Finance Manager - Global Design Agency

Role: Finance Manager - Global Design Agency

Location: Central London

The Role: This opportunity is working for an independent integrated brand design consultancy with an international network of offices across the USA, UK and Asia. The business has a brilliant brand in the sector and exciting strategy for the future. They are hiring for an exciting Finance Manager opportunity reporting directly to the CEO. This person would be playing a pivotal role to drive operational excellence and provide strategic counsel to the business leadership team. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, commercially minded, and eager to make an impact by optimising financial reporting, strengthening controls, and improving processes throughout the organisation. Furthermore, this role will evolve and become a conduit between the business and the finance team where you will spend significant time establishing relationships and providing support to senior management. You will identifying new ways to communicate performance and providing financial planning and commercial analytical support. This role comes with a very competitive salary, benefits, generous bonus scheme and a clear path for progression in the future.

Role Responsibilities:

• Complete month end, including balance sheet reconciliation, fixed asset register, accruals and prepayments and intercompany adjustments
• Production of the monthly management accounts including reporting KPIs, budget vs actual analysis and cashflow forecast. Presenting to both the senior operation team and at Board level
• Assist accountants with year-end reports for UK and US entities
• Quarterly VAT returns for group
• Running of day-to-day finance including AP and AR and sharing day to day management of the businesses small but growing London studio operations
• Treasury management, including FX issues
• Creation of annual budgets and agreements for Board approval
• Assist in negotiations with client procurement teams to ensure they maintain margins
• Ad hoc reporting/financial modelling as required
• New Business – evaluation of prospect suitability, contractual terms, and oversight /input on rate cards and proposal sign off
• Clients - evaluation of drive plans, contractual terms, and oversight/input on rate cards and proposal sign off
• Chair weekly forecast, monthly close out and London Management team meetings

Candidate Requirements:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified professional
• Experience working within design services/creative agency a preference but not essential
• An excellent communicator with the ability to tell a story and go beyond the analysis
• Experience working with non-finance staff and ability to explain financial data to them
• Experience using Paprika software would be beneficial
• Has experience of project accounting

Application

To be considered for this Finance Manager position please forward a CV as soon as possible.