Finance Manager

We’re hiring a Finance Manager to drive operational and commercial excellence in a high-growth marketing agency. Reporting into the Finance Controller
, you’ll own month-end, budgeting, forecasting, and day-to-day finance leadership
, while coaching and developing our Assistant Management Accountant
.

This role is about ownership, leadership, and shaping how finance adds value across the agency — from improving processes and automation, to providing actionable insight that influences commercial and operational decisions.

You’ll partner with Client Services, Operations, and the Senior Management Team
, providing clarity on performance, profitability, and efficiency. This is a role for someone who enjoys combining detail with commercial context
, making an impact, and helping a finance function evolve in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

• Lead and own a robust,
  predictable month-end close
• Deliver budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow insight to support growth
• Oversee revenue recognition by aligning project delivery with contractual and accounting requirements
• Coach and mentor the Assistant Management Accountant
  , building skills, confidence, and accountability
• Improve financial processes
  , controls, and operational efficiency
• Act as a trusted finance partner to non-finance teams
• Support finance system rollouts, migrations, and automation
• Enable scalable, data-driven reporting across the business

• Complete month-end close within 5 business days of month-end
• Ensure client revenue is accurately reported in line with contracts and UK GAAP/IFRS
  , safeguarding financial integrity and enabling informed commercial decisions
• Deliver quarterly budgets on time with commentary aligned to departmental plans
• Monitor client revenue concentrations
  , supporting FC to ensure no client >10% of total revenue
• Own cashflow forecasting and debtor management (≥3 months runway, ≤60 debtor days)
• Implement 1–2 targeted coaching or process improvements for the Assistant Management Accountant per quarter
• Lead rollout and adoption of expense management and automation systems (≥80% adoption within 6 months)

• Lead the month-end close
  , reviewing management accounts, accruals, and reconciliations
• Produce clear variance analysis and performance commentary
• Ensure balance sheet integrity and high accounting standards
• Support the Finance Controller with inputs into Board-level reporting
• Assist with setting budgeting and re-forecasting cycles across the agency
• Monitor profitability & revenue by client, team, and service line

• Manage revenue recognition
  , ensuring revenue is recognised in line with accounting standards
• Identify and upscale revenue risks or project delays to safeguard profitability
• Analyse project and retainer financial performance to support forecasting, margin optimisation, and decision-making
• Collaborate with Client Services and Operations to align project delivery, billing, and revenue recognition
• Coach, mentor, and develop the Assistant Management Accountant
• Set clear expectations, standards, and priorities
• Delegate effectively, empowering autonomy while maintaining accountability
• Foster a culture of accuracy, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Act as a finance partner to non-finance stakeholders
• Communicate financial concepts clearly to all levels
• Balance commercial ambition with financial discipline
• Support the rollout and optimisation of expense management platform Payhawk
• Play a key role in system migrations and payment automations
• Help embed and optimise systems including Xero, Mavenlink, Payhawk, BrightHR
• Identify inefficiencies and design scalable, future-proof finance processes

(We value strong systems thinking and adaptability over prior experience in every tool.)

• Maintain strong financial controls aligned to UK GAAP / IFRS
• Ensure compliance with internal policies and external requirements
• Support audits and statutory processes as required

• A smooth, predictable, and trusted month-end process
• Revenue is accurately recognised, monitored, and reported
  , with risks identified and mitigated.
• Improved visibility of client…