Finance Director | Data-Driven Marketing Agency | £90,000 - £100,000 Harmonic are delighted to be working with a highly successful, independently owned group operating at the forefront of the marketing and media world. Established 20 years ago, they've grown to become a trusted partner to a portfolio of leading UK and global brands and deliver exceptional campaigns and programmatic solutions across an evolving media landscape. With ambitious growth plans and an entrepreneurial culture, this is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Director to join the leadership team and help shape the next stage of their journey. The Role: As Finance Director, you will lead a small but high-performing finance team, taking ownership of all aspects of financial management, reporting, and planning across three (and growing) entities within the Group. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the board with strategic decision-making, ensuring financial rigour, and enabling the business to continue its strong trajectory. Key Responsibilities: Lead the day-to-day finance function, overseeing bank reconciliations, credit control, VAT returns, corporation tax, and company secretarial matters. * Deliver monthly management accounts, consolidated reporting, board packs, KPI analysis, and client performance reporting. * Oversee payroll, pension compliance, and supplier payments. * Manage annual statutory accounts, audit, R&D claims, and all HMRC submissions (including P11Ds). * Lead annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting processes, providing robust cash flow and working capital management. * Partner with senior stakeholders to develop MI, KPIs, margin analysis, and contract profitability models. * Drive improvements in financial controls, processes, and systems to support scalability. * Play an active role in business planning, insurance renewals, IT and operational projects, and potential M&A activity. * Mentor, develop and lead the finance team to support both financial and non-financial colleagues across the business. What we're looking for: Ideally Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) but will consider QBE * Proven track record of leading finance teams within a fast-paced SME environment. * Experience in media, marketing, or agency sectors. * Strong technical accounting knowledge and commercial acumen. * Excellent communicator, comfortable working with both creative and commercial teams. * Hands-on and proactive with a passion for improving processes and driving margin growth. Location: Central London / Hybrid (2-3 days WFH) Salary & Benefits : £90,000 - £100,000 Please feel free to circulate this with any friends or contacts that may be interested. Follow us on Twitter: @HarmonicGroupHQ At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.