Finance Manager - Marketing and Entertainment

Finance Manager – Media & Entertainment £55,000–£60,000 | Central London | Hybrid (3 days in office) We're partnering with a specialist digital marketing agency operating across the live entertainment, media and creative sectors to recruit a Finance Manager. Working with some of the biggest names and brands across live entertainment, this is a great opportunity for a recently qualified accountant who wants a broad, commercially focused role in a fast-paced and creative environment. Reporting directly to the Finance Director and managing two Finance Assistants, you'll have real ownership of the finance function and plenty of exposure across the wider business. The role will include:

• Leading the month-end close and management reporting
• Ownership of project accounting, revenue recognition and media accruals
• Producing budgets, forecasts and variance analysis
• Managing and developing two Finance Assistants
• Business partnering with teams across the agency
• Monitoring project and overall financial performance
• Improving finance processes, systems and controls
• Supporting the Finance Director with wider commercial and strategic projects We're looking for:
• Recently qualified (or close ro qualifying) ACA / ACCA / CIMA
• Around 3–4 years' finance/accounting experience
• Ideally experience within media, advertising, marketing, entertainment or another service-led business
• Strong Excel and financial systems skills
• Previous experience managing or mentoring junior team members
• A proactive, commercially minded approach with an appetite to improve processes Alongside the exposure and progression opportunity, the business offers hybrid working (3 days in the Central London office), 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, additional Christmas leave, a health cash plan, training and development, occasional tickets to live events and a 3pm Friday finish, subject to business requirements. Interested? Apply below or message me directly on dan@saucerecruitment.com for a confidential conversation and further details.