Role: Finance & Ops Manager
Sector: Advertising / Experiential Agency
Perm: Full-time
Location: Farringdon, London
Hybrid: 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000
Reporting to: Fractional Finance Director
Ref: VFR 3249
VisionFR is delighted to be working with a fab experiential agency to help find a Finance & Ops Manager. Integral role bridging the gap between finance and client services team, supporting the MD and FD closely with support from a Finance Assistant. Role requires someone with a strong commercial mindset as well as Paprika Accounting Software.
Key responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, variances)
- Cashflow forecasting monthly
- Support annual budget and rolling monthly forecasts
- Prepare VAT, PAYE, and Companies House filings and liaise with external accountants
- Coordinate payroll and pension processing via external providers
- Project tracking and reconciliations – working closely with client services
- Profitability and Utilisation Reporting – Create Dashboards
- Manage onboarding of freelancers
- Support operational administration, including supplier management, IT, insurance, and facilities (with support from the Workplace Assistant)
Key Attributes and Experience Required:
- Agency experience – Time based professional service
- Good Paprika experience, must be familiar with all aspects of the programme including database maintenance
- CIMA/ACCA Part-qualified or Studying
- Strong Excel / Googlesheet experience
- Approachable, door is always open attitude
- Clear communicator, able to explain financial performance to company directors
- Hands on approach, needs to work alongside the team with client budgets
- Confident producing management accounts and strong commercial acumen
What to expect in return:
- Working hours are 9am-6pm, but we have flexible start/finish times
- Guided career progression and a personal training allowance
- Life insurance from day 1 and enhanced parental leave (after 2 years), Bupa health insurance
- Cycle-to-work scheme, leased electric car options, and eye tests are on us
- 20 days holiday (plus bank holidays) as well as: Extra days off between Christmas and New Year (ordinarily around 3/4 days), extra day per year of commitment ( up to 5 ), Extra day holiday for your birthday, wedding or if you’re moving house
- Dog friendly office
- Free breakfast & stocked kitchen
- Home office allowance
- Team socials, meals, away days, summer activities
VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Client recruitment needs.
Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest.
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