AMBITIOUS
Agency Finance Manager / Finance Controller (FT/ PT Flexible)
City Of Bristol
Posted 1 day ago
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Finance Manager / Financial Controller (PR & Communications Agency) Hybrid: 3 days in the office (Clifton, Bristol), 2 days WFH
We're also open to this role being FT OR PT Flexible (min of 30 hours per week)
AMBITIOUS by name and by nature.
We’re an independent strategic communications, PR & content agency - proud to be a Sunday Times Best Place to Work, a PR Week Top 150 agency & a recently accredited B Corp – and we’re looking for a Finance Manager to join us on our next phase of growth and the next stage in your career.
This is not a back-office role.
You’ll be embedded in the 22-strong agency team, working with our MD, board and client teams to drive performance, shape decisions and keep our growth on track.
What you'll be doing:
- Owning day-to-day finance (AP / AR, month-end, reporting)
- Leading management accounts, forecasting & cash flow
- Partnering with teams on commercial planning using our agency management systems
- Managing the Agency Operations Executive
- Bringing insight, structure and continuous improvement to how we run
Key role & responsibilities:
- Ownership & management of the day-to-day finance operations & entire accounts payable & receivable functions including tax compliance, credit control, the month end process & journals including accruals & prepayments
- Produce the monthly management accounts & provide insightful analysis & monthly commentary to the management team / board for business KPIs
- Keep a revenue forecast up to date in real time with input from senior management
- Manage an expense budget with monthly updates provided to senior management
- Produce annual & quarterly forecasts & maintain cash flow
- Together with the MD, host commercial planning meetings with the client teams
- Payroll – working with provider to implement (even better if you’ve got payroll experience)
- Maintain fixed asset register
- Lead the relationship with our appointed accountant – supporting the annual audit & reporting process
- Supporting business owners with financial planning
- Keep company dashboard of key metrics up to date monthly
- Working in partnership with the Agency Operations Executive on expenses management including reviewing personal & company credit card expenses
- Working across our internal platforms including agency management software Synergist, Xero, & Microsoft 365
- Ad hoc duties to support the business
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About you & your experience:
- Skilled finance professional who enjoys working closely cross agency teams & departments
- Strong technical accounting knowledge, particularly in agency or service-led business
- Experience of working with agency managing platforms like Synergist is preferred
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent
- Proven ability & track record to manage & improve financial systems & processes
- Experienced with accounting software platforms like Xero
- Analytical mindset with excellent problem-solving skills
- Confident communicator with the ability to work closely with colleagues, clients & suppliers
- Keen to work in a fast-paced environment
- Professional, decisive & diligent
- Able to embrace change
Personal Attributes:
- Takes the initiative and solves problems
- Efficient and effective
- Tenacious
- Professional
- Approachable
- Decisive
- Diligent – attention to detail
Benefits:
AMBITIOUS offers a wide range of employee benefits, perks & rewards including:
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- Fully funded private medical insurance (BUPA), income protection insurance & life cover
- 21 x paid ‘personal’ hours per annum for when you need extra time for personal stuff and life laundry
- £150 for a non-work activity or hobby
- Healthcare cashback for physio, dental, optical, legal and GP appointments
- Work time allocated to probono projects and good causes chosen by the team
- Enhanced sickness, parental and time off work policies
- Investment in skills training and personal development – at all levels
- Weekly breakfasts and lunches on the house
- Regular team treats and socials
- Generous holiday allowance – holidays increase by one day per year worked
- Extra gifted holiday between Christmas and New Year
- An extra day of gifted holiday for your birthday
- Paid sabbatical – one week – after five years of service
- Referral bonuses for new business and new employees
Our application & interview process will consist of the following stages:
- Submit your CV & a covering letter demonstrating your expertise & why you’re interested in the role to Laura Lear, Managing Director careers@ambitiouspr.co.uk. Please reference your email subject header as Finance Manager
- Please ensure that you're able to work from our Bristol-based offices. This is not a fully remote role.
- A shortlist of applicants will be asked to attend a first stage interview - you’ll be able to ask us about the role in more detail & we’ll ask you about your skills, experience.
- Final stage interview - with wider members of the team. We will cover competency-based questions & scenarios.
- Unsuccessful applicants will be updated via email
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