Finance manager in media

The Finance Manager plays a pivotal role in supporting the Finance Director and driving effective financial management across the business. This is a hands-on position that combines day-to-day financial operations with team leadership and strategic input. Ideal for a recently qualified finance professional with 3 - 4 years of relevant media experience who is ready to take on greater responsibility.

• Heading up the finance team while reporting to the FD.
• 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 our Budget Sheet system, ensuring revenue is accurately recognised, costs and media spend are accrued, and project financials remain up to date.
• Line manage, coach, and support two Finance Assistants.
• Maintain high professional standards and deliver excellent internal service.
• Plan and prioritise workload effectively, ensuring clear and timely communication.
• Produce accurate reports, budgets, and forecasts with variance analysis to support decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and financial processes.
• Take ownership of financial operations and reporting for allocated accounts.
• Monitor and analyse financial performance on a monthly and annual basis.
• Support teams by constructively challenging assumptions to help achieve financial targets.
• Support your direct reports by setting clear expectations, giving helpful feedback, and encouraging a positive, collaborative work environment.
• Effectively oversee junior team members, ensuring workloads are sufficiently monitored & prioritised to ensure deadlines are met.
• Continuously monitor, evaluate, and refine team performance by setting clear, measurable goals and providing thoughtful, regular feedback during 1:1s and performance reviews. Acting as a mentor and supporting their professional growth through personalised development plans.
• Lead on internal meetings and training sessions, fostering a positive and collaborative team atmosphere. Model best practices to inspire and guide team members.
• Contribute to recruitment efforts, conducting interviews and managing onboarding processes to ensure new hires are smoothly integrated into the team.
• Actively look out for your direct report’s mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing, providing support when needed, sharing company resources and escalating to the People Team when necessary.
• Champion equity, diversity and inclusion within the team, fostering an environment where all employees feel valued and respected.

• Recently qualified - ACA, ACCA, CIMA.
• 3 - 4 years of relevant work experience in a finance or accounting role.
• 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
• Будет плюсом: Experience in media or service-based companies is a plus, as is any background in implementing financial tools or systems

• 25-day holiday allowance excluding Bank Holidays (plus extra time off over the Christmas period) and one extra day’s holiday accrued for the first three years of service
• 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, a customised training programme and opportunities to attend industry conferences
• Opportunities to help further shape the business culture and agency benefits.