Finance Manager at United Media
At a glance
Manager-level FP&A role at unitedmedia. London · no salary stated · we estimate £56,073–£94,750.
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What you'll do
- Set the yearly budget, then send weekly cash-flow updates to keep financial planning current
- Prepare monthly profit-and-loss and cash reviews to give a regular view of the finances
- Review company-to-company and external loans, and introduce programs to reduce costs
- Take charge of working capital and HR financial planning, while helping sales and operations
- Work with a CEO on budgets, update investors each month and take part in board meetings
What you bring
- You have an accounting background
- You have led finance as a CFO, finance head or director in a smaller or mid-sized business
- You hold permission to work in the UK
Who this fits
This manager role suits you if you are ready to own finance and work closely with a CEO, investors and board members. The role is based at the London headquarters. Big Four experience and a background in media or conferences are preferred, not required.
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 Manager.
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 Manager 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.