Finance Director at United Media
At a glance
Director-level Finance Leadership role at unitedmedia. London · no salary stated · we estimate £90,000–£126,818 across the United Kingdom.
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What you'll do
- Build annual budgets and track cash flow through weekly updates and monthly P&L reviews
- Find and put cost-saving programs in place, while reviewing intercompany and external borrowing
- Take charge of working capital and financial planning for human resources
- Help sales and operations teams, and work with the CEO on finances and budgets
- Send investors monthly financial reports and take part in board meetings
What you bring
- You have an accounting background
- You have worked as a CFO, finance lead or finance director in a small or medium-sized business
- You hold a UK work permit
Who this fits
This suits a finance leader who wants hands-on ownership and close work with a CEO in a start-up or scale-up setting. You’ll work from the London headquarters and report to investors monthly. Big Four experience is preferred, as is a background in media and conferences.
From the employer
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Finance Director.
About us
United Media focuses on building large scale industry media and conferences products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc. As of today, we have organically launched 8 media companies and acquired one. (Insurtech Insights, Presidents Summit, Private Equity Insights, HRtechX, CFO insights, Retail Insights and SetSales).
What we offer you
As our Finance Director you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You’ll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:
- An opportunity for getting operational experience in a start-up or scale-up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matters to the business.
- A chance to work closely together with one of our CEO’s on our finances and budgets as well as report to investors on a monthly basis and participate in board meetings.
- Unlimited growth potential in our company - we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.
Your responsibilities
Your responsibilities will vary; however, some of them will be to:
- Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
- Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
- Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for comprehensive financial insights.
- Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
- Review intercompany and external loans to ensure optimal financial health.
- Offer support to sales and operations teams.
- Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
- Manage the Human Resources Financial Planning responsibilities.
- Offer support to sales and operations teams.
What we expect from you
You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you’re humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you have:
- Accounting background. Ideally, more than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
- Experience as CFO, Head of Finance or Finance Director from a small or medium-sized business.
- UK working permit.
- Media and Conferences industry background preferred but not mandatory.
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