Head of Finance at United Media

UNITED MEDIA; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic media company in London seeks a Head of Finance to oversee financial planning and operations. The candidate will prepare budgets, provide cash flow updates, and implement cost optimisation strategies. Ideal candidates should have an accounting background with experience in finance leadership roles. This position offers unlimited growth potential and operational experience in a thriving environment.

Benefits

Operational experience in a startup

Close collaboration with leadership

Promotional opportunities

Qualifications

• More than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
• Experience as CFO or Head of Finance in a small or medium-sized business.
• UK working permit.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
• Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates.
• Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
• Review intercompany and external loans.

Skills

Financial planning

Cash flow management

Cost optimization

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Education

Accounting background

Job description

About us

United Media focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one (Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, Private Equity Insights, HRtechX, CFO insights, Retail Insights and SetSales).

What we offer you

As our Head of Finance you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• An opportunity for getting operational experience in a start-up or scale-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the business.
• A chance to work closely together with one of our CEO’s on our finances and budgets as well as report to investors on a monthly basis and participate in board meetings.
• Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.

Your responsibilities

Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to:

• Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
• Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for comprehensive financial insights.
• Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
• Review intercompany and external loans to ensure optimal financial health.
• Offer support to sales and operations teams.
• Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
• Manage the Human Resources Financial Planning responsibilities.
• Offer support to sales and operations teams.

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you have:

• Accounting background. Ideally, more than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
• Experience as CFO, Head of finance or Finance Director from a small or medium-sized business.
• UK working permit.
• Media and Conferences industry background preferred but not mandatory.