Finance Manager - London, United Kingdom - Simply 360 Search Ltd
Description
Our client, an award-winning creative studio based in central London are recruiting for a Finance Manager to join their team on a part time hybrid basis (2 days a week)
As the Finance Manager you will be responsible for the management of the company-wide finances across a range of projects and core running of the company, working closely with the Executive Producer and CEO, as well as the studio and project producers.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management
- Oversee financial management of the company, including direct management of processes incl. purchase invoices, sales, credit/bank card reconciliations and expenses reconciliations.
- Oversee financial management and relevant transfers, setup and closures of SPVs in line with company activity
- Prepare the annual budget with the CEO and Executive Producer
- Prepare quarterly management accounts with cash flow forecasts
- Schedule monthly finance meetings with the CEO and Executive Producer
- Create and maintain annual and multiyear budgets, including Company Budget and Management Accounts, ensuring expenditure is tightly controlled, and savings are made where possible.
- Support the Executive Producer in developing a robust reserves policy
- Preparing project budgets, with Project Directors and Producers
- Setting up budget tracking systems for freelancers
- Managing the reconciliation of project budgets and monitoring expenditure by the wider team
- Support the Company develop new financial systems and practices in line with their growing portfolio and business development
- Processing invoices and payroll, ensuring that all payments are processed in a timely manner
- Ensuring appropriate and up to date financial risk management (policies, procedures, controls) are embedded throughout the company at strategic and operational levels
- Ensuring the safety and security of the organisation's assets
- Managing grant and commission financial reporting and claims
- Manage all internal record keeping and online finance systems (Xero) with the Bookkeeper
- Managing the bookkeeper in the preparation of VAT returns, the annual report and year end accounts; acting as the main contact with the auditors
Tax Credit Claims
- Closely monitoring preproduction, running and getout budgets and preparing financial reports for the submission of Tax Credit claims
- Lead on HMRC follow ups to process the claims in a timely manner
- With the Executive Producer, manage the process of partner recoupments on necessary projects
Strategic Planning
- Lead on developing budgets for prospective projects
- Supporting the CEO and Executive Producer in strategic planning and business development
- Preparing multiyear budgets and undertaking forecasting, with the Executive Producer, to inform the delivery of the strategy
Operations and HR
- Support Executive Producer in creating new company policies and ensuring they, are uptodate in line with UK law and implemented across the company, including IR3
- Support recruitment processes through distribution of job vacancies and management of interview process
- Support the Executive Producer in carrying out data audits
- Support the creation and implementation of relevant company policies
- Ensure the company is appropriately insured for all projects and core activity and overheads
About you:
- At least 5years' experience of working in financial or management reporting in a similar role and sized organisation with comparable responsibilities and targets.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Google Workspace, Xero and other similar accounting software, with intermediate Excel skills or higher
- Excellent communication skills at all levels and experience of working closely with budget holders and nonfinance stakeholders
- Thorough, accurate, proactive and a keen eye for detail.
- Able to identify solutions and with the support of the Executive Producer, and able to lead and implement companywide improvements and efficiencies.
- Responsive to competing needs in a fastpaced organisation, able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
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