Finance Manager
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About the Role
Harper May is working with a privately-owned entertainment production company that creates content across film, television, and digital platforms. The business has grown steadily over the past five years and is now scaling its commercial operations-bringing new distribution partnerships, IP licensing, and international expansion into focus. As finance infrastructure needs to support this growth, they are now seeking a Finance Manager to strengthen their finance capability.
The Role
Reporting to the Finance Director, you will manage core finance operations and provide the business with reliable data it can act on. You'll work across production budgets, post-production costs, licensing arrangements, and the business's growing commercial contracts. The role sits at the centre of how money flows through the business-from greenlighting decisions through to delivery and settlement.
- Own the monthly close, produce management accounts, and ensure balance sheet integrity
- Build and maintain production budgets, track against actuals, and flag cost overruns early
- Manage cash flow forecasting across multiple concurrent productions and projects
- Support the business with commercial analysis on IP licensing deals and partnership structures
- Maintain GL controls and reconciliations; prepare materials for audit and regulatory compliance
- Develop and improve finance processes and reporting tools as the business grows
- Work closely with producers, commercial leads, and operations to ensure finance keeps pace with business decisions
What we are looking for
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified, or equivalent hands-on finance management experience
- Background in production, media, or project-based businesses (or demonstrable comfort learning the model quickly)
- Solid technical accounting skills with confidence in Excel and financial systems
- Ability to communicate finance clearly to non-finance audiences without oversimplifying
- Pragmatic and organised; comfortable managing multiple deliverables in a growing environment
- Curiosity about how the business makes money and where financial controls matter most