Finance Manager – Maternity Cover (9–5, Hybrid)

Jobs in Fitness; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Dental cover

Life insurance

Unlimited class drops

80% off class packs

Job summary

Jobs in Fitness in London is seeking a Finance Manager to cover maternity leave from December 2026. The role reports to a part-time Head of Finance, running budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting, while keeping core processes like payroll, freelancer payments and supplier payments on track.

Based in West London with a hybrid pattern (two to three days in the office), it offers private healthcare, dental cover, life insurance, unlimited drop-in classes and 80% off pre-booked class packs.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with post-qualification experience in industry.
• Highly proficient in Excel and confident extracting, reshaping and analysing raw data.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a sharp eye on costs.
• Organised and reliable against a heavy calendar of recurring deadlines.
• A self-starter, comfortable working independently without daily oversight.
• Commercially minded, with the confidence to work alongside non-finance teams.

Responsibilities

• Produce budgets, forecasts and long-term plans, and maintain the budget and forecasting model.
• Pull and manipulate booking and sales data from the studio management system in Excel, and turn it into weekly and monthly sales and KPI reporting.
• Prepare the month-end reporting pack and P&L variance commentary from the management accounts supplied by the external accountants.
• Track spend against budget and forecast, flagging risks and opportunities early so there are no surprises.
• Prepare monthly payroll for a team of around 70-80 employed and freelance instructors, reconciling freelancer invoices to hours worked before the payroll goes to the external accountants.
• Oversee AP, including processing supplier invoices, gaining approvals and preparing the monthly supplier run.
• Maintain the contract database, watch renewals and price increases, and challenge suppliers to protect margin.
• Manage expenses in Pleo, chasing receipts and coding, and look after credit card ownership.
• Own a monthly calendar of around 30 deadlines across payroll, expenses, freelancers, supplier payments and reporting.
• Business partner across People, Marketing, Operations and Member Experience, providing analysis to support decisions.
• Support business case preparation for new opportunities and initiatives.
• Support the management and control of stock and inventory so that it is accurately tracked and valued.
• Act as the key finance contact for internal and external enquiries.
• Work closely with the external accounting firm so that finance operations run smoothly.
• Contribute to ad hoc projects, analysis and process improvement.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Cost control

Communication

Self-starter

Business partnering

Team player

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Pleo

Job description

Jobs in Fitness in London is seeking a Finance Manager to cover maternity leave from December 2026. The role reports to a part-time Head of Finance, running budgeting, forecasting and month-end reporting, while keeping core processes like payroll, freelancer payments and supplier payments on track.

Based in West London with a hybrid pattern (two to three days in the office), it offers private healthcare, dental cover, life insurance, unlimited drop-in classes and 80% off pre-booked class packs.