Chief Financial Officer at United Media

UNITED MEDIA; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to join their dynamic team in London. This role offers an exceptional opportunity to influence financial strategy and operational growth within a rapidly expanding portfolio of media companies. As CFO, you will take ownership of financial planning, budgeting, and reporting, working closely with the CEO and board members. The ideal candidate will have a strong financial background, preferably from a Big Four firm, and a passion for driving business success. If you thrive in fast-paced environments and are eager to take on significant responsibilities, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Operational Experience in Start-up

Unlimited Growth Potential

Close Collaboration with CEO

Qualifications

• Over two years of experience in finance roles, preferably as CFO or similar.
• Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and cash flow management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets and provide weekly cash flow updates.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for financial insights.
• Lead Working Capital and HR Financial Planning responsibilities.

Skills

Financial Planning

Budget Preparation

Cash Flow Management

Cost Optimization

P&L Analysis

Team Leadership

Education

Accounting Background

Experience from Big Four Firm

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.

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 getting operational experience in a start-up 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 CEO’s 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.
• Offer support to sales and operations teams.
• Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
• Manage the Human Resources Financial Planning responsibilities.

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-sized business.
• UK working permit.
• Media and Conferences industry background preferred but not mandatory.