Finance Manager

Description:

As the first permanent finance hire in the business, you will be responsible for managing the finance function of the business. This includes a wide array of duties, ranging from bookkeeping and AP/AR, completion of management accounts, building efficient processes, and supporting with commercial and strategic initiatives to drive business growth. The role provides a great opportunity

for a Finance Manager to add significant value to a growing creative business, and experience a range of responsibilities to support the business. Business partnering closely with the MD/Executive Producer of the business, you’ll be tasked with supporting ongoing projects, building an efficient function, and seeking out ways to drive growth and achieve their goals over the next few years.

The ideal candidate will have strong communications skills, previous project-based experience, as well as a passion and drive to support the widespread needs of a growing and passionate business.

This is a great opportunity for you to add tangible value to a business that creates great work with a clear mission: to develop the skillset and careers of young talent in the TV/Film industry. You’ll be able to gain exposure to the entire finance function, while developing and preparing a business for scale.

Responsibilities:

• Management of the financial function of the business
• Monitor budget and cashflow alongside progress of ongoing productions
• Create and track weekly cashflow forecasts
• Collaborate with external payroll providers to post payroll journals
• Use Xero to track, update, and present progress on ongoing production to management
• Prepare statutory accounts for external filing (trial balance and schedules)
• Maintain fixed asset register
• Provide production accounting support
• General bookkeeping (AP/AR, reconciliations, VAT returns)
• Ad hoc tasks to support the MD of the business