Financial Controller. Communications Agency based in West London

FOURTEEN PEOPLE; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing communications agency in Greater London seeks an experienced Financial Controller to manage day-to-day finances and complete monthly reporting. Responsibilities include preparing management accounts, overseeing the accounting function, and liaising with client services. Ideal candidates will have agency experience and be AAT qualified or part-qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA. The role offers three days in-office work and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Experience in agencies (advertising, design, comms, marketing).
• Comfortable liaising with client services and account handling teams.
• Ability to handle complex financial functions.

Responsibilities

• Preparing management accounts including accruals and prepayments.
• Delivering monthly reports and variance analysis.
• Managing the accounting function including payroll processing.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Verbal and written communication

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Education

AAT qualified or ACA, ACCA or CIMA part-qualified

Tools

Paprika

Xero

Job description

Great opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller to join this growing, dynamic communications agency based in West London, managing the day-to-day financial function as well as fully completing monthly Management and Financial reporting and working closely with senior stakeholders to support with business operations.

Based in offices in West London for three days per week with the opportunity to work remotely for two days per week.

Key responsibilities will include

• Preparing management accounts including accruals, prepayments and manual journals
• Preparing monthly reports to review stage - dashboards, variance analysis and KPIs.
• Delivering monthly reports at management meetings.
• Taking overall responsibility of the company's accounting function in Paprika/ Xero - including revenue recognition, project accounting, work in progress management, debtors and creditors functions, balance sheet reconciliations, payroll processing, credit control and bank reconciliations
• Work closely with the Client Services Team to assist in the production of weekly time reports, time analysis, WIP (time and third-party costs), invoicing schedules, budgets, estimates and forecasts, staff billability, utilisation, profitability and staff KPIs
• Sales Invoicing
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns
• Liaising with HR regarding payroll changes and assisting with year-end P11D and P35 returns
• Assisting with HR & IT Operations where relevant and liaising with relevant teams when required.

We're looking for an accomplished financial controller with experience in agencies (advertising, design, comms, marketing etc) and accustomed to liaising with client services and account handling teams.

You will ideally be AAT qualified or ACA, ACCA or CIMA part-qualified with strong technical skills, verbal and written communication skill and the ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Our client is hoping to begin interviewing asap so please apply straight away if this is of interest.

At Fourteen People, we are committed to offering equal opportunities to all candidates regardless of race, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, age or any other protected characteristics. We understand there is still much to be done as we partner with our clients to create and improve robust recruitment processes that will improve diversity equity and inclusion in the workplace.

Fourteen People Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy .