Finance Manager

Harper May is working with a founder-led media and events business that has grown steadily over the last five years through a mix of live conferences, digital content, and branded experiences. The company operates across multiple verticals and is now at a stage where financial rigour and commercial clarity need to outpace growth. To support this next phase, they are seeking an FP&A Manager to embed planning discipline and provide the board with accurate, forward-looking insight.

The Role
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will own financial planning, analysis, and forecasting across the business. You will build and maintain rolling forecasts, analyse event and content profitability, and translate financial performance into clear narratives for leadership and operational teams. The role sits at the intersection of finance and business operations, giving you real visibility into how decisions move the numbers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain annual budgets and quarterly rolling forecasts across all business units
• Conduct monthly variance analysis and present findings to senior leadership and stakeholders
• Model event and content economics, tracking margin and return on investment post-delivery
• Support cash flow planning and working capital management
• Partner with operations and commercial teams to identify cost drivers and margin opportunities
• Develop and automate reporting dashboards and KPIs
• Support period-end close and statutory reporting requirements

What we are looking for

• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, or equivalent FP&A experience in a commercial environment
• 3-5 years in financial planning, business analysis, or FP&A roles
• Exposure to events, media, hospitality, or project-based businesses is valued
• Confident Excel user with experience building models and automating reporting
• Ability to distil complexity into clear, actionable insight for non-finance audiences
• Comfortable operating in a lean, fast-moving organisation where priorities shift