Commercial Financial Controller

Role: Commercial Financial Controller

Sector: Sports Marketing

Permanent: Quick Start Ideally

Salary £75,000 -£80,000

Location: London - 3 days in the office

Ref: VisionFR3149

VisionFR is delighted to be working with our client a multi-award winning creative and social media agency specialising in sponsorship and sport.

Working with Blue chip clients within the arena so a passion for sport would place you in good stead. Ideally you will be in a position to start relatively quickly, and ideally you will be qualified with a good understanding of working in a creative agency. An ability to Liaise with their clients on contracts would also stand you out amongst your competitors.

About the role:

You’ll be reporting into the Co-Founders and fractional CFO and have the support of a Junior Management Accountant. You will be responsible for the end-to-end financial operations, management accounting, financial reporting & compliance of the company.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial management:

• Commercial support, strategic analysis and decision support to the Co-founders, CFO and the rest of the Senior Management Team
• Ensure all client and vendor contracts are financially and commercially robust
• Work with client leads to ensure revenue and profit growth remain critical objectives

Management Accounting:

• Responsible for producing timely and accurate month end accounts
• Maintaining projects revenue reconciliations and project balance sheets
• Managing the budget and reforecast process
• Providing proactive and meaningful financial analysis

Financial reporting & compliance:

• Responsible for preparing and submitting Statutory Accounts
• Responsible for preparing and submitting VAT returns
• Responsible for preparing and submitting Corporate Tax Returns

Financial Operations.

• Oversee the accounts payable & receivable function
• Banking & working capital management
• Maintaining our cash flow forecast highlighting risk
• Day-to-day business approvals - expenses, OPEX, CAPEX
• Ensure an appropriate control environment
• Responsible for the review of the monthly payroll process (outsourced)
• Internally resolving any issues that may arise from contractual arrangements, budgets, billings, expenses, payments as the first port of call

Team management:

• Management of a Junior Management Accountant providing support, guidance, input and feedback

About you:

• Qualified Accountant / Finalist - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Creative Agency experience essential
• Naturally analytical with good attention to detail
• Have experience with statutory accounts, corporation and VAT returns
• Have experience producing management accounts
• Good commercial acumen
• Excellent communications skills
• Experience of paprika would be awesome but is not essential
• A self- starter with a willingness to 'roll your sleeves up’
• Adaptable to a fast paced, dynamic environment
• An interest in sports and social media (and in emerging technologies)

Benefits:

• Hybrid working with flexible working hours (3 Days in our offices required per week)
• 23 days holiday (+ additional 1 day for each year of service capped at 5)
• 1 x paid Wellness Day off (after probation)
• Your birthday off
• Agency Christmas close down
• 1 x paid volunteering day per year (after probation)
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years’ service
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Private health insurance (after probation)
• Bike2Work scheme (after probation)
• Training and development budget
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Referral awards (after probation)
• Onsite gym
• Regular company socials

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawfuldiscrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Client’s 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.