Finance Manager

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If you are looking for a Finance Manager role where you can influence, improve and lead, then this role is worth a conversation.
Finance Manager – Marketing Agency
Manchester City Centre (Hybrid – 2 days in office, 3 days working from home)
Up to £50,000 + strong benefits which include:
30 days holiday + bank holidays
Loyalty days (up to +5 additional days)
Christmas & New Year shutdown
Private Medical Insurance
Health cash plan
Group life assurance
Company pension
Enhanced maternity & paternity leave
Regular socials
This is a high growth Marketing Agency based in Manchester City Centre and are creating a new role for a Finance Manager to join their Management Team. They are widely recognised for award winning creative work and innovative approaches that others in the industry often follow. As the business continues to expand, they are now investing in their Finance and Support Teams to help them scale further. If you are looking for a Finance Manager role where you can influence, improve and lead, not just maintain, this is worth a conversation.
Within this role, you will offer strategic, commercial and will be highly visible by partnering closely with delivery teams to improve profitability, performance insight, forecasting and financial operations.
You will own month end processes, budgeting and forecasting cycles, revenue recognition and cashflow forecasting, while coaching and developing a junior team member.
If you are looking for a Finance Manager role where you can influence, improve and lead, not just maintain, this is worth a conversation.
Key Responsibilities of the Finance Manager:
Own a clean, predictable month end close within 5 business days
Review management accounts, accruals, reconciliations and balance sheet items
Ensure strong financial controls and compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS
Deliver clear variance analysis and performance commentary
Support quarterly budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management
Monitor profitability by client, service line and team
Translate financial data into actionable commercial insight for the Senior Management Team
Manage revenue recognition and align project delivery with billing and contractual terms
Identify and escalate risks around margins, revenue or delivery performance
Support system optimisation and automation across Xero, Mavenlink, Payhawk and BrightHR
Coach and develop the Assistant Management Accountant, driving accountability and continuous improvement
Key Skills and Experience of the Finance Manager:
3 plus years of experience in a Finance Manager or a senior finance role
Previously or currently working in an Agency (marketing, digital, integrated, PR or creative) sector experience strongly preferred
AAT qualified essential, with CIMA part qualified or newly qualified desirable
Strong knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and accounting best practice
Experience managing revenue recognition and project or retainer based accounting
Confident user of Xero and advanced Excel or Google Sheets
Experience supporting process improvement, automation or system migrations
Comfortable partnering with non finance stakeholders in a commercial environment
Analytical, detail oriented and commercially aware
Proactive and improvement driven with strong communication skills
Able to thrive in a high growth, high standards culture

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Location:
Manchester
Salary:
£50,000
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Finance

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