Finance Manager

Refreshing Finance Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Refreshing Finance Recruitment is seeking a Finance Manager in Greater London to oversee financial management in a mission-driven organization dedicated to art and ideas. You'll have the opportunity to produce monthly accounts, manage cost models for over 120 events each year, and maintain cash flow forecasts.

The ideal candidate will be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, with strong management accounts experience and excellent Excel skills. This role offers significant visibility and influence within the organization.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified or significant comparable experience.
• Strong hands-on management accounts experience.
• The ability to work independently and communicate numbers clearly.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts end-to-end.
• Build and own detailed cost models for events.
• Maintain rolling cash flow forecasts and contribute to budgeting.
• Lead on VAT returns and audit liaison.
• Strengthen financial controls and improve processes.

Skills

Hands-on management accounts experience

Excellent Excel skills

Project or variable cost accounting

Communication with non-finance stakeholders

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

Tools

Xero

Sage

Job description

£40-50k depending on experience and qualification status

Own the numbers. Shape the mission.

Our client is one of the most exciting cultural platforms operating today – a globally connected organisation dedicated to art, ideas, and critical thinking from the Middle East and North Africa. With a programme of over 120 events a year spanning exhibitions, residencies, international collaborations, and landmark talks, they punch well above their weight.

And now they need a Finance Manager who wants to do the same.

This is a rare opportunity to be the sole finance person in a dynamic, mission‑driven organisation – with real ownership, real visibility, and a direct line to the COO/CFO. No bureaucracy. No matrix reporting. Just you, your expertise, and meaningful work.

You’ll be the engine behind financial clarity: producing monthly management accounts, building detailed cost models for a rich and varied events programme, and keeping cash flow forecasts sharp so leadership can make bold decisions with confidence.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare monthly management accounts end‑to‑end (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with clear variance commentary
• Build and own detailed cost models for 120+ events per year – venues, artists, production, travel, hospitality
• Maintain rolling cash flow forecasts and contribute to annual budgeting and scenario modelling
• Lead on VAT returns, year‑end accounts, and audit liaison
• Strengthen financial controls and improve processes

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified (or significant comparable experience)
• Strong hands‑on management accounts experience
• Confidence with project or variable cost accounting
• Excellent Excel skills; comfortable with Xero, Sage, or similar
• The ability to work independently and communicate numbers clearly to non‑finance stakeholders
• Bonus: experience in charities or arts organisations, familiarity with SORP reporting

Because you’ll matter here. Your work will directly support artists and ideas that resonate globally. You’ll sit at the strategic table, not behind a closed door. And with 120 events a year, no two months will ever look alike.

Applications welcome from all backgrounds.