Finance Director - London, United Kingdom - Everybody Agency

Description

Job Description

Everybody is a fast-growing digital agency that puts people first. We believe that great work comes from giving the right people the right environment to grow. Our mission is to empower healthcare and wellness brands to thrive in the digital world by driving their marketing strategy and generating meaningful impact.

• Location: London based but covers both UK & US offices
• Reports to: Chief Executive Officer, dotted line to Chief Operations Officer
• Direct Reports: Finance Manager & Finance Assistant
• Everybody is a flexible first organisation that operates mainly via remote working with the option to go into the office whenever works for you

As Finance Director, you will play a key role in leading our financial performance across the agency and be responsible for the financial health of the business. You will lead and manage the financial function, ensuring we have efficient, accurate and timely processes and procedures in place. You will work closely with the leaders of the agency to provide accurate financial reporting, insights and commercial value, and you will contribute to and support our overall commercial strategy to drive revenue growth and profit.

This role is vital to the success of the agency, ensuring that our financial practices actively support the delivery of our financial targets and aid the future growth of the business.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the finance team to provide best practice financial guidance, reporting and insights
• Define and deliver strategic financial plans to aid the delivery of our yearly financial targets
• Manage or oversee all financial aspects of the agency; P&L management, budgeting, reporting, billing, accounting, payroll, tax filing, and financial auditing and compliance
• Review current financial practices and identify opportunities to improve or change processes to increase efficiencies, accuracy and timeliness
• Implement necessary technology to support the efficiency of financial processes and remove manual data where possible
• Optimise client revenue processes to be as accurate and efficient as possible
• Continuously assess any areas of financial risk to the business and provide details and recommendations/solutions to the Executive team
• Work alongside the Executive team to plan and manage cost, department and agency budgets, ensuring we deliver to budget
• Propose new financial models to help improve growth and profitability
• Oversee, review and manage client contracts, ongoing compliance and other legal financial documents
• Ensure all necessary business compliance and reporting is delivered; auditing, tax requirements, insurances etc
• Be a key member of the agency leadership team, contributing to the agencies financial growth and success through effective guidance, reporting, insights and recommendations
• Be proactive in recommending pivots in financial strategy to support the delivery of targets and be open to changes in plans
• Support client teams with financial data or modelling and resolve any day to day financial queries as required

What you'll bring

• Experience within an advertising, marketing or media agency with a strong understanding of how agency financials run, specifically client revenue forecasting, billing and reporting
• 2-3 years in a Finance Director role working in an SME, experience in an independently run business is a big advantage
• Demonstrated experience in the successful running of a finance department, achievement of yearly financial goals and significant contribution to the financial running of the business
• Demonstrated success in implementing best practice finance processes to create efficiencies, improve accuracy and streamline reporting
• Demonstrated experience in implementing technology to remove or streamline manual processing of financial data
• Experience managing a P&L and owning all monthly/yearly budgets and reporting
• Experience with client contracts, compliance and procurement
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to get into the detail but also see and understand the bigger picture
• Ability to effectively communicate complex financial information to non-financial people
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to solve problems, find errors and implement new approaches to resolve issues
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with leadership teams and stakeholders
• Ability to be flexible and resilient to change
• Familiarity with UK and US financial laws and tax system
• Interest in health and wellness (a plus)

Our values

• We do excellent work
• We keep our word
• We do the right thing
• We do good
• We find a better way

What you'll get in return

We want your time at Everybody to be the best place you've worked - professionally and personally. So, our people offer has been designed to put you at the heart of everything we do, entrusting our people to work in a way that works best for them. We offer:

• Fully flexible working – work at home or in the office whenever suits you with flexible start and finish times
• Work from anywhere for 6 weeks of the year
• Quarterly wellbeing allowance or monthly Class Pass credits
• 25 days of annual leave
• 4.5% matched pension contribution
• Enhanced maternity and parental leave packages
• Private medical insurance, eye care and EAP
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training and development opportunities
• Annual bonus potential
• Employee referral reward
• Quarterly connection days and socials

What's more, Everybody are focused on maintaining an inclusive work culture with an aim of becoming the best place to work. We're an equal opportunity employer, our policies do not discriminate either directly or indirectly on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, transgender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other personal characteristics.

Please note that due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to each applicant individually.