Group Finance Manager

Marks Sattin; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in London is seeking a Group Project Finance Manager to oversee financial matters for key projects. The role involves strategic budgeting, financial analysis, and collaboration with creative teams, offering autonomy in a non-corporate environment. Ideal candidates are fully qualified accountants with experience in project accounting.

Qualifications

• Experience in project/design/time billing environment.
• Audit background or industry trained.
• Comfortable working with creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of the annual group budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Month end reviews and financial reporting.
• Produce project dashboards and cash flow schedules.

Skills

Attention to detail

Financial analysis

Project accounting

Business partnering

Education

Fully qualified accountant

Job description

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

Base pay range

A London based Creative Agency are seeking a Group Project Finance Manager to join their growing team.

Based in London in state-of-the-art offices, this award winning design and architectural firm focusses on large scale sustainable and eco-friendly projects in cities all over the world.

A world leader in urbanism and industrial design, the company has maintained a relaxed non-corporate environment which encourages creativity and collaboration. With various industry events and socials throughout the year, culture is at the heart of this organisation.

Reporting directly into the Finance Director and will the main point of contact and Business Partner for one of their key studios, managing all financial matters. The role itself is extremely strategic as well as having several reporting duties. With significant levels of autonomy, this role would suit a self-motivated and commercially astute individual.

The role

• Preparation of the annual group budget for the year for each project, from billings and earnings through to resourcing and expenditure, whilst assessing profitability.
• Prepare the quarterly group forecast, highlighting and analysing variances to produce the forecast for the next quarter for each project.
• Month end reviews – Preparing the month end reporting finances for review by the Financial Director, analysing variances.

Project Specific activities included:

• Producing Cash Flow schedules for Projects based around the world;
• Dealing with FX Profits/ Losses monthly due to the geographical location of the Firm’s projects;
• Dealing with Clients and Sub Consultants daily regarding financial and contractual queries;
• Working with the teams junior accountants, ensuring timely and accurate as well as chasing up the receipt of debtors;
• Produce project dashboards with accompanying analysis for key stakeholders
• Working closely with business leaders in order continually improve processes.

What next?

Due to the commercial nature of the role, project accounting and business partnering is key. Please apply if you are a fully qualified accountant either from an audit background or industry trained, ideally within a project/design/time billing environment. You will have great attention to detail and feel comfortable working with their creative teams on a daily basis. Please apply or get in touch if you would like to hear more about this opportunity.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance, Strategy/Planning, and Analyst

• Industries

  Advertising Services, Architecture and Planning, and Design Services

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