Finance Manager

Finance Manager Soho (Hybrid) £48,000 - £60,000 + bonus We are looking for a Finance Manager or aspiring Finance Controller to join a well established global talent agency to help them continue developing their accounting processes and systems. They represent some of the best behind the camera talent, including cinematographers, editors, producers and costume designers. Role: This isn't an ordinary Finance Manager role… You'll head up a small team with 2 juniors and will be hands-on across all aspects of bookkeeping and accounting. It will be your responsibility to help, shape and expand the role to fit the demands of their growing company. We expect you to look after the accounting software and will support all aspects of the back-office functionality. You will be given the opportunity to completely redesign the approach to manage client payments, ultimately creating a more robust system and happier clients. It will be down to you to make sure all agents have the information they need, payments are processed and ensure they are providing a world-class service to the clients. Your day to day tasks will include reconciling both payable and receivable accounts, liaising with agents and clients and ensuring that their members are paid on time. You will also have general tasks including data preparation, general accounting and administrative tasks. Experience: We are looking for someone who has previous experience as a Senior bookkeeper or ideally, a Head of Accounts/similar position. You don't need to hold AAT or ACCA qualifications, but it would be beneficial to have. Comfortable managing and developing more junior team members. Much of the work requires the significant use of spreadsheets. You should be confident with Excel, and comfortable using Pivot tables and basic formulas such as Lookup. You should be a proactive problem solver, self-motivated and able to work under pressure. You'll have plenty of support available, but you should be comfortable working under your own initiative. You will also need to be comfortable answering client queries and solving problems. You'll need both excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience communicating at all levels. Talenty never discriminate on the basis of gender, race, colour, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or any other protected class.