We’re partnering with a renowned global marketing agency in their search for a Finance and Operations Consultant.
The business is going through an exciting period of growth with several business improvement projects planned.
This is a key role within the group, responsible for financial and management accounting as well as financial control of the business operations. You will have responsibility for the UK office, as well as managing the consolidation of the wider group reporting.
You’ll play an important role in supporting and educating colleagues in the Finance Team and the Studio on good day-to-day Finance practices and protocols, as well as coaching and developing more junior members of the Finance Team.
This is an initial 12–18-month contract and both full time and part-time (4 days per week) applicants are welcomed.
Finance and Operations Consultant – The Role
Finance
* Providing effective control and management of all aspects of the Company’s finances and maintaining integrity of all financial information.
* Managing and working with the team to prepare and deliver month end management accounts including a reporting pack comprising P&L, Balance Sheet, Forecast, cashflow to tight Group deadlines.
* Intercompany billing and reconciliation of intercompany balances.
* Preparation of year end accounts including all schedules necessary for audit purposes
* Working capital management, to ensure sufficient cash flow through timely debtors’ settlement and billing accrued revenue promptly.
* Tax computation, compliance and submission
* Ensuring that regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met
Commercial Management
* Keeping agency and management equipped with relevant insights into business performance, reviewing financial and other KPI performance versus budget.
* Preparation of first draft of annual budget including year on year analyses to assist appropriate decision making
* Prepare and present client and job profitability, time utilisation and recoverability analyses
* In depth understanding of status of client jobs, proactively acting to ensure all jobs are controlled, closed when necessary and no unnecessary cost write offs are incurred.
* Working with the Operations Director, the preparation and actioning of job profitability
Group
* Consolidation of the Group month end reporting.
* Coordination and consolidation of quarterly reforecast and annual budgets.
* Design, Development and roll of Group tool & templates.
* Ad hoc tasks as requested by the Global CFO
Systems & Improvements
* Assisting with implementation and integration projects
* Identifying systems and process improvements across business teams that will lead to greater efficiency. Managing the implementation and roll out
* Meeting regularly with the Finance Director to provide regular reporting and proactive commercial advice. Seeking out issues and putting a plan of action in place to resolve
Finance and Operations Consultant – Required Experience
* Qualified accountant – either ACA, ACCA or CIMA
* Must have operated at a Senior Finance Manager or Controller level
* Must have experience working for either a marketing services, professional services / time and fee / project-based business
* Excellent people manager with a keen interest in developing and nurturing talent
* Savvy with systems and interested in process improvement
Finance and Operations Consultant - Package
* Salary £75,000 - £85,000
* 30 days holiday including wellness days and Christmas close, plus bank holidays
* Flexible working
* Hybrid working – 2 days in the office