Finance Director - Marketing Agency - London (Hybrid)

Finance Director – Marketing Agency - London | Hybrid

We’re partnering with a highly successful £50m marketing agency to appoint a commercially minded Finance Director to lead the finance function and play a key role in the continued growth of the business.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Finance Director to take ownership of the finance function within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial agency environment. The role will combine financial leadership, commercial decision-making, strategic planning and operational finance, working closely with the CEO and wider senior leadership team. The role will suit a Head of Finance stepping up or a Finance Director with sub 2 years' experience in the role.

The successful candidate will be a confident finance leader who can operate at both a strategic and hands-on level, providing the commercial insight and financial discipline needed to support the next stage of growth.

The Role

As Finance Director, you will take overall responsibility for the finance function and act as a key strategic partner to the leadership team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Taking overall ownership of the finance function , ensuring robust financial control, reporting and governance.
• Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to drive commercial performance and profitable growth .
• Leading the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning processes.
• Producing and presenting monthly management accounts, board reporting and performance analysis.
• Monitoring revenue, gross margin, utilisation, project profitability, WIP and other key agency KPIs.
• Partnering with commercial and operational leaders to improve profitability, pricing and financial performance .
• Providing financial input into new business opportunities, pitches, client contracts and major commercial decisions.
• Improving visibility around project and client-level profitability and helping the business understand its key value drivers.
• Managing cash flow, working capital and the wider financial health of the business.
• Ensuring strong financial controls, processes and reporting infrastructure are maintained as the business continues to scale.
• Leading and developing the existing finance team, creating a high-performing and commercially focused function.
• Working with external accountants, auditors, tax advisers and other professional advisers as required.
• Identifying opportunities to improve systems, processes and automation across the finance function.
• Supporting the leadership team with strategic projects, investment decisions and potential M&A activity .

This is a genuine opportunity to join a successful £50m marketing agency at an important stage of its growth. You'll have significant influence across the business, working directly with the senior leadership team and helping shape both the commercial strategy and the future development of the finance function.

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For the right person, this is an opportunity to be much more than the traditional head of finance, for more information get in touch with

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