Financial Controller HR · London

All Response Media Limited; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Financial Controller to join their vibrant London team. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior management, overseeing accounting operations and ensuring compliance with financial standards. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, possessing strong analytical skills and a solid understanding of management accounting. With a commitment to career development and a supportive team culture, this role promises significant growth potential and the chance to make a meaningful impact within an expanding agency.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Annual company away day and socials

Daily drinks fridge and free fruits

Private healthcare with Vitality

Flexi Fridays and time off on your birthday

Long term service rewards

Life cover 4x your annual salary

Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

Media and technical training

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of management accounting principles.
• Proficiency in Media Ocean and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting operations, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Lead preparation of monthly management accounts and financial forecasts.

Skills

Management Accounting

Analytical Skills

Commercial Acumen

Advanced Excel Skills

Education

Degree in Finance or Accounting

Professional Accounting Qualification

Tools

Media Ocean Accounting System

Job description

We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Financial Controller to join our dynamic team in London. This role involves working closely with our Finance Director and the rest of our Business Directors. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of management accounting, proficiency in Media Ocean accounting system, and advanced Excel skills.

The role is fast-paced and diverse, perfect for candidates with strong analytical skills, commercial acumen, and effective management capabilities. If you're an experienced Financial Controller looking to advance your career in a vibrant and innovative setting, we would love to hear from you.

How you’ll make an impact

There will be huge levels of accountability within this role you are an entrepreneur at All Response Media and a business partner to clients.

You will manage the company's accounting operations, ensuring accurate maintenance of accounting records and compliance with accounting standards and relevant laws.

Some of the key duties include coordinating and leading budget and financial forecast preparation, generating monthly management accounts and other periodic reports, maintaining a strong control environment within the finance team, and serving as the primary contact for external auditors.

This is a great opportunity to make your mark within an expanding agency where you are given the freedom to take ownership and make the role your own.

Responsibilities for both our UK & Netherlands entities:

• Day to day management of the finance team including direct mentoring of a junior management accountant ensuring they deliver their job responsibilities in a timely and correct manner

• Oversee the preparation of accurate, timely and informative monthly management accounts for our UK and BV entities, including full variance analysis against current forecasts

• Oversee the preparation of Balance Sheet, working capital, group reporting – monthly and quarterly

• Oversee Client Profitability and Staff efficiency time Analysis, monthly and ad-hoc

• Intercompany balances – agreeing bi-annually

• Completion of quarterly VAT returns

• Ensuring all financial processes are carried our compliantly following HMRC rules and group compliance / reporting requirements

• Corporation Tax – working with FD and Group Tax advisors

• Monthly payment signoff via online portal

• Approval of all supplier payments (media owners & house)

• Primary contact for external auditors

• Assist the Finance Director with client and media owner contracts

• Profit and Loss Budgets and reforecast – internal and group

• Overseeing Cash-flow forecasts

• Checking expense / overhead postings on Mediaocean

• Various ad-hoc requests from Finance Director and other senior management

• Finance training to the wider agency
• Media agency experience preferred

Why join ARM?

Want to work for the fastest growing performance marketing agency in the UK? Want to work with one of the most influential boards in the UK advertising industry?

All Response Media is the 14th largest marketing agency in the UK. We manage over £180M of ad spend across TV, Digital and Offline in the UK and over £20M across the EU. We provide you with the chance to work across industry-leading clients like Omaze, Norton, and Brooks Running, as well as high-growth potential start-ups.

Building relationships is what we’re all about. Many of our people started in entry level roles, accelerating through the business into more senior positions, including becoming Board Directors.

We strongly believe in promoting from within ARM, giving you the support, ownership and responsibility to fast track your career!

At ARM, we give our people a clear road map for your future progression and development as well as the training and support required to achieve your goals and aspirations. Come and join us and you’ll benefit from being mentored by our amazing Board and you’ll be given opportunities to work closely with Business Owners, Founders and Entrepreneurs in the industry.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Annual company away day and socials - we're all about the socials!
• Daily drinks fridge, free fruits, breakfast on Mondays and lunch on Fridays
• Private healthcare with Vitality (50% off at Virgin Gyms!) and eye test
• Flexi Fridays and time off on your birthday
• Long term service rewards up to £10k and sabbaticals to travel the globe!
• Life cover 4x your annual salary, enhanced sick pay, income protection
• Perkbox and Wellbeing programme
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
• Media, technical, managerial training and qualifications, including LinkedIn Learning!
• The opportunity to work closely with our Board and be mentored by the best in the industry!
• Inspiring and fast-paced environment
• Lots of responsibility and growth opportunities

Accelerate and fast-track your career with All Response Media!