Finance Manager

One of our clients is looking for an exceptional Finance Director to join their leadership team. This is a pivotal role for a commercially minded finance leader who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. You'll bring cohesion and clarity to financial systems, reporting, and operations across multiple entities and geographies, while acting as a trusted partner to the leadership team as the business enters its next phase of growth.

The group operates in the creative and marketing services space — fast-paced, ambitious, and people-first. You'll be equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves to optimise day-to-day operations as you are advising on long-term commercial strategy.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Finance & Commercial

• Own the entire P&L and balance sheet management across all of their entities
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cashflow planning and scenario analysis at group level
• Oversee monthly and quarterly financial reporting with accuracy and speed
• Advise on pricing, contracts, margin optimisation and commercial negotiations
• Manage working capital, including AR, AP and cashflow planning
• Identify opportunities for revenue growth, cost optimisation and efficiency

Operations & Systems

• Oversee all financial operations globally
• Bring alignment and consistency to finance systems, tools and policies group-wide
• Oversee payroll, audits, reporting schedules and process automation
• Implement scalable systems that grow with the business without sacrificing agility
• Optimise commercial processes across project and retainer workflows
• Lead and mentor the finance team — development, performance, succession planning
• Act as a strategic voice on the senior leadership team across all business matters
• Support pitches, client negotiations and new business with strong financial leadership
• Coach agency leaders on financial literacy and commercial best practice
• Identify market opportunities, commercial partnerships and acquisition considerations

Relationships & Communication

• Serve as a trusted commercial partner to the executive and leadership teams
• Communicate complex financial information clearly and accessibly across the business
• Maintain relationships with key clients, media partners and external advisors as needed
• Support cross-functional collaboration through financial transparency

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• CPA or CA qualified with 10+ years in senior finance leadership
• Background in agency, media, marketing or creative industries strongly preferred
• Proven commercial acumen — you understand how creative businesses make money
• A track record of building and leading high-performing finance teams
• Experience managing multi-entity, multi-currency, multi-jurisdiction financials
• Outstanding communication skills — you make numbers land with non-finance audiences
• Calm under pressure, solutions-focused, with high attention to detail
• A collaborative, empowering leadership style — you build trust quickly

THE CULTURE

Our client is values-driven and believes great financial leadership enables creative ambition — not constrains it. They're looking for someone who leads with integrity, curiosity and empathy, and who sees finance as a growth enabler, not just a governance function.

This is a business where collaboration is genuine, performance is valued, and people are given the space to do their best work.