The Role

This is a standalone Finance Manager position with full ownership of the finance function across both group agencies. You\'ll be the sole in-house finance professional, responsible for everything from financial operations to commercial insight—helping guide strategic growth while ensuring best-in-class financial hygiene.

You\'ll collaborate closely with the Founder and senior leadership team, offering real-time financial analysis, modelling, and reporting to support effective decision-making. You\'ll also be the main liaison with external accountants and play a pivotal role in shaping financial systems, workflows, and planning as the business scales.

We operate a hybrid coworking/remote set up at present and the successful candidate will be expected to have one day per week working at a co-working space in York with the Founder and Ops Director, as well as one day per month in London with the wider team.

Key Success Measures

• Timely, accurate financial reporting to support leadership decisions
• Strong cash flow management and debtor control (<10% overdue)
• Robust, audit-ready ledger and reconciliation processes
• Scalable systems and processes embedded across the business

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage supplier onboarding, purchase order tracking, and invoice control using Synergist and Xero
• Oversee expense claims, subscriptions, and credit card reconciliations
• Raise all client invoices and manage debtor tracking and communication
• Own payment run scheduling and supplier communication regarding remittances

P&L and Balance Sheet Management

• Prepare full monthly management accounts with variance analysis
• Monitor revenue recognition, accruals/deferrals, and project profitability
• Deliver monthly balance sheet reconciliations and flag discrepancies proactively
• Manage year-end preparation and coordination with external accountants
• Lead on cash flow forecasting, scenario modelling, and budget planning
• Reporting & Strategic Insight
• Deliver weekly cash flow and revenue updates to the Founder
• Present insights to inform pricing, investment, and commercial decisions
• Create and evolve internal dashboards and performance metrics
• Support operational efficiency and procurement tracking alongside the Group Operations Director

What Were Looking For

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with demonstrable experience in a standalone or SME finance lead role
• A proactive, commercially minded operator confident working independently
• Strong working knowledge of Xero and Excel; experience with Synergist is a bonus
• An exceptional communicator with experience engaging senior stakeholders
• A hands-on problem solver, highly organised and detail-oriented
• Thrives in a fast-paced, creative environment with evolving workflows