Finance Manager

Projects move quickly here. Events land, content goes live, partnerships shift, and the numbers need to keep up. This media and events business is continuing to build out its portfolio across live experiences, content, and commercial partnerships, and they’re now looking for a Finance Manager to bring structure, control, and clear commercial insight as things scale.

The Role
Reporting into senior finance leadership, the Finance Manager will take ownership of day-to-day finance delivery, ensuring management reporting is accurate, controls are robust, and stakeholders get insight they can actually use. The role offers broad exposure across events, media activity, and commercial teams in a fast-moving, project-led environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead month-end close processes and produce accurate management accounts

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow management across events and media projects

• Partner with operational teams to monitor costs, margins, and event profitability

• Review project and event performance, providing clear commercial insight

• Maintain strong balance sheet control and reconciliations

• Support statutory reporting, audit preparation, and compliance requirements

• Improve finance processes, reporting, and systems as the business scales

• Manage and develop junior finance team members where applicable

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified

• Previous experience in media, events, or project-based environments

• Strong technical accounting and reporting capability

• Commercial mindset with the ability to support non-finance stakeholders

• Confident communicator comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Strong Excel and financial systems capability