Finance Manager

Overview

This role owns the day-to-day finance work for the group’s businesses DTAG, 2CV, and TVE, reporting into the CFO.

You will run the monthly close and management accounts, manage weekly cashflow and the working capital cycle, and support audits for the UK, US and Singapore entities. The scope includes receivables (including work in progress) and payables, VAT and GST, as well as related reporting and compliance deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Run monthly management reporting, including:
  • Accruals, prepayments, and net revenue
  • Variance commentary and ad hoc analysis
  • Budgeting and forecasting support for the CFO and budget holders
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities, including:
  • Posting journals
  • Reconciling the balance sheet and key accounts
  • Maintaining documentation and audit trails
• Ensure internal controls and financial policies are followed, including meeting external deadlines for VAT and GST.
• Play a key role in audits for the UK, US and Singapore entities, ensuring auditors receive requested information when needed.
• Prepare weekly cashflow and manage working capital, including:
  • Accounts receivable (including work in progress)
  • Accounts payable
  • Direct engagement with client AR teams and supplier queries
• Support process and cost improvements (including contributing to delivery of roughly one improvement per quarter).
• Perform month-end operational finance tasks, such as:
  • Posting month-end journals, accruals and prepayments
  • Reconciling bank and credit card accounts regularly
  • Raising sales invoices and processing purchase invoices
  • Running accounts payable and accounts receivable
  • Chasing client AR teams and answering supplier queries
  • Preparing VAT and GST returns
  • Updating financial models when asked
  • Answering finance-related queries from colleagues
  • Keeping financial systems and records in order
• Manage renewals with a focus on efficiency.

Requirements

• Experience with management accounts and month-end close, including accruals, prepayments and net revenue.
• Experience preparing VAT and GST returns.
• Experience supporting financial audits, including outside the UK.
• Experience with accounts payable and accounts receivable, including preparing a weekly cashflow.
• Proficiency in Excel and an accounting system.
• Ability to explain variances in plain English to colleagues outside finance.
• Discretion: ability to handle confidential financial information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Experience in an agency or professional services business, particularly work in progress, billing and net revenue.
• Experience supporting a CFO in a multi-entity business.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified.

Location

• UK, US and Singapore entities (audit support and deadlines across these locations).

Additional Information

• Expect some work outside normal hours during month-end, year-end and audit periods.

Success Metrics

• Financial reports are accurate at 98% or above.
• Month-end close is complete within five working days.
• Reporting and compliance deadlines are met every time.
• Weekly cashflow is delivered every week.
• Audit requests for each entity are met to the agreed timetable.
• Roughly one process or cost improvement is delivered each quarter.
• Colleagues across finance and the wider business find you easy to work with (as shown in 360 feedback).