Chief Financial Officer at United Media

United Media; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media company in London is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial strategies and operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong accounting background with over two years of experience from a Big Four firm and a proactive approach to financial management. Responsibilities include preparing budgets, providing cash flow updates, and leading cost optimisation initiatives. The role offers unlimited growth potential in a fast-paced environment where results matter.

Benefits

Operational experience in a startup

Ownership of finances

Unlimited growth potential

Qualifications

• Experience in the media and conferences industry preferred, but not mandatory.
• Possession of a UK working permit.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
• Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates.
• Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
• Review intercompany and external loans.
• Lead Working Capital responsibilities.
• Manage Human Resources Financial Planning.
• Support sales and operations teams.

Skills

Unparalleled work ethic

High sense of urgency

Proactivity

Commitment to ownership

Education

Accounting background

Over two years of experience from a Big Four firm

Experience as CFO or similar

Job description

Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Chief Financial Officer.

About us

United Media focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one. (Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, Private Equity Insights, HRtechX, CFO insights, Retail Insig)

What we offer you

As our Chief Financial Officer you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• An opportunity for operational experience in a startup or scale‑up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business.
• A chance to work closely together with one of our CEOs on our finances and budgets as well as report to investors on a monthly basis and participate in board meetings.
• Unlimited growth potential in our company – we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.

Your responsibilities

Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to:

• Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
• Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for comprehensive financial insights.
• Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
• Review intercompany and external loans to ensure optimal financial health.
• Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
• Manage the Human Resources Financial Planning responsibilities.
• Offer support to sales and operations teams.

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you have:

• Accounting background. Ideally, more than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
• Experience as CFO, Head of Finance or Finance Director from a small or medium‑size business.
• UK working permit.
• Media and Conferences industry background preferred but not mandatory.