Finance Manager

Insite Finance; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing marketing business based in St. Albans is seeking a Finance Manager to enhance its finance capabilities. This role offers close exposure to senior leadership and responsibility for core financial reporting and internal controls. The ideal candidate should possess a professional accounting qualification, have experience in a fast-paced environment, and demonstrate confidence when engaging with stakeholders. A hybrid working model is offered, combining office presence with remote work.

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent) required.
• Experience in a fast-paced, commercial environment is essential.
• Strong technical grounding and a hands-on mindset are important.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts and group consolidations.
• Statutory reporting in line with UK GAAP.
• Delivery of financial commentary and variance analysis.
• Leading the annual audit process and main contact for external auditors.
• Driving improvements in systems and processes.

Skills

Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)

Experience in a fast-paced commercial setting

Confidence to engage with senior stakeholders

Exposure to audits and complex groups

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Job description

This range is provided by Insite Finance. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Finance Manager

Marketing Agency

St. Albans (Hybrid)

Salary: £60,000 to £70,000

We’re supporting a fast-growing, internationally focused marketing business operating across digital performance channels. With continued expansion and increasing operational complexity, the business is now looking to appoint a Finance Manager to strengthen its finance capability and support the next phase of growth.

This Finance Manager role offers close exposure to senior leadership, broad responsibility across reporting and controls, and the opportunity to shape finance processes in a commercially driven environment.

The role

Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Finance Manager will take ownership of core financial reporting while partnering with stakeholders across the business.

Key responsibilities

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, group consolidations and supporting schedules
• Statutory reporting in line with UK GAAP
• Delivery of clear financial commentary and variance analysis
• Maintaining and improving internal controls as the business scales
• Leading the annual audit process and acting as the main point of contact for external auditors
• Supporting entity structuring and new business initiatives
• Driving improvements in systems, processes and automation
• Partnering with non-finance teams to support commercial decision-making

Background – who we’re looking for

This role will suit a Finance Manager with a strong technical grounding and a hands‑on mindset.

Your experience and skills

• A professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
• Training gained within a reputable practice environment, ideally with exposure to audits and complex groups
• Experience operating in a fast‑paced, commercial setting
• The confidence to engage with senior stakeholders and challenge constructively
• Experience within digital, marketing or online‑led businesses would be advantageous but is not essential

Location & working style

Hybrid working model, based in St. Albans, with regular time in the office.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Media Production