Finance Director Fast Growth Independent Creative Agency

Finance Director | Fast Growth Independent Creative Agency | London

The Company:

Harmonic are recruiting on an exclusive basis for a well-established independent creative agency based in London. This agency is regarded as one of the most dynamic and emerging indies within their specialism. They are £13mill t/o and are now looking to appoint their first Finance Director to help guide them through their next phase of growth.

The business operates in the US and UK and you will business partner with the leadership team in the UK and the US based CEO. Culturally they are looking for candidates with an entrepreneurial mindset, open to coming into an infrastructure which will require improvements.

Given the very impressive client roster and the opportunity to build on existing relationships, they are looking to grow by 50% for the next 2-3 consecutive years. With this in mind they need an FD with previous experience building a robust financial infrastructure as well as someone adept in retaining a hands on & strategic approach to future planning and growth. The SLT's number 1 priority is to gain true visibility and timely / accurate updates across financials from different areas of the business.

The Role:

• Manage the bookkeeper, ensuring they have development and progression opportunities
• Producing monthly and year end reports as well as oversight of management accounts
• Commercial support, strategic analysis and decision support to the SLT
• Business partner with the New York CEO, providing commercial support and visibility
• Managing the P&L and balance sheet
• Build relationships with external accounts and assist with queries
• Improve the quality of variance analysis and assessing time utilisation
• Leading the growth strategy from a finance perspective
• Build and re-structure a best in class finance function making improvements, implementing new processes and assessing efficiency of systems

What we need to see (essential):

• Qualified
• in professional services sectors
• and good communication skills

Salary: £110,000 - £130,000 + bonus

If you would like to be considered for the role please forward your CV

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At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.