and customised training programme
- Opportunities to attend industry conferences
- Opportunities to help further shape the business culture and agency benefits